Posts Tagged ‘News’
The 10Questions Project
I posted this earlier in the week on RedState. That is why we are so excited about working with the Personal Democracy Forum (PDF) on the 10Questions project. While American Majority and PDF might not always agree on everything, we do agree on this: we need better, more honest, more accountable government. Personal Democracy Forum, in…
Read MoreSo 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.
Read MoreHOW TO: FACEBOOK PRIVACY SETTINGS
Here at American Majority it is one of our goals to educate activists on how to properly use online media. During the presentation, Patriots 2.0, we attempt to teach the importance of getting actively involved in facebook, twitter, and other social networks. After our Patriots 2.0 presentation, the questions come rolling in. More often than…
Read MoreTime To Go Back To School~ Local Power
There is a definite fervor for involvement around our state and nation, the problem is that our educational system has failed to teach the basic tenets of citizenship. I would submit that those alive today, with little exception, have not been schooled in the responsibilities of living in a free nation. Many of us are quite familiar…
Read MoreCinema guide to lawn signs
Lawn signs may seem like a very minor component of a campaign. However, they can be extremely effective in an election if utilized correctly. If you want to get the most out of the money you invest into lawn signs, you need to have a strategy behind the lawn sign portion of your campaign. The…
Read MoreHow to “Go Negative” Without Getting Nasty
Primary season. Ah, it’s fun times. I always look forward to election season, the palm cards, yard signs, door-to-door, fundraiser and sign wave craziness… but sometimes, I’m just ready for the negativity to end. Am I alone in feeling this way? At our training sessions, candidates often ask how they can show contrast between themselves…
Read MoreKeep 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.
Read MoreKnock 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.
Read MoreFocus 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 I bore my attendees. They start looking around the room, staring at the ceiling, mouths dropping open, drool pooling at the corners of their lips. Ok, maybe it’s not that…
Read MoreHOP ON THE SOCIAL NETWORKING TRAIN
After spending four years in college in the Public Relations department I have come to understand the ins and outs of sending press releases, PR planning, and the importance of networking. Now that I am out of school and working for American Majority, I have tried many of the techniques I spent four years learning.…
Read MoreCampaign 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 choice. Many of the races produced results predicted by the polls. However, the race for governor in the Democratic party had all of the pundits talking after the dust had…
Read MoreFacebook: 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.
Read MoreHeroes 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 the country. The trip began with a 4:00am buzz in my ear from my iPhone and shortly thereafter, the lightening cracked and thundered, and I knew I was in for…
Read More10 Steps to Organizing Your Block
One of the fundamental challenges the liberty movement currently faces is getting individuals to put down their protest signs and stop attending rallies in favor of instead picking up a clip board and getting to know their neighbors. We have all heard about the importance to door-to-door campaigning for candidates; what you might not have…
Read MoreA Tide in Numbers Show Unexpected and Deep Support
“There is a tide in the affairs of men.” William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar Act 4 It seems that more and more people feel compelled to take part in the growing conservative movement currently sweeping across this country. As a left-wing agenda is aggressively being pushed in Washington and out-of-touch politicians shamelessly bow to special interests…
Read MoreStrategy: 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 always beat good ideas with poor organization. For example, in every training I give, I allude to the fact that for too long conservatives (especially those at the grassroots level…
Read MoreAmerican 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.
Read MoreWhat?! I agree with Huff-Po critique of “YouCut” project.
Originally posted at RazShafer.com I’m all about giving props to liberals when they get something right…even if it’s a little thing. While I don’t agree with a lot of the article, the author raises a great point about the YouCut Project: even if every budget item that was given as an option in the YouCut…
Read MoreThe 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 Washington and in my local community, and yes, it is very exciting to work in the political world. But to be honest, I go home every night and purposely avoid…
Read MoreGenuine 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.
Read MoreNOT MY JOB
I encountered a man that was attending a training of ours in Russell, KS last evening. After the training was over he came up to us and began chatting and sharing stories, and one story in particular really inspired me. He talked about his experience last year when he attended the March on D.C. He…
Read MoreDoor-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.
Read MoreWhat 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.
Read MoreAmerican 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.
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