On Friday, Winning Connections won four Reed Awards. The Reed Awards are hosted by Politics Magazine, and judged by a bipartisan group of our peers in the political consulting industry. Learn more about the Reeds at the Politics Magazine website. 

A Big Win for Ohio jobs!

We helped the labor movement turn out Ohio working families for Issue 3 to bring casinos—and 34,000 good jobs—to Ohio. Campaign Manager Tom Whatman engineered one of the biggest upsets of the year, winning a race that came after four defeats for Ohio gaming initiatives. Research-driven interactive GOTV calls boosted turnout in union households high above the rest of the electorate.

Winning Connections sweeps live call category at the Reed Awards.

Winning Connections won three awards in the live call category last month at the first annual Reed Awards, presented by Politics Magazine and MC’ed by journalist Matt Cooper, of Libby leak fame. With more than 50 firms participating, Winning Connections won all the awards offered in the live call category. Our winning clients included the League of Conservation Voters, the Froehlich for State Representative campaign, and the Mike Skelly for Congress campaign.

Markell Campaign in Delaware Invests in Turnout, Scores Stunning Upset

In a Democratic primary race that broke all turnout records, Delawareans chose Jack Markell as their likely next governor. The Markell campaign and Winning Connections put together a telephone voter contact effort that paid off in a narrow victory– ultimately winning with a 1,700 vote margin. The Delaware News-Journal called it a “stunning victory”.