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The Double-Edged Seat: Majority-Minority Districts, Democratic Decline, and the Voters Left Behind

The Double-Edged Seat: Majority-Minority Districts, Democratic Decline, and the Voters Left Behind

by Alex Patton | May 27, 2026 | featured, Ozean Media, White Papers

Electoral Politics and Representation My interest here is not in helping the Democratic Party rebuild itself in Florida, but to have a difficult conversation. My first paid campaign experience was in 1992.  I took a summer off school and worked as a finance director...
How to Actually Change Political Beliefs: Brain Shocks and Friend Swaps (The Science Says Nothing Else Works)

How to Actually Change Political Beliefs: Brain Shocks and Friend Swaps (The Science Says Nothing Else Works)

by Alex Patton | May 7, 2026 | Research, featured

TL;DR Forget traditional political persuasion.  True, lasting belief change is incredibly rare because our brains fiercely defend beliefs tied to our identity.  The science reveals only two consistent paths to fundamentally alter political beliefs: A “Shock to...
A Master Class in Political Persuasion and Propaganda: Iran Lego Rap Videos

A Master Class in Political Persuasion and Propaganda: Iran Lego Rap Videos

by Alex Patton | Apr 6, 2026 | Public Affairs Consulting, featured

Hear me out for a second. Every seasoned political operative knows a truth they rarely say out loud: people don’t change their minds through facts and argument. And yet, we keep producing facts and arguments. We write the white paper. We hold the community...
The Audacious Public Affairs Playbook:  What Bold Tactics Are Being Used

The Audacious Public Affairs Playbook: What Bold Tactics Are Being Used

by Alex Patton | Dec 17, 2024 | Research, Corporate Communications, featured

In political theory, two dominant models attempt to explain how power and public policy are shaped within a democracy. The first is pluralism, the idea that a diverse array of interest groups competes within the political arena, with policies emerging as a compromise...

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