NEWS & INSIGHTS
The latest and greatest updates on our firm and our clients.MSNBC: “Second chances at the intersection of sports and politics in Louisiana”
ALG Research Partner Zac McCrary wrote a piece on winning strategies for democrats in the deep south based on his experience there. His op-ed was featured on MSNBC on January 24, 2020.
USA Today: How to beat Trump in 2020: Four clues for Democrats from Michigan’s winning 2018 playbook
ALG Partner Brian Stryker joined Lavora Barnes, chair of the Michigan Democratic Party, and Eric Goldman, Gretchen Whitmer’s 2018 gubernatorial campaign manager, to break down how democrats can win back the White House in 2020. The article was featured in USA Today on December 16, 2019.
News from Team ALG
ADL GLOBAL 100: AN INDEX OF ANTI-SEMITISM
ALG Research worked with he Anti-Defamation League (ADL) to study attitudes and opinions toward Jews in over 100 countries around the world. The research discovered that approximately one in four Europeans hold anti-Semitic beliefs, with such attitudes on the rise in eastern countries and mostly steady in the west.
Congratulations to Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards on Winning a Second Term
Photo credit: Matthew Hinton/Associated Press
We are so proud to have worked with Governor Edwards on his reelection campaign. Thanks to him, 500,000 Louisianians who didn’t have access to critical health care services like preventive doctor visits, mammograms, and mental health treatment now do because of medicaid expansion. He raised teacher pay, put in place LGBTQ protections, passed strong criminal justice reform, took action to protect the Louisiana coast from big oil companies, and led the charge to raise the minimum wage and put in place equal pay laws.
Roll Call: DCCC polling shows half of voters support impeaching Trump
ALG Research worked with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on a poll that found more than half of likely voters in support of opening an impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump.
Joe Biden for President Releases New Ad, “Bones”
We all know in our bones that this election is different. The stakes are higher. The threat is more serious. We have to beat Donald Trump.
ALG Client Derrick Reed Announces Campaign for Texas’ 22nd Congressional District
John Bel Edwards for Louisiana Releases First Re-election Ad
Check out Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards new ad, Surplus, that talks about how he inherited a state on the brink of financial disaster and successfully turned a $2 billion dollar deficit into a surplus in his first term.
Joe Biden releases video blasting “the Trump Doctrine” of foreign policy
Embracing dictators. Threatening war. Embarrassing the United States.
That’s the #TrumpDoctrine.
ALG client Amy McGrath taking on Mitch McConnell in KY
CNN: McGrath raises $2.5M in 24 hours after announcing challenge to McConnell. Read the full story here.
CNN: Why Democrats are ‘playing into Trump’s hands’ on impeachment
ALG Research Partner John Anzalone talked to CNN’s Chris Cillizza about Trump, impeachment and what democratic voters really care about. Read full story here.
Congratulations to Pollsters of the Year Lisa Grove and Molly Murphy
Molly Murphy accepts the 2019 Pollster of the Award Year at the Pollies in Napa Valley, Calif.
ALG Research Partners Lisa Grove and Molly Murphy were selected as the recipients of the Campaign Excellence Award for Pollster of the Year for their work on the Kyrsten Sinema for U.S. Senate campaign during the 2018 election cycle, the American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) announced last week.
Sen. Sinema is Arizona’s first female senator and the first Democratic senator to be newly elected in the state since 1976. A New Yorker op-ed described her victory as “arguably the biggest win for Democrats since Donald Trump was elected.” After
Lisa and Molly were honored at the AAPC’s 2019 Pollie Awards in Napa Valley, California, last Thursday. Congratulations Lisa and Molly! We are incredibly proud of you.
Molly Murphy was also selected to the AAPC’s 40 under 40 Class of 2019 “recognizing leaders and innovators in the political business community who are making a mark in their organizations and their professions.”
ALG Partner Molly Murphy Recognized in AAPC’s 40 Under 40 2019 Class
The American Association of Political Consultants has named ALG Research Partner Molly Murphy to its annual 40 Under 40 class, which recognizes young leaders from across specialties and parties that have made a continuing impact in the political sphere.
In 2018, Molly was one of the lead pollsters for Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s successful race, one of only two Democratic pickups in the Senate, in a state carried by Republicans in 2016. She also oversaw victories at the congressional level, polling for Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley and Florida Rep. Donna Shalala.
Along with her fellow honorees, Molly will be recognized at the 2019 Pollie Awards & Conference on April 2, in Napa Valley, California. 18 Democrats, 18 Republicans, and four independents who work in political media, advertising, polling, and public affairs make up this year’s class.
In addition to their innovation in consulting, recipients met the standards of the AAPC code of ethics.
Congratulations on this honor, Molly!
Hawaii Gov. David Ige Sworn in for a Second Term.
Kyrsten Sinema Declared Winner in Arizona Senate Race.
Congrats to our candidate, Kyrsten Sinema, on becoming the first woman to be elected as Arizona’s next U.S. Senator.
Check out the article here:
Proud to have worked with Gretchen Whitmer this cycle.
We are looking forward to all of the damn roads being fixed in Michigan.
Here’s to Whitmer, Sinema, Hegar & the rest of the ladies to bring it tonight!
To all the ladies in the place with style and grace…..this is for you! https://people.com/politics/women-candidates-to-watch-midterm-elections/
Andrew Gillum releases new digital ad on why Diversity is our Strength.
Steve Sisolak for NV Gov releases new ad.
Sisolak releases new campaign ad targeting Laxalt for failure to protect Nevadans with pre-existing conditions.
See the ad here:
Billie Sutton makes sense for South Dakota.
He wants to bring us all together to build a stronger South Dakota, and that’s why he’s been endorsed by both East and West River newspaper.
Former Republican AZ AG Grant Woods cuts an endorsement ad for Kyrsten Sinema.
Here’s to working with both sides of the aisle.
Fighting the good fight with Joe Cunningham (SC-01)
Check out his ad here:
It’s all good in Florida. Let’s Bring It Home!
Poll: Sinema leads McSally in Arizona Senate race.
ALG Senior Associate, Pia Nargundkar, says Dem candidates are connecting more with voters on local issues.
MJ Hegar defying the odds and we’re here for it.
Democrats Lost Rural America. This Former Rodeo Star Thinks He Can Win it Back.
Great profile on ALG Client, Billie Sutton, in the NY Times. Check out the article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/21/us/south-dakota-rodeo-billie-sutton.html
Massachusetts Is an Unlikely Battleground for the Future of Trans Rights, But Here We Are.
Here’s a good feature story about our trans rights ballot measure in Massachusetts and what it means for the movement.
https://theslot.jezebel.com/massachusetts-is-an-unlikely-battleground-for-the-futur-1829814405
Denny Wolff (PA CD 09) releases new ad.
This ad shows him on his Pro Twin Slinger tractor which spreads three tons of manure a minute. You see where this is going.
This is a must see ad: