Joe Trippi, campaign director for Howard Dean, to speak on Sept. 21

Joe Trippi, the campaign director for Howard Dean's failed presidential primary bid, will present a talk Tuesday, Sept. 21, at 5 p.m. in 305 Ives Hall. The talk is co-sponsored by the Cornell Mock Election student group and the Cornell Democrats.

As Dean's primary campaign manager, Trippi pioneered the use of online technology to organize a large, grassroots fund-raising and interest-raising effort. Through "Dean for America," he raised more money than any Democratic primary campaign in history, all with donations averaging less than $100 each.

Trippi began his political career working on Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's presidential primary campaign in 1980. His work in presidential politics continued with the campaigns of Walter Mondale, Gary Hart, Richard Gephardt and Dean.

Trippi started media consulting at Doak, Shrum and Associates, where he was involved in developing the strategy and producing the media for the successful campaigns of Jerry Baliles for governor of Virginia and Bob Casey for governor of Pennsylvania. Trippi also was instrumental in the re-election campaigns of U.S. Sen. Alan Cranston of California and Mayor Tom Bradley of Los Angeles.

As a political analyst and commentator, Trippi appears regularly on MSNBC. He has been profiled in GQ magazine, Fast Company magazine, The New Republic and The New York Times Magazine.

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