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TIME Ideas: Will Events in China Have Any Lasting Impact on Obama?

  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, […]

May 9, 2012

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TIME Ideas: Obama v. Romney: Who Will Win the Economy and How?

  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 […]

April 25, 2012

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TIME Ideas: What Are the Best Next Steps for Romney and Obama?

  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 […]

April 11, 2012

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CNN: Who are the Soccer Moms of 2012?

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

April 8, 2012

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Could defeat for Obamacare mean victory for Obama?

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 […]

March 30, 2012

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TIME Ideas: Why Are Obama’s Numbers Falling?

  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 […]

March 14, 2012

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The Holmes Report: A Reality Check For Corporate Reputation

By MARK PENN Published February 23, 2012 Corporations have a long way to go to maximize their reputation with an increasingly demanding public according to the Global Corporate Reputation Index, which measured corporate citizenship and performance across 6,000 companies. For most companies, citizenship scores lagged in comparison to basic performance […]

February 23, 2012

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