Ten years after 9/11, lawmakers, staff recall shock, confusion, fear 

Bonjean: I ran up the stairs in the Capitol to the office and put my backpack down and walked into [Lott’s] office. He had the TV on and was sitting there starting to draft a statement and I came in to help him, when Sen. Lott’s assistant said, “Look out the window onto the Mall, there’s smoke out there.” 

Shop Talk: Love in Politics

By Kyle Trygstad, Roll Call
Sept. 6, 2011, Midnight

Everyone knows there’s no life outside politics when you work inside it, and for dozens in the political consulting world around the country, politics has been an avenue to marriage.

While the tone is still relatively polite for an American political campaign, the intensity increased as the first state nominating contests in February 2012 draw closer.

"They are throwing sharper elbows because the pack has formed, it's clear who is doing well and it's time to start making a move," Republican consultant Ron Bonjean said.

"We're going into the next phase -- the introductions are over and it's time to start differentiating yourself," he said.

by Dan Eggen, T.W. Farnham
The Washington Post
June 19, 2011

“It’s a great way to attract a very high volume of small donors and drive excitement,” said Ron Bonjean, a GOP consultant and co-founder of Singer Bonjean Strategies.  “If you’re in the money game and you say something controversial, you’ll have support from a very energetic core.”

Associated Press
June 18, 2011

“Republicans can go back to their states and say, ‘I fought for you and unfortunately the Democrats have the majority.’ They can use these as campaign messages back in their states,” said Ron Bonjean, a private GOP strategist who advises congressional leaders. He added, “It can cause potential contributors to open up their wallets.”

By Anna Palmer, Roll Call (subscription)
June 7, 2011

"The trend line shows that it's a hotbed of scandal at the state and federal level," said Ron Bonjean, a former GOP leadership staffer.

But Bonjean, now at Singer Bonjean Strategies, doesn't think there is more promiscuous behavior in the state causing the rash of salacious stories. "Because of the large population, the large concentration of lawmakers coinciding with an enormous media, you have the possibility for a lot more scrutiny," he said.



by Judson Berger, Fox News.com 
May 27, 2011

"Obama's numbers aren't magnificent, and if you put a viable alternative out there, then that person will give Obama a run for his money," Republican Strategist Ron Bonjean said."

by John Whitesides, Reuters
May 31, 2011

“This is a very well-orchestrated media hype that has created buzz well beyond the standard bus tour,” Republican strategist Ron Bonjean said.

“A standard bus tour gets standard coverage, but now she’s getting standard coverage plus more. It’s a huge branding exercise for Palin and her business model,” he said.


by Michael Calderone, The Huffington Post
May 12, 2011

"Every Republican primary voter has The Drudge Report bookmarked on their internet browser," said Ron Bonjean, a Republican political consultant.

Bonjean, when informed that Hurt had joined the staff, said that having "two great reporters with solid reputations, who understand what appeals to that type of demographic, will really help The Drudge Report." The reporters, he said, "know exactly what readers will think and what they’re looking for."

Former staffers make oddly cozy pair
By: Amie Parnes, The Politico
January 8, 2009

Republican Ron Bonjean and Democrat Phil Singer don’t have a lot in common. But they both recently launched consulting firms, and they figured that opposites might attract business. So they’ve merged their bipartisan experiences, big names and Rolodexes to form one “full service” team focused on strategic communications, crisis management and government relations counseling.

Call them the platonic version of Carville and Matalin.

Punching Through the News Cycle