Cygnal Pulse Podcast

Cygnal's Pulse Pod: Trump's Surprising Surge and America's Shifting Landscape - Join us for the latest episode of Cygnal's Pulse Pod as we dive into the most recent political trends and public opinion shifts that are reshaping America's political landscape. Our data-driven analysis reveals some surprising developments that you won't want to miss.Episode Highlights:Black Men Love Trump: We'll explore the unexpected political realignment as Trump makes significant inroads with historically Democratic-leaning constituencies. A staggering 42% of black men now approve of Trump's job performance. Top Issues: Discover why inflation and the economy have become the nation's primary concern, overshadowing previous hot-button issues like immigration. Party Perceptions: We'll break down the current favorability ratings of Democrats and Republicans in Washington, with some surprising results. COVID-19 Origins: Learn about the growing consensus regarding the origins of the COVID-19 virus, with two-thirds of Americans now believing it likely originated from a Chinese lab. National Mood: Find out why Americans are suddenly feeling more optimistic about the country's direction. Trump's Wins: We'll discuss several of Trump's policies that are gaining traction with the public, including:Merit-based hiring vs. DEI initiativesDeclassification of historical assassination filesImmigration and border security measuresSupport for reducing government spendingTariffs on ChinaThe surprising public opinion on acquiring GreenlandMixed Reviews: We'll also touch on some policies receiving mixed public support, such as birthright citizenship and tariffs on Mexico and Canada. Don't miss this comprehensive look at the evolving American political landscape. Subscribe to Cygnal's Pulse Pod for in-depth analysis and expert insights on the latest trends shaping our nation's future.Brent Buchanan X - @brentbucJohn Rogers X - @johnrogersal

In this special BONUS episode of the Cygnal Pulse Pod, President and Founder Brent Buchanan, together with Vice President Brock McCleary, discuss insights into the latest data shifts as the 2024 election cycle reaches its final stretch. Our experts take a deeper dive into the data in this podcast episode and illuminate pivotal trends and changes in voter behavior, offering a timely examination of the data's implications for the current political landscape with just days to go until Election Day. Listen now and SUBSCRIBE!

On the latest episode of the Cygnal Pulse Pod, Cygnal Pollster, Founder, and President Brent Buchanan sits down with our Director of Innovation Noah Wyhof-Rudnick to discuss key takeaways from the data presented in October's national voter survey from NVT Live. Listen to expert opinion and analysis on how the election is shaping up as we are now under 4 weeks until Election Day. This is the perfect listen if you were unable to join our online panel to discover new key insights.

In this new episode of the Cygnal Pulse Pod, our pollsters and data experts reflect on key data from our latest poll on all the battleground districts nationwide after the second Presidential debate wrapped. Listen to VP of Polling Brock McCleary and Director of Polling Mike Yelovich to gain a comprehensive understanding of the prevailing political winds shaping these KEY districts as we edge closer and closer to November and discover questions asked live during the presentation. This is the perfect listen if you were unable to join our Battlegrounds Zoom Presentation!

On the latest episode of the Cygnal Pulse Pod, Cygnal Pollster Chris Lane sits down with our Director of Innovation Noah Wyhof-Rudnick to discuss key takeaways from the data presented in August's national voter survey from NVT Live. Listen to expert opinion and analysis on how the election is shaping up as we edge closer to November. This is the perfect listen if you were unable to join our online panel to discover new key insights.

In this new episode of the Cygnal Pulse Pod, our pollsters and data experts reflect on key data from our latest poll on all the battleground districts nationwide after the first Presidential debate wrapped. Listen to VP of Polling Brock McCleary and Director of Polling Mike Yelovich to gain a comprehensive understanding of the political dynamics shaping these key states, follow the national trends until election day, and discover questions asked live during the presentation. Be on the lookout for new battlegrounds data in September up to election day!

On the latest episode of the Cygnal Pulse Pod, Cygnal Pollster Mitch Brown sits down with our Director of Innovation Noah Wyhof-Rudnick to discuss key takeaways from the data presented in June's national voter survey from NVT Live. Listen to expert opinion and analysis on economic data and party realignment trends that will be the key in messaging to voters in 2024. This is the perfect listen if you were unable to join our online panel to discover new key insights as we gear up for November.

In this new episode of the Cygnal Pulse Pod, our pollsters and data experts reflect on key data from our latest poll on all the battleground districts nationwide. Listen to VP of Polling Brock McCleary and Director of Polling Mike Yelovich to gain a comprehensive understanding of the political dynamics shaping these key states, follow the national trends until election day, and discover questions asked live during the presentation. Be on the lookout for new battlegrounds data in July up to election day!

On the latest episode of the Cygnal Pulse Pod, Cygnal Pollster Mitch Brown sits down with our Director of Innovation Noah Wyhof-Rudnick to discuss key takeaways from the data presented in April's national voter survey from NVT Live. Listen to expert opinion and analysis on economic data and party realignment trends that will be the key in messaging to voters in 2024. This is the perfect listen if you were unable to join our online panel to discover new key insights as we gear up for November.

In this new episode of the Cygnal Pulse Pod, our pollsters and data experts reflect on key data from our latest poll on all the battleground districts nationwide. Listen to VP of Polling Brock McCleary and Director of Polling Mike Yelovich to gain a comprehensive understanding of the political dynamics shaping these key states, follow the national trends until election day, and discover questions asked live during the presentation. Be on the lookout for new battlegrounds data in May and throughout the election year!

On the latest episode of the Cygnal Pulse Pod, Cygnal Pollster Chris Lane sits down with our Director of Innovation Noah Wyhof-Rudnick to discuss key takeaways from the data presented in February's national voter survey from NVT Live. Discover expert analysis on Biden's image rating change over the last few months, a head-to-head match up of Trump and Biden, how the crisis at our southern border has impacted voters' top priorities, and more. This is the perfect listen if you were unable to join our online panel to discover new key insights as we gear up for November.

In the latest episode of the Cygnal Pulse Pod, our pollsters and data experts will reflect on key insights from our latest poll on all the battleground districts nationwide. Listen to Brock McCleary and Noah Wyhof-Rudnick to gain a comprehensive understanding of the political dynamics shaping these key states, follow the national trends until election day, and discover questions asked live during the presentation. Be on the lookout for new battlegrounds data throughout the election year!

On the latest episode of the Cygnal Pulse Pod, Cygnal's VP of Polling Brock McCleary sits down with our Director of Innovation Noah Wyhof-Rudnick to discuss key takeaways from the data presented in December's national voter survey from NVT Live, our last webinar of the year. Discover expert analysis on voters' stance on wrong track/right direction, state-by-state top priorities, presidential ballot, and more. This is the perfect listen if you were unable to join our online panel to discover new key insights as we edge into the '24 election year.

On the latest episode of the Cygnal Pulse Pod, President and Founder of Cygnal Brent Buchanan sits down with our Director of Innovation Noah Wyhof-Rudnick to discuss key takeaways from the data in November's national voter survey from NVT Live. This is the perfect listen if you were unable to join our online panel to discover new key insights exactly one year out from the 2024 election.

On the latest episode of the Cygnal Pulse Pod, Pollster and Director of Client Strategy John Rogers sits down with Director of Innovation Noah Wyhof-Rudnick to discuss top questions from this month's NVT Live. If you did not join their live panel, check out this mini Pulse Pod episode today to discover key insights!

On our new episode of the Pulse Pod, Pollster Mitch Brown sits down with Director of Innovation Noah Wyhof-Rudnick to reflect on their NVT Live online panel and dive into 2 important questions asked from our social media audience. If you did not have the chance to join NVT Live, check out this 19-minute podcast episode today!

On our new episode of the Pulse Pod, Pollster Chris Lane sits down with Director of Innovation Noah Wyhof-Rudnick to reflect on their NVT Live online panel and dive into key insights that might have been missed. If you didn't have the chance to join our panel, this quick 17-minute podcast is the perfect listen for you.

On this week's episode of the Pulse Pod, we welcome Jeff Berkowitz, Founder and CEO of Delve, a company that provides competitive intelligence for public affairs. Jeff was Research Director at the RNC and did two tours under four chairman, five election cycles. In this episode, we discuss about how opposition research and risk advisory can impact what a lot of us are about to turn our attention to: the state legislative sessions and federal issue work. Listen now!

Cygnal President and Founder Brent Buchanan and data expert Noah Wyhof-Rudnick lead our final Voter Trends Webinar before a crucial midterm election. Listen now to discover our most recent data on the generic ballot, Biden image, top issues, and so much more.

In this roundtable discussion, Chris is joined by Dr. Peter Wish, Author of The Candidate's 7 Deadly Sins, and Cygnal Pollster John Rogers. Together they discuss how you can tap into voter emotions in this home stretch before midterms. Listen now!

In our September National Voter Trends Panel, Cygnal Pollster Chris Lane and Director of Sampling & Innovation Noah Wyhof-Rudnick delivered key insights into the data shifts from the past month.

On this week's episode of the Pulse Pod, Brent is joined by Will Long, founder and CEO of Numinar Analytics, a company that has developed new technology that helps political campaigns make better use of data and predictive analytics. Together, they touch on the strategic opportunities for campaigns if they can harness their data, and how useful it can be throughout the final stretch of the election.

In one of our final episodes before early voting starts in the '22 midterms, Cygnal Pollster Brock McCleary and Data Expert Noah Wyhof-Rudnick break down how voters are reacting to the FBI's Mar-a-Lago raid, the IRS hiring spree, inflation and the abortion issue.

On this week's episode of the Pulse Pod, Chris and Brent are joined by Sam Leach, Cygnal's sampling director, who shares his insights on the data obtained from our post-Dobbs decision national survey. The conversation touches on how the abortion issue in general, and the Dobbs case in particular, may affect the outcome of the midterms in November.

On this week's episode of the Pulse Pod, Chris is joined by Cygnal's Director of Client Strategy, John Rogers, and Noah Wyhof-Rudnick, Director of Sampling and Innovation. Together, they share key insights concerning Cygnal's July National Survey and discuss how the electoral environment is taking shape as we continue to come closer to election day in November.

On this week's episode of the Pulse Pod, Cygnal Founder Brent Buchanan is joined by political strategist and consultant Wesley Donehue on his second appearance on the Pulse Pod, to talk about his brand new book “Under Fire – 13 Rules for Surviving Cancel Culture (and Other Crises)." Wesley is the founder & CEO of Push Digital and Laurens Group, among other ventures, and he's worked with a ton of high profile corporations and campaigns, such as SeaWorld, Lindsey Graham and Marco Rubio, just to name a few. Listen now!

On this week's episode of the Pulse Pod, Chris is joined by Cygnal's President and Founder, pollster Brent Buchanan, and Noah Wyhof-Rudnick, Director of Sampling and Innovation. Together, they share key insights concerning Cygnal's June National Survey and discuss how the electoral environment is taking shape as we continue to come closer to election day in November.

On this week's episode of the Pulse Pod, Chris and Brent are joined by Cygnal's Director of Sampling & Innovation, Noah Wyhof-Rudnick, and Robert “Bobby” Saparow, Governor Brian Kemp's campaign manager. Together, they discuss the major advantages provided by Cygnal's Momentum, an innovative tracking methodology that recently won a Gold Pollie Award at the AAPC Pollies in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and that has helped Kemp's race achieve unprecedented success in Georgia.

On this week's episode of the Pulse Pod, discover our May National Voter Trends Panel with our Director of Client Strategy, Chris Lane, and Director of Sampling & Innovation, Noah Wyhof-Rudnick. Together, they reveal brand new Cygnal data and how the electoral environment is taking shape as midterm season is upon us. How are current political events impacting voters? Listen now!

On this week's episode of the Pulse Pod, Chris and Brent are joined by Dr. Frederick Barber, President of Response: AI, a full service and self-service market research firm which is a current partner of Cygnal's. Together, they take a close look into Ad Testing–its advantages over other research methods such as Focus Groups, and its differences from standard polling.

On this week's episode of the Pulse Pod, Cygnal's John Rogers, Director of Client Strategy, and Noah Wyhof-Rudnick, Director of Sampling & Innovation, share their insights from Cygnal's April National Poll. Together, they dive deep into the most important trends concerning this recently conducted survey, and how those are shaping up the current electoral environment. Listen now and discover what key shifts changed from March!

On this week's episode of the Pulse Pod, Chris and Brent are joined by Dr. Peter Wish, a campaign coach and strategist to political candidates, and author of the book, “The Candidate's 7 Deadly Sins: Using Emotional Optics to Turn Political Vices into Virtues." Together, they dive into the voter's psychology, taking a close look to the major role that emotion plays when the time comes to vote.

On this week's episode of the Pulse Pod, Cygnal's Brock McCleary, VP of Polling, and Noah Wyhof-Rudnick, Director of Sampling & Innovation, share their insights from Cygnal's March National Poll. Together, they dive deep into the most important trends concerning this recently conducted survey, and how those are shaping up the current electoral environment.

On this week's episode of the Pulse Pod, Chris and Brent share their table with Cygnal's analyst and data scientist James Shirley, together with Tab Berg, a consultant based in California and Founder/President of TABCommunications, Inc. Jointly, they dive deep into Predictive Analytics – what is it, how does it work, in which cases is it more useful than standard poling, and how we can expect it to develop in the near future.

On this episode of the Pulse Pod, Brent and Chris are joined by Cygnal's experienced pollster and VP Brock McCleary to discuss the upcoming elections and touching on some major issues, including the current political environment (which is favorable towards Republicans), consequences of COVID policies, and shifting demographic trends.

On this first Pulse Pod episode of 2022, Chris and Brent premiere the new podcast's round table format. This time, they are joined by Chris Lane and John Rogers, two Cygnal team pollsters. They discuss the current general election macro environment, inflation concerns, and key demographics of voters moving into midterm season.

On this week's episode of the Cygnal Pulse Pod, Chris and Brent share a preview for next year, as the current format of the podcast is being updated, moving from its usual intro + interview structure to a new style that will include some round table discussions and the sharing of very unique data collected by Cygnal's own DIT. Also, Cygnal's data scientist Noah Rudnick talks in detail about the mentioned District and Issue Tracker, commenting on some very insightful facts that was collected from around 6,000 respondents.

On this week's episode of the Cygnal Pulse Pod, Chris and Brent discuss the burst of optimism among Republicans stemming from the Virginia race. Yet, the two reiterate the importance of how different federal elections are from smaller campaigns that focus on local issues. Simplistic messaging stood out as the winning strategy in Youngkin's victory. On another note, an original process of daily tracking developed by the Cygnal team has resulted in very accurate results in comparison with the traditional multi-mode poll.Our guest this week on the Cygnal Pulse Pod (Ep. 36) is Matt Gould. Matt Gould is a New Jersey based political operative with more than 10 years of legislative election experience. He has served as the executive director of the New Jersey Assembly Republican leadership PAC, Assembly Republican Victory, since 2017. In 2021 the caucus had the largest single cycle pick-ups in 30 years, gaining 6 seats. In the last two cycles the caucus has flipped a total of 8 seats. Matt lives in Manahawkin, NJ with his wife Katie, three sons, Teague, Dan and Jack, and bassett hound Millard Fillmore.

On this week's episode of the Cygnal Pulse Pod, Chris and Brent discuss the importance of storytelling when aiming to On this week's episode of the Pulse Pod, Chris and Brent discuss different types of survey responses. This year shows a particularly high rate of over-response among Republicans, meaning they want their voices to be heard when it comes to certain topics and issues. However, experience has shown us that a high survey response rate doesn't necessarily mean a significant turnout of a specific voter group - At the end of the day, voter turnout and trend is usually cyclical in the political environment. Our guest this week on the Cygnal Pulse Pod (Ep. 35) is Josh Penry. Josh is a Principal at 76 Group. He's run winning statewide ballot initiative campaigns legalizing sports betting, banning gerrymandering, and making it more difficult for interest groups to amend Colorado's constitution. In 2020, he led the Amendment B campaign, the largest fiscal overhaul enacted in Colorado in decades. Penry was also the lead strategist for Mike Coffman's upset victories in 2014 and 2016. A former state representative, state senate minority leader, congressional press secretary, and Staff Director of a US House Subcommittee, today Josh's work operates at the intersection of public policy and public opinion, helping corporate, non-profit and political clients move the agenda in a way that matters.

On this week's episode of the Cygnal Pulse Pod, Chris and Brent discuss the importance of storytelling when aiming to convey a political message. It's not enough to say the right words and have the right points – you have to give people something to connect to from an emotional side. On another note, the most recent data thrown by the District & Issue Tracker (DIT) reveals a significant degradation of the political environment for democrats.full-service communications company. Prior to starting her own company, she was Vice President of Public Relations and Marketing for Kid One Transport, a state-wide non-profit organization, and Public Relations Account Director at o2ideas, where she succeeded in gaining international press coverage for clients. In 2002, Holly was Press Secretary for an Alabama statewide political campaign. She has also worked for Senator Richard Shelby's Press Department, Concerned Women for America's Media Department and served as an assistant to Vice President, Ray Cole of Van Scoyoc Associates, Inc., all in Washington, D.C. In March of 2011, Lollar received the distinguished honor of being named one of the Birmingham Business Journal's “Top 40 Under 40”. In 2017, she was named to Yellowhammer News' Power & Influence 50 list of the most powerful and influential players in Alabama politics and business.

On this week's episode of the Cygnal Pulse Pod, Chris and Brent discuss some surprising data revealed by the District Issue Tracker. In only one month, “Recovering from Covid” went from the 8th most important priority for voters all the way to the 2nd most important priority, above other major social and economic concerns. This new context brings up a brand new challenge for campaigns: having to find an effective way to pivot while keeping a consistent emotional tone, regardless of what issues are dominating the narrative at the moment.Our guest this week on the Cygnal Pulse Pod (Ep. 32) is Nick Everhart, the Founder and President of Content Creative Media (CCM). Prior to starting CCM, Nick worked for Majority Strategies, the largest Republican print and mobile firms in the country. He also spent a decade working at the Strategy Group for Media, serving as co-founder and president of the advertising company's media planning and placement division, as well as working in all aspects of the creative media process. Named to the 2017 AAPC 40 Under 40 class and a Campaign & Elections 2011 "Rising Star,” Nick has been involved in some of the nation's most high-profile races. This includes helping state legislative caucuses return to GOP control, protecting numerous vulnerable Congressional seats, and securing wins for Republican governors and U.S. senators across the country.

On this week's episode of the Pulse Pod, Chris and Brent discuss the movement of some minority voter groups such as Cubans, Venezuelans, and Vietnamese trending towards Republicans. Having their own set of ideals and beliefs originated from their unique experience both in the US and in their native countries, it seems that issues such as immigration and other social measures are not as important to them as the right they cherish the most: freedom.Our guest this week on the Cygnal Pulse Pod (Ep. 31) is Phil Vangelakos, a political strategist and recognized digital communications expert with a history of leveraging cutting-edge trends in technology, traditional and social media; strategic communications, branding and research. If your campaign is a heist film…Phil is your explosives expert.

On this week's episode of the Pulse Pod, Chris and Brent discuss political psychology and the major impact that understanding voter's emotions can have on campaigns. Given the fact that people make decisions based on the feelings they have rather than on well-reasoned arguments, the better the candidates can understand their voters' emotions, the better they can communicate and build trust with voters.Our guest this week on the Cygnal Pulse Pod (Ep. 30) is Dr. Peter Wish. During a successful, prominent career as a clinical and academic psychologist, Dr. Wish also became a fundraiser, campaign coach, and strategist to political candidates. He served on Mitt Romney's 2012 National Presidential Finance Committee and has advised Republican and Democratic candidates in state, congressional, senatorial, and gubernatorial campaigns. He has appeared on over 100 television and radio shows including: Nightline, The Today Show, Good Morning America, and The CBS Morning Show.

On this week's episode of the Pulse Pod, Chris Lane, Director of Client Strategy, and Brent discuss the results of the first DIT subscription service survey. While some social matters like critical race theory drew a lower number than expected, pocketbook-related issues such as inflation and the overall development of the economy appear to be at the very core of average American citizens' concerns.Our guest this week on the Cygnal Pulse Pod (Ep. 29) is Brian Wynne, who by the time he was in middle school, knew he would be involved in politics. Starting with an internship for John McCain's campaign, Brian went on to work on both Mitt Romney and Chris Christie's campaigns. He rose through the ranks of Governor Charlie Baker's campaign team and is now a senior advisor to Gov. Baker.

On this week's episode of the Pulse Pod, Chris and Brent discuss the brand new DIT subscription service. This exciting tool developed by Cygnal's data science team is designed to help campaigns at every level understand their districts, their voters, and their issues better, providing consistent real time data concerning the most important topics among a certain community. The District Issue Tracker is the best way to get a snapshot of what's going on in a legislative or congressional district without spending thousands of dollars in polls.Our guest this week on the Cygnal Pulse Pod (Ep. 28) is Tim Murtaugh. Tim's career encompasses serving as Communications Director for the most-watched political campaign in world history – the Trump 2020 campaign – plus, a body of impressive work on statewide campaigns, congressional races, and in senior leadership positions at national political committees. He has overseen public relations strategies in states from Hawaii to Maine and has led successful targeted advocacy efforts for individuals, organizations, and legislative proposals using all available avenues: publications, press events/releases, media appearances, paid television, radio advertisements, social media, direct mail, and internet videos. In short, if there is a message to be delivered to an audience, he knows how to craft it, send it, and direct it.

On this week's episode of the Pulse Pod, Brent and John Rogers, one of Cygnal's Directors of Client Strategy, talk about “Coming out of COVID” and the impact it is going to have on politics. They discuss a recent Cygnal poll showing the consequences of politicians violating their own restrictions. This poll revealed that Governor Whitmer's image has gone down several points after going into a bar with another 12 people and also flying to Florida while asking Michiganders to stay home - It seems that the thing voters hate the most is hypocrisy.Our guest this week on the Cygnal Pulse Pod (Ep. 27) is Lenny McAllister a talented media personality, public speaker, writer, author, and rising leader that has “… a mission to make positive changes to the status quo within politics, societal matters, and other issues that hamper our American way of life …”Lenny is a “rising star” among the Republican grassroots, political insiders, the commentary community, and much of Black America, primarily for having an uncommon passion for urban constituents and conservative compatriots alike. He continues to be featured on leading regional, national, and international cable news programs offering an insightful look into modern conservative thought. Since 2014, Lenny has been featured as both a host and contributor to outlets including the iconic Newsradio 1020 KDKA (Pittsburgh), Sun News Network (Canada), WQED Pittsburgh, National Public Radio, and the Pittsburgh Cable News Network.“The McAllister Minute,” a regular feature of the American Urban Radio Network, runs 2 weeks a month on hundreds of stations nationwide where Lenny extols conservative values and perspectives to mostly progressive audiences.

On this week’s episode of the Pulse Pod, Chris and Brent discuss the results of our latest national poll for a look into the 22 cycle and what it holds for candidates and campaigns. As the COVID pandemic starts to fade into the background, new trends in the data are beginning to emerge. Brent breaks it all down for us at the top of the episode.Our guest this week on the Cygnal Pulse Pod (Ep. 26) is Phillip Stutts, best-selling author and host of the “Undefeated Marketing”podcast. Phillip Stutts comes from the cutthroat world of political and corporate marketing and has been described as a “marketing maverick reshaping business success using the secret formula that gets presidents elected”. Contributing to 1,407 election victories, including three U.S. Presidential victories and working with multiple Fortune 200 companies, Phillip plays the game of political and corporate marketing on the highest level, battling it out with fierce competition, multi-billion-dollar budgets, and a win or die mentality. Phillip is founder and CEO of Win BIG Media and Founder/Executive Chairman of Go BIG Media. He has spoken in front of 50 million+ people in his career and made more than 350 national media appearances including ESPN, CBS, FOX BUSINESS, FOX NEWS, MSNBC, and CNN.

On this week’s episode of the Pulse Pod, Chris Kratzer talks with Jeff Lewis, another one of our newest Directors of Client Strategy. Jeff describes the interesting path that led him to politics, a path that he never really expected to take, and how despite leaving politics a few times, he just keeps coming back. We are thrilled his path has led him to Cygnal.Our guest this week on the Cygnal Pulse Pod (Ep. 25) is Willis Jones, founder of Capitol City Research and former Director of Constituent Services for Lt. Governor Peter Kinder. Prior to founding CCR, he served as research director for The Barklage Company, a Missouri-based political consulting firm. Willis has been involved in political research for campaigns, committees, and caucuses since 1996, and his vast experience earned him a spot on the Missouri Times 2019 Political Playmakers list. He is also a member of MENSA and the pastor for Crossroads Baptist Church

On this week’s episode of the Pulse Pod, Brent and Chris Lane, one of our newest Directors of Client Strategy, discuss Chris' early political experiences in Massachusetts and his later collaborations in some remarkable campaigns, including Scott Brown for US senate and Charlie Baker's run for Governor for the second time. Chris shares some great advice for candidates running in particularly tough districts.Our guest this week on the Cygnal Pulse Pod (Ep. 24) is Sean Walsh, a public affairs operative with leadership positions on dozens of candidate and issue campaigns in Colorado. His expertise includes community outreach strategies, local government lobbying, message development, coalition-building, grassroots organizing, and fundraising.

On this week’s episode of the Pulse Pod, Chris and Brent discuss the key takeaways from a recent Cygnal poll of likely voters in Florida. They overwhelmingly approve of Governor DeSantis’ handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine distribution and they do not trust the media to report it fairly. Also – Floridians love Publix. Who doesn’t?Our guest this week on the Cygnal Pulse Pod (Ep. 23) is Fount Holland. To put it simply, Fount Holland is a fighter who knows how to win. As Oklahoma’s preeminent political strategist, he has worked with more than 100 current officeholders at the local, statewide and federal levels. He also represents clients across the United States who call on him for his expertise in political direct mail.