The collapse of liberal consulting firm Fizgibbon Media last week stunned many in the progressive movement, but the reasons behind it didn’t surprise a tragically large number of women in the field. Founder Trevor Fitzgibbon — a Big Name...
Who said all the drama is on the Republican side of the presidential race! This week, the Democrats embraced public strife in a big way, with harsh words and a lawsuit to liven up a contest that had settled into a steady pattern. Hillary Clinton was...
Beth mentioned this story in last week’s social media roundup, but it got overshadowed by the free Facebook Ads. A separate post was in order! I missed the significance of this at the time (as a long-time Photoshop user, I haven’t needed...
Yussi Pick is an award-winning digital campaigner at Pick & Barth Digital Strategies based in Vienna, Austria and Washington, DC. Sign up for his weekly Campaigner’s Tips at www.campaigners.tips. Thanks to longtime Epolitics.com reader...
Hi folks, we are officially back on the case after a couple of weeks of travel — let’s talk about the recent 2016 candidate launches soon. But first, any number of small birds have flown in through the vision slits in the Epolitics.com...
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...
Remember that time we wondered why there wasn’t a Right-wing petition site, an equivalent of Care2 or Change.org but for causes dear to the conservative heart? Now there IS one: The digital media firm Intermarkets, Inc., today announced the...
TWO separate little birds chose to fly through the ventilation slits in the e.politics bunker this morning, both bearing the following information: Change.org is officially helping Republicans recruit new grassroots supporters and donors, in this...
Update: From NGPVAN, “NationalField will be offered a la carte, not only bundled as part of a larger package. So same number of choices, just a better product.” Good news for political data services consumers. Update II: NationalField...
Here’s a question that’s come up several times lately, at panel discussions, on a listserv and (most recently) after a Campaigns & Elections event last week. Why isn’t there a Republican equivalent of Care2 and Change.org? Why...