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THREE DAYS IN
OCTOBER
ground game. Their grassroots
organization, he said, would carry
them through the last month.
“I think Citizens United has so
changed the air wars that at the
end, people are going to pick up
their TVs and throw it out of their
living rooms, metaphorically, and
look at their family and friends, and
neighbors, and say, ‘What do I do
here?’ And that’s the moment that
we have a huge advantage,” he said.
Messina noted that he was go-
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ing to “work every day for the next
40 days to win this election.” But
then, for a moment, he permitted
himself to savor the near future
after an Obama win. He would, he
said, “take a deep breath and go
watch the University of Montana
beat Montana State.” Messina is a
University of Montana alum.
The intrastate grudge match is
scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 17, 11
days after the election.
“Baucus and I are going. We
already have our seats,” Messina
said, referring to his old boss, Sen.
Max Baucus (D-Mont.).
Jim Messina,
Obama’s
campaign
manager.