“Obama won the presidency on the strength of his message and the skills of the messenger. Now the talk of hope and change feels out of tune when so many Americans are out of work, over-mortgaged, and worried that life will be even tougher for their children.”

American business executive and former journalist

Ron Fournier is an American business executive and former journalist. He was the publisher and editor of Crain's Detroit Business until 2018, and earlier held senior reporting and editing roles at the Associated Press, National Journal, and The Atlantic. He worked as Washington bureau chief for the AP until leaving in June 2010. He later became a senior advisor at the public relations and lobbying firm Truscott Rossman, reflecting a career that moved between political reporting, business journalism, and communications.