The former campaign manager for President Barack Obama, Jim Messina, was in Missoula over the weekend to deliver the commencement address to his alma mater, the University of Montana. Messina currently has his own consulting firm, and also is national chairman of “Organizing for Action”, a nonprofit group working to help the president achieve his legislative agenda. In this feature interview, Messina talks with News Director Sally Mauk about OFA’s priorities: climate change, gun control and immigration reform.
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Senator Tester says yes to Keystone, no to assault ban, and maybe to immigration reform
Budget deficit, gun control, climate change, immigration reform – that’s the full plate Congress is facing at a time when the American public has little faith they can accomplish anything, much less tackle all of the above. In this feature interview, News Director Sally Mauk talks with Democratic Senator Jon Tester about these pending controversial issues. First on the agenda is the March first deadline when 85 billion dollars worth of spending cuts go into effect, unless Congress passes either a short or long term budget plan.
Sally Mauk talks politics with President Obama’s campaign manager, Jim Messina…
The one person, besides President Obama, who gets the most credit for his re-election, is his campaign manager Jim Messina. The former deputy White House chief of staff and University of Montana alum is in Missoula this weekend for the Griz-Cat game. He also sat down in our studios this afternoon to talk politics with News Director Sally Mauk…