Campaigning

Winning in 2012: How to Mobilize Donors, Voters and Volunteers with Online Tools

Colin Delany | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Fundraising, Campaigning, Election 2012 Campaigning, Mobilizing Donors, Campaigning Social Media, Voters Election 2012, Election 2012, Voter Recruitment, Recruiting Voters, Politics News

But to get someone to act, first you almost always have to ask -- and their answer determines whether or not you've succeeded. Therein lies the complexity -- how, when and what do we ask of people to help them realize their true political potential?

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Time for the Final (Etch-A) Sketch

Abby Huntsman | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Policy Agenda, Polls, Campaigning, Mitt Romney 2012, Negative Campaigning, Ppaca, Electorate, Barack Obama 2012, Politics News

For instance, yesterday I found that when you type "Romney" as a search term on Google, one of the first auto-complete suggestions is "Romney attacking President." Could a consistently negative tone be part of his messaging problem?

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"Toothless Rednecks" (Part Two): Hard History and Flawed Democracy in the South

Glen Browder | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Race Game, Leadership, Hard History, Racist, Alabama, Democracy, Southern Politics, V.O. Key, Biracial Accommodation, Deep South, Southerners, Arnold Toynbee, History, Politics, Campaigning, Rednecks, South, Jr., Flawed Democracy, Mississippi, Politics News

It's a continuing game of racial politics -- now played by both blacks and whites in more sophisticated manner without traditional perversities -- in a regional system still struggling with historic black-white disparities and tensions.

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Covering Campaigns -- The Media's Testosterone Problem

Terry Newell | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Elections 2012, Media, Campaigns, Campaigning, Media News

Campaigning, media coverage would have us believe, thrives on creating differences. There is clearly much truth in this. But governing, in the end, succeeds when it fosters agreement. Yet we don't learn much about the candidates' abilities to do this through media coverage of campaigns.

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'Rick Santorum Is The Best-Kept Secret In The Campaign'

AP | By THOMAS BEAUMONT | Posted 12.17.2011

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URBANDALE, Iowa -- In a presidential campaign marked by sharp rises and falls, Republican Rick Santorum has experienced neither. "I'm counting on the...

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Unlimited Contributions Is Not the Answer to Unlimited Contributions

Nick Nyhart | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Fair Elections, Super PACs, Campaign Finance, Campaigning, Campaigning Reform, Campaign Finance Reform, Campaign Contributions, Politics News

Our elections are increasingly funded and controlled by too few special interests. With super PACs and other outside groups taking in and spending unlimited checks, often from anonymous sources, the voices of everyday people are already being drowned out by wealthy special interests.

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Campaign Reform

Harry L. Langer | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Economic Recovery, Campaign Reform, Campaigning, Politics News

Campaign Reform Key to Governing and Recovery Campaign reform is essential to enable public officials to focus on the peoples business and interests ...

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Lessons for Politicians From YouTube's Viral Stars (or, What Candidates Can Learn From the Old Spice Guy)

Ramya Raghavan | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Elections 2012, Old Spice Guy, Youtube, Campaigning, Political Campaign, George Allen, Viral Video, Technology News

Billions of eyeballs are right now looking for the most compelling video to watch -- make sure it's yours, and not your opponent's, that shapes your campaign.

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Honor in Politics

Matthew Dowd | Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: Political Campaigns, Elections 2012, Politics, Campaigning, Politics News

Politics would be much better served if we approached it in the same manner that we approach life and our relationships -- that we should communicate in campaigns in the same way that we operate in our personal lives.

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Taking Back Our Government

Sen. Fritz Hollings | Posted 06.18.2011

Read More: Campaigning, Fundraising, Mccain-Feingold, Washington Fundraising, Campaign Spending, Politics News

Limiting spending in campaigns would give the senator time to listen. Lobbyists and special interests would be limited. There would be time to debate rather than fundraise. And the people would recoup their government.

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Politicians Can't Govern if They're Endlessly Campaigning

Amy Gutmann | Posted 05.25.2011

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The capacity for compromise has long been one of American democracy's greatest natural resources, which we are now squandering. As the 112th Congress convenes, its conservation has never been more needed.

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What England Can Teach Us About Getting Elections Right

Keli Goff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elections, Campaigning, 2012 Election, Elections 2012, Election Campaigning, Dylan Ratigan, Election Cycle, England Elections, Presidential Campaign, Politics News

It seems with each passing election the campaigns get longer and longer, sort of like a bad recurring nightmare. The duration of England's last round of elections? One month.

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Political Campaigns -- It's Time for a Change

Ed Gurowitz, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Positive Psychology, Campaigning, Fearmongering, Fear, Midterm Elections, Negative Attacks, Negative Campaigning, 2008 Campaign, Attack Ads, Politics News

We have a short breather until the run-up to the next elections in 2012. Let's demand that our politicians run on the issues.

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Jim Alderden, Larimer County Sheriff, Allegedly Misused Taxpayer Dollars For Campaign

The Coloradoan | Trevor Hughes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Colorado Elections 2010, William-Russell, Campaigning, Larimer County Sheriff, Jim Alderden, Larimer County Democratic Party, Denver News

The chairman of the Larimer County Democratic Party has filed a formal complaint with state elections officials alleging that Larimer County Sheriff J...

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Back to Campaigning

Jeff Danziger | Posted 05.25.2011

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DNC Urges D.C. Residents To Ask For The Vote Of Their Non-Voting Congresswoman

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Campaigning, District of Columbia, Health Care Reform, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Democratic National Committee, Dnc, Organizing for America, House Health Care Bill, Eat the Press, Politics News

Far be it for me to criticize the campaign arm of the White House/DNC, Organizing For America, seeing as they have successfully gotten one more presid...

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Doing it All, for Obama

Nancy Leo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Every day I checked the mail. No inaugural ball invitation. My anxiety rose. When were they going to send them out? Didn't they know that I needed time to shop for a gown, and really go on a diet?

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What's Next: For the GOP, for Progressives, and for Political Campaigns

Dan Sweeney | Posted 05.25.2011

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Republicans, remember your ancestry. Remember Goldwater. Remember Buckley. And find yourselves again.

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Tampa McCain Rally: Where Is Everybody?

The St. Petersburg Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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About 30 minutes before John McCain is scheduled to lead a rally outside Raymond James Stadium, looks like maybe 1,000 people here. What's up with tha...

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Lives on Hold Until Election Day

Chris Savage | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Volunteers, Barack Obama, Campaign for Change, John McCain, November 4th, Pollsters, Campaigning, Volunteers Obama, 2008 Campaign, Obama-Biden Campaign for Change, November 4, Election 2008, Campaign 2008, Obamamobile, Election Obsession, Election Anxiety, Home News

By becoming so immersed in Barack Obama's campaign, my wife and I have literally put our lives on hold. Our kitchen sink is perpetually full of dirty dishes, the dogs are unwalked and the water faucet is dripping. Turns out, we're not alone.

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A Happy Yard Sign Story With a Lesson

Rob Kall | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Yard Signs, John McCain, Campaigning, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News

I parked, walked to the front of one of my favorite local restaurants and there, in front of its sign, was a McCain Palin yard sign. What was I to do?

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Team Obama Campaigns Aggressively, McCain Hunkers Down

Ari Melber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John McCain, Swing States, Campaigning, Politics News

McCain is letting Obama literally double up on local impact. When it comes to reaching swing state voters, less is definitely not more.

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The Case For Insanity

Daniel Chun | Posted 05.25.2011

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Since September, I've gone 100% crazy. Come next year, John McCain and Sarah Palin might be running this country. I can't concentrate at work. I can't hold a normal conversation about anything besides politics.

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Campaigning in the Networked World

Mike Bonifer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barack Obama continues to demonstrate that he and his team have the chops to relieve the U.S. government of its inflexible and outmoded Industrial Age mindset.

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Fit For Office?

New York Times | JODI KANTOR | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Candidates Eating, 2008 Campaign, Campaigning, Eating, Rudy Giuliani, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Politics News

Running for president is like entering a competitive eating contest and a beauty pageant all at once. Candidates are expected to eat local specialties...

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