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So What Makes a Campaign Event Successful?
The ability to gain that competitive advantage over your opponent is present on the campaign trail every day. One of these opportunities, that surprising goes unnoticed more frequently than it should, revolves around campaign events.
Keep Good Records
Working in politics, either as a campaign operative or grassroots organizer, soon becomes all about lists, lists, and yet more lists… being able to manage all this information becomes an essential part of the operation as your list/network/database is the primary means of contacting, understanding, messaging to, and mobilizing your assets.
Knock on Wood: Tips for Quality (and Quantity) Door-to-Door Operations – Part I
One of the most important (if not the most important) components of any grassroots campaign is an effective door-to-door operation. This is part one of the strategies I’ve learned along the way.
Focus Local: 10 Reasons Why Bell, CA Matters
I like to think that I’m a pretty dynamic individual, but I’ll be honest, there comes a point in every single training I conduct where…
Campaign Lessons from the Oklahoma Primary
Yesterday, the 2010 Primary Election was held in Oklahoma. Record numbers of Republicans and Democrats turned out to cast votes for the candidates of their…
Facebook: A Fundraising Tool? Yes!
In every American Majority training that I’ve conducted a frequent topic of discussion centers around one of the most undesirable yet critically important activities, political fundraising.
Heroes to remember …from yesterday and today
Recently, I had the opportunity to travel to Virginia for a couple of days to visit with my American Majority colleagues and friends from across…
Strategy: The 1st step toward winning
At American Majority have a maxim that applies very nicely to conservative grassroots leaders and candidates alike: People with bad ideas and proper organization will…
American Majority Joins the March on DC
As November 2nd approaches, those committed to the liberty movement are busy organizing, volunteering, knocking on doors and doing whatever they can to make sure that Washington, DC gets the message on Election Day. The message is this- you will be held accountable for poor leadership and ignoring the founding principles of our country.
There is no better place to begin driving that point home than in Washington, DC at the national Unite in Action (UIA) March on DC that is taking place in Washington, DC September 9th-12th, 2010.
The Liberal Philosophy: Do as I say…But not as I do
Working in politics sometimes overwhelms me. Seriously, at times it absolutely drains me. Granted, I love constantly being aware of what is happening both in…
Genuine Protest: Us and Them
History has shown, and is now showing once again, that liberty, in and of itself, is a cause worth fighting for. It requires no supplemental incentives; it begs no top-down orchestration.
Door-Knocking: The King of Voter Engagement Tools
It should be no surprise that as Executive Director of American Majority Minnesota I’m in constant contact with local candidates across the state. And while the pattern of conversation can at times be rather random (you name it, we probably discussed it, campaign-related or not) one of the topics often mentioned is door-knocking.
What We Can Learn From Each Other
Anyone who has ever worked a job has run into what I call “that guy” before. You know the type. He gets hired and comes in like a bull in a china shop, leveraging his vast knowledge of how the company should be in run (derived almost exclusively from the company’s website) and confident that he is the key cog to what’s going to put his company over the top. He’s confident, he’s eager – he’s a newbie.
American Religious Freedom Part III: The Future
Because of the sensitive nature of this topic, I ask that all readers read the post in its entirety before commenting. This week, I argue that the looming future threat to our religious liberties is political correctness, which, reacting to the recent large-scale movement of Islam to the West, has the potential to sell out Americans’ most fundamental freedoms for the sake of a cosmopolitan, multicultural society devoid of absolute cultural standards and unalienable rights.
A Pearl of Wisdom from John Locke
It is the knowledge that there is an element of the Divine in our efforts that should spur us on even further – the knowledge that by giving of our time and talent to make a difference this November, we are preserving our God-given right to liberty and a government that is useful to us, not harmful.
Why Conservative Women Matter
I’m blonde (mostly naturally). Five-foot-three. At last check, I was getting close to tipping the scale over 100 pounds. I haven’t checked for a while. …
Turns out Lebron James is just like the rest of us
Many factors surely played into Lebron’s decision. Yet, when all was said and done, it turns out that Lebron is just like the rest of us. He’s an entrepreneur who wants what’s best for himself and his family and wants to try and be the best in the vocation he has chosen.
American Religious Freedom Part II: The Present
Institutionalized secularism is the single largest threat to American religious freedom today. We may not think much of a court decision here or there, but the ripple effect of degraded religious freedom will have enormous repercussions for our liberty as a whole, the state of our culture, and our well being as a nation.
Not even in the past, yet we still dont learn
Reprinted from Investors.com Policy Failure: Greece was told that if it wanted a bailout, it needed to consider privatizing its government health care system. So tell…
TRUTHS EXPLODE ON THE FOURTH
The arrival of Independence Day 2010 encouraged me to do some reflecting on the frustrating political fray that swirls continually around us. I have had…
“Do I Have To?”
It’s something that was asked a lot during American Majority’s “Precinct Power” presentation at last weekend’s Texas Defending the Dream Summit in Austin…. Remember: stickers and signs don’t vote on Election Day, voters do.
The Hope for Our Country Lives–Out Here
I’ve met a lot of people across the country since those news cameras caught me doubting Barack Obama’s ideas for giving my money to someone…
Utopian Statists vs. Optimistic Realists
I posted this earlier today at RedState.com: I’ve been studying the Progressives the last few months, and I think this post will be the beginning…
Convince Others by Writing Well
In Oklahoma, we are a little less than three weeks away from our Primary Election. The candidates are furiously traveling their districts in an effort…