Bringing Campaign-In-A-Day to Liberty University

Last month American Majority had the opportunity to run a Campaign-In-A-Day at Liberty University. The morning of the event our staff was met by nearly 100 students, making this our biggest Campaign-In-A-Day event yet.

Students were divided into campaign teams, each with their own unique candidate as usual. They were put through briefings, assignments, and face-offs to determine the winner of the five different campaigns throughout the day. We could tell you more about it, but we’ll let the students speak for themselves.

“I thought it was a great experience! I appreciated the fact that it was an interactive seminar, which encouraged hands-on learning and a unique approach.”

“I thought it was a really great experience. Not only was it educational, but it was also fun. I enjoyed the team-building and getting to know my classmates better. I really appreciated the real life scenarios and the opportunity to be treated as if I were working on a campaign.”

Campaign-In-A-Day is nothing like you’ve ever seen from an American Majority training before. Attendees not only are equipped with tools to influence their political spheres, but they are also given the chance to apply them right away during the event.

“I do feel more prepared to help on a campaign now. I have worked for campaigns in the past, but I never had a leadership position such as finance director which was my job assignment for the American Majority Seminar. In the past, I have only made phone calls and gone door knocking. However, I enjoyed being able to act as if I had a lead role and could contribute by making important decisions that could benefit the campaign.”

“My favorite parts of the experience were creating fundraisers that reached out to specific groups of people, and figuring out how to make a candidate known and favored amongst certain demographics.”

“This experience helped me to better understand all of the work and different details that go into a campaign that I hadn’t really grasped before.”

The hands on experience the participants are given throughout the day is invaluable to future endeavors on real life campaigns. Those in attendance are able to get their feet wet in several different areas of a campaign that they wouldn’t get through simply volunteering on a campaign where they aren’t privy to all the work those higher up are apart of.

“I enjoyed the competitive aspect of the seminar.”

“I would definitely recommend Campaign in a Day for future students. Even if students aren’t interested in being a part of a campaign in the future, the seminar would help in developing teamwork abilities and it would mold leadership skills and potential. Campaign in a Day is a very good tool for people who are interested in sharpening their social skills.”

The Campaign-In-A-Day training not only gets attendees working in a hands on environment, but it also puts them into stressful campaign situations. Attendees have to respond to twists on the fly, present their plans and give an elevator pitch in front of experienced judges, and react to how their opponent frames their candidate. This gives attendees not only a sense of camaraderie with their teammates, but also helps to test and strengthen their political acumen.

These are just a select few of the hundreds of positive pieces of feedback we have received from our Campaign-In-A-Day training. Perhaps the most significant feedback students from Liberty University gave us was that 81 out of 81 students recommended the event to future students. Want to bring this experience to your group, students, or school? Then request an American Majority Campaign-In-A-Day training to come to you!