Monthly Archives: December 2005
How professionals use polling
Mark Blumenthal, the Mystery Pollster, has a great post and article about polling from the 2004 Presidential campaign. I wanted to point out that the “horse-race” numbers that bloggers and the press fixate on are not the most important or relevant part of a poll. Political Consultants use polling… >> More Updates
Vindication
In 2002 we ran the campaign for Proposition N, Care Not Cash. This was probable one of the nastiest campaigns I have ever been involved in. The opponents of this measure staged borderline violent protests, used the most virulent personal attacks and lied at any opportunity to gain ground.… >> More Updates
More about the 6th Assembly District
Dick Spotswood continues to cover the 6th Assembly District race. He gives a good break-down of the early positioning in this campaign. Our client Damon Connolly is well positioned as the education candidate. This is an important group since Sonoma & Marin Counties have school bond or tax elections… >> More Updates
Public Financing of Campaigns
The San Francisco Ethics Commission approved a plan to allow for public financing of mayoral campaigns up to $850,000. Public financing will make it easier for more candidates to run for office but not necessarily progressive candidates. If you look at the last mayoral campaign, the Republican candidate Tony Ribera,… >> More Updates
Clients in the news
Dick Spotswood the political analyst for the Marin Independent Journal is looking at the 6th Assembly District race. Our client Damon Connolly is one of the leading candidates for this seat. You can find the article here One paragraph of particular interest is this one:
“Since none… >> More Updates
Our opinion
After the recent election I wrote this op-ed, which ran in the San Francisco Examiner I thought you might find it of interest.
S.F. stops chipping away at its mayors
BY Jim Ross
Published: Monday, November 14, 2005 10:44 PM PST
The election in San Francisco on… >> More Updates