3 Things to Consider in Planning Campaign Strategy Closer to November
As in any Presidential election year, a lot of noise is coming from the race at the top of the ballot. The prevailing notion is that the race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is having a greater impact on down-ballot races than any time before. Republicans worry about the drag Trump is having on […]
Read MoreUsing Polling & Digital as a 1-2 Punch to Win a Political Campaign
Victory. It’s the euphoric threshold few will embrace, and the haunting desire that drives every competitor to push his or her limits. It’s on worldwide display right now with the 2016 Summer Olympics. In sports and politics, victory is everything. This time during the election cycle reminds me of the early rounds in a boxing […]
Read MoreTips for Starting a Political Consulting Firm
You have a bug. No, not Zika. It’s the political bug. For most of us, once we catch it, we can’t shake it. House of Cards, VEEP, and The West Wing sit high on your must-binge watch lists. Presidential debates and conventions are a reason to throw a party. Even local election returns are exhilarating […]
Read More3 Reasons Polling Wins Your State Legislative Campaign
For those of us inside the political bubble, not a week goes by without a story about the woes of polling. I haven’t attended a major conference in the last couple of years that was without a panel on the state of polling in today’s environment. The good news is that many of the risks […]
Read MoreAAPC Names Cygnal’s Cory Brown to Prestigious “40 Under 40”
The American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) announced that Cory Brown, Vice President for Data & Strategy at Cygnal, is among the 40 “best and brightest campaign professionals under 40 years old” for 2016. Brown is one of 17 Republicans nationally that made the list. The recognition is another award to add to the trophy […]
Read MoreRAGA Expands Use of Tracking Polls with Cygnal Pulse
Cygnal Pulse stretched our polling budget, and quickly and accurately gave us the results we needed to make funding decisions. – Scott Will, Executive Director, RAGA Gathering voter insights leads to better decision-making Insights derived from the actual audience you need to understand and influence is highly key to accurate decision-making. In political campaigns, it […]
Read MoreLet General Patton Inspire You to Win
When I was a young cavalryman, one name inspired us above all others – General George Patton. If we needed motivation, our leaders would use the legend of Patton and his words to rally us to take that hill. In 1944, as the Allies were preparing the invasion of France to battle the Nazis, he […]
Read MoreOnce Dangerous, Now Safe: Opportunities Abound in Colombia
When we told our families last Fall that we would be traveling to Medellín, Colombia for two months to adopt our son, their faces turned as white as the cocaine they thought covered the country. In spite of the thousands of positive articles in the international press about Colombia’s impressive, positive strides in the last […]
Read MoreC&E Names Brent Buchanan a 2015 Republican Rising Star
Campaigns & Elections, a national media outlet focused on political campaigns and public affairs, last night named Cygnal’s Managing Partner Brent Buchanan a 2015 Republican Rising Star. Ten Republicans – ranging from pollsters to consultants to Party officials – were given the hon or at a ceremony held last night on the Potomac River in Washington, […]
Read MoreAlabamians Split on Displaying Confederate Flag at Government Sites
Following Governor Robert Bentley’s decision to remove the Confederate flag from the Alabama Capitol grounds, Cygnal released a survey showing Alabamians approve of the decision by a slim majority. During a scientific Internet poll conducted from June 22-24, the Alabama-based communication and polling firm found that 51.2% of Alabamians do not think Alabama government buildings […]
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