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270 Strategies Announces Meg Ansara as New CEO, Jeremy Bird to Serve as President
WASHINGTON — 270 Strategies announced today that Meg Ansara, one of the firm’s founding partners and the 2016 Battleground States Director for Hillary for America, will serve as the company’s newest Chief Executive Officer. ...
Tran on This #MeToo Moment: These Cases Of Abuse Are All Too Common — And We Can Do Something About Them
WASHINGTON —Lynda Tran, a founding partner at 270 Strategies and CBS News Contributor, joined CBSN’s Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers this morning to discuss her article on the current discussion of sexual harassment, her own experience with assault, and how...
Betsy Hoover Interviewed in Marie Claire’s “The Everything Guide to Running for Office”
CHICAGO — Betsy Hoover, Partner at 270 Strategies, was featured in Marie Claire’s “The Everything Guide to Running for Office,” a 16-article series focused on women helping women run for office. On social media strategy: “Make it a part of your initial...
Sevugan on Trump-Putin Relationship: ‘It’s one of the great bromances of our time’
CHICAGO — 270 Strategies Principal and former National Press Secretary for the Democratic National Committee, Hari Sevugan, joined CBSN last night to break down the latest political news heading into the inauguration of Donald Trump. On Putin calling critics of Trump “fake...
THANKS, OBAMA
270 staff reflect on Obama’s presidency. Will Tomasko, Content Specialist My most memorable moment of his presidency is a quote from his speech on the Selma anniversary: “Oh, what a glorious task we are given, to continually try to improve...
HOW THE NPP WON IN GHANA – AN INSIDER’S LOOK
On December 7, 2016, Ghanaians went to the polls to vote for their next president, and on December 9, Nana Akufo-Addo and the New Patriotic Party were officially announced as the winners. With 270’s support behind the campaign, I have...
Why Early Voting Matters
As of Election Day, 46 million Americans have voted early. That number represents 30 to 40% of the expected vote nationally and is even higher in battleground states. These numbers represent a record level of early turnout, far beyond both the...
HOW CAN WE MOVE PEOPLE TO ACTION?
Kate Catherall is co-author of the report “The Role of Human Relationship in Moving People to Action,” co-produced by 270 Strategies and the Knight Foundation. As an organizer and campaign strategist, I am constantly chasing answers to questions about how we...
270 TAKE: ORGANIZING AROUND THE WORLD
270 Strategies has led projects in more than 20 countries and on six continents. As the United Nations General Assembly meets in New York City this week, we’re reflecting on what we’ve discovered about organizing in different countries and cultures...
Sevugan on the Electoral Map: “Hillary Clinton is Going on Offense”
CHICAGO — Hari Sevugan, Principal at 270 Strategies and former senior spokesman for President Obama’s 2008 campaign, joined MSNBC’s All In with Chris Hayes this evening to address 2016 electoral math and the specific advantages it presents for the Democratic Party. Sevugan on...