Celinda Lake is one of the Democratic Party's leading political strategists. Celinda and her firm (Lake Research Partners) are known for cutting-edge research on issues including the economy, health care, the environment and education. In addition to working with candidates at all levels, she has worked for a number of institutions including the Democratic National Committee (DNC), the Democratic Governor's Association (DGA), The White House Project, AFL-CIO, SEIU, CWA, IAFF, Sierra Club, NARAL, Human Rights Campaign, EMILY's List and the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Blog Entries by Celinda Lake

Americans Favor For-Profit Higher Education

Posted December 22, 2009 | 03:10 PM (EST)


A new national poll released today shows strong support for "for-profit" education in this economic decline. The poll conducted by Lake Research Partners for Americans For Democratic Action Education Fund surveyed 1,000 adults with oversamples of 500 African Americans, 500 Latino/as, and 250 lower-income whites. The poll shows that "for-profit...

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Communicating with 'A Woman's Nation'

Posted November 19, 2009 | 11:04 AM (EST)


A new book by Maria Shriver documents women's ascension into the workforce and the fundamental societal changes that have occurred as a result. An important question remains: how should political campaigns communicate with working women?

For campaigns, women are key. Obama captured 56% of the women's vote in 2008;...

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Speaking with Americans about Energy and Climate: From the Think Tank to the Kitchen Table

65 Comments | Posted May 20, 2009 | 02:38 AM (EST)


Over 30 years have passed since the OPEC oil embargo of the 1970s led to a severe recession and warned Americans just how vulnerable our economic and national security are because of our dangerous dependence on foreign oil. Yet over three decades later, we still have no coherent energy policy...

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