Churchill Strategies is pleased to present the online journal of former lawmaker and railman, John Kennedy, at www.AmericanWhistlestop.com. At 70, John may well be one of America’s most senior bloggers, but his perspective is undoubtedly among the most original.
John Kennedy hails from working class, Irish-American stock in Youngstown, Ohio. After high school graduation and [...]

Churchill Strategies photographer Joel Coleman captured newsman and former presidential spokesman Tony Snow at the 2008 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. For a rising generation of public servants, Tony communicated his principles with grace, charm and personal kindness - virtues we hope will one day be said of us. Thank you Tony.

We hope you and your families are enjoying your summer as much as we are! Our team has been working with some incredible people and causes these past few weeks – stretching, refining and testing the limits of our creativity.

What makes fully grown men (and women) walk away from every conviction about to engage in negative or perhaps better described, misleading attacks on political opponents? It’s the ultimate unsolved political mystery, how church-going, scout troop leading candidates allow their names to get tagged on to the kind of direct mail, TV and radio spots that would never be ‘kid-tested’ or ‘mother-approved.’

He’s one of Pennsylvania’s best-known conservative state lawmakers, and the State Capitol’s most persistent tax reformer. In floor debates, when Majority Leader Bill DeWeese (D-Greene) paints word pictures about the ideological makeup of the Chamber, it’s Representative Sam Rohrer (R-Berks) who frequently fills in the right side of his rhetorical canvas.

In 2006, Pennsylvania was introduced to conservative reformer John Eichelberger. In a series of tough 30-second conversations with voters, the candidate fought his opponent’s seven-figure attack machine with undeniable truths about Harrisburg’s culture of corruption.

The team at Churchill Strategies is grateful for the talents of our incredible photographers. Joel Coleman took nearly 2,000 photographs at the 2008 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. We selected a handful for your enjoyment.

Photographer Joel Coleman takes a glimpse into the Capitol with Representative Mike Turzai.

Churchill Strategies was privileged to represent Commissioner Raja in his successful 2007 primary and general election campaigns. Pittsburgh Magazine’s article is no doubt the first of many features on this extraordinary, new leader!

Ben Franklin never looked so good! From invitation to DVD case, the team fused rich blues and gold with subtle tapestry texture to produce this stately promo package.

The Pennsylvania for Marriage campaign engaged Churchill Strategies to develop the brand identity for a grassroots effort to pass a state marriage amendment, stressing the need for a respectful, gracious tone in the debate over the Commonwealth’s definition of marriage. The group wanted help making their case absent the charged, emotional rhetoric.

We are taught in sports that “it is not whether you win or lose; it is how you play the game.” Not so in the rough and tumble world of political campaigns, where “all is fair in love and war.”

It’s easy to exercise message discipline when you’re 10 points ahead, but what happens when you start to feeling the hot breath of your opponent?

When the results of Jim Panchik’s win were announced in the Annex of the Armstrong County Courthouse in Kittanning, Pennsylvania, the celebration was tempered with a significant personal loss.