The connection between policy and communication is a close one. Get only the policy right, and you’re a wonk. Focus solely on the communication, and you risk being seen as just another political sweet-talker.For the Obama administration – from health care to the economy to dealing with wars around the world – there’s been a continual need to score high on both fronts. So how to strike the right balance?One expert on the topic – Jon Favreau, Former director of Speechwriting for President Obama, now a Founding Partner at Fenway Strategies and columnist for The Daily Beast.
Jennifer Duffy, Cook Political Report
Mark McKinnon, co-founder of No Labels
Sasha Issenberg, Author of "The Victory Lab"
Tom Jensen, Pulic Policy Polling
Rick Hasen, election law expert
Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes, co-authors of HRC: State Secrets and the Rebirth of Hillary Clinton
Patrick Ruffini, Republican digital strategist
Amy Walter, Cook Political Report
Celinda Lake, Democratic pollster
Jeffrey Toobin, legal analyst for the New Yorker and CNN
Teddy Goff, digital director for President Obama's re-election campaign
Stan Greenberg, Democratic pollster
Inside the making of the State of the Union address
Mike Murphy, GOP media consultant
Steve Kornacki, Host of "Up with Steve Kornacki" on MSNBC
Chuck Todd, Chief White House correspondent and political director for NBC News
David Frum, author and former speechwriter for President George W. Bush
Joe Trippi, political consultant and media strategist
Frank Rich, writer at New York Magazine and Executive Producer of Veep on HBO
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