How to Lose a Supporter

ORLANDO-- Scene: An Elevator at the Rosen Center Hotel, 4:03 P.M. College Age Male Wearing a Rick Perry Button: "I asked [Perry staffer] for a job or an internship at the end of the campaign and she said the governor would get back to me. Someone got back to me 11 months later to say no. …

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Written by Eli Lehrer on Thursday September 22, 2011

Do Politicos Need an Election Ethics Code?

It's no surprise political consultants are disparaged: increasingly, campaign tactics and rhetoric grow more coarse and more damaging to our institutions. Recently, members of the American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) met in Washington, DC to meet, drink, eat and swap stories …

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Written by Les Francis on Tuesday March 22, 2011