Posts by Kathy Groob
Governor No More – Sarah Palin Resigns
With Act II Unwritten, Palin Can Define Her Role Leaving Alaska Post Offers Opportunities on National Stage By Dan Balz, Washington Post Staff Writer Sarah Palin brought a tumultuous chapter of her life to a close on Sunday, voluntarily relinquishing power as governor of Alaska after a rise and fall almost unprecedented in modern politics. She…
Read MoreWomen’s Campaign Forum Gets to the Root of the Problem – More Women Should Run for Office
For 35 years the national, non-partisan organization, The Women’s Campaign Forum has been beating the drum to get more women to run for office. Founded in 1974, The Women’s Campaign Forum (WCF) began as a funding mechanism for pro-choice women candidates and has since expanded to include more initiatives. With a new CEO at the…
Read MoreThe Email Game – Does it Work?
Keeping Political Email out of the Junk Inbox by Benjamin Katz Effective communication has always been the key to a successful election campaign and in the electronic age, email has increasingly emerged as an efficient, low-cost medium for doing just that. Unfortunately, if your campaign staff is not sufficiently aware of the pitfalls posed by…
Read MoreCall for Campaign Managers/Political Consultants – Take This Survey
Does Political Theory Match Reality? As part of a research project on Campaign Managers from Hiram College in Northeast Ohio, I’m researching political consultants /managers, specifically: I’m comparing what political science theory says you’re supposed to do to win a campaign with what political consultants actually do in the field. What I am looking for are…
Read MoreNew Jersey G.O.P. Candidate Picks Woman as His No. 2
By DAVID M. HALBFINGER, New York Times Christopher J. Christie, the Republican candidate for governor of New Jersey, picked a running mate in his own image on Monday, choosing another former prosecutor with a hard-charging reputation both in pursuing corruption cases and in advancing her political career. Mr. Christie, former United States attorney in New…
Read MoreKentucky State Auditor Crit Luallen Takes Officials to Task
Kentucky Auditor Uncovers Waste and Abuse of Public Trust by Kathy Groob Publisher, ElectWomen Magazine When Crit Luallen was first elected to the state auditor’s position in Kentucky most people could not explain the role of the state auditor’s office. Generally not the most exciting or high profile elected office position, the auditor has become…
Read MoreVice President Comforts Ill Child
Alice Sparks is a long-time politically active woman from Kentucky. Alice has done much for both women and men candidates and never asks for anything in return. The political reporter for the Kentucky Enquirer wrote the following story about Alice and her 13-year-old grandson. Sometimes a story is so compelling that you want to share…
Read MoreSPOTLIGHT 2009: Stephanie Miner Leads the Pack in Fundraising
Designated Democratic candidate Stephanie Miner has raised more total money and has more cash on hand than any of the other Syracuse mayoral candidates, according to financial disclosure reports filed Wednesday. Miner also raised the most money during the Jan. 15 through July 15 filing period. Since the Jan. 15 financial filing, Miner for Mayor…
Read MoreSix Term State Rep Makes Bid to be Newton MA First Woman Mayor
By Brandy Bailey, Contributor ElectWomen Magazine Newton Massachusettes has never had woman mayor. State Representative Ruth Balser is hoping to change that. Balser has worked for nearly 20 years as a public servant; first as an Alderman from 1988 to 1996 and she is currently in her sixth term a State Representative. This is the…
Read MoreVA Failing to Serve Women Warriors
By Paul Rieckhoff for Huffington Post – Exec. Director of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America If you blinked, you could’ve missed it. With the media’s obsession over Michael Jackson’s death and Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings plastered across cable news shows, an important story might have skipped your radar. This week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the investigative…
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