Rodell Mollineau, co-founder and partner of ROKK Solutions and former Sen. Harry Reid staffer, joins Julie Mason on Julie Mason Mornings on SiriusXM to discuss the fierce debate over the debt ceiling. Listen here.
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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) has emerged this fall as the biggest mystery in the Senate Democratic caucus as colleagues scramble to figure out what it will take to get her to vote for a budget reconciliation to enact President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda.
The latest curveball from Sinema is an interview where she talked about the urgent need to address climate change. Her comments have helped create new political momentum behind a carbon tax even though the idea didn’t seem to be going anywhere just a few weeks ago.
Co-founding partner and Democratic strategist Rodell Mollineau shares his insights with Senior Reporter Alexander Bolton in this article for The Hill.
Social media has become an important tool for sharing information in a crisis, such as Hurricane Ida last month. But like any tool, companies need to know how to use it properly. Get Senior Vice President Rachel Winer’s take in this article from Forbes.
Centrist Democrats used to steer the ship in the Obama era. Now, progressives are taking the wheel. But are progressives with the least to lose the loudest voices? ROKK Partner Kristen Hawn shares her take in this article in NBC News.
As the U.S. marks the holiday weekend, communicators should seize the opportunity to tell a positive story about upskilling American workers. Senior Vice President Jeff Grappone shares his top storytelling tips in this article in PR Daily.
Messaging around the infrastructure bill is proving to be a tripwire for some Democrats as they attempt to sell the bill in their districts during the recess. Part of the challenge stems from the two-track process Democrats are using, tying the passage of the bipartisan infrastructure package that’s loaded with popular transportation projects to the larger, partisan reconciliation bill that would fund an array of social and domestic programs. ROKK Partner Kristen Hawn shares her perspective with reporter Emily Wilkins in this article from Bloomberg Government.
No matter how large or small their companies, business leaders who are managing or trying to recover from a crisis need to restore the public’s trust as soon as possible. The failure to move strategically, quickly and effectively can damage an organization’s credibility, reputation and bottom-line. Managing Director Lindsay Singleton shares her perspective on the importance of having a plan in place for these moments, in this article from Forbes.
Less than a year following the 2020 election, some people in Baltimore are eyeing a run in three years and say a lack in current leadership is the reason to get involved. Most of the people on the November 2020 ballot were elected in a landslide and some rode the wave of incumbency right into City Hall. But Co-founding Partner Rodell Mollineau says there is no surefire way to beat an incumbent. Read more from Mollineau in this article from Fox 45 News in Baltimore.
Consultants are pitching more granular approaches to advocacy as broad, big-ticket legislation moves through Congress.
Since the start of the year, consultants working in the space have been talking about how Washington is now experiencing a boom time for advocacy. It’s partly down to the new Biden administration in the White House and Democratic takeover of Congress, but also because of the scale of the legislation now moving through the Capitol.
In this Campaigns & Elections article, Co-Founding Partner Ron Bonjean shares his perspective on the role data will play in advocacy communications strategies- read it here.
Former NRCC Communications Director Matt Gorman and Democratic strategist and ROKK Partner Kristen Hawn discuss Big Tech and the potential difficulties with regulating them.
Watch the segment here.