Matthew Dowd - Fear does not have to be real to be powerful.

Fear does not have to be real to be powerful.

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Matthew John Dowd, Chief Presidential Campaign Strategist (George W. Bush), ABC This Week, October 12, 2014

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Matthew Dowd

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Matthew John Dowd is an American political pundit and consultant. He was the chief strategist for the Bush-Cheney 2004 presidential campaign and was an ABC News political analyst.

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