Podcast: Political Activism Wisconsin Style with Matt Batzel

American Majority National Executive Director Matt Batzel was highlighted on Commonwealthy.com Podcast Series, a site that aims to “Train those who know the benefits of limited government to win elections.” John Tsarpalas brings campaign and activism best-practices to conservatives as he interviews Matt on his success in Wisconsin. Click here to listen to the podcast. Check out this excerpt from the post on Commonwealthy.com. My special guest today is Matt Batzel, national executive director of American Majority. Matt has been heavily involved in political activism in his home state of Wisconsin for many years now. He has a lot of information how to successfully do grassroots political activism in today’s culture and society that he is going to share with us! Whether you are a political activist, the leader of a political organization, or a candidate running for local office, Matt has some great tips for you today on how to make an impact in your area. He is going to share with us the exciting things that have been happening in Wisconsin over the last five years and give you tips on how you can help bring real change to your community. In this episode, you’ll learn:

• What the basics of getting started are– learn what you need to focus on first and foremost when you begin as a local political candidate
• How grassroots organizations can impact policy- learn what local grassroots organizations can do to impact policy on the local and state level
• What local candidates can do to beat the union-backed candidates- learn what you can do when your political campaign feels like a David vs. Goliath
• Why you need to find out what is happening at the local level- learn the importance of keeping up with your local area’s policies
• How political think tanks can help the messaging in a political campaign- learn why you should learn about policy from your state’s political think tank
• Why messaging efforts in non-election years make a difference- learn what your activism group should be doing year in and year out to affect change
• How social media can help your messaging efforts- learn how today’s social media avenues make messaging year round easy
• What to do to make sure the media can report your activism stories- learn simple things to do to get your message out to the media

Click here to listen to the podcast or read the interview transcript.