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Kyle Plotkin Verified account @kjplotkin
Talent and integrity like Abby Jackson's come along rarely. @ATJackson47 is one of the smartest, hardest-working communications strategists in the country.

We're thrilled she's joining @OnMessagePS.

axios.com/2026/07/29/abi…
www.axios.com Abigail Jackson to leave White House for OnMessage Jackson is the White House press liaison for three of the administration's most high-profile areas — DOJ, DHS and the U.S. Capitol.
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Kyle Plotkin Verified account @kjplotkin
Glen Bolger @posglen was my first boss in Washington. My interview was short. As I walked out, he said, “Don’t screw this up.” I was 22 and took it very seriously. It didn’t take long to realize it was classic Glen - dry wit delivered with a straight face.

As his research assistant, I spent my time turning endless polling crosstabs into charts, trying to figure out what the numbers actually meant. Glen, along with Mike Hamilton and Jim Burton, taught me how to do that.

Glen also taught me how to write. Every polling slide needed a headline. I wanted to explain every nuance. Glen forced me to distill it. That made me a better writer, a sharper strategist, and it's a lesson I still rely on every day. I worked on races at every level across the country, and Glen was my tutor  

As happens in life, we hadn’t been in touch for a number of years. Then last year I ran into him at a butcher. He was picking up steaks for a family celebration. I got to introduce him to my wife, Sara, and our son, Price. Without missing a beat, he smirked, turned to my son and asked, “Is the Price right?” He was the same Glen.

I’ll always be grateful for what he taught me.  Rest in peace, Glen.
Brad Todd Verified account @BradOnMessage Jun 25
I first met @posglen about a month after I came to Washington as a political consultant. Our first meeting was somewhat curt. He gave me advice on pitching business, without me asking. I was too dumb to ask, as he was an outstanding pitcher. We both built books of biz in Virginia, among other places, & over the next 27 years we worked together on a bunch of races, and won almost all of them - which I can't say about many people. As today's young people come into our business, I hate they cannot learn the urgency Glen had. More than anyone I have met in our line of work, he did not let grass grow under his feet. In his hey day, you'd be on the phone with him and he'd say something like: "gotta go; the congressman in Syracuse just retired so I'm heading to the airport." And he would hang up immediately. He won some work because he was good, and some work because he got there first. He was similarly capable of swift decisions in campaigns, without second-guessing. It was a great and radical lesson, and one I do not follow often enough. Late in his life, Glen spent a lot of time touring the world with his wife, Carol, and luckily he took pictures and wrote a blog about it so we could "go" with them. I think he got through his bucket list - and as a 56 year old, I will try to learn that Glen lesson, too. May God bless the Bolger family, his founding partners @KCkid & @pollsterguy, and everyone else at Public Opinion Strategies, the juggernaut they built. Welcome home, Glen.
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Kyle Plotkin Verified account @kjplotkin
Beyond the obvious

This is striking because the question came from a friendly host and it’s such a predictable question which Harris nor the campaign was prepared to answer.
David Hookstead Verified account @dhookstead Oct 8, 2024
Kamala Harris asked what she'd do differently than Biden:

"There’s not a thing that comes to mind. I’ve been part of most of the decisions."

Incredible. The entire campaign strategy is to separate her from Biden's failures.
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