Double Down: Game Change 2012 (84 page)

Obama as viewed by,
193
–94

Romney and,
194
,
205

Lasry, Marc,
28
,
32
,
33

Late Show with David Letterman, The,
401

Latinos,
see
Hispanics

Lauer, Matt,
340
,
341

Leavitt, Mike,
143
,
162
,
246
–47,
325
,
344
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353
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402
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406
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407
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458

in War Council,
408
–10

Ledbetter, Lilly,
383

Leder, Marc,
309
–10

Lee, Jimmy,
157

Lehrer, Jim,
406
,
422

Leno, Jay,
207
,
452

Letterman, David,
401

Levin, Mark,
169

Lew, Jack,
84
,
327
,
380
,
413
,
437
–38

Lewis, John,
39

Libya,
18

Benghazi attack in,
393
–99,
414
,
445
–49,
453

Lieberman, Joe,
405

Limbaugh, Rush,
169
,
217
,
247
,
273

Fluke and,
283

Perry and,
173

Lockhart, Joe,
384

Loeb, Daniel,
28
,
29
,
188
,
205
,
366

Los Angeles Times,
248

Love, Reggie,
30

Lovett, Jon,
21

Lugar, Richard,
131

Luntz, Frank,
232
–33

MacFarlane, Seth,
429

Mack, John,
194

Madden, Kevin,
339
,
373
,
397

Maddow, Rachel,
365

Madoff, Bernie,
352

Malkin, Michelle,
19

Malt, Brad,
248
,
249
,
256

Maraniss, David,
46
,
65

Marchionne, Sergio,
454

Margolis, Jim,
50

Martin, Greg,
454

Mastromonaco, Alyssa,
50

Matalin, Mary,
323

Matthews, Chris,
19
,
147
,
233
,
423

McAuliffe, Terry,
379

McCain, Cindy,
156

McCain, John,
32
,
102
,
122
,
128
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158
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244
,
249
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256
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269
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289
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295
,
321
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323
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361
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405
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444
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445
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457

Daniels and,
134
–35

Gingrich as viewed by,
243

Huntsman and,
144
–45,
161
,
243

Palin selected as running mate by,
92
,
344

Pawlenty and,
166

Romney and,
91
–93,
99
,
242
–44

Santorum as viewed by,
243

Weaver and,
141
,
153
,
155
,
243

Wright ad and,
305

McCarthy, Larry,
225
–27,
229
,
280
,
336

McChrystal, Stanley,
213

McConnell, John,
367

McConnell, Mitch,
24
,
81
,
398
,
414

McCray, Jim,
156
,
158
,
159

McDonnell, Bob,
323
,
345
,
408
,
409
,
457

McGreevey, Jim,
202

McGregor, Matthew,
340
–41

McNealy, Scott,
371
,
372
,
376

McNealy, Susan,
371
,
372

Meat Loaf,
453

Medicaid,
385

Medicare,
25
,
53
,
114
–15,
336
,
385
,
386
,
392
,
415
,
417
, 442

Ryan and,
217
,
223
,
349
,
353
,
357
,
387
,
403

Meet the Press,
81
,
131
,
141
,
192
,
217
,
228
,
234
,
376
,
467

Biden on,
295
–96,
298
,
299

Booker on,
315
–16

Mehlman, Ken,
196
,
297
–98

Messina, Jim,
27
–28,
32
,
37
,
50
,
290
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291
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297
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316
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317
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320
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332
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334
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357
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380
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391
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413
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446
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458
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459
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470
,
472

Biden and,
77
,
78

Bill Clinton and,
58
,
62
–63,
381

Christie and,
199

contraceptives issue and,
69

Democratic National Convention and,
379

fund-raising and,
312
–14,
318
–19

Huntsman and,
146

immigration and,
327
–28

and leak of Obama’s list,
63

Michelle Obama and,
35

Ricketts Plan document and,
304
,
306
–7

Michigan primary:

Romney in,
274
–76,
281
–82

Santorum in,
275
,
281
–82

Middle East,
393
–99,
430
,
449
–50

Benghazi,
393
–99,
414
,
445
–49,
453

Cairo,
393
–98

Obama and,
394
–99,
447
–49

Romney and,
395
–99,
445
–48

Miliband, Ed,
341

military,
450

“don’t ask, don’t tell” and,
17
,
28
,
301

Miller, Tim,
154

Mitchell, Andrea,
249

Moore, Michael,
143
,
247

Morgan, Piers,
207
–8,
340
,
366

Morning Joe,
19
,
231
,
251
,
298
,
321
,
366

Morse, Gary,
259

Morse, Renee,
259