Alex Conant
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Alex Conant served as the Republican National Committee’s National Press Secretary during the 2008 election cycle, where his responsibilities included closely monitoring and responding to Barack Obama. Prior to joining the RNC, Conant was a White House spokesman, serving in the Office of Management and Budget and Office of Media Affairs.

Previously, Conant was Secretary of Commerce Don Evans’ speechwriter and Senator John Thune’s press secretary. He was also a communicator for Senate campaigns in Minnesota and Washington state.

He received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Public Affairs from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he was editor in chief of the student newspaper, The Badger Herald.

In addition to consulting, he runs a blog at alexconant.com

Blog Entries by Alex Conant

Is Obama Leaving Afghanistan?

Posted August 21, 2009 | 10:25:57 (EST)

How committed is President Obama to keeping a major number of US troops in Afghanistan for many years to come? Not very, if his reluctance to lay the political groundwork needed to enact the escalation request coming from his military commanders is any indicator.

Instead, Obama is doing less-than-nothing to...

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Obama's Afghanistan Problem

Posted April 9, 2009 | 17:53:24 (EST)

President Obama's request today for billions of dollars to increase the US commitment in Afghanistan will likely be well received by most members of Congress. But he should not get used to it.

Reflecting growing casualties and lackluster progress in the 7-year-old war, only 36 percent of Americans now think...

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