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The 2014 election started three weeks ago
Winning political organizations know there is no “down time.” In fact, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee spent election night calling unsuccessful candidates to tell them to not stop campaigning — because the next election is just 24 months away. “Literally on election night 2012, I was calling candidates who fell short and urging them to […]
Read moreAdvice from an elected Libertarian
John Inks, an elected Libertarian on the Mountain View (California) City Council whose 2012 re-election campaign was promoted by the LNCC, offers this advice to Libertarians running for local office: Advice to Libertarians who wish to run for City Council: You may or may not follow my path. It’s a change of life and a […]
Read moreDefine your opponent early
This spring the Obama campaign was at a crossroads. They had expected to be flush with cash pumped in by the online fundraising machine that helped Obama shatter fundraising records in 2008. They had expected Mitt Romney to emerge from the Republican primaries irreparably damaged — defined in the minds of voters as an out-of-touch […]
Read moreHow Obama did it.
No President had ever won re-election with unemployment over eight percent. But Obama coasted to a re-election victory last week. How did he do it? Simple. As a former community organizer the Obama White House understands voter identification and mobilization like no other. They understand you don’t need a majority of the people behind you […]
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