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Protecting Our Electoral System: DC Internet Voting Pilot Hacked
Washington, DC plans to move ahead with a system that they hope will make it easier for citizens overseas to voter. Last week the District…
Reasons Arkansans Need to Get Out The Vote (GOTV)
The vast majority of Arkansans (around 61 percent) are strongly dissatisfied with the direction of our nation and over 51 percent of Arkansans say their…
The ACORN Way: Break the law and then sue
Voters in Pennsylvania have not heard the last of ACORN. In 2009, ACORN workers were charged with several counts of voter registration fraud. Also, in…
FINAL MOVE TO VICTORY : GOTV
The final stretch of a campaign encompasses countless elements that will often make or break efforts to push a candidate across the finish line: making…
30 Days To Go: 5 Tips To Kick-Start Your Campaign Facebook page
There are just over 30 days before the election and whether you are just getting started or you’ve been Facebooking since the primaries, now is the time to kick that Facebook Page into overdrive. Here are my 5 no fail tips for campaigns of all sizes and fan counts whether you are just starting your Facebook Page or heading into the last month of the campaign 1,000 fans strong.
Even Owl History Matters~
Daughter Hannah and I sat in an empty theater last Tuesday with nachos, jalapenos, and Coke in hand to watch the movie about wise owls…
Notes from the Summit
As we were pleased to do last year, American Majority is providing in-depth training at the Smart Girl Politics 2010 Summit in DC this weekend,…
Beware of the Golden Calf
With less than five weeks to go until Election Day, the nightmare that conservatives have been living in for the past couple of years seems…
Local Candidates: Are you Debating?
For many candidates the debate season has been in full swing for a couple of months now. Take our instance our governor’s race in Minnesota where there have been over a dozen debates so far and several yet to come. While this certainly is an outliner, what should be recognized is that candidates need to take advantage of opportunities to debate their opponent if they haven’t done so already. This particularly goes for those running at the local level, from school board to county commissioner, and certainly those running against incumbents.
Saving Starfish
I received this email this morning from Bill Mathews, an American Majority Alumni from the Little Rock area: “I am proud to be a member…
Quitters Never Win
Just recently, I was speaking with an activist regarding the Tea Party group that he leads. When I asked how things were going, more specifically,…
Video 10: Twitter for Beginners
This is the first 20/20 video in our Twitter series. In this video, Kasey will be discussing some of the basics of creating your Twitter…
Traditional Mediums Do Still Matter
At American Majority, we talk a lot about online activism. I am especially known as a proponent of social media, and am big on getting…
A Grain of Sanity on an Infinite Beach of Lunacy!
Just when you thought you would have to take your pail and shovel and shuffle on back home to pout, the sun reflects a shimmering…
The Conservative Movement: Young Voters Like What They See
As much attention as the upcoming 2010 election cycle has received through the variety of polls being conducted across the country, a demographic that has largely been under the radar are young voters.
Good Bye mom and Dad hello Uncle Sam
Last Friday I was honored to speak at the University of Arkansas Constitution Day Celebration 2010 at the campus open air Greek Theater. It proved…
INTERVIEW TIPS FOR CANDIDATES
PORTRAYING THE RIGHT IMAGE In order to maintain credibility, the candidate needs to look and sound like he or she is comfortable and in control. …
The ModSquad
When ego trumps principle and party, what you get is a spoiled election. Murkowski officially joins Crist and Castle among the GOP’s “ModSquad”.
Candidates: Facebook is Kinda a Big Deal
Attention candidates who don’t regularly update their Facebook page or who simply don’t have one, social media matters! Yeah, you might have heard this before, but seriously folks, you need to integrate social media into your campaign.
Why Constitution Day Still Matters, 223 Years Later
Why celebrate Constitution Day? On September 17, 1787, our founders, the members of the Constitutional Convention, adopted our Constitution as the governing document for our…