Since I’ve repeatedly driven home the importance of good branding, I wanted to briefly catch this story. Secretary of State Clinton has decided to brand her approach to diplomacy in two simple words: “Smart Power.” Fox News has a piece about how various marketing experts find this slogan to be abysmal Folks, this is the [...]
Posts from ‘January, 2009’
My Interview with Jessica Thompson of PA College Republicans
I wanted to take a moment to highlight my interview with Jessica Thompson, 2nd Vice Chair of the Pennsylvania Federation of College Republicans. Please take the opportunity to read it at: http://pacollegerepublicans.com/blog/2009/01/interview-with-aaron-marks-of-nextgengop/
Obama, Like the Pittsburgh Penguins, Faces a Challenge with Huge Expectations
A few days back I wrote a post comparing the troubles of the Republican Party to the woes faced by the Pittsburgh Penguins, and today I want to offer another relevant hockey analogy. Last year, the Penguins came within two games of winning the Stanley Cup. Going into this season, many fans and experts expected [...]
International situation presents opportunities for the President-elect
On Tuesday, history will be made when Barack Obama, amidst much goodwill, becomes the 44th President of the United States. The occasion will be unique, as to date, no African-American has been president; that changes Tuesday. In factors not related to ancestry, however, the President-elect has much in common with his precessors, and should learn from [...]
Obama’s Inauguration, MLK’s Dream, & What It All Means to Minority Republicans
The significance is impossible to ignore. Eighty years after the birth of Martin Luther King Jr., the nation Dr. King lived and died to create will inaugurate Barack H. Obama as its president. We are a different America than we were back when Dr. King was born and that is reason enough to celebrate. When [...]
We Need Authenticity: Why I’ve Endorsed Saul Anuzis for RNC Chair
Disclaimer: NextGenGOP is not endorsing any RNC Chair candidate. In fact, there is some diversity among our contributors — for example, Lance Kennedy has endorsed Ken Blackwell. However, I have personally backed Saul Anuzis for RNC Chair, and thus I wanted to crosspost my endorsement from RNCChair.com. Because I love the Republican Party dearly, I’m [...]
Like the Penguins, Struggling Republicans Seeking Answers
If there’s two things you should know about me, it’s that I’m a political nut and a huge hockey fan. Just as I support the Republican Party, I root for the Pittsburgh Penguins. I’m on the wait list for season tickets, and I do my best to watch every single game (82 in the regular [...]
Ethics concerns surrounding Obama cabinet choices should be scrutinized
Confirmation hearings are already underway for Obama’s cabinet and other nominees. Presently, Senator Clinton has been the focus of Senate proceedings. Obama is seeking to appoint New York senator and former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State. Despite little opposition to the appointment thus far from the U.S. Senate, lingering questions cloud her potential conduct [...]
My Question on the Youth Vote at Rebuild the Party’s RNC Candidate Forum
I just submitted a question regarding each RNC Chair candidate’s specific plan to win back the youth vote to the RNC Candidate Forum. You can view the video below — please consider going here and voting for it to be one of the questions that gets asked to the candidates!
Open Forum: A Republican Strategy Against the Obama Economy Bill?
As we’ve previously noted in our interview with economist Alan Meltzer, President-elect Obama and many Democratic members of Congress are pushing for massive federal spending in health care, education and energy in an effort to create jobs. Jon Henke recently wrote about the challenge Republicans face in opposing such a measure: Republicans are in a [...]