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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Joe Gaylord - his former senior strategist who engineered the Contract with America in 1994 - have a new book out detailing how the Republican take-over of the …

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One of the biggest communication mistakes consistently made by candidates for office at all levels is in crafting messages that are about themselves (or their organizations) rather than about their …

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As noted in the past, I got my initial formal political education at the Campaign Management College run by Newt Gingrich and Joe Gaylord back in 1996 - shortly after the pair successfully engineered …

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While every candidate is, by definition, a politician, what you want to demonstrate is that you’re not the “typical” politician. In the minds of an increasingly cynical electorate – and not without …

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Let’s say your opponent, who is an incumbent, is criticizing you for being inexperienced.  And let’s say your campaign decides to counter that criticism by maintaining you’re a fast learner.  So …

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Let’s say your opponent, who is an incumbent, is criticizing you for being inexperienced.  And let’s say your campaign decides to counter that criticism by maintaining you’re a fast learner.  So …

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