About Us
Experience
Steve Ayscue, President of Checkmate Advisors, LLC, is a top corporate and political strategist who specializes in opposition research, political candidate self-research, corporate competitor research, commercial brand-endorser research, political advertising substantiation, rapid response, and media/debate prep. He has advised numerous winning Democratic campaigns for federal, state, county, and municipal offices, non-partisan ballot initiatives, independent expenditure and issue advocacy campaigns, as well as Fortune 500 companies.
Steve also provides political commentary on TV, radio, and digital programs and guest lectures at colleges and universities.
Follow him on Twitter @steveayscue.
Services
- Comprehensive opposition research books and poll memos with footnotes and documentation
- Debate and media prep
- Candidate self-research
- Line-by-line substantiation for direct mail, digital, and TV ad scripts
- Editing and speechwriting
- Earned media and rapid response strategies
- Candidate vetting and recruitment services for Democratic organizations
- Trainings for unions and Democratic organizations