Class: Politics 101

Episode Summary: Daniel McNamara discusses his experiences with campaign management and the ins and outs of all the dealings and functions happening within campaign offices.

Topics Discussed:

• Dan’s History with Campaigns - [4:54]
• Campaign Organization - [6:19]
• Dan’s Recent Campaign - [7:04]
• Definition of Primary - [8:50]
• Pennsylvania Primary - [10:01]
• What Does a Finance Director Do? - [12:29]
• Money is on Everybody’s Mind - [13:32]
• Representative Manager - [16:09]
• What are Super PACs - [18:00]
• Conflicting Campaigns and Committees - [18:50]
• Virginia Congressional Election - [20:49]
• Kansas Election Campaign - [25:00]
• Lessons Learned from Campaigning - [31:27]
• Lessons Learned from Failure - [33:19]
• A Day in the Life of a Campaign Manager - [36:10]
• Campaign Scheduling - [40:52]
• A Manager at the Right (or Wrong) Place - [41:51]
• Will Dan Ever Run for Office? - [44:22]
• Additional Thoughts About Campaigns - [44:57]
• How Do I Get Involved in a Campaign? - [46:11]
• Campaign Office Structure - [46:26]
• Regarding Consultants - [50:07]
• Balanced Politics - [51:40]
• Campaign Inspiration - [51:58]
• Life Lessons from Dan - [53:35]
• Where to Find Dan - [56:58]

Dan’s Twitter: @Mac_Danny_

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Good Quotes:

• “First thing I did, which one of the lessons I've learned in life is… hire people to do things you don't know how to do, and then learn from them.” - [8:29]
• “If you've raised money from all max out donors, well, you might not be the most viable candidate if someone has raised the same amount of money from small dollar donors, because they can easily outpace you. So that's why a campaign finance reform is so important.” - [10:18]
• “I don't want to fail kids, but I think people need to learn how to fail because learning how to fail is an art within itself.” - [30:12]
• “Just because you are somewhere now, doesn't mean you're not going to be where you want to be and just because you didn't meet your goal today doesn't mean you won't meet a goal tomorrow or that goal later in a way you didn't expect.” - [51:31]