GSPM Blog

Over the last few days, people at the Campaigns and Elections "The Art of Political Campaigning" conference here in Washington, DC have commented that the profession of politics is not being hit by the recession like other industries are. When I posted this on Twitter, many disagreed. One tweet commented that the profession has been hit hard by the recession. To find an answer to this debate, I interviewed a number of people at the conference and asked them what they thought. In the end, it seems that the recession has had differing affects on the political profession, dependent upon what sector you are in.

Republican Fundraiser of more than 20 years, Nancy Bocskor. 

 Publisher of Campaigns and Election's "Politics Magazine," Jordan Lieberman.

Chris Jones, President and CEO of PoliTemps.

GSPM Student Michael Ford.

Executive Director of The American Association of Political Consultants, Angela McMillen.