Ford O'Connell

Ford O'Connell
Ford O'Connell
	File:Ford O'Connell CCA3.0.jpg
Born	Ford Courtlandt O'Connell
🏫 Education	Swarthmore College (BA); Duke University (MPP); University of Virginia (JD); University of Mississippi (MA); Northwestern University (MSJ);
💼 Occupation	Political operative, analyst, writer, commentator/pundit, lawyer, adjunct professor
🌐 Website	www.fordoconnell.com

Ford Courtlandt O'Connell is an American political analyst, Republican strategist and conservative activist. He has worked for several political campaigns, including the McCain-Palin 2008 presidential campaign.^[1]

Political activism[edit]

In 2009, O'Connell founded ProjectVirginia, a political action committee with a mission to help Virginia Republicans seeking public office better utilize social media and voter mobilization technologies.^[2]

Campaigns and Elections magazine awarded the 2010 Reed Award for "Best Use of Twitter" to ProjectVirginia.^[3] He currently serves as the managing director of Civic Forum Strategies and chairman of CivicForumPAC ^[4]. In 2010, he was named a "Rising Star" by Campaigns and Elections magazine.^[5]

Background and education[edit]

O'Connell earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law, a Master of Public Policy degree from Duke University, a Master of Science in Journalism degree from Northwestern University and a Master of Arts (MA) in Southern Studies from the University of Mississippi. He is a member of the Massachusetts Bar.^[6] O'Connell earned his undergraduate degree in Political Science and Religion (BA) at Swarthmore College. While at Swarthmore College, he was a member of the football, basketball and lacrosse teams. O'Connell attended the St. Paul's School (in Concord, New Hampshire), where he earned his high school diploma.^[6]

Born in New York City, New York, O'Connell is the grandson of Henry Salvatori,^[7] an American geophysicist, conservative activist and Republican Party insider.

Journalism and commentary[edit]

O'Connell is a frequent on-air guest commentator for Fox News, ^[8] Fox Business Network, ^[9] CNN, ^[10] and Newsmax Media. ^[11] His political commentary has been published by The New York Times, ^[12] The Washington Post, ^[13] Fox News ^[14] CNN, ^[15] The Wall Street Journal, ^[16] CBS News, ^[17] USA Today, ^[18] Associated Press, ^[19] Reuters, ^[20] ESPN, ^[21] People, ^[22] The Washington Times, ^[23] and the Boston Globe, ^[24] among others. His writings have appeared in USA Today, ^[25] CNN, ^[26] US News & World Report, ^[27] The Hill, ^[28] and the Washington Examiner. ^[29]

Book[edit]

Hail Mary: The 10-Step Playbook For Republican Recovery. Create Space Independent Publishing Platform, North Charleston, South Carolina, 2013. ISBN 978-1-4921-5688-8 Search this book on .

Teaching[edit]

O'Connell serves as an adjunct lecturer at The George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management.^[30]

2016 Presidential election[edit]

O'Connell was an ardent supporter of Donald Trump.^[31]

Before the election, O'Connell noted Trump's popularity with white voters in the "industrial Midwest".^[32]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

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[1] "McCain-Palin 2008", gwu.edu; September 2009.

[2] ProjectVirginia website; retrieved May 16, 2012

[3] [1]

[4] ttps://www.bloomberg.com/profiles/companies/0586258D:US-civic-forum-pac

[5] "2010 Republican Rising Stars". Campaigns and Elections.

[Bio-6] 6.0 ^6.1 FordOConnell.com; accessed April 27, 2014.

[7] USC News; accessed Sept. 15, 2015.

[8] ttp://insider.foxnews.com/2018/10/08/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-calls-electoral-college-be-abolished-after-kavanaugh

[9] ttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm6160331/

[10] ttp://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1604/02/cnr.03.html

[11] ttps://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/ford-oconnell-labor-unions-jobs/2014/08/29/id/591712/

[12] ttps://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/05/18/an-important-announcement-about-a-coming-announcement/

[13] ttps://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/on-foreign-policy-the-gop-candidates-are-all-over-the-map/2015/11/11/ab26309a-8885-11e5-be8b-1ae2e4f50f76_story.html?utm_term=.aacb94dafe83

[14] ttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-decision-to-cancel-white-house-meeting-brings-talk-of-gamesmanship

[15] ttps://www.cnn.com/2015/12/30/politics/donald-trump-2015-presidential-election/index.html

[16] ttps://www.wsj.com/articles/christie-team-planning-big-push-in-new-hampshire-1424125140

[17] ttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-happened-to-the-party-of-fiscal-discipline/

[18] ttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/02/28/florida-play-key-role-gop-presidential-race/80995206/

[19] ttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/perrys-fiery-fed-up-may-come-back-to-haunt-him

[20] ttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-taxcuts-insight/republicans-in-key-election-races-turn-down-volume-on-trumps-tax-cuts-idUSKBN1I80XB

[21] ttp://www.espn.com/blog/playbook/trending/post/_/id/10431/social-media-athletes-affecting-voting

[22] ttps://people.com/archive/gov-susana-martinez-caring-for-her-sister-vol-80-no-6/

[23] ttps://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/ford-oconnell/

[24] ttps://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2012/05/11/debate-romney-memory-incident/wpZtOIGi4CCqGOLcAehrqK/story.html

[25] ttps://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2013/11/03/conservative-moderate-republicans-reagan-christie-column/3353023/

[26] ttps://www.cnn.com/2012/03/21/opinion/oconnell-gas-price/index.html

[27] ttps://www.usnews.com/topics/author/ford_oconnell

[28] ttps://thehill.com/search/site/%2522Ford%2520O%2527Connell%2522

[29] ttps://www.washingtonexaminer.com/author/ford-oconnell

[30] George Washington University Graduate School Of Political Management; accessed June 23, 2015.

[31] Reuters; accessed Nov. 10, 2016.

[32] American Political Parties Under Pressure: Strategic Adaptations for a Changing Electorate; accessed December 15, 2017.

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