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First— a tax cut for hotel and restaurant workers in Nevada, the swing state where Donald J. Trump proposed exempting tips from taxes. 

Then— a call to slash the corporate tax rate in front of an audience of chief executives gathered in Washington.

Now— a proposal to end Social Security tax, which could be a boon for retirees, one of the most politically important groups in the United States.

What does this mean for the country? For answers, ROKK Co-Founder and Partner Ron Bonjean shared his insights with The New York Times on Trump’s latest tax take and the temptation it poses for key voters. 

PRNEWS recently hosted the second installment of its three-seminar digital learning series. The seminar, Social Media for PR Campaigns, gave the audience a breakdown of how to leverage social media to elevate their PR strategy. ROKK’s Executive Vice President of Digital and Paid Media, Rachel Winer, hosted a session titled Social Media Metrics – Beyond Fluff and Vanity, where she taught professionals how to move beyond surface-level metrics to showcase meaningful data that truly impresses clients.

Winer introduced the audience to RADIUS, a proprietary tool offered by ROKK Solutions. RADIUS encompasses a suite of unique data programs that design and drive highly effective campaigns for clients.

As more social media platforms become mainstream and existing ones evolve, it’s important to have a specific strategy for each social media channel. Winer reminded the audience to stay up-to-date on each platform’s analytics capabilities. As newer platforms like TikTok and Threads continue to grow, understanding these updates will allow PR specialists to give their clients the best results.

Learn more about key takeaways from the full seminar here.

President Joe Biden has announced he will no longer seek reelection and will endorse Vice President Kamala Harris instead. ROKK Partner and democratic strategist Kristen Hawn spoke with Fox News Media about the historic decision. Listen to the full conversation here.

ROKK Partner and Democratic Strategist Kristen Hawn spoke on Bloomberg’s Balance of Power about what Biden’s next move is and who Trump may be considering for his Vice President pick. Listen to the full conversation.

As the Democratic Party fights over whether Joe Biden should step aside before November’s presidential election, rival Donald Trump has declined to join the pile-on.

Biden’s halting debate last week against Trump fueled concerns among voters around the president’s age and ability to govern — fears that Republicans have often been eager to highlight.
ROKK Co-Founder and Partner Ron Bonjean shared insights into why Trump wants Biden to stay in the Presidential race in Yahoo News.

NPR’s Michel Martin talks to ROKK Partner and Democratic strategist Kristen Hawn about Democrat George Latimer winning the most expensive House primary campaign in history. He had significant support from pro-Israel lobbyists. Listen to the full conversation.

GOP vice presidential candidates make their final pitch to Donald Trump. The party’s convention is less than three weeks away, which doesn’t give the former president much time to pick a running mate.

ROKK Co-Founder and Partner Ron Bonjean spoke with NPR’s Jeongyoon Han about the top potential VP candidates for Trump. Listen to the full conversation. 

It’s been more than 1,300 days since Joe Biden and Donald Trump last met in a televised debate, and a lot has happened since. Biden won the presidential election. Trump supporters stormed the Capitol to stop the counting of electoral votes. Trump was impeached and acquitted for a second time. Inflation went up, the Afghanistan withdrawal went poorly, and the COVID-19 pandemic eventually got under control. There have been indictments, criminal and civil trials, convictions—and that’s just Trump. Hunter Biden, too, has been convicted of three gun-related felonies and faces a trial on tax charges in the fall. Oh, and each party’s presumptive nominees have gotten four years older.

ROKK Co-Founder and Partner Rodell Mollineau spoke to The Dispatch about how Biden should navigate the upcoming presidential debate.

Last April, Donald Trump sat for a deposition in the offices of Letitia James. The New York attorney general had filed a civil fraud case against the former president, alleging he’d inflated the value of his assets to secure favorable loans and tax benefits. In seven hours of testimony, Trump held forth about everything from nuclear war to marble bathrooms.

Then, out of the blue, Trump explained what he believed had gotten him elected in 2016 – his brand.  

ROKK Co-Founder and Partner Ron Bonjean spoke with Adweek about Presidential brand power.

Nearly every Democrat running in a competitive 2024 Senate race this year has backed reforming or abolishing the chamber’s filibuster. But Republicans are knocking at the door of their own Senate majority next year — leaving some Democrats eyeing the 60-vote rule as a key tool to block an agenda anathema to them.

Democratic operatives and Capitol Hill hands told ABC News that candidates risk boxing themselves in on the filibuster amid liberal hand wringing that a possible GOP Senate majority next year would push restrictions on abortion, voting rights and more, with nothing other than the arcane rule stopping them if Republicans win a trifecta in Washington this November.

ROKK Senior Vice President John LaBombard spoke to ABC News about the protection of the filibuster coming out of the election in November.