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Think Globally, Act Locally
Tweet Share on Facebook November 22, 2010 Comment (5)It’s time to think globally and act locally. There’s something to be said for bumper sticker solutions to important national problems.
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Obama Should End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Himself
Tweet Share on Facebook November 18, 2010 Comment (5)Mr. President. Don’t ask the lame duck session of Congress to end "don't ask, don't tell." Just tell Congress that you’ll do it yourself.
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Democrats Lost Because of Unemployment, Not Spending
Tweet Share on Facebook November 4, 2010 Comment (15)Tuesday's electoral disaster was not surprising since the best message that Democrats could come up with for the midterms was “voting for us is better than a sharp stick in the eye." Not surprisingly, voters did not flock to our banner. Believe me, I know. As a Democratic strategist and pollster, my specialty is message development and we should have and could have done a lot better.
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The 2010 Election Returns' Worst News for Obama, Democrats
Tweet Share on Facebook November 3, 2010 Comment (20)The most troubling aspect of yesterday's election was the GOP success in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Democrats lost both governors' races and several House incumbents in each state. Both states also elected new Republican U.S. Senators. Barack Obama won both states in 2008 and needs to win them again to stay in the White House.
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Democrats Need to Reconnect With Lower Income Voters
Tweet Share on Facebook November 2, 2010 Comment (5)The Democrats need to reach out with populist message to white voters at the low end of the economic pyramid. Today's exit polls indicate that the GOP won a big majority (54 percent to 44 percent) of white voters living in households where the income is less than $50,000. FDR must be spinning around in his grave.
