Earlier this week, National Journal’s Scott Bland picked up on a story that relates to several recent trends we’ve been following on Epolitics.com, most notably the shortage of experienced digital staff for 2016. Bland examines the...
As Colin noted last week, one of the biggest topics of discussion at December’s Rootscamp was how to move the state of the art forward with respect to Digital Organizing. In the Democratic political space, we suffer what can only be described...
Remember that we talked last week about the Koch brothers creation of an alternate political campaign structure independent of the Republican Party? Now i360, the data arm of that operation, is pulling staff from RNC itself: Chuck DeFeo, the RNC...
As the presidential options for our Republican readers expand by the day (Romneys and Bushes and Pauls, oh my), let’s talk staffing. Specifically, digital staffing: every serious presidential campaign will need at least a digital director, and...
Targeted online political advertising is only for the big dogs — true or false? A year ago, largely true: except for specialized outlets like Facebook, Twitter and Google, providers generally required campaigns to slap down a minimum of five...
A few weeks ago I asked if the 2014 elections would expose the limits of political campaigning, and guess what: they did. Democrats busted their butts on the ground this year, and unlike 2010, they didn’t lose for lack of trying. Even before...
Photo courtesy Wikipedia Hi folks, Quick Hits is off this week, but our friends over at the Campaign Workshop have posted a nice alternative to our usual Friday reading list: they’ve pulled together links to some of the best Get Out The Vote...
Great advice from regular Epolitics.com contributor Laura Packard. This post first appeared on the PowerThru Consulting blog. Election Day is less than a week away (although with runoffs, who knows!). Say you still have some funds, but hardly any...
2008 canvassing image courtesy Wikipedia. This just in: NGP VAN reports that Democrats have made 54% more individual voter contacts in 2014 than at this point in 2010, the last comparable mid-term election. Dems are counting on these phone calls and...
Election Day is just a week away! So why are campaigns still asking me for money? After all, even last-minute TV and radio ads should be bought by now, the office rent paid and the last round of direct mail out the door, so what can campaigns still...