"In the Right" offers a window into the current thinking, arguing, strategizing, blogging and twittering of conservatives in Washington and across the country. We'll follow the thoughts from the right on the policy decisions facing the White House, Congress and governors; pay close attention to national and selected state party committees and how they’re rebuilding for the next round; and keep an eye on the development of candidates as they prepare to challenge either the Democrats in power or the Republicans who don't share conservative ideology.
The postings come from an operative who has spent years in the campaign trenches but who now runs an organization devoted to reforming the arcane but essential rules by which we engage our exercise in democracy — redistricting, campaign finance and national party convention delegate selection rules.
About Bill Pascoe
Bill Pascoe is CEO of The Foundation for American Freedom, a think tank headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia.
A longtime conservative and Republican consultant and communications strategist, he has managed a number of high-profile statewide campaigns, served as chief spokesman of the Republican National Committee, written a regular newspaper column, hosted a nationally syndicated radio talk show, served as a congressional chief of staff, and smuggled cash and computers behind the Iron Curtain when there still was an Iron Curtain. His career also included stints at The Heritage Foundation and the American Conservative Union, and he even once put his own name on athe ballot for a seat in his home state’s legislature — in a seat, he proudly notes, that had voted Republican precisely once since Reconstruction. He notes, not quite so proudly, that he kept the GOP streak intact.