Hey kids, sorry for the recent publishing hiatus — we needed a little break down here in the e.politics bunker, in part to process the post-election analysis, in part to catch up on life. One story cruelly overlooked in the meantime? RootsCamp...
Today’s Press Club discussion on social media’s role in 2012 is shaping up to be a terrific discussion, and you can follow the live coverage via the hashtag #SocialElection. Below are links to articles covering topics that are likely to...
Fan fave Quick Hits returns, this time rounding up some of the best post-election analysis of the digital campaign. Note the great coverage from Slate.com in particular, but there’s plenty of excellent reading below. A Vast Left-Wing...
Hurricane Sandy might have postponed our Press Club panel on social media in the presidential race, but never fear, it’s rescheduled for next Friday, November 16th. With the date change a few tickets have popped open, so check it out. Should...
What does a modern political field operation look like? I argued the other day that four million donors, most of whom have given small amounts apiece, built the foundation for a powerful ground game that the campaign hopes will push Obama over the...
These are the simple ways technology can help get out the vote: check out the polling place/ballot info finder below, developed by the
Just in time for election day, NGPVAN has put out a new mobile tool that helps campaigns target voters who haven’t yet turned out. The cool part? The “Mobile Pollwatcher” integrates with the VAN voter database so that ALL...
Two days from the presidential election, here’s where we stand: tight in the popular vote, but with a small but consistent Obama lead in the bulk of the battleground states. Both campaigns are spending big money on TV ads, and Obama’s...
Taegan Goddard links to an Obama memo laying out the campaign’s case for the power of his grassroots field operation to turn out the vote: “This morning, as our volunteer Neighborhood Team Leaders opened 5,117 get-out-the-vote (GOTV)...
Yes I know, to those of us in The Profession, it sounds like a rhetorical question: can social media win the presidential election?. Of course the answer’s “no” — it’s incredibly rare for a single factor of any kind to...