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On Stopping Absentee Ballot Fraud, Democratic Machine 1, Jon Corzine 0

22 October, 2009 (15:00) | Syndicated, Uncategorized | By: soren

One of the central issues of the New Jersey Governor’s race is ethics. One question that arises from that is, “who is in charge, Jon Corzine or the Democratic Machine?” The case of Jamel Holley is a case in which the machine won.

Holley is an up-and-coming star of the New Jersey Democratic Party. See this [...]

Guilty Plea in New Jersey Absentee Ballot Case

15 October, 2009 (08:00) | Syndicated | By: soren

In three weeks, the people of New Jersey go to the polls to elect a new Governor, among other offices. A new poll out today shows that the race could be very close, and we could be headed for a recount. This is a clear case in which every vote will count.

That’s why it is [...]

Soren citing: What blog outreach is for

16 May, 2008 (17:03) | Uncategorized | By: soren

Steve Dinan at the Washington Times writes about John McCain’s campaign’s blog outreach strategy. My take on the whole thing is summed up in my quote:
“I don’t think the people at DailyKos are going to treat John McCain mercifully, but I think the fact that people get their question heard makes them dial it back [...]

Barack Obama’s ideology problem

12 May, 2008 (23:59) | Uncategorized | By: soren

In today’s Wall Street Journal, Doug Schoen, (admittedly a Clinton operative) points to Barack Obama’s values problem:
Most importantly, he must answer this question once and for all: What are his values? … Exit polls in Indiana and North Carolina show clearly that fewer than 60% of white voters believe Mr. Obama shares their values. In [...]

The Next Right: New Political Technologies

11 May, 2008 (20:32) | Uncategorized | By: soren

At the end of any of the week-long courses at the Leadership Institute, Morton Blackwell passes out a framed document, The Laws of the Public Policy Process. Number 9 is: “Political Technology Determines Political Success.” It is clear that at various points, the Republican Party has dominated certain areas of political technology. In the 70s [...]

The next project: The Next Right

7 May, 2008 (21:11) | Uncategorized | By: soren

Well, a lot has happened since the last time I posted here. I joined John McCain’s campaign. I left John McCain’s campaign. I joined my friend Jon Henke at New Media Strategies, a great New Media PR firm.
Jon and I will be joining Patrick Ruffini on a new project, The Next Right. I think that [...]