Catherine Templeton, currently South Carolina’s Director of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (LLR), is a dangerous woman. Really sneaky dangerous. Sneaky because to look at her credentials, she appears to be a smart, principled, accomplished attorney with a solid record of public service and conservative ideals. Ah HA! There it is! “Conservative woman.” The entrenched powers…
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The Gender Elephant: One Bite at a Time Pulling In or Pushing Away the Coveted Woman Vote? Which bite of the elephant will yield a winning strategy for a 2012 White House bid?
Which bite of the elephant will yield a winning strategy for a 2012 White House bid? The fight for women in politics can be broken down to four elements—audience, message, timing and messenger. This framework will decide the right message to garner the support of women who constitute 46% of the workforce and 52%…
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Did Sarah Palin make the right call?
Palladian View conducted a poll this past weekend at the National Federation of Republican Women convention in Kansas City Missouri, with 41 of 50 states participating. Herman Cain was the pick of an impressive 48.9 percent of voters when asked who would be their selection for the Republican nominee if the primary were held today. Rick…
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Are these staff departures a sign that Michele Bachmann’s campaign is burning out?
A consultant leaves a political campaign, and because it is Michelle Bachmann’s campaign, that “news” is quickly followed by a rush to extrapolate some larger meaning or trend. Well, here we go again. Bottom line: Consultants leave campaigns all the time. Some of the most well-organized, well-executed, and ultimately successful campaigns I have been a…
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