Simple Rules for Winning Elections with Mick Paskiewicz
Simple Rules Win Elections: Stand for Principle, Don’t Lie and Be Nice to People!
This week our guest is Mick Paskiewicz of Intellz Opposition Research and Strategy.
He is a skilled and experienced operative and researcher with more than 8 years of experience. Mick has conducted opposition research for winning campaigns across the country at the state and federal level.
He has served on numerous campaigns, including Field Director for Congressman Robert Dold (IL-10) and Political Director for Congressman Joe Walsh (IL-8). When Mick served as Field Director for Dold’s successful 2010 race, it was the most Democrat district won by a Republican that year.
Nothing Works, Everything Sucks!
No Campaign Goes According to Plan
Prussian Field Marshall Helmuth von Moltke said, “No plan of operations extends with any certainty beyond the first contact with the main hostile force.” Paraphrased, ‘No plan survives first contact with the enemy.’
No matter how well we plan campaigns, and we should plan them carefully, we’re not acting in a vacuum. Every action we take drives response from our opponents, which in turn requires our response.
Losing an Election: Now What?
Moving on from losing an election is hard. But you’re not alone.
When my dad was inducted into Medical School, the Dean addressed his class, ‘Each and every one of you has been in the top 10% of every class, working group and school you’ve ever been a part of. As of this moment, 90% of you no longer are.’
It’s a simple mathematic truth but it was shocking to them! These were high-performing individuals who had rarely known failure and whom each believed they had what it took to be a good doctor.
Defying the Odds and Electing Senator Cruz with John Drogin
Electing Senator Cruz Wasn’t Supposed to Be Possible. John Drogin’s Role as Cruz’s Campaign Manager Was to Defy the Odds!
This week’s guest is John Drogin. Drogin has been a long-time friend of mine and somebody I’ve worked in the conservative political trenches with for many years. He was also my boss, serving as Senator Cruz’s State Director when I was on the Senator’s staff. He’s currently operating his own consulting shop focusing on digital marketing and political strategy for political and corporate clients.
Drogin’s political resume is a long one and we’ll get him to share plenty of that history during the interview but what most people know him as is the Campaign Manager for Senator Ted Cruz’s long-shot Senate candidacy in 2012.