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4 weeks ago | 
broadandliberty.com | Dennis Powell
Dennis M. Powell: Persuasion is essential for democracy to survive A Decrease font size. A Reset font size. A Increase font size. Persuasion is fundamental to our self-governance, because it allows us to build consensus for action with the consent of the governed.
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Mar 13, 2025 | 
bostonherald.com | Dennis Powell
Disruption grows out of profound social, economic or political dislocation that demands solutions that go beyond traditional approaches. To be successful, a leader must see the issues clearly, act strategically and solve problems creatively. At the turn of the 20th century, America experienced social disruption, the result of a shift from a rural agrarian economy to an urban industrial economy.
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Mar 12, 2025 | 
dcjournal.com | Dennis Powell
Disruption grows out of profound social, economic or political dislocation that demands solutions that go beyond traditional approaches. To be successful, a leader must see the issues clearly, act strategically and solve problems creatively. At the turn of the 20th century, America experienced social disruption, the result of a shift from a rural agrarian economy to an urban industrial economy.
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Mar 12, 2025 | 
amac.us | Dennis Powell
Newsline , Society | | 3 Comments | Disruption grows out of profound social, economic or political dislocation that demands solutions that go beyond traditional approaches.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
thehill.com | Dennis Powell
Donald Trump’s recent electoral victory is reminiscent of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s in 1932 in that, in each, the voters gave permission to transform the relationship between the citizens and the federal government. In 1932, Americans were scared as the Great Depression was reaching its climax. “Real GDP fell 29% from 1929 to 1933. The unemployment rate reached a peak of 25% in 1933. Consumer prices fell 25%; wholesale prices plummeted 32%.
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Sep 14, 2024 | 
thehill.com | Dennis Powell
On style, Kamala Harris won her first debate with Donald Trump. She exceeded the low expectations that had been set for her, and she prepared sufficiently well to not have a meltdown like Joe Biden’s in June. But she failed to achieve four strategic goals to advance her candidacy with independent and undecided voters. Strategically, Harris needed to use the debate to establish clear differences with Trump on two key issues: economy and immigration.
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Apr 20, 2024 | 
thehill.com | Dennis Powell
Presidential elections can be put into three categories: stay the course, turn the page and transformation. In 2004, President George W. Bush was prosecuting the War on Terror and Americans choose to stay the course. In 2008, voters wanted a change in course and enough voters saw then-Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) as transformational to elect him. In 2012, President Obama simply ran a better campaign than Mitt Romney and voters decided to stay the course.
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Apr 17, 2024 | 
fredericknewspost.com | Dennis Powell
In issues management, you often reach your goal more effectively by not taking a straight-line approach. Republicans should apply this to their abortion strategy, or they may face the same disappointment they had in 2022 after the midterm elections. The goal of the pro-life movement is to outlaw abortion using the power of government. The message being sent repeatedly since the Dobbs decision returned the question to the states: Is this highly unlikely to happen?
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Apr 17, 2024 | 
dcjournal.com | Dennis Powell |Ray Walker
In issues management, you often reach your goal more effectively by not taking a straight-line approach. Republicans should apply this to their abortion strategy, or they may face the same disappointment they had in 2022 after the midterm elections. The goal of the pro-life movement is to outlaw abortion using the power of government. The message being sent repeatedly since the Dobbs decision returned the question to the states: Is this highly unlikely to happen?
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Mar 10, 2024 | 
delawarevalleyjournal.com | Dennis Powell
Chaos abounds at the border that is spilling over onto the streets of sanctuary cities and college campuses. Tragedies are playing out daily in America stemming from President Biden’s failure as a strategic manager. Peter Drucker said strategic management requires “analytical thinking” and a “commitment of resources” to resolve issues. Both are sorely missing from border management. First, the issue was never properly framed, so the public understood the rationale for open borders.
