A good leader learns from mistakes, especially those of his rivals. Jeb Bush is said to be preparing to release a decade of tax returns, intent on avoiding the mistake that helped sink Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign.
Give Tim Armstrong credit for doing what President Obama could not. In just one day he managed to humanize the healthcare debate and make it topic number one in nearly everyone’s conversation.
Following its sweeping defeat in the presidential election, the Republican Party is beginning a period of reflection and rebuilding. So far, this has played out on editorial pages and airwaves in predictable ways, as one Republican pundit squares off against another. But their familiar screeching and table-banging indicate things are not yet changing for the […]
A few months before the election, a senior Republican warned the GOP could lose the presidential race by a wide margin unless it moderated its stand on issues like climate change and immigration to appeal to independent voters. In the aftermath of Mitt Romney’s defeat, it looks like a prescient call. Except the official wasn’t […]
Presidential elections often produce useful communication lessons. Mitt Romney provided one in recent weeks as he struggled to address two big issues – his personal tax returns and Bain Capital’s jobs outsourcing. It’s an example of the risks that come with inauthentic communication.
Here’s some free advice for Mitt Romney: Release your income tax returns now. Right now. Don’t wait “until April” as you’ve said in the past, or give a vague estimate of your effective tax rate, as you did earlier today. Do it now so you can address facts, instead of conjecture and speculation. According to […]