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Archived News GW's Politics School Hits 20 Graduation Keynote speaker Sen. James H. Webb Jr., Virginia Democrat, encouraged the graduates at the campus ceremony inside the Dorothy Betts Theater to avoid the "toxic" side of politics and to chose their country over strict partisan beliefs. "Both sides continue to pound each other ... with little good coming to the country," he said. "I ask you to build on your experience here" and work on "changing tomorrow's politics." GW-Battleground 2008 Poll Reveals Presidential Candidate Preferences and Shows Voter Sentiment Toward Congress, Incumbents, and War in Iraq July 26, 20007 - The latest George Washington University Battleground 2008 Poll found a remarkable level of cynicism about Washington as 71 percent of likely voters believe that their Member of Congress puts partisan politics ahead of them. The President's approval rating is still low, but few would have predicted last January that the Congress as an institution would be facing its lowest approval levels in history. While the war in Iraq continues be unpopular (53% consider the war "not worth fighting for"), only 35 percent of voters think that Congressional Democrats can have a lot of influence on the war. Another 36 percent think they can have some. However, Congressional Republicans are not far ahead, as 41 percent think that they can have a lot of influence on the war in Iraq, and 35 percent think they can have some influence. Christopher Arterton, dean of GW's Graduate School of Political Management, said, "The political climate change since the mid-term elections may be short-lived if Democrats are unable to realize tangible changes on the war in Iraq..." Read Full Press Release
A dress rehearsal of sorts, candidates' campaigns - and how the hopefuls run them - can give the public valuable insights about their management styles and even provide clues about how they would govern the country. Christopher Arterton, dean of George Washington University's Graduate School of Political Management, said, "Ultimately, the candidate is the one responsible for the campaign in terms of message, ethics and management." Read Full Article
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GW-Battleground Poll Results:
Poll Reveals Negative Environment for GOP; Control of Congress in
Serious Jeopardy
October 5, 2006 - The latest edition of The George Washington University Battleground 2006 Poll finds an extremely negative political environment that leaves the Republican Party vulnerable to losing both Houses of Congress if the party cannot find ways to reverse the current trends.
"Historically mid-term elections, especially ones occurring in a President's second term, yield a change in parties," said Christopher Arterton, dean of GW's Graduate School of Political Management. "This year, the stakes for the Republican Party are significant and the possibility of the Democrats taking control of both houses is greater than anticipated earlier this year."
Read full analysis at GW's News Center
Academic Campaign Training Provides Competitive Edge
The Hill, Professional Development Special Section
By Emily Heil
September 20, 2006 - Academic experts say formal training in campaign management can give a job candidate specific skills that would otherwise take years of on-the-job training to develop — and a competitive advantage over other candidates without them.
Political work is increasingly specialized and knowledge-driven, says Chris Arterton, Dean of The George Washington University's Graduate School of Political Management. “Politics used to be all about who you know,” he says. “Now, what you know is almost as important."
Study Finds Missed Messages on Capitol Hill
The Washington Post
By Jeffrey H. Birnbaum
October 2, 2006 - When citizens send e-mails to their congressmen through the Web sites of lobby groups, they expect those messages to zip electronically to the place they intended.
It turns out that isn't always the case.
A new study by a company that routes thousands of these e-mails to Congress shows that plenty of constituent e-mails never reach lawmakers' offices.
"Citizens would be understandably upset if they knew that letters they sent through the U.S. Post Office were never delivered," writes Dennis W. Johnson, a George Washington University professor who oversaw the study for the e-mail company, Capitol Advantage. "Unfortunately, there is strong evidence that much of the electronic mail that citizens assume is reaching Congress is ending up in an electronic trash can."
Download Dennis Johnson's full report
Karl Rove Delivers Keynote Address at GSPM Graduation
July 29, 2006 - Karl Rove, the "architect" and driving force behind George W. Bush's successful 2004 presidential campaign, delivered the keynote address at The GW Graduate School of Political Management's Commencement on Saturday, July 29. The veteran political operative shared his professional expertise with more than 100 graduates and their guests.
Listen to Karl's speech
Read what the press had to say
The Mind of Young Voters
National Journal Hotline blog
May 18, 2006 -
Tuesday's forum at the National Press Club on the George Washington University Battleground Poll shed a little light on the evolving minds of young voters. Dem pollster Celinda Lake of Lake Research Partners said that for young voters, "the Democrats are reading quite favorably right now." But, she conceded, young people are in sync with older voters as they generally approve of their member of Congress, and it would be bad for the Democrats if the GOP succeeds in localizing the elections.
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Dems would benefit if young voters turn out, study finds
CQPolitics.com
May 18, 2006 - The current political atmosphere makes it a tough time to be a Republican facing re-election. But a nonpartisan poll released this week indicated the GOP politicians may take an even larger — and sustained — hit among voters between the ages of 18 and 30.
“It’s a good year for Democrats, and it’s an even better year if we can get young people to vote,” Democratic pollster Celinda Lake said at a news conference Tuesday announcing the poll conducted for by the nonprofit Youth Voter Strategies, which is overseen by George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management in Washington.
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The Night Shift
The Washington Post
April 2, 2006 - For many busy professionals trying to stay ahead, one master's degree isn't enough. And area colleges and universities are happily creating programs to cater to them.
Michele Krumm caught the political bug last summer as an intern in the office of Rep. Bobby Jindal (R-La.). The 27-year-old middle school teacher from New Orleans came to Washington hoping to gain firsthand experience on Capitol Hill to use in her civics lessons.
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Class Notes: Lobbying PMGT 230.10
The Washington Post
March 29, 2006 - The students were learning to be lobbyists, but a few already had mastered one aspect of the job: staying behind the scenes.
A half-dozen of the 20 men and women, most in their twenties, quickly figured that they had little to gain from having their faces in the newspaper. They moved to seats in a corner of the windowless classroom beneath K Street that, by agreement, was to be a haven from the lens of a visiting newspaper photographer.
Jack Abramoff should have been so lucky.
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The Grass Roots of a Neighborhood
The Washington Post
By Richard Lukas, GSPM Class of 2005
September 11, 2005 -
As a youth growing up in New Jersey -- the Garden State -- I spent many hours atop a riding mower, cutting my grandfather's acres of lawn while coping with my allergies to all the verdant trimmings.
My transition five years ago to Washington was easy, thanks to Pierre L'Enfant, who made sure that the District didn't lack for parkland or bucolic retreats. But when I became a homeowner about a year ago, the postage-stamp lawn that came with my rowhouse seemed a laughable substitute for my native New Jersey turf. About 14 feet wide and 10 feet deep, my yard appeared to be the clone of 20 or so other yards on my Capitol Hill street.
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GSPM's Native American Scholarship Program is the
First-of-its-Kind
GW News Release
June 22, 2005 - The George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management's (GSPM) Semester In Washington program has been awarded a $225,000 grant from the SBC Foundation, the philanthropic arm of SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE: SBC). The grant will fund a first-of-its-kind political leadership development scholarship program for Native American college students at the University.
The Class of 2004: The Campaign Managers
October 17, 2004 - There's a young Republican and an aging Democrat.
There's a fresh-faced college graduate and a seasoned political operative.
There's a kid brother and a political mercenary.
There's a life-long friend and a doting cat owner.
And there are a whole lot of lawyers.
Like the candidates they represent, the men [Erik Greathouse, GSPM Class of 1997] and women [Mindy Mazur, GSPM Class of 2003] engineering Missouri's statewide political campaigns this election season are in many ways diverse, but in other ways strikingly similar...
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GSPM Announces Latest Battleground Poll at The National Press Club
September 21, 2004 - The George Washington University Battleground 2004 Poll released today continues to show an intensely divided electorate. The aided Presidential ballot stands at 49% for Bush and 45% for Kerry....
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GSPM/Legislative Affairs Professor Charles Cushman
in New York Times
September 11, 2004
To the Editor:
A Sept. 8 letter about the 1,000th American death in Iraq connects
the war in Iraq to the 9/11 terror attacks.
But despite the repeated efforts by the president and the vice president
to make that connection, there is simply no evidence that there
is, was or ever shall be any link between Iraq and 9/11.
Taking the attack to the terrorists, as we did in Afghanistan, made
sense. But shifting intelligence and military assets out of that
fight, before it was done, to the invasion of Iraq did not help
the struggle against terror. In fact, it set back that effort.
President Bush should turn his attention, and our national strength,
back to that task, which he dropped to settle scores with Saddam
Hussein.
Charles B. Cushman Jr.
Washington, Sept. 9, 2004
GWU
Named Top School for 'Political Junkies'
by
Kaplan/Newsweek Poll
August 12, 2004 - The 2005 Kaplan/Newsweek "How to Get into College" Guide named The George Washington University as the hottest university in the nation for "political junkies." GW is commended for its blend of academics and politics in the classroom and throughout campus, as well as for its fixed tuition program. For the second time in three years GW is on the "Hot Schools" list... Read full article
High-Tech
Challenges: Book Explores Congress' Use of Electronic Communication
Roll Call
June 15, 2004 - In "Congress Online: Bridging the Gap Between Citizens and Their Representatives," Capitol Hill veteran and former political consultant Dennis Johnson seeks to explain what appears to be obvious.
Everyone knows that the advent of online communication has forever
changed the face of representative government, but the question
is how have Members of Congress responded to these new technologies...
GSPM Brings Battleground Poll to GW
University to House Archive of Highly Regarded Election Survey
April 7, 2004 - The George Washington University announced today that it will sponsor the "2004 Battleground Poll," a highly regarded bi-partisan election survey which is conducted by top polling firms Lake, Snell, Perry and Associates and The Tarrance Group. The survey will now be known as "The George Washington University Battleground Poll." In addition, GW's Gelman Library will become the official archive for all Battleground Polls conducted to date, as well as GW-Battleground Polls in the future...
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