Welcome to Washington, 113th Congress! How’d you know that 13 is my lucky number? But a new Congress isn’t terribly lucky news for digital advocates, because for at least a few weeks, the newbies won’t be hearing from us...
[Note: speaking Obama’s email list, there’s current chatter about whether — and how — he should use it upcoming legislative battles. More on that here soon.] Writing in Bloomberg Businessweek yesterday, Joshua Green has a...
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...
This email just arrived in the e.politics bunker, where we’re currently hunkered down waiting for Hurricane Sandy, aka the Frankenstorm, to make DC very cold and very wet. Subject: Hurricane Sandy Colin — This is a serious storm, but we...
Two weeks ago, Jon Stewart nailed the disconnect between what Obama’s campaign has asked of his supporters all year long and what he delivered himself at the first presidential debate: You and your campaign have demanded a level of effort...
Oh sure, go ahead and use your “please help now” language and your matching gifts and your thermometer-style “we’re THIS close to our goal” graphics in your fundraising emails. But that’s nothin’ —...
Guest article! Today we have another excerpt from Daniel Kreiss’s excellent new book, “Taking Our Country Back: The Crafting of Networked Politics from Howard Dean to Barack Obama,” available in the Amazon store. This installment...
Update: a good discussion about this article has been taking place on Facebook. Guest article! A little discussion blew up over on the Progressive Exchange listserv this week, with some folks less-than-pleased that NationBuilder‘s being used...
First he racks up an $800,000 bill for a website and email system that should have cost him a few grand, then he rents out his email list to LifeLock, now he’s letting someone sell you stock advice. What’s next, pushing gold a la Glenn...
This just in: The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) and NGP VAN have partnered to bring state legislative candidates across the country DLCC Go, a unique suite of integrated and affordable new media, fundraising, and field campaign...