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14 Feb 2017

Making WhiteHouse.gov Great Again?

by David | posted in: E-Gov, Government, History, Internet, Politics, Social Media, Washington DC, White House | 0

Any time the White House changes hands, especially between two different political parties, there are going to be some hurdles to overcome during transition. However, it appears that current federal digital properties are presenting some additional challenges that are more difficult for some to overcome.

25 Nov 2016

POLITICO Birthday of the Day Q&A

by David | posted in: Government, Internet, Politics, Public Relations, Social Media, Washington DC, White House | 0

Daniel Lippman was kind enough to invite me to participate in this Q&A for POLITICO Playbook Plus as I celebrated my birthday this year. Thought I would cross-post here.

26 Feb 2016

My Case for Kasich

by David | posted in: Campaign 2016, Government, Politics, Washington DC, White House | 6

Last night’s GOP debate in Houston was an all out brawl between Trump, Rubio and Cruz. They attacked, argued, called each other names and talked over each other as moderators struggled to maintain order at times. Not to mention that … Continued

5 Feb 2016

Engage launches Scorecard

by David | posted in: Campaign 2016, Internet, Politics, Social Media, White House | 0

While potential voter support is tracked daily through a variety of traditional methods and antiquated polls. At Engage, we couldn’t help but ask the question: Is there a correlation between social media success and political success?

29 Jan 2016

Clinton Email: “Nothing that I did was wrong”

by David | posted in: Campaign 2016, E-Gov, Government, Internet, Politics, White House | 0

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s email woes continue to plague her campaign and Republican presidential candidates pulled no punches in attacking her on the issue during last night’s GOP Debate in Des Moines, Iowa. … Today, the U.S. intelligence community refused to release 22 emails in the State Department’s latest batch of Clinton messages claiming that the information contained within was deemed TOP SECRET and too sensitive to make public. If so, each one of those instances is a criminal violation.

20 Jan 2016

Inauguration 2017: The Final Countdown

by David | posted in: Campaign 2016, Government, History, Politics, Washington DC, White House | 0

In exactly one year, America will celebrate the inauguration of our 45th president. Who will it be?

4 Nov 2013

Warning! Obamacare Very Sensitive

by David | posted in: E-Gov, Government, Internet, Social Media, Technology, Washington DC, White House | 0

A Twitter user was attempting to tweet out a link to a cover image of the upcoming November 11, 2013 edition of The New Yorker magazine and I was intrigued when a warning popped up after I attempted to click the link. The offense? It appears that the cover story dared to be critical of the Obama Administration’s botched rollout of Healthcare.gov and the Affordable Care Act.

1 Oct 2013

14 Government Shutdown Images

by David | posted in: Government, Internet, News, Politics, Washington DC, White House | 0

Today marks Day 1 of the “Government Shutdown” after President Obama and the U.S. Congress failed to come to a budget agreement primarily due to the debate over the funding of Obamacare. Here are some of the best shutdown images from media, blogs and other sites around web.

1 Sep 2012

Friday Five: Digital Road to the White House

by David | posted in: Campaign 2012, Government, Internet, Politics, Social Media, Technology, Washington DC, White House | 2

This year, we will all witness and likely participate in the 2012 U.S. presidential election in an unprecedented manner thanks to social media and rapidly emerging technology. Not only are the campaigns and mainstream media using these tools, but voters … Continued

29 Aug 2012

Highlights from #GOP2012

by David | posted in: Campaign 2012, Government, History, Internet, Politics, Social Media, White House | 0

Highlights from the Republican National Convention August 27-31, 2012 in Tampa, Florida.