Recently added articles from Politics Magazine:
Learning from 2008 as 2009 gets underway.(From the Editor ...)
Jan 01, 2009; Findlay, Christie ... The crowd had largely cleared out of the cavernous modern building hosting the European Agenda Summit in Berlin. My keynote speech over, I'd finished chatting up all the European politicos who'd pressed their business cards in my hand. I was indulging in a few moments at the publications ...
To the editor.(Your Turn ...)(Letter to the editor)
Jan 01, 2009; Wenzel, Fritz ... Anita Dunn's suggestion that the biggest waste of money spent in the just-passed presidential election cycle was the amount of money that "cash-strapped news organizations" paid for national polling is understandable, but a bit off the mark. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In ...
To the editor.(Your Turn ...)(Letter to the editor)
Jan 01, 2009; Geller, Adam ... Anita Dunn is exactly right when she suggests that "dumb money" was wasted on national polls by cash-strapped news organizations. As a pollster not involved in the presidential campaign, I was bothered by the emphasis on the national polls and the de-emphasis on the statewide ...
To the editor.(Your Turn ...)(Letter to the editor)
Jan 01, 2009; Selzer, J. Ann ... I agree with Anita Dunn on money wasted on national polls. Of course, national polls have some merit in capturing the mood of the entire country. But Ms. Dunn is absolutely correct that these polls, especially during the primary, are misleading. Worse, the reporting sometimes misconstrues ...
From our CEO ...(Your Turn ...)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2009; Hennessy, Mike ... I come from a family of professional publishers. My father, Jack, and my two brothers, John and Jeff, all make our living in the information industry. Our business is in many ways a bellwether for the overall economic health of the country. We have seen our share of economic bubbles, ...
RNC chair's race could be a cash cow.(Briefing Room)
Jan 01, 2009; Wilson, Reid ... As nearly a half-dozen potential candidates battle over the 168 voters who make up the Republican National Committee, Republican consultants are waiting with baited breath. After all, the next chairman will bring his or her own favorite mail, polling and fundraising experts into the fold, ...
Plugging campaign commercials directly into the Brain.(Briefing Room)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2009; Bukowski, Jeffrey ... Did Barack Obama win the presidency because he increased voters' serotonin levels? Oregon-based communication researcher Darryl Howard thinks so. Basing his research on findings contained in Dr. Drew Westen's book, The Political Brain, Howard analyzed campaign ads and candidate ...
Exporting expertise: American politicos teach Middle Eastern women how to campaign.(Briefing Room)
Jan 01, 2009; Shaha, Abigail ... As a journalist, Reem Qasem had a unique view of her hometown. Zarqa, Jordan was in rough shape. There was not always reliable clean water, no safe playgrounds or parks for children, and development in general was lacking severely. Women like Reem had few rights. Society was strictly ...
The creator of Obama's half-hour ad, Mark Putnam thinks we're all wrong about TV/Internet integration.(Movers&shakers)(Barack Obama)(Interview)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Politics: What was the vision for Obama's 30-minute ad, and how tough was the process of pulling it all together in that timeframe? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Putnam: Well, we really didn't get started on the editing until two and half weeks before the air date. There was ...
Lunch with rivals: we took McCain's, Obama's and Clinton's microtargeters to Charlie Palmer--then let them have at it.(Shop Talk)(John McCain, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton microtargeting strategy)
Jan 01, 2009; Palmer, Charlie ... Politics: It's not often that we get people from different sides of the aisle together, much less so microtargeters, since they represent such a small part of the political industry. Michael Meyers: I thought it was interesting that on one panel that I was on recently there were ...
The GOP needs more than Shriner's hats.(Eve Fairbanks)
Jan 01, 2009 ... As soon as we're old enough to go to kindergarten, we learn not to mock others who aren't like ourselves, particularly not for being dumb or--how many after-school detentions have been handed down over the too-eager use of this word--"retarded." Being special comes in all forms, and so on ....
Margin of error: how McCain lost Latinos--and what Obama must do to keep them.(John McCain)(Barack Obama)(Cover story)
Jan 01, 2009; Menendez, Alicia ... Orlando Segura has been a Republican his entire life. The 48-year-old Mexican-American of San Antonio, Texas says that fiscal conservatism drew him to the Republican Party, and encouraged him to cast each of his presidential votes for Republican candidates--until this year. Sensing that ...
Lessons we can believe in: six truths from 2008.
Jan 01, 2009; Kornblut, Anne E. ... At the end of every election, some political operative will swear to me that he is getting out of the business--insisting this presidential campaign was his last, begging for some kind of intervention if, four years later, he is spotted being lured in by some candidate. And then, a few ...
Change? Newkular? Malaise? Every president has his word. Some may surprise you.
Jan 01, 2009; Farley, Tim ... Have you noticed that "change" is in the air? Our president-elect, Barack Obama, took that word, wrung it out, spiced it with hope and made it his own. And he will probably offer a few more powerful phrases in his inaugural address. Witnessing the transformation of "change" from ...
Wisconsin.(States in the Spotlight)
Jan 01, 2009; Bukowski, Jeff ... GIVEN THAT YOU could have timed the transition from the 2008 elections to the 2010 campaigns with a stopwatch, it's no surprise that Republicans are already focusing on potential gains in the off-year elections. Contests at the state level will provide the GOP with its most promising ...
Minnesota.(States in the Spotlight)
Jan 01, 2009; Shaha, Abigail ... MINNESOTA OPENED ITS first census office earlier this month, over a year before the 2010 census is scheduled to take place. But this time, the process is more than a head count. "Based on the latest forecast we've done, Minnesota is right on the cusp of potentially losing a ...
Texas.(States in the Spotlight)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2009; D'Aprile, Shane ... SO IS SHE REALLY IN? Supporters of Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison seem to think she's committed to a run for governor in 2010. She recently transferred a hefty $1 million from her Senate campaign coffers into an exploratory committee. If she does run, it sets up a potentially bitter ...
Kansas.(States in the Spotlight)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2009; Bukowski, Jeff ... WITH VIRTUALLY ALL of Kansas' statewide offices not only up for grabs, but expected to be hotly contested, 2010 is shaping up to be a year of drama in the Jayhawk State. Kansans will vote in 2010 for a new governor, senator, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer and ...
Utah.(States in the Spotlight)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2009; Shaha, Abigail ... AFTER LOTS OF focus groups and polling, Utah's Democratic Party Chairman Wayne Holland had an interesting predicament. When polled about party affiliation, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said they were Republican by a 2 to 1 margin. But when asked about specific ...
Math whiz seeks polling gig, any takers?(Ask The Campaign Doc)
Jan 01, 2009; Varoga, Craig ... Q: I love politics and want to do it full time. I'm an engineer, but willing to take a 50 percent pay cut to work in politics. I'd love to do polling (since I'm great with math and stats and love the strategy aspect). Any advice for me? A: One, do your homework and read ...
