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Jim Messina Reflects on ‘White Knuckle’ Moments of 2012 Obama Campaign (ABC News)

Jim Messina, President Obama’s 2012 campaign manager, sat down with ABC News’ Michael Falcone and answered viewer questions from Facebook in a Web exclusive after his appearance on the “This Week” roundtable today.
Messina looked back at the “white knuckle” moments of the 2012 campaign.

“I think [it was] after the August debt-limit crisis, and August 2011 where our numbers were, you know, historically low, and then of course after the first debate when everyone was very, very concerned,” he said. “Even then I believed we would win, both times, but there were definitely some white knuckle moments.”

Even as he reflects on the past year, it’s clear he’s also keeping an eye on the next presidential campaign and the potential Republican contenders.