ROKK co-founding partner Ron Bonjean sat down with NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly to talk about the future of the Republican Party after the midterms, looking ahead to the 2024 election. Listen to the conversation here.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis’s huge win in Florida, a standout for Republicans amid disappointments, is fueling a surge in support for his presidential prospects from party leaders, donors and activists in the GOP’s Donald Trump-averse wing. In the wake of DeSantis’s win, fresh attacks from the former president have surfaced, prompting some Republicans to more openly call for the party to move past former president Trump. In this article, ROKK co-founding partner Ron Bonjean discusses whether Florida Governor Ron DeSantis should engage in counterattacks and respond to the attacks that Trump is trying to escalate. Read the full story here.
The wave that hit state government elections this year had mostly to do with cementing single-party control. In this op-ed, ROKK Senior Vice President James Nash discusses this trend that’s keeping good candidates on the sidelines, flawed ones in office and eroding checks on power. Take a look, here.
Co-founding ROKK Partner Ron Bonjean joins BBC World News to discuss Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and his future leadership aspirations as the midterm election results continue to come in. Watch the segment here.
Co-founding ROKK Partner Ron Bonjean joins BBC World News to talk about the impact of the United States midterm elections on world issues. Watch the segment here.
“While the press and the pundits were predicting a red wave, it didn’t happen,” President Biden said after the 2022 midterms. While votes are still being counted, it’s clear that control of Congress will be closely divided, whoever’s in the majority. In this Barron’s article, ROKK co-founding partner Ron Bonjean discussed why the 2022 midterm results were so far off from expectations. Read the article here.
Voters who supported reproductive freedom turned out for Democrats in the midterms, blunting what was widely expected to be a Republican wave. Abortion came in a close second to inflation as voters’ most important issue, according to NBC News exit polls, with 76% of Democrats listing abortion as their top concern. In this article, ROKK co-founding partner Ron Bonjean discussed what the timing of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision meant for Republicans this midterm election. Get the full story here.
Seven states have vacancies for the top office. In five, the winners are already assured. Two are women. Two are Republicans. Senior Vice President James Nash shared his thoughts on what they’ll want to do once they’re in power with Alan Greenblatt at Governing- read the article here.
The “red wave” of Republican gains that some predicted didn’t come to pass during the 2022 midterm elections. It appears likely that the country is headed for a divided government, and if history is any guide, that could mean a lot of stalemates. In this NPR episode, ROKK co-founding partner Ron Bonjean, a strategist with a long career of working for Republicans in both chambers of Congress, and Jim Messina, former Deputy Chief of Staff to President Obama, explain what to expect after the 2022 midterms. Listen to the discussion here.
After barely winning the Florida governor’s office four years ago, Republican Ron DeSantis won a crushing re-election victory in the 2022 midterms, emblematic of the performance of incumbent governors across the country. Senior Vice President James Nash shared his thoughts on how voters are more willing to vote in a different way for governor than for Senate- get the full story here.