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Pressure from far right pushes Grenell off Team Romney

May 02, 2012

Even as Mitt Romney pivots to face President Barack Obama in the general election, the sudden resignation of spokesman Richard Grenell shows his far right flank will continue to make itself heard throughout November.
 

Romney aides push delegate lead as main talking point

March 07, 2012

Mitt Romney failed the put the final nails in the coffins of rivals Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, and Ron Paul on Tuesday, but he did widen his delegate lead over his competitors for the Republican presidential nomination.
 

DC Influencer: Rachna Choudhry, Popvox

February 01, 2012

Rachna Choudhry, cofounder and CMO of Popvox, highlights how the advocacy website amplifies the public's message to Congress.
 

Voters should be angry over the level of vitriol in politics today

Elliott Suthers, Spector & Associates February 01, 2012

With the 2012 election cycle in full swing, congressional approval hovers around 9%.
 

Train wreck politics

Robert Mathias December 29, 2011

The never disappointing, always entertaining and sometimes enthralling reality show known as the Republican presidential primary will soon lose its train wreck persona and return to a more traditional campaign where the American voter will finally be able to compare and contrast the views, policies, and personality of the Republican nominee with those of President Obama.
 

Perry stumbles anew in latest debate

November 10, 2011

Yet another GOP debate took place last night at Oakland University in Rochester, MI. And if one thing has become pretty apparent, it's this: If the Republican presidential aspirants are going to be on a stage together, there's a good chance Rick Perry will steal the show ­- and not in a good way for his White House hopes.
 

Gibbs prepares for the "Twitter election"

October 28, 2011

Former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs told the Council of PR Firms' Critical Issues Forum yesterday that the Washington scene was as dreary as the gray and rainy weather in New York City where he was speaking.
 

Feisty GOP debate sets bad precedent

Rob Tappan, The Tappan Group October 21, 2011

During this week's Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas, Ronald Reagan's dictum about the Eleventh Commandment ("Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican") was largely ignored.
 

Both parties face the ultimate comms challenge

September 30, 2011

The challenges facing both political parties are historically daunting because a good portion of the target audience is apathetic - a toxic condition to any communications effort.
 

Election process bolstered by maturing social media efforts

Michelle Lodge August 01, 2011

Social media is not new to the presidential race, but elevating the way it's used to garner better information and more targeted results is.
 

Election advocacy still driven more by political climate than Supreme Court ruling

Kiki McLean April 01, 2010

Dramatic projections of sweeping upsets are the conventional wisdom for the 2010 mid-term elections.
 

PR blunders turn certain victories into devastating losses

Robert Tappan January 20, 2010

Massachusetts attorney general Martha Coakley initially looked to be a shoo-in to fill the vacant US Senate seat resulting from the death of Edward M. Kennedy—a seat that has been occupied by a Democrat ever since John F. Kennedy won it back in the 1952.
 

Once we get a president, what about a press secretary?

November 04, 2008

The Associated Press takes a look at who the two candidates could possible choose to fill important positions in the new administration. For Sen....
 

Joe the Plumber gets a PR firm… and a record deal?

October 30, 2008

The most popular man this election season, Joe the Plumber, signed with Nashville, TN-based PR firm The Press Office, Politico reported. Joe,...
 

McCain-Palin's rather non-maverick comms team

September 22, 2008

The McCain-Palin campaign may tout its candidates as mavericks and outsiders, but its top communications advisors are anything but, an article today in The Washington...
 

Senior women: 2008’s ‘soccer moms,’ Penn says

July 29, 2008

"Active grannies" could be the key voter demographic in this year’s presidential election, writes Burson-Marsteller CEO (and former Clinton advisor) Mark Penn in the...
 
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