Raz Shafer
The Resurgent
Fort Worth, TX, United States
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What Nearly Dying Taught Me About Politics & Family – Erick Erickson
Subscribe: iTunes | Android | Email | RSS “How to Run For Office” is a weekly Podcast published at My Campaign Coach! Creating a resurgent culture includes encouraging men and women of principle and faith to run for office. My Campaign Coach helps make that happen! Erick’s ICU doctor thought the chart he was looking at was for a corpse. Erick should have been dead. He’s been working in politics… → Read More
Winning the Media War with Alice Stewart
CNN's Alice Stewart knows how the Media War is won This week’s guest has been in the inner circle of more presidential campaigns than anyone we’ve had on the podcast...and probably more than about anybody I know! Alice Stewart has worked for Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee and Ted Cruz. After Senator Cruz’s exit from the Presidential race, Alice joined CNN as a… → Read More
How Trump’s Digital Team Broke the Mold in 2016
Love him or hate him, Trump’s campaign was a new animal. Today we’re talking with his Director of Digital Content about how they won the Presidency! 2016 was definitely a unique year in politics and we’ve talked to alumni of a couple different presidential campaigns here on the podcast. But we haven’t had the opportunity to sit down with anyone who served on the yugely successful campaign of… → Read More
Ted Cruz’s Brand Strategist Talks Campaign Branding and 2016
Subscribe: iTunes | Android | Email | RSS “How to Run For Office” is a weekly Podcast published at My Campaign Coach! Creating a resurgent culture includes encouraging men and women of principle and faith to run for office. My Campaign Coach helps make that happen! Branding played a definitive role in both the 2016 Republican Primary and the General election and it’s changed the way we view… → Read More
Texas Republicans Sell Out the Free Market
Warren Buffett is getting a special carve-out that smells rotten... But grassroots organizations across the state are pushing back! Last Monday, Warren Buffett met with Texas Governor Abbott and Lt. Governor Patrick. Hours later, the → Read More
Video: Oklahoma Congressman’s Town Hall Outburst
Bald-faced lies and uncontrolled outbursts are unacceptable from a child, let alone a Congressman. At least a Congressman should know better! 3rd term Congressman Markwayne Mullin, however, continues to lower the expectations bar. Between a recent town hall rant and laying the groundwork to break his term-limit pledge, Rep. Mullin is showing unbounded contempt for his constituents. → Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Poll Shows Florida Governor’s Race Wide Open for Ron DeSantis
Conservative's Need Ron DeSantis to Run for Florida Governor and Polling Shows He can Win! Next year's race for Florida Governor is a long way off but reputations are already being tested and top contenders compared. Exclusive access to new polling from WPA Intelligence gives Resurgent readers a clear view of the state of play in Florida. Rep. Ron DeSantis has been previously endorsed by the… → Read More
Ted Cruz’s Pollster Talks Big Data and Winning Iowa
Creating a resurgent culture includes encouraging men and women of principle and faith to run for office. My Campaign Coach helps make that happen! Chris Wilson is Ted Cruz’s Pollster and he Helps Conservatives Win Elections. This week’s guest is Chris Wilson, the former Director of Research and Analytics for the Ted Cruz for President campaign, where he oversaw all polling, data analytics,… → Read More
Simple Rules Win Elections: Stand for Principle, Don’t Lie and Be Nice!
Creating a resurgent culture includes encouraging men and women of principle and faith to run for office. My Campaign Coach helps make that happen! Simple Rules Win Elections: Stand for Principle, Don’t Lie and Be Nice to People! This week our guest is Mick Paskiewicz of Intellz Opposition Research and Strategy.He is a skilled and experienced operative and researcher with more than 8 years of… → Read More
Winning With Grassroots Power: Campaign Advice from one of Cruz’s TEA Party Rockstars
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POLLING: House Freedom Caucus Saved GOP From 2018 Disaster
Full Repeal is Key to Keeping the GOP's Integrity and Majority The House Freedom Caucus (HFC) has been under intense fire for their integral role in keeping the GOP from breaking their biggest promise in decades: Repeal and Replace ObamaCare. They've been threatened with primary election opponents and told that they've doomed the Republican Party by → Read More
Elections Matter, So What Does it Take to Manage a Rockstar Campaign?
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BREAKING: Democrat Candidate Jon Ossoff LIED About Security Clearance
Pants on Fire Lying about your past is a quick way to get in trouble, especially as a Congressional candidate. It's even worse when you make your story as flimsy as GA-6 Democratic Candidate Jon Ossoff did! Currently running in a special election to replace HHS Sec. Tom Price, Ossoff has based his campaign largely on the strength of his national security credentials. Since Ossoff announced his… → Read More
Republican Leadership Would Rather Negotiate with Democrats than Conservatives on Obamacare
Within hours of SwampCare being pulled by Speaker Ryan, Republican leaders in the senate were signaling full retreat on any conservative plan to repeal Obamacare. Both Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) stated openly that the response to conservatives stopping SwampCare was for House and Senate leadership to work with democrats to craft a new bill...not stand with… → Read More
Free Market Auto Sales Bills Moving Forward in Texas
Auto Dealers have long held a monopoly on new car sales, and it's time for that to end! Last month, I wrote extensively on efforts in Texas to reform the law and allow direct sales, from manufacturer to consumer. They're being championed by Tesla but the proposed legislation would create a much more consumer friendly market for all types of cars. First you File the Bill The first step in… → Read More
Mary Katharine Ham Destroys ObamaCare Lies
The Hammer I've been a fan of Mary Katharine Ham for years and absolutely love any chance to see her go toe-to-toe with liberals on healthcare. She's sharp, articulate and knows how to use the medium of TV effectively. In a sharp debate, watching her, on attack or defense, reminds me of Olympic Fencing. Yesterday morning, Mary Katharine appeared on CNN to discuss the battle to repeal ObamaCare… → Read More
Interview with Ted Cruz’s Grassroots Point Man
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OUCH: Washington Post Calls Out Gillibrand for Lies about Hearing Protection Act
Few things can cause cramp-inducing eye-rolls quicker than when an anti-gun Democrat (...but I repeat myself...) begins talking or tweeting about scary black guns or silencers (actually suppressors.) Such was the case when Sen. Gillibrand attacked the Hearing Protection Act on twitter this last week When someone gets shot by a gun with a silencer, it's quiet. Witnesses might not hear. Police… → Read More
Ted Cruz Wasn’t Supposed to Be a Senator. This Man Managed his Campaign and Defied all Odds
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Ted Cruz’s Internal Vetting Expert Explains the Power of Political Intel
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