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Few pundits would have thought a year ago, that the German Social Democratic Party will become the biggest party again and that the next chancellor succeeding Angela Merkel would be from its ranks. During the last French elections, the entire political party system collapsed, and an outsider, Emmanuel Macron, became

Dalits form about 22 per cent of voters in Uttar Pradesh. They are considered one of the key vote banks in Uttar Pradesh. The seats reserved for Dalits tend to be bellwether for an election in Uttar Pradesh.

When the media covers surveys, they are often focused on the so-called horse race. In a parliamentary system, they would for example ask what we call the “Sunday question”: If the election were this Sunday, what party would win? The way we use surveys in election campaigns is not to

My TEDx talk on how to win election campaigns in a changing environment has reached more than 100’000 views on YouTube.In the talk, I argue that it takes the four "M"s to win high-profile election: message, media, money and make no mistakes:Message: A good message is more than a slogan,

Build Back Better will not become law. At least not for the moment. Joe Manchin, arguably the most influential Democrat right now, finally made up his mind and pulled the trigger.There were some harsh reactions to Joe Manchin’s decision not to support the bill. People on the left and on

I have advised, coached and consulted with more than a hundred politicians and candidates. In my experience, there are basically three reasons why people run for office: ego, power, and money. I don’t mean to say this in a cynical way. As Sebastian Kurz, former chancellor of Austria, said, we

Targeted News Service provides Washington Bureau coverage, federal contract and contracting information for awards and for subcontracting opportunities, a congressional vote chart, federal and congressional press releases.

Political consulting is a field dominated by men. There are only two women who ran a successful U.S. presidential campaign. One of them is Kellyanne Conway, who ran Donald Trump’s presidential campaign in 2016. I recently read a piece published by the Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics where she

If your congressman, governor or senator were an animal, what animal would he be? That is a standard question I ask in focus groups. If the politician in question is sitting next to me in the viewing room (as was possible before corona), there can be awkward moments. But it

Author William S. Bike will appear on Steve Dale’s show on WGN-Radio 720 AM Chicago on Sunday, June 13, from 2:30 to 3 p.m. central time to discuss his new book The Forgotten Chicago Cubs: Go and Glow.The show also can be livestreamed on the internet at https://wgnradio.com/on-air/.Chicago Cubs fans