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ANTI-ESG ANTIPATHY — Republican politicians who were hoping to be swept into the White House on a wave of “anti-woke” sentiment have run into unexpected headwinds in the form of voter disinterest. 

POLITICO noted that “signs of potential voter resistance have been around for awhile” and references our report released last year that found that majorities in both parties oppose government limits on ESG investments. 

Read the full article featuring insights from Ron Bonjean, Co-Founder and Partner, at ROKK Solutions.

Sen. Tim Scott’s supporters are bankrolling an eight-figure advertising blitz in key early voting states in an effort to build on his recent polling momentum in those states. Jeff Grappone, Executive Vice President, Chair of the Public Relations practice and former top communicator for the Senate GOP Conference shared his insights with ABC News on what this investment means for his campaign. 

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Establishment Republicans are looking to play a more assertive role in ensuring their preferred candidates win in competitive Senate primaries as they work to flip the upper chamber next year. Jeff Grappone – Executive Vice President, Chair of the Public Relations practice and former top communicator for the Senate GOP Conference – spoke with The Hill about the importance of candidate quality. 

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The on-again, off-again standoff between two famous Senate centrists and the Democratic coalition is back on. Take it from Bernie Sanders, who is watching in real time as Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) sink Sanders’ preferred pick for labor secretary. John LaBombard, Senior Vice President and a former top aide to Sinema, shared his insights in POLITICO about the impasse.

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Former President Trump is stepping up his war with Senate Republicans by calling for primary challenges next year against GOP incumbents who do not support investigating President Biden’s family finances. Co-founder and partner of ROKK Solutions, Ron Bonjean, shares his insights into why the Senate Republicans are responding cautiously in The Hill.

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Florida first lady Casey DeSantis took the stage in a barn full of women and mothers in Johnston, Iowa, joining Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-IA) for the launch of Mamas for DeSantis. The event marked the movement’s transition to the national stage after its success during Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R-FL) reelection campaign for governor in 2022. Co-founder and partner of ROKK Solutions, Ron Bonjean, provides his opinions about Casey DeSantis and the campaign’s roles in DeSantis’s presidential race in Washington Examiner. 

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Senate Republicans have a good chance of winning back the majority in 2024, but their odds could tumble depending on the outcome of primaries in West Virginia, Montana and Arizona. John LaBombard, Senior Vice President and a Democratic strategist, shared his prediction in The Hill regarding these primaries outcomes. 

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Republican senators are looking for a way to avoid the political hit they took on abortion rights in the 2022 midterm election, when they suffered a net loss of one seat, as Senate Democrats ramp up to make it a top issue in 2024. Co-founder and partner of ROKK Solutions, Ron Bonjean, provides his analysis in The Hill. 

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President Joe Biden offered a one-sentence response to reporters who asked him Tuesday about Hunter Biden’s decision to plead guilty to two counts of tax evasion and one firearm offense. Co-founder and partner of ROKK Solutions, Ron Bonjean, provides his analysis in USA Today regard the Hunter Biden plea deal with the Justice Department.

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Sen. Joe Manchin for the first time cast votes against one of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees, complicating the White House’s push to fill the federal bench with more liberal lifetime appointees.

Senior Vice President, John LaBombard, shares insights on what we can expect for votes on judicial nominations moving forward in Bloomberg Law. Read the full story here.