This week on the Cygnal Pulse Pod (Ep. 16) is our first Pulse Pod of the year. Brent Buchanan and Chris Kratzer discuss what they see changing for lobbyists and public affairs practitioners as their interactions with legislatures this year will be significantly limited due to the ongoing pandemic. Polling will be more important than ever during this year’s legislative sessions.
Our guest is Parker Poling, Executive Director of the NRCC. Under her leadership, the NRCC came through one of the biggest upset cycles both winning seats and having no losses by incumbents. An argument over the New Deal with a high school teacher sparked Parker’s interest in politics; the rest, as they say, is history
