Koch Brothers Will Spend $889 Million on 2016, as Clinton plans to astound, intimidate with fundraising ‘like nothing you’ve seen’. Not surprsingly, A Massive Wave of Secret Money Is Coming. Supporters say Clinton developing...
Bush Announces Formation of PAC, via cell phone, video and Instagram. C.f. Leader of the PAC: Jeb Bush moves a step closer to announcing his 2016 presidential bid—and keeping his promise of running a very different campaign. But apparently, Jeb...
Enough good reading about internet politics and advocacy to keep us busy until the New Year’s hangovers fade. [Image: Deep Impact probe comet collision. Boom!] The Kochs eclipse the RNC: Meet the guys behind the right’s best data shop...
How the GOP used Twitter to stretch election laws. Illegal coordination via anonymous Twitter accounts? More: GOP Operatives Use Twitter To Hide In Plain Sight. How Facebook plans to become one of the most powerful tools in politics. C.f. Facebook...
For Democrats, Turnout Efforts Look Successful (Though Not Elections). State-by-state comparison shows the results, but Dems still lost. C.f. DCCC Touts Historic Fundraising, Advertising. Only problem: that whole “winning” thing. How Big...
For Charlie Baker, data is key in bid for undecideds: GOP banking on voter details in Massachusetts. C.f. GOP Works to Improve Targeting of Voters and The Most Tech-Savvy Candidate Running for Statewide Office This Year is a Republican. But also...
In which we lead with a story about Ebola, as is currently required by the state of media hysteria. How to Advocate on Ebola: National Nurses United. GOP Races To Catch Obama 2012 Campaign Data Techniques, a good look at data-driven TV buying. C.f...
A day late, but still ready to rumble. Why political fundraising emails represent everything that’s wrong with our politics. C.f. DCCC, I’m pleading with you and the recent Epolitics.com piece by Dave Leichtman and Brett Schenker. How...
Quick Hits returns! Update: In Defense of Political Email. Democratic House Candidates Are Walloping Republicans in the Small-Money Game. How campaigns are losing the mobile war. Mobile site fail, large-scale. Twitter users mock Colorado school...
Quick Hits: back from a late-summer vacation and ready to rumble. 2014 could be a $4 Billion Election. Meanwhile, Will field organizing yield Dems 1-2 points in close Senate races? Also note the Democratic money advantage, in part due to online...