The Common Good hosted Doug Schoen, political strategist, pollster, and advisor to President Bill Clinton and Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Schoen discussed his book ‘The Power of the Vote: Electing Presidents, Overthrowing Dictators, and Promoting Democracy Around the World.’
The Power of the Vote lays out a game plan for the Democrats, detailing the strategies and tactics that will lead them back to the White House. Schoen illustrates how technology and politics have merged to change the political process in America and abroad. His technology strategies were critical to Bill Clinton’s successful reelection campaign in 1996 and revolutionized party strategy when he helped New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg get elected. In the book he demonstrates how to utilize the latest technology to help candidates win the hearts and minds of the public.
ouglas Schoen is an American political analyst, pollster, author, and commentator. He is a political analyst for Fox News. He partnered with political strategist Mark Penn and Michael Berland in the firm of Penn, Schoen & Berland. He believes that lower taxes would be a successful Democratic strategy, opposed President Obama’s Affordable Care Act, warned the Democratic Party to reject the Occupy Wall Street protest, and recommended that President Obama not run for reelection in 2012.
