N·R·R·S·A

A different kind of political research and analysis firm:

 of the netroots, by the netroots, and for the netroots.

Harnessing the collaborative power of some of the best and brightest homegrown talent in the progressive blogosphere, the N.R.R.S.A. offers an alternative to traditional D.C. consulting firms.  With decades of experience in each of our fields, we supply our clients with an effective combination of economic research, quantitative polling analysis and qualitative focus group consulting that tells you everything you need to know about your current and future constituents--district by district, state by state.

Most of all, however, we play to WIN--not to avoid losing.  Unlike traditional D.C. consultants, we not only give you the hard data you need to win; we use the sort of creativity and idea generation that can come in today's politics only from the netroots: by helping you craft messages that will inspire voters, rather than seek not to offend them; campaigns that will energize both the center AND your base, rather than assuage the base and hope for the best from the middle; and ideas that will help shift the window of debate away from the issues that distract the electorate, and toward the ones that really matter.

Our team:

CHRIS BOWERS (click here to email Chris)

Chris Bowers is the editor of MyDD.com, a progressive blog community dedicated to the analysis of campaigns, elections and political infrastructure. He is also the treasurer of BlogPac,  the manager of the Liberal Blog Advertising Network, and recently became a Democratic State Committee member in Pennsylvania. His work on MyDD has been mentioned in virtually every major news outlet in America, including previous polling projects.  He currently resides in Philadelphia, PA.

HALE STEWART (click here to email Hale)

Hale Stewart (aka "bonddad") is a tax and business attorney in Houston, Texas, specializing in small to medium sized business issues.  He writes on economic issues on the Web for Daily Kos, BOPnews and MyLeftWing.  He also provides economic commentary for the Fighting Dems newsletter and chaired the economics panel for the first Yearly Kos convention.  Before law school, Mr. Stewart was a fixed income trader and broker.

DAVID ATKINS  (click here to email David)

David Atkins (aka "thereisnospoon") is president of The Pollux Group, Inc., a qualitative research consultancy specializing in emerging technologies and the changing trends in consumer and socio-political behavior created by the Millennial Generation.  He writes on "framing" issues on the web for DailyKos and MyLeftWing, and was formerly a front-page editor at the Booman Tribune.  He is also the founder and editor-in-chief of GOPScandals.org, a wiki-style encyclopedia of Republican scandals since George W. Bush took office.  He currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.