Bruce Mehlman

Bruce Mehlman is a Washington-based political strategist, former George W. Bush administration official and founder of a leading bipartisan lobbying and government affairs firm. His weekly slide decks and quarterly infographic analyses published on his free Substack have become essential reading for political pros and insiders on both sides of the aisle.

A map of the USA with imagery of trade, debt, tech and housing.

SIX CHARTS

How We Kick Our Four Addictions Without Crashing the Economy

America is facing a growing and increasingly unsustainable dependency on debt, China, digital technologies, and easy money.

Bruce Mehlman

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in the Change Poster style.

SIX GRAPHS

Americans Keep Voting for the Change Candidate

Voters around the world, including here in the U.S., are dumping the incumbent party at a higher-than-normal rate.

Bruce Mehlman

seinfeld poster with donald trump, joe biden, kamala harris, and jd vance

FORGET VEEP

Why This Campaign Is Shaping Up as the ‘Seinfeld Election’

Forget comparisons to the hit show “Veep.” Political strategist and DC insider Bruce Mehlman writes this election is actually much closer to another Julia Louis-Dreyfus classic.

Bruce Mehlman