Microtransactions and Beyond
By MARK PENN Published September 1, 2009 The Obama administration’s health care reform efforts are spinning out of control, and the White House is taking on water, seeing its ratings fall and its leadership questioned. For a president whose communication skills are so justifiably well-regarded, the biggest obstacle comes as […]
The New York Times Room for Debate: Selling Health Care Reform to Voters Mark Penn participated in The New York Times Room for Debate blog, weighing in on the question of what President Obama needs to do to sell health care reform to the American people. Cross Those Party Lines […]
Embedded video from CNN Video Mark says President Obama’s approval numbers are good, considering the tough economy and the fight for healthcare reform. View the video online at the Lou Dobbs Tonight website.
By MARK PENN Published July 29, 2009 It sounds so simple: Just tax the few to pay for social programs that benefit the many. Yet no political idea — embodied by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s call to tax the wealthy to cover health care for everyone else — has ever […]
Mark Penn reviews the current health care debate on Fox Business News with Neil Cavuto. Watch the video at Fox Business News.
By MARK PENN Published June 18, 2009 Everyone knows the story of what went wrong in 1993 with health care reform: virtually everything. The plan was written by a White House task force, all the health care interests bitterly opposed it and spent heavily against it, the Republicans moved to […]
Democratic Strategist Mark Penn discusses the administration’s keys to success in passing healthcare reform, including gaining consensus and focusing on cost first. Mark and Alex Castellanos, Republican Strategist, also offer advice for the Republican leadership on shoring up support for the GOP. Watch the video now on YouTube
Mark Penn is the President and Managing Partner of The Stagwell Group, a private equity fund focused on the marketing services industry.