032 - Politics is ROUGH and You Have to REALLY Want It with Liz Kurantowicz
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PC032 Political Contessa Politics is ROUGH and You Have to REALLY Want It with Liz Kurantowicz
Liz Kurantowicz is Principal of The Drury Group, a full-service, national, public affairs firm headquartered in Connecticut. Liz is a professional strategist with over fifteen years experience reaching all levels of government, politics, non-profit and corporate public affairs. Liz’s work includes a career of fundraising, campaign management and cause related strategy and development for organizations large and small touching all fifty states. As a result of her work and expertise, Liz has served as a political analyst for television, radio, print and digital media both locally in Connecticut and in outlets around the country.
Today, Liz joins me to talk about how to get republican women to run. She explores the problems that often hinder republicans from winning elections, emphasizing the bitterness of the primaries as a major culprit. She notes that we republicans tend to be our own worst enemy, and she explains why being involved in politics is tough for everyone, but especially women. She goes into the challenges women face in politics and shares her input on the effects of political involvement on the politician’s family, both positive and negative. We talk about why men need to be aggressive about empowering women, discuss the importance of fundraising, note that women’s interests and knowledge aren’t limited to reproductive choice and education, and explain why this is not a male-female problem.
“This idea that someone is ‘just a fundraiser’ is nonsense.”
- Liz Kurantowicz
This Week on Political Contessa:
Why republicans are having trouble winning
The problem with our bitter, divisive primaries
Why politics is a hard business, especially for women
Recruiting women for politics
Why families need family members in office
Why men need to be aggressive about empowering women
The importance of fundraising
Why women’s interests aren’t limited to reproductive choice and education
The problem with women who want to be the only woman in the room
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