Microtransactions and Beyond
TIME IDEAS The Case for Negative Campaign Ads Negative advertising can raise legitimate questions about candidates and are actually good for democracy It’s quite popular to condemn negative advertising. It’s a great applause line on the stump. Newark Mayor Corey Booker recently got front-page headlines by condemning Obama’s ads […]
President Obama faces his single toughest electoral challenge with white men – and his support for gay marriage, while favored by most voters, probably will make it an even tougher slog with this key group in Midwestern swing states. According to Gallup’s most recent tracking poll, only 40 percent of […]
TIME IDEAS Will Events in China Have Any Lasting Impact on Obama? Republican strategist Karen Hughes and Democratic pollster Mark Penn in their bi-weekly faceoff about Election 2012 Penn: Going after the Obama administration over its handling of the Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, as the Romney campaign recently did, […]
TIME IDEAS Obama v. Romney: Who Will Win the Economy and How? Republican strategist Karen Hughes and Democratic pollster Mark Penn in their bi-weekly faceoff about Election 2012 Penn: It’s déjà vu all over again. Just about every election since 1932 has been about the economy, and the 2012 […]
TIME IDEAS What Are the Best Next Steps for Romney and Obama? Republican strategist Karen Hughes and Democratic pollster Mark Penn in their bi-weekly faceoff about Election 2012 Penn: President Barack Obama has some key advantages that he should press in the battle against Mitt Romney, the likely Republican […]
Do independent women voters elect presidents? Democratic strategist Mark Penn and Republican strategist Linda DiVall assess who the “soccer moms” of 2012 are. View the video at CNN
By MARK PENN Published March 30, 2012 If the Supreme Court knocks out the guts of the Affordable Care Act — the individual mandate requiring people to purchase health insurance or pay a fine — the battle within the Obama campaign will be fierce. The president will be faced with […]
TIME IDEAS How Will the Supreme Court’s Decision on Health Care Affect The Election? Republican strategist Karen Hughes and Democratic pollster Mark Penn in their bi-weekly faceoff about Election 2012 Penn: Overturning the healthcare law would be a drastic curtailing of Congressional power that will set off a political […]
Mark Penn and Karen Hughes discussed U.S. politics on the radio show “Polioptics” this week. Listen to the full podcast
TIME IDEAS Why Are Obama’s Numbers Falling? Republican strategist Karen Hughes and Democratic pollster Mark Penn in their bi-weekly faceoff about Election 2012 Penn: The sobering numbers coming from the polls the past few days show that to win re-election, President Obama must do more than simply ask for […]
Mark Penn is the President and Managing Partner of The Stagwell Group, a private equity fund focused on the marketing services industry.