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Campaign Secrets

7 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -

A podcast to help political candidates-at any level- win their race.

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Episodes

Mind On My Money: Will Carle

July 23, 2020 09:00 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MB

On today's show, I interview Louisville, KY campaign fundraising expert, Will Carle who is the Founder and President of Mighty Development. A veteran of State Government, political campaigns, and public relations – this diverse professional background led him to create the company Mighty Development. Will has served as a top-level campaign adviser to some of the most well-known and influential policymakers in Kentucky. He is best known for his work with municipal candidat...

The Rowley Effect: John Rowley

July 22, 2020 11:30 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MB

In this episode, I interview Democratic media consultant John Rowley. John Rowley is the founder of CounterPoint Messaging, a message, media and digital firm based in Nashville, TN. His first work was in radio and television in Burlington, Iowa. Since then, Rowley has worked on over 500 political campaigns for Democrats in 47 states – winning 81 percent of his campaigns. He has worked with candidates from President and governor to city council. Rowley has worked with 20 Me...

Troublemaker: Hal Malchow

July 10, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 81.8 MB

Hal Malchow is the former Chairman of MSHC Partners, a firm that helped pioneer the use of statistical modeling and control group experiments in politics. Hal revolutionized the way campaigns target and deliver messages to voters. Hal's work pushed political professionals to be held accountable to their clients and blazed a pathway for those who today seek to professionalize the profession of political consulting.

Groundbreakers: Professor Hahrie Han

June 17, 2020 16:00 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MB

In this episode, I interview Hahrie Han, Professor of Political Science, and Faculty Director of the P3 Research Lab at Johns Hopkins University. Professor Han specializes in the study of civic and political participation, social movements, collective action, and organizing, particularly as it pertains to democratic revitalization. In our interview, we discuss her book Groundbreakers: How Obama's 2.2 Million Volunteers Transformed Campaigning in America. Building a grassroots...

Maverick: Mark McKinnon

May 20, 2020 09:00 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MB

In this episode, Democrat turned Republican media consultant, Mark McKinnon discusses his life in music, politics, and media. In our interview, McKinnon talks about his time working with President George W. Bush, Karl Rove, and many others during his days of Texas, Louisiana, and national politics. Mark McKinnon is best known for being Governor George W. Bush’s ad maker for his 1998 re-election campaign for Texas Governor then leading Bush’s media ad-team for his 2000 and 2...

Falling Up: Raymond Strother

May 20, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MB

Without a doubt, Ray Strother is one of the founding fathers and preeminent experts of American political consulting. In this episode, I talk with Strother about his career in politics and the lessons that he has learned that can be applied to candidates running today. Ray discusses working with legendary U.S. Senators like Russell Long and Gary Hart, as well as working for Governor Bill Clinton from 1980 until 1990. Ray also shares a few stories about the Democratic party’...

The Victory Lab: Sasha Issenberg

May 20, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 68 MB

In this episode, we talk with Sasha Issenberg, best selling author of "The Victory Lab: The Secret Science of Winning Campaigns." We are living in an era of hyper-political polarization and an incredibly shrinking undecided group of voters. Every campaign needs to understand that modern campaigns are a game of margins. Sasha Issenberg's book examines the history of winning campaigns and why the field of Political Science as well as the "consultant class" have historically bee...