Also published on techPresident Update: As of noon today, Wilson’s Democratic opponent has seen $200,000 flow into his coffers via online donation site ActBlue, in part due to advocacy on Lefty blogs. Ouch! | Update 2: a couple of hours later...
Also published on techPresident A quick correction to “Learning from Obama” — roughly two-thirds of Barack Obama’s online fundraising in 2007-2008 came in directly via an email solicitation, meaning that the money was donated...
Hi y’all, poor Allyson Kapin lost her mind long enough to ask me to write a guest piece over on Frogloop, and it’s live at last — now unkillable by man or beast. The idea behind the article: that in an economic downturn, it may be...
Part Five of a six-part series Obama’s platform may have envisioned a grand reform of the political system, but the primary change he brought to political fundraising was to do more of it than anyone in history: 3 million donors made a total...
Cross-posted on techPresident Another tip from the Obama campaign: take a solid look at search advertising. At two recent public discussions, members of the winning 2008 new media team have mentioned the effectiveness of Google ads in building the...
Cross-posted on techPresident Sunday’s announcement from the Obama campaign confirmed it: whatever other political roles it may play, the internet is one hell of a way to fund a campaign. Obama raised more than $150 million in September...
With three weeks to go before the election and their candidate down by double-digit margins, the Republicans have come out with all guns blazing against…a nonprofit with no direct connection to the Obama campaign. Why has ACORN — an...
Q: How do you get two million people to donate to your campaign? A: Start with 1,999,999…. (Related joke: what’s the easiest way to get a small fortune? Start with a big one.). Seriously, last week the Obama campaign employed a classic...
Yep, he wants me to know so much that he finally broke down my resistance and forced me to give him my cell number. Dammit! I hate falling for an obvious list-building ploy. Yes, the idea of alerting supporters at the same time as the media fits the...
Cross-posted on techPresident Here’s a clever idea — install a web browser toolbar sponsored by the Republican National Committee and you can raise money for the RNC “through normal online activities such as searching and shopping...