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We’ve built an industry that rewards gatekeeping over talent, access over results. It’s time for a reckoning. By Randall Thompson | Pulse Communications I’m going to say something that’s going to make some people in my industry uncomfortable. Good. The political consulting business has a problem. And it’s not the one people usually talk about…

The advice you won’t get from your party, your donors, or the guy at the Rotary Club who says you’d be \”great at this.\” By Randall Thompson | Pulse Communications Everybody’s got a friend who thinks they should run for office. You know the conversation. You’re at a barbecue or a school board meeting or…

The lobbyists who adapt will thrive. The ones who don’t will wonder what happened. By Randall Thompson | Pulse Communications Ten years ago, the government affairs office ran on three things: relationships, institutional knowledge, and a Rolodex that took decades to build. If you wanted to know what was moving in a state legislature, you…

For decades, the barrier to running for office wasn’t ideas or talent. It was access. That’s changing. By Randall Thompson | Pulse Communications Iwant to tell you about a woman named Sarah. Sarah is a school board member in a mid-sized Michigan city. She’s smart, she’s articulate, and she’s furious about what’s happening in her…

I’ve managed crises for attorneys general, members of Congress, and candidates who thought their careers were over. Here’s what actually works. By Randall Thompson | Pulse Communications The phone rings at 6 AM. It’s never good news at 6 AM. A reporter has a document. An opponent has a video. A staffer said something on…

It’s not what you think. And it’s definitely not what Hollywood shows you. By Randall Thompson | Pulse Communications Let me tell you about a phone call I got at 11:47 on a Tuesday night. A state representative — let’s call him Mike — was three weeks out from a primary. He’d raised decent money.…