Get Out the Vote - Q&A
When Should Your Campaign Start GOTV? Get out the vote, or GOTV, is a phase of a political campaign that is focused on getting more of your supporters out to vote on Election Day. Essentially, you are...
View ArticleWhy we elect candidates we hate
How often have you walked into the voting booth, held your nose, and pulled the lever? Over the last forty years, the liberal consensus in America has been replaced by political fragmentation....
View Article5 Campaigns and Elections Startups to Watch
Who doesn't like shiny new tools to win elections bigger, better, faster, and harder. With the presidential election coming up next year, there are a lot of new companies entering the space and some...
View ArticleProgressives: It's In Your Genes
We like to think that we have developed our political ideology through choice. We have looked at the options: gun rights or gun control, pro choice or pro life, higher taxes or lower taxes and chose...
View ArticleThe Dog Food Problem
Paul Begala says "One of the great legends of political consulting is the Dog Food Problem: an apocryphal tale of a company that had the best packaging, the best advertising, the best marketing. But...
View ArticleTurning Change Versus More of the Same On Its Head
There is a simple yet powerful way that progressive candidates can undercut their opponent and get cross over votes without sacrificing their values: turning change versus more of the same on its...
View ArticlePaul Ryan, Meh
Tapping Paul Ryan might have endeared Mitt Romney to the conservative, Republican base, but will his choice have any impact on the outcome of the presidential race? My take - Paul Ryan, meh... He...
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