Trump: Boomers’ Biggest Mistake
Dana Milbank, columnist for The Washington Post, interviewed First Person Politics founder and senior analyst David L. Rosen in his latest column. Here’s an excerpt: “It’s really the boomers that are...
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This Could Get Ugly
Conformist. Obedient. Rule-oriented. Rigid. Prudish. Dogmatic. Repressed. None of these are words you would use to describe President Donald Trump. Yet they are among the defining traits of individuals...
View ArticleWhy Democrats Should Accept Credit for Killing Trumpcare
After the Republican health care bill failed to muster the necessary votes in the U.S. Senate, some Republicans — including President Donald Trump — blamed Democrats for its failure. President Donald...
View ArticleCould Star Trek Discovery Be the First Prestige Drama for Millennials?
I don’t usually wade into pop culture commentary. But I’m going to make an exception in this case, because I have a point to make that touches on two topics near and dear to my heart: generational...
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Where, Oh Where, Did Trump Learn to Blame Both Sides?
Donald Trump has demonstrated over and over again that knows next to nothing about politics — and is devoid of original ideas. What precious little he knows, he absorbed from right wing media,...
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Did Overconfidence Cost Hillary Clinton the 2016 Election?
In explaining her 2016 loss, Hillary Clinton has said that “I was the victim of a very broad assumption that I was going to win.” Is there any truth in this? My latest piece in Campaigns and Elections...
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The Strategy Behind the Monopoly Man
I hope you won’t mind if I take a little credit and engage in a little shameless self-promotion. On the morning of Oct. 4, reporters and Twitter users were surprised and delighted to discover an...
View ArticleThe Battle for Democracy
Josh Marshall and Zachary Roth hit on something important in their posts about the lack of shared principles between the two parties in the U.S. One of the greatest fairy tales in American politics,...
View ArticleHow to Avoid Spam Words
Whether you work in communications, fundraising or field, if you write a lot of mass emails, spam filters should be the bane of your existence. If they aren’t, some of your emails might not be getting...
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Midterms Set the Stage for the Final Boomer Showdown in Washington
Democratic Wave Benefits Millennials, Leaves Baby Boomers With a Narrow Plurality; Generation X Takeover Set for 2021 The next Congress will be the Baby Boomers’ last act before Generation X takes...
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