Campaigns & Elections articles from September 2005

Campaigns & Elections archives from September 2005

Family affairs.(political successions and lineage in America)
September 1, 2005... The political success of the Bush family (two presidents, a vice president, a U.S. senator and two governors) reminds us that famous families have long been a fixture of American politics. Beginning with the presidencies of John Adams and his...

Red State, Blue State.(INSIDE POLITICS)
September 1, 2005... NEW YORK -- "One State, Two State, Red State, Blue State" is a book that was bound to happen in this vituperative period in U.S. political history. Someone had to help us overcome the partisan sniping by Seuss-ifying, if you will, the partisan...

Politics goes e-mail crazy.(political campaigning through junk mails)
September 1, 2005... You thought you were just buying a plane ticket online, and now your e-mail inbox is loaded with fund-raising pitches, congressional newsletters and position papers. Online shopping is one of the easiest ways people's e-mail addresses can...

Political reality TV.(Red/Blue, a reality show about politics, searching a political consultant)
September 1, 2005... Oh those pesky 527s. They sure can make life complicated. Take "Red/Blue," for example, a reality show by Endemol, the British outfit responsible for "Fear Factor" and "Big Brother." Instead of competing for the obvious political job, that...

Firm changes.(Miles Lackey and Mara Rudman establishes Quorum Strategies LLC)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... FIRM CHANGES: Miles Lackey and Mara Rudman formed Quorum Strategies LLC, a Washington, D.C.-based international strategic consulting firm that targets public and private sector clients. Lackey was U.S. Sen. John Edwards', D-N.C., chief of staff...

The law firm of Covington & Burling and the public affairs shop Democracy Data & Communications (DCC).(PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... The law firm of Covington & Burling and the public affairs shop Democracy Data & Communications (DCC) have become partners to aid more political action committees. The joint venture offers clients advice on compliance, fund-raising and...

Frank Luntz.(PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS)(appointment at Omnicom Group)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Frank Luntz sold his market research and strategic consulting company to Omnicom Group, a worldwide advertising, marketing and corporate communications firm. The new outfit is named Luntz, Maslansky Strategic Research, which specializes in...

New jobs.(Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research Inc. appoints Ben Tulchin )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... NEW JOBS: Ben Tulchin was hired as associate vice president of the Democratic polling firm Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research and regional director for its San Francisco office. In the past, he has worked for California legislative campaigns,...

Jeff Rosen.(PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS)(appointments at Fako & Associates)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Jeff Rosen becomes consultant for Fako & Associates, where he will be designing questionnaires and analyzing data analysis. Rosen has managed survey projects at Ohio State's Center for Survey Research, the New York State Assembly and public...

Richard Lessner.(PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS)(appointments at Capital City Partners)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Richard Lessner joined Capital City Partners, a Washington, D.C. public affairs firm. He was previously executive director of the American Conservative Union. Before that, he was executive director of the lobbying organization for the Family...

JoDee Winterhof.(PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS)(appointments at Grassroots Solutions)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... JoDee Winterhof was hired as a consultant at Grassroots Solutions, a political field consulting firm with offices in Maine, Minnesota and Washington, D.C. Based in the D.C. office, she is responsible for grass-roots organization and...

David Boundy.(PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS)(appointments at Grassroots Solutions )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... David Boundy joins Grassroots Solutions as a consultant and will be working with America Coming Together, labor and advocacy groups and campaigns. Boundy was the deputy political director of the AFL-CIO and worked in the Department of Labor...

Bill Blumenthal.(PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS)(appoiontments at Democracy Data & Communications)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Bill Blumenthal has been hired as managing director for Democracy Data & Communications. He will help direct clients toward grass-roots technology as part of their public affairs strategy. Blumenthal was the senior business manager at Fannie...

Liz Saldivar.(PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS)(appointments at Cerrell Associates)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Political advisor Liz Saldivar became public affairs manager at the Los Angeles-based public affairs and political consulting firm Cerrell Associates (CAI). She advises clients on public policy, gives strategic counseling and aids with...

Nathan Daschle.(PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Nathan Daschle, son of former U.S. Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., has joined the Democratic Governors' Association as counsel and policy director. He previously worked at Covington & Burling. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...

John Purcell.(PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS)(appointments at Advocacy Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Advocacy Inc. has hired John Purcell as chief operating officer. He was previously president of Learning Objects Network, which does online education and training for corporations, academia, and government.

Ramsay Adams.(PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS)(appointments at Advocacy Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Ramsay Adams became vice president for media relations and opened Advocacy Inc.'s New York City office. He was previously director of new media for Fenton Communications and worked with MoveOn.org. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In his...

Rachel Braman.(PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS)(appointments)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Rachel Braman was hired as manager of campaign technology. She will work with clients on creating and instituting technology plans for their campaigns. Most recently she was the state volunteer coordinator for the League of Conservation Voters'...

Linda Bond.(PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS)(appointments at National Republican Senatorial Committee)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... National Republican Senatorial Committee chair Elizabeth Dole, R-N.C., tapped Linda Bond, wife of U.S. Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., to be finance director. Bond is a fundraiser and former NRSC development director. She continues her work for the...

Faith Passy-Lewis.(PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS)(appointment at Mellman Group)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Faith Passy-Lewis has been promoted from analyst to senior analyst at the Mellman Group, a research strategy firm in Washington, D.C. She previously worked at the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies.

Movers & shakers.(conversation with Charlie Lindauer of SpatiaLogic Mapping)(Interview)
September 1, 2005... CHARLIE LINDAUER President of SpatiaLogic, a custom mapping and geographic information services firm based in Lafayette, Calif. It recently opened a new headquarters in Charlottesville, Va. The company maintains more than 300 clients,...

Movers & shakers.(conversation with Glenn Hodas of Hodas & Associates)(Interview)
September 1, 2005... GLENN HODAS President, Hodas & Associates, a strategic communications consulting firm in Springfield, III. The firm has assisted clients on both sides of the political aisle and independents with political campaigns, issue advocacy efforts...

Plotting the cash path: potential 2008 presidential candidates are already stockpiling campaign money.(FEATURE)
September 1, 2005... The White House may be the most expensive piece of real estate in Washington. Its current occupant, George Bush, paid $350 million last year for a four-year lease, according to Federal Election Commission figures compiled by FECInfo. He outbid...

Congressional contests loom: midterm elections to feature a grab bag of issues.(FEATURE)
September 1, 2005... Call it a mid-summer scare for Republicans, a sneak preview of what might happen 14 months from now when voters go to the polls to determine control of Congress. A Democratic political novice, Paul Hackett, came within two percentage points of...

Retail politics alive and well: large media buys have limited effectiveness in small population states.(political campaigning)
September 1, 2005... BOZEMAN, MONT. -- After Brian Schweitzer's successful race for Montana governor in 2004, the Democrat mused that he had shaken the hands of nearly a quarter of the electorate on the campaign trail. While that sounds like a bold claim, the...

"The Daily Show" revolution.(appreciating Jon Stewart, host of the talk show)
September 1, 2005... Last spring in my strategy and message development class, I asked the students who would be the best spokesperson for a hypothetical campaign to improve financial literacy among young people. Who commanded sufficient attention, trust and...

Voting machine vendors face rebuffs in states.(UniLect, and Diebold Election Systems striving to get their products certified for use in elections)
September 1, 2005... Makers of election systems who have had their products rebuffed in several states this summer said they will not retreat from the opportunity to sell their voting machines. In July, Diebold's TSx touch-screen voting system with a...

The merits of polling early in an election cycle.(political campaigning strategies)
September 1, 2005... With more than a year to go before the next election, why would a prospective candidate even think about polling now? Campaign managers and their candidates need to make key fundamental decisions now. There are four main reasons to poll early,...

Virginia governor's race on the Web: Kaine2005.org vs. JerryKilgore.com.(Political campaigning through internet and websites)
September 1, 2005... Could the Web be the critical factor in deciding whether Tim Kaine, the Democrat, or Jerry Kilgore, the Republican, become Virginia's next governor? As the race climbs out of the dog days of summer, the polls show a virtual dead heat ahead of...

Cable advertising: an underrated medium for local elections.(OPINION)
September 1, 2005... Advertising on cable television offers a tremendous opportunity for candidates to get their messages across to voters, particularly those who are running for local office. That point was underscored earlier this year in a city council...

RON'S PICKS.(Five Days in Philadelphia: The Amazing "We Want Willkie!" Convention of 1940 and How it Freed FDR to Save the Western World)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Five Days in Philadelphia: The Amazing "We Want Willkie!" Convention of 1940 and How It Freed FDR to Save the Western World, by Charles Peters, Public Affairs, 275 pages, June 2005, $26.00. Looks at Wendell Willkie's come-from-nowhere...

A NOT SO TRIVIAL PURSUH.(All the Presidents' Trivia)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... All the Presidents' Trivia, by Peter Wrench. Smithfield Press, 302 pages, 2004, $19.95 The bibliography of Peter Wrench's book matches up well against many respected political biographies and works of history. Yet, as the title suggests,...

A FULL TRANSFORMATION.(Charles W. Colson: A Life Redeemed )(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Charles W. Colson: A Life Redeemed By Jonathan Aitken, Doubleday, July 2005, 435 pages, $24.95 Jonathan Aitken first wrote "Nixon: A Life" to chronicle the life of one of America's most controversial presidents. Now he has transferred to...

Opposition research.(political campaigning companies)
September 1, 2005... LABELS & LISTS Bellevue, WA PARTY AFFILIATION: Non-partisan AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Sample selection/data files for survey research Clientele-Candidate campaigns; Ballot propositions; Associations/advocacy...

Podcasting and giving away campaign goodies.(political campaigning)
September 1, 2005... What is Podcasting and how can we use it for our campaign? Podcasting is no more complicated than downloading MP3 files to an iPod or MP3 player and listening to them at your convenience. Audio files that supporters (or opponents and...

Off the record.(humorous recitations)
September 1, 2005... "According to a new study by the National Geographic, 11 percent of Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 could not find the United States on the map of the world. You know the only place where everyone could find the United States on a map?...