Dick Morris

Dick Morris
Morris in 2011
Born
Richard Samuel Morris

(1948-11-28) November 28, 1948 (age 75)
New York City, U.S.
EducationColumbia University (BA)
Political partyDemocratic (before 1996)
Republican (since 1996)
SpouseEileen McGann
WebsiteOfficial website

Richard Samuel Morris (born November 28, 1948)[1] is an American political author and commentator who previously worked as a pollster, political campaign consultant, and general political consultant.[2][3][4][5][6]

A friend and advisor to Bill Clinton during his time as Governor of Arkansas and since his 1978 run,[7] Morris became a political adviser to the White House after Clinton was elected president in 1992. Morris encouraged Clinton to pursue Third Way policies of triangulation that combined traditional Republican and Democratic proposals, rhetoric, and issues so as to achieve maximum political gain and popularity. He worked as a Republican strategist before joining the Clinton administration, where he helped Clinton recover from the Republican Revolution by advising him to adopt more moderate policies.[8] The president consulted Morris in secret beginning in 1994.[9] Clinton's communications director George Stephanopoulos has said, "Over the course of the first nine months of 1995, no single person had more power over the president."[10] Morris went on to become campaign manager of Clinton's successful 1996 bid for re-election as president, but his tenure on that political campaign was cut short two months before the election, when it was revealed that he had not only solicited a prostitute but also allowed her to listen in on conversations with the President.

As of 2000, Morris wrote a weekly column for the New York Post that is carried nationwide, and contributes columns and blogs to both the print and online versions of The Hill. He is also president of Vote.com.[11] By 2005, Morris had emerged as a harsh critic of the Clintons and wrote several books that criticize them, including Rewriting History, a rebuttal to then-U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton's Living History.[12]

Morris was the strategist for Republican Christy Mihos's campaign in the 2010 Massachusetts gubernatorial election,[13] and supported Mitt Romney in 2012. 

He has appeared in the past on Fox News for political commentary, especially appearing on The O'Reilly Factor and Hannity.[14][15] After the 2012 presidential election, Morris did not appear on Fox News for three months, and the network ultimately opted not to renew his contract.[16]
  1. ^ Mayon-White, Bill; Morris, Dick (1982). Systems and how to Describe Them. Open University Press. ISBN 9780335026135.
  2. ^ Conason, Joe (April 9, 2008). "Daily show". comedycentral.com. Retrieved March 9, 2008.
  3. ^ * Conason, Joe (June 12, 2003). "Setting Dick Morris straight". Salon.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2008. Retrieved October 14, 2004.
  4. ^ "Clinton ex-adviser gives boost to Britain's anti-EU party". EUBusiness. June 15, 2004. Archived from the original on June 28, 2004. Retrieved October 14, 2004.
  5. ^ Morris, Dick (June 12, 2003). "Setting the Record Straight: An Open Letter to Hillary Clinton". National Review Online. Retrieved October 14, 2004.
  6. ^ "NewsHour Transcript: The Morris Resignation". Online NewsHour. August 29, 1996. Retrieved October 14, 2004.
  7. ^ Stanley, Alessandra (July 9, 2016). "Dick Morris Takes Aim at Hillary Clinton from a Tabloid Perch". The New York Times.
  8. ^ Pooley, Eric (September 2, 1996). "Who is Dick Morris?". Time. Archived from the original on September 29, 2008. Retrieved September 17, 2008.
  9. ^ "Frontline: The Clinton Years". Retrieved December 27, 2007.
  10. ^ "Frontline: the clinton years: interviews: george stephanopoulos". PBS. June 13, 1995. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  11. ^ Martinson, Jane (August 28, 2000). "Online politics proves a turn-off". The Guardian. London. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
  12. ^ https://www.c-span.org/video/?182473-1/rewriting-history# [bare URL]
  13. ^ Grillo, Thomas (June 3, 2009). "Dick Morris to Head Christy Mihos' Gov Campaign". Boston Herald. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
  14. ^ "Dick Morris, Karl Rove and Laura Ingraham Weigh In". Foxnewsinsider.com. April 18, 2012. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013.
  15. ^ "Who's Poaching America's Resources". Foxnewsinsider.com. May 7, 2012. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013.
  16. ^ "Dick Morris out at Fox News". Politico. February 5, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2013.