Michael Starr Hopkins
The playbook is the problem. Burn it.
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Michael Starr Hopkins
Public defender. Former speechwriter and communications director for Democratic campaigns and members of Congress. Contributor to The Hill. Michael has spent his career inside the rooms where the playbook gets written — now he's burning it, one receipt at a time.
Public Defender Former Presidential Campaign Spokesman The Hill Contributor Washington, D.C.