The "Second Circle" is a guide to lobbyists and other people who make Kentucky state government work. It is a pictorial directory of registered lobbyists published bi-annually since 1999 by Kentucky Roll Call. The eighth edition was recently … [Read more...] about Standing Orders for Effective Lobbying
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Nate Silver Tells Us How to Predict the 2015 Primary…Well Sort of
As we head into the home stretch of Kentucky’s 2015 primaries I was thinking about an article I read several years ago written by Nate Silver, of 538 fame. Titled “15 Clarifying Questions For Close Elections,” he wrote it in the days leading up to … [Read more...] about Nate Silver Tells Us How to Predict the 2015 Primary…Well Sort of
13 Lesson from the 1960 Presidential Campaign
I spent some time looking through old clippings I had saved and found and an interesting article from Campaign & Elections Magazine from 2010. The article was written by Ted Sorensen, shortly before his death. Sorensen, was a … [Read more...] about 13 Lesson from the 1960 Presidential Campaign
A Quick Guide to Polling: Part 4
A Quick Guide to Polling: Part 4 Do it yourself polling = Campaign Malpractice Week one we went over some basic polling terms: Read Part 1 here. Week two was Benchmark and Tracking polls: Read Part 2 here. Last week we covered how to hire a … [Read more...] about A Quick Guide to Polling: Part 4
A Quick Guide to Polling: Part 3
A Quick Guide to Polling: Part 3 Selecting a Pollster Here is Part 3 on polling. Part 1 covers basic polling terms and you can read it by clicking here. Part 2 deals with the most common types of polls Benchmark and Tracking and you can read it by … [Read more...] about A Quick Guide to Polling: Part 3