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First Person Politics has appeared in print and in the news.

published work

How to Talk to Skeptical Senators About Ending the Filibuster
Inside Sources: September 2020

Get to Know David Rosen
Public Citizen News (page 2): January/February 2019

The Political Psychology of Wave Elections
Campaigns and Elections: October 2018

Want Your Emails Delivered? Avoid These Spam Triggers
Campaigns and Elections: February 2018

A Playbook for Viral Advocacy Efforts
Campaigns and Elections: October 2017

How the Monopoly Man Captivated the Press and Won the Internet
ReThink Media: October 2017

What Believing You Will Win Does To Your Campaign
Campaigns and Elections: September 2017

Does Modern Campaign Strategy Work? Get Ready to Find Out.
Campaigns and Elections: September 2016

With Political Psychology, 2016 Doesn’t Look So Crazy
Campaigns and Elections: April 2016

How to Fix Washington: Elect Generation X
Politico Magazine, January 2016

Donald Trump’s White Male Fantasy: You’re One Lucky Break Away from Being Me
Salon.com, September 2015

The Psychology of Yard Signs
Campaigns and Elections, August 2015

The Art of the Political Resume
Campaigns and Elections, April 2015

The Psychology Behind Motivating Turnout
Campaigns and Elections, January 2015

The Candidate’s New Clothes
Campaigns and Elections, July 2014 (also appeared in print)

Why Campaign Hours Are Wrecking Your Campaign
Campaigns and Elections, February 2014

Why Red State Democrats Keep Getting Left Behind
Campaigns and Elections, December 2013

Forget Millennials, Gen X Is Taking Over Washington
Campaigns and Elections, November 2013

Face Off: How First Impressions Decide Elections
Campaigns and Elections, October 2013 (also appeared in print)

The Six Political Personality Types
Campaigns and Elections, October 2013

The New Psychology of Influence
Campaigns and Elections, September 2013

How to Build an Effective Messaging Device
Campaigns and Elections, August 2013

 

“The Old Enlightenment view of reason is not sufficient for understanding our politics. Indeed, it gets in the way.”
– George Lakoff

 

coverage, interviews, quotations and mentions

Generational Gap Still Exists Between Young Voters and Politicians
Syracuse New Times: April 2018

Why America Needs a Generation X President
The Week: September 2017

70 Experts Share Their Best Advocacy Planning, Strategy, Skills and Training Tips
Connectivity by CQ Roll Call: June 2017

How Baby Boomers’ Epic Self-Regard Inevitably Led to Donald Trump’s Presidential Run
The Oregonian: October 2016

Baby Boomers Have Been a Disaster for America, and Trump Is Their Biggest Mistake Yet
The Washington Post: October 2016
Reprinted in: The Albuquerque Journal, The Chicago Tribune, The Columbian, The Gainesville Sun, The Gillette News Record, The Oregonian, The Portland Press-Herald and The Randolph County Herald Tribune

Election Psychology; One Person, One Vote Ruling; National Black Voter Poll
Ellison Report: April 2016

The Psychology Of Campaign Lawn Signs, Do They Work?
Only in Bridgeport, August 2015

Why It Matters What Hillary Clinton Wears on the Campaign Trail
Yahoo! Style, May 2015

Midterm 2014: Obama, The Economy, Women, Ebola, What Analysts Are Watching
International Business Times, November 2014

Applying Political Psychology to Win Races
Digital Politics Radio, October 2014

Fundamentals That Drive Voter Behavior
Digital Politics Radio, October 2014

Dog Whistles, Walk-Backs, and Washington Handshakes: Decoding the Jargon, Slang, and Bluster of American Political Speech
By Chuck McCutcheon, David Mark and Jeff Greenfield, September 2014

Democracy is Unrepresentative of Millennials
Millennial Manifesto, April 2014

Four Ways to Manage Staff and Avoid Burnout
Campaigns and Elections, March 2014

First Person Politics Makes Psych Pitch
Campaigns and Elections, February 2014

Campus to Congress; A Young Person’s Path to Politics
GenYNot, December 2013

A Concerned Millennial — Growing Debt Concerns for Generation Y
Medium.com, December 2013

Applying Political Psychology To Win Races
Applying Political Psychology To Win Races
Applying Political Psychology To Win Races
Applying Political Psychology To Win Races

Millennials Won’t Be In Charge Of Congress Until At Least 2035
The Huffington Post, November 2013

Millennials Won’t Wait for a Seat to Take a Stand
Headcount Blog, November 2013

An Invitation to the White House: Bringing Young People to the Table
Dorothea Thomas for State Representative, November 2013

Read more at our blog, Free Associations.