by sbachwich@grassrootsmidwest.com | Mar 1, 2017 | Blog, Elections
Good governance starts locally. As a longtime student of Michigan politics, I’ve grown familiar with the seasonal arrival of candidates eager to serve their local communities. And, as co-founder and partner at Grassroots Midwest, I’ve personally helped many of them to...
by sbachwich@grassrootsmidwest.com | Feb 23, 2017 | Best Practices, Blog
I love words. Words are great! We have the best words. The very best, I assure you. They have power. They win elections. They can be simple and direct. Or they can be complexly constructed to confuse even the most coherent concept completely. Words are magic. ...
by sbachwich@grassrootsmidwest.com | Feb 15, 2017 | Best Practices, Blog
Success in public relations, policy, and political campaigns all rely on accurately reading the terrain and plotting a course. Staying aware of news media and policy trends – and using that to make preparations – is as critical as it is time-consuming....
by sbachwich@grassrootsmidwest.com | Jan 26, 2017 | Best Practices, Blog
Nobody talks anymore. Yeah, we throw words around and make a lot of noise, but we don’t actually communicate. We used to. We used to listen to each other. We used to ask how someone was doing looking for an honest answer. But those days are gone. We don’t talk with...
by sbachwich@grassrootsmidwest.com | Jan 12, 2017 | Blog, Elections
As we start this new year, preparations for the 2018 elections are already starting to take shape. It is too early to say what 2018 will bring us, and if 2016 taught us anything, it’s to assume nothing. President-Elect Donald Trump ran an unorthodox campaign that flew...
