by Tracy Munsil | Jul 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
Yesterday the Democratic delegates in Philadelphia completed the first item of business of any political convention, approving the 2016 Democratic Party Platform. Political party platforms are important—think of the platform as an organization’s mission-vision...
by Tracy Munsil | Jul 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
I am still processing the long-term fallout from Ted Cruz’s historic non-endorsement from last night. Internally, my responses oscillate between this was Cruz’s very public act of political suicide and it was an incredibly brilliant political set-up for...
by Tracy Munsil | Jul 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
Even though the GOP Convention theme for Day 2 was “Make American Work Again,” yesterday’s messaging was long on “prosecuting” Hillary Clinton and – to my mind — way too short on sharing the Republican Party’s longstanding...
by Tracy Munsil | Jul 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
As the Melania speech fallout continues to dominate today’s media coverage, a number of highlights from last night are being lost in that unfortunate diversion. The lineup of GOP Convention speakers last night featured remarkable individual American citizens,...
by Tracy Munsil | Jul 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
The GOP Convention kicks off this afternoon and the preliminary festivities are already underway. Credentials have been distributed, and AZ delegates are equipped with snazzy delegation polos, clear carry-all bags for security, and obligatory Trump gear. Last night,...
by Tracy Munsil | Jul 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
This is my first visit to Cleveland and I’m loving my return to the Midwest. I was raised in Wisconsin — I spent my teen years living on Catfish Lake in the little vacation town of Eagle River, about six hours due north of Chicago. Even though I’ve...
