This week, Kristen chats with Alex Lundry from Target Point and Kevin Madden from Dyke & Associates about the “Golf or Gulf” website, constituents breaking away from Democrats, Scott Brown’s backing of the financial reform bill, the word “liberal,” and the Apple fans.
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Kristen chats with The Washington Examiner’s JP Freire and Slate’s Chris Beam about GOP Chairman Michael Steele’s recent controversial comments on Afghanistan, as well the latest in unemployment reports and DailyKos’ lawsuit with Research 2000 over polling data.
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TRI gets a bit of a change of pace this week with some new segments. Kristen chats with Rachel Hoff from the Foreign Policy Initiative, and The Winston Group’s own Nicki Kurokawa. Topics include this week’s big stories like Kagan’s hearings, Russian Spies, the Kill Switch Bill, and Summer TV, as well as a new section, Blogger Beat.
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Kristen chats with New Media Strategies’ Matt Moon and Engage’s Mindy Finn this week, about recent staff changes in and outside of the White House, border control policies, and why soccer is irrelevant in the US.
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Dave Wasserman of the Cook Political Report and Philip Klein of the American Spectator join Kristen for a discussion about Republican women succeeding in recent primaries, who’s to blame for unemployment numbers, and why original concept movies are rare these days.
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The Right Idea is starting a third season with a new look and feel. Kristen talks to The Daily Caller’s Moira Bagley and the Washington Post’s Dave Weigel about what will be on the agenda for the mid-term elections, as well as economics and the Laffer Curve and the MTV Movie Awards.
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The Right Idea, Episode 36: Government 2.0 from The Winston Group on Vimeo.
TRI returns with Mark Drapeau and Meagan Carberry, this time chatting with Kristen about the government’s use of new media and how new media will allow citizen journalism to influence transparency in government.
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The Right Idea, Episode 34: The “New” DC from The Winston Group on Vimeo.
Ever since Obama became president, DC has quickly become the place to see and be seen. How do three DC residents feel about all the changes? Kristen, Amanda and Allison continue this week’s round of discussions with their opinions on their city’s newfound popularity.
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The Right Idea, Episode 33: Health Care Reform from The Winston Group on Vimeo.
With Olympia Snowe giving the latest healthcare reform bill the thumbs up, can we really call it bi-partisan? Kristen chats with the Washington Times’ Andrea Carpenter and the Independent Women’s Forum’s Allison Kasic about the lastest in healthcare reform developments, as well as the bigger issue of the U.S. economy.
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The Right Idea, Episode 32 – The Intellectual Direction of the Right from The Winston Group on Vimeo.
In this week’s 2nd episode, Kristen, Ross and Reihan discuss whether conservative political discourse has fallen by the wayside to allow for more entertainment value. Have we really become “more Glenn Beck and less William F. Buckley”?
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The Right Idea, Episode 31 – Middle Class Voters from The Winston Group on Vimeo.
What new strategies will help Republicans connect with Middle America? Kristen chats with the writers of “Grand New Party” – Ross Douthat from The New York Times and Reihan Salam from the New America Foundation – about key issues leaders must address when reaching out to voters.
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The Right Idea, Episode 30 – Talking Points from The Winston Group on Vimeo.
“Die quickly”? This week’s second TRI takes a look at Senator Alan Grayson’s controversial comment about the Republican health care plan. Kristen, Chris and Abby look at the repercussions of Grayon’s words and how using the right – or wrong – words can help a candidate raise money.
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The Right Idea Episode 29 – The Olympics from The Winston Group on Vimeo.
Comments from left and right – mostly from the right – flew after Obama’s trip to Copenhagen failed to secure a win for Chicago to host the 2016 Olympics. Kristen chats with Abby Alger and The Winston Group’s Chris Anderson about what folks from the right said, what happened in Copenhagen, and possible reasons why Chicago lost the vote.
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The Right Idea, Episode 28 – Hollywood Politics from The Winston Group on Vimeo.
Kristen, Rachel and Tommy chat about the rare breed of conservative celebrities – why are there so few of them? And what can the right do gain more support from them? Kristen and our guests also discuss why conservative new media material like blogs and magazines are important.
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The Right Idea, Ep. 27 – Retaining the Youth Vote from The Winston Group on Vimeo.
Kristen revisits the topic of young voters this week, chatting with Rachel Hoff from the Young Republican National Federation and Tommy Jardon from College Republican National Committee. They discuss some new numbers about young voters’ support of Obama, and address how congressional campaigns can attract this key group.
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