The other day I attended a Town Hall meeting in Lisle, Illinois organized by Governor John Kasich’s campaign. I learned a few key lessons from this event and from using the campaign’s online phone-banking software. First of all, let me disclose this – John Kasich is my guy. And I knew it the minute he … [Read more…]
MUST BLOG BEFORE THE DONALD IMPLODES!! So for the last few weeks, I’ve watched with more than avid interest as Donald Trump, the bombastic, self-promoting business mogul, managed to well “Trump” all the other announced candidates for the GOP nomination in national polls. As the first GOP debate neared, I wondered aloud if his presence … [Read more…]
Welcome to my first blogging experience. While I promise to share lots of amusing (and embarrassing) anecdotes about my family in the future, today I wanted to bring up voter apathy. While many academics and pundits ponder the reasons why people don’t vote, I’d suggest that instead we ask ourselves what will compel them to vote. … [Read more…]