Cliff Schecter is a columnist for the Daily Beast and Democratic political and PR strategist. He is the author of The Real McCain: Why Conservatives Don't Trust Him and Why Independents Shouldn't. He co-hosts the UnPresidented podcast on iTunes and Patreon.
Schecter is a former CEO of Majority Ohio, a public policy organization, and a former contributor to the Huffington Post and Guardian America.
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