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 […]

  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 […]

  TIME IDEAS How Is Obama Faring Against a Republican Challenge? Republican strategist Karen Hughes and Democratic pollster Mark Penn in their bi-weekly faceoff about Election 2012 Penn: What Republican challenge? While the Democrats had a long primary process in 2008, both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama emerged from that […]

By MARK PENN Published February 7, 2012 In the worldwide marketplace, corporations are continuously being judged by vastly different audiences. From Germany to Brazil, today’s consumers are tuning in to more than just performance; they’re judging corporations on their citizenship. Yet, based on our findings in the inaugural Global Corporate […]

By MARK PENN Published February 3, 2012 With record snowfall, spirited Occupiers, and thought leaders from across industries and around the globe congregating in Davos, Switzerland, this year’s World Economic Forum was laser-focused on current worldwide crises at hand. Aptly themed, “The Great Transformation: Shaping New Models,” the conversation was […]

  TIME IDEAS Has Newt’s Challenge Hurt Romney or Made Him Stronger? Republican strategist Karen Hughes and Democratic pollster Mark Penn in their bi-weekly faceoff about Election 2012 Penn: Newt Gingrich has been a great candidate in the way that the Titanic was a great ship. It has been very […]

By MARK PENN Published January 24, 2012 Tonight, President Obama has the kind of opportunity that former President Clinton had in 1996 — a chance to jumpstart his presidency, set the framework for his election and show that he has a dynamic agenda for America’s future in the 21st century. […]

By MARK PENN Published January 11, 2012 The center is back. After a year in which it looked like the Republican Party was headed to the extremes with Sarah Palin, Donald Trump, Herman Cain and then Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney last night took 49 percent of the Republicans who voted […]

  TIME IDEAS How Much Could Change in the Race Next Year? Republican strategist Karen Hughes and Democratic pollster Mark Penn in their bi-weekly faceoff about Election 2012 Penn: If there is one thing that has been true about every pundit’s prediction so far about 2011, it’s that it’s been […]