Barack Obama
Mandate Top 7: top political moments from 2009
Posted by Alex Finnegan at Mon, 04/01/2010 - 11:09am in Political commentary
In the spirit of annual yearly reviews, Mandate has compiled our 'Top 7' list of political moments from 2009. Unsurprisingly, America's new President is top of the list but there are few surprise choices in there as well:
Yes, council websites can
Posted by Mark Pack at Fri, 02/10/2009 - 9:20am in Internet
The October edition of Total Politics carries this article from me on how local authorities can learn from the Obama campaign's mastery of the internet to build communities of active and engaged residents:
Why does your local council exist? There are many answers to that question, especially from different points on the political spectrum, but at the heart of nearly all of them is the belief that there are some tasks best done together rather than individually.
Mandate Top 7: unguarded comments by public figures
Posted by Theo Blackwell at Thu, 17/09/2009 - 2:53pm in Political commentary
At number 6: unguarded Obama swats fly
Following Obama's off the record "Jackass" comment concerning Kanye West storming the stage at the MTV awards, Mandate has compiled our 'Top 7' list of unguarded comments in public life:
Mandate's Top 7 Summer Reads
Posted by Theo Blackwell at Wed, 05/08/2009 - 2:39pm in Political Mandate news
Silly season always brings out pieces on what politicians will be reading on the beach, so the Political Mandate team suggests some light reading for politicos looking for enlightenment.
Unpresidented
Posted by Nick Laitner at Fri, 23/01/2009 - 9:54am in
"I, Barack Hussein Obama, do solemnly swear…” Moving words, and certainly exciting ones for democrats and progressives everywhere. But – as the world knows – the rest of the oath itself proved problematic.
Total war declared on economy, in Beeston
Posted by Theo Blackwell at Wed, 21/01/2009 - 12:32pm in
Mandate was on hand to witness last night's extraordinary speech by Bank of England Governor Mervyn King to the East Midlands CBI in Nottingham.
While the eyes of the world were firmly fixed on the inauguration of Barack Obama, America's first African-American President, economic history was being quietly made on Beeston, Nottinghamshire, with the announcement of a range of "unconventional measures" to keep the economy afloat and an astonishing attack on the banks.
Speed kills - Obama floors McCain with a counter-punch
Posted by Theo Blackwell at Thu, 16/10/2008 - 1:23pm in
Although it was felt that Obama won last night's Presidential debate on points, the soundbite of the evening was delivered by McCain:
It clearly had traction, not just at the time (look at Obama take the blow) but also in the morning's press.
Palin doll spells trouble for Obama
Posted by Theo Blackwell at Wed, 10/09/2008 - 11:17am in
When high politics reaches popular culture, political pundits should sit up and take notice.
In what could be considered another worrying sign of the Palin bangwagon rolling on, shifting the spotlight from Obama - a Palin doll has found its way onto the market.
There are three versions of the action figure - an executive, a schoolgirl and (of course) a .45 calibre gun-toting superhero.
Why Hillary lost and Barack won
Posted by Theo Blackwell at Thu, 05/06/2008 - 1:08pm in
Now that the victory has been announced for Barack Obama, the first real postmortems are emerging.
See this from the Washington Post blogger ‘The Fix’ on what went wrong for Clinton and what went righ
Talking the talk: Obama vs Brown
Posted by Nick Laitner at Thu, 05/06/2008 - 5:33am in
Compare this:
Sixteen months have passed since we first stood together on the steps of the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. Thousands of miles have been travelled. Millions of voices have been heard.
