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The author announces some appointments in the publication "Campaigns & Elections" such as James O'Brien as the publisher and Dr. Costas Panagopoulos as editor-in-chief.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue which include a look at the high price of money by Shane D'Aprile, a coverage of media veteran Paul Plawin, and a roundtable on what has changed in the old-school strategy of direct mail.

The author emphasizes the opportunity for the U.S. public to help in electing nation leaders with the wisdom to restore the economy and a political party that believes in good public policy and values. He says that the economy will decline in 2009 as a result of consumer's purchasing of homes they cannot afford and the strategy of bankers to hide risk. He asserts that he see a parallel decline in the Republican Party. He expresses his hope that the magazine "Politics" can help in finding leaders who can handle the current crisis.