On the day I started college in 1979, no woman had ever been on the United States Supreme Court or served as the Speaker of the House. None had been an astronaut or the solo anchor of a network evening news broadcast. Not one had been president of an Ivy League college or run a serious campaign for president. Dee Dee Myers Read Quote
That’s not to say that women’s priorities are better than men’s. Rather, when women are empowered, when they can speak from the experience of their own lives, they often address different, previously neglected issues. And families and whole communities benefit. Dee Dee Myers Read Quote
President Barack Obama would do well to take a page or two from Clinton’s playbook. Dee Dee Myers Read Quote
Throughout his presidency, Clinton made a point of getting close – physically and emotionally – to the people whose problems his administration was working to solve. Dee Dee Myers Read Quote
In the run-up to the 1992 Democratic convention, Clinton’s campaign realized that voters thought the young governor had a privileged upbringing. They didn’t buy his alleged concern for the middle class. Dee Dee Myers Read Quote
For generations, Americans who aren’t rich have been generous and admiring of their wealthy compatriots – want a country where people who work hard can succeed, where the same rules apply to everyone. They expect to have their own shot at getting rich. But increasingly, they are seeing that the game is rigged. Dee Dee Myers Read Quote
The exposed nature of life in the public square affects leaders’ attitudes toward risk – and failure. Dee Dee Myers Read Quote
Campaigns often make standing on principle the highest of virtues – and listening to your opponents a sure sign of weakness. It’s the virtual opposite of what it takes to succeed in office. Squaring the circle takes a powerful combination of skills. But presidents who can campaign and compromise are generally the most successful. Dee Dee Myers Read Quote
There are people in the public sector with a range of experiences that have no equivalent in business, but are essential to governing, like keeping a kid in school or helping someone get and hold a job. The value of those skills can’t easily be measured against a bottom line. Dee Dee Myers Read Quote
