The White House came close to facing yet another crisis, this time over a railroad dispute that could have taken a crowbar to the U.S. economy ahead of the crucial 2022 midterm elections. in the end, a tentative deal was struck, with both sides crediting the Biden administration with stepping in to help avert a strike. In this Hill article, ROKK Co-founding Partner Rodell Mollineau discusses the tentative deal and how it saved the political momentum Biden currently has.
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Republicans are staring down the possibility that a far-right candidate will prevail in New Hampshire’s GOP Senate primary, complicating what should be a prime pickup opportunity in the upper chamber. ROKK Senior Vice President Jeff Grappone sat down with the Hill to discuss the flow of national money into New Hampshire’s Senate race and what it means. Read it here.
As inflationary pressure retreats in some areas, providing a boon for Democrats in November, food prices and grocery bills remain sky-high, giving Republicans an opening to keep inflation a top-of-mind issue in the upcoming midterm elections. ROKK Co-founding Partner Ron Bonjean discusses how Republicans have seized this messaging opportunity in this Politico piece.
Republicans are cobbling together an 11th-hour effort to blunt the rise of a controversial candidate in New Hampshire’s GOP Senate primary, fearing Don Bolduc’s nomination could take a marquee race off the table, hurting the party’s chances of taking back control of the U.S. Senate. In this ABC News article, ROKK Senior Vice President and GOP strategist Jeff Grappone explained the lay of the land in this key battleground state.
When Fox News surprised Washington in announcing that Shannon Bream would take over the influential Fox News Sunday show in early September, it was a happy reminder that sometimes, nice people who work hard can finish first. In this Washington Examiner article, ROKK Co-founding Partner Ron Bonjean spoke on how Shannon Bream’s work ethic is the kind that eventually gets noticed in Washington.
When Joe Biden entered the race for president in 2019, he declared that the “soul of the nation” was at stake. Now Biden is amping up that narrative as president, making the case that democracy and former President Trump’s election lies will be on the ballot in the 2022 midterm elections. ROKK Co-founding Partner Rodell Mollineau shares his take on why Biden’s messaging has been elevated since the FBI’s search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence, in this Hill piece.
The global energy crunch has spurred debate over governments’ progress in promoting low-carbon fuel alternatives. In mid-August, Congress approved President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which includes $369 billion in investments for climate change and related issues, and is arguably the largest climate bill in the country’s history. ROKK Managing Director Lindsay Singleton discusses what the IRA means, both for companies that have undertaken environmental activities and those getting started, in this PR News article.
The midterm elections are shaping up as a proxy war forms between President Biden and former President Trump. Though Biden has enjoyed some big wins ahead of the midterms, the president’s approval ratings remain poor. In this Hill article, ROKK Co-founding Partner Ron Bonjean shares his thoughts on how it doesn’t really serve Democrats well to have Biden out front and center, considering his low polling numbers.
Each morning on Julie Mason Mornings, a Sirius/XM podcast, veteran journalist Julie Mason speaks with politicians, journalists, strategists, and other politicos about the top stories, informing people about all the news they’ll need to start their days. In this episode, she speaks with ROKK Co-founding Partner Rodell Mollineau about the Democrats’ good shot at keeping the Senate ahead of the 2022 Midterm elections- listen to the episode here.
ROKK Partner and Democratic strategist Kristen Hawn and Former Trump White House Cabinet Secretary William McGinley sat down with Fox News to debate top issues impacting voters’ decisions ahead of the 2022 midterm elections- watch the segment here.