“Obama microtargeted his way to re-election by pitting Americans against each other in many instances. In order to confront the challenges the nation faces, he's really going to have to put his 2008 rhetoric about bringing people together into practice. Otherwise his legacy will only be that of a great campaigner whose promises fell short of accomplishment.” PeopleWayTogetherFacesOrderNationsChallengesPracticePromiseElectionInstanceLegacyAccomplishmentRhetoric Author:Kevin Madden
“Oftentimes when you have the federal government or others step in and start to raise minimum wage, what happens is you take away or reduce some people's opportunity to grab the bottom rung of the economic ladder to get the opportunities and the skills that you need to move up that economic ladder.” PeopleNeedsGovernmentHappensMovingPoliticalOpportunityStepsEconomicSkillsRaisesBottomMinimumFederal GovernmentLaddersMinimum Wage Author:Kevin Madden