Epolitics.com is likely to be quiet over the July 4th holiday, so I wanted to leave you with something to ponder for the long weekend. This piece first appeared on the site on July 5th, 2009, as the Iranian government was crushing a people’s...
Brain hungry? You need food for though! Check out the latest Technology Bytes column on CampaignsAndElections.com for a quick burst of mental nourishment. First up: the vast array of Republicans running for President is good for comedians, but will...
In June of 2007, the political world was just waking up to the idea that individual citizens were going to shake up how political communications was done. As the the race to succeed George W. Bush rolled into its first summer, the Macaca moment was...
In private meetings last week, Hillary Clinton pledged in New Hampshire to work with state parties in “early states” to help them rebuild. At first appearance, this would seem to be an amazing boon. The trope goes that Obama for America...
Author’s Note: In Part One of this series, I discussed the importance of using technology in political efforts not just to build a better persuasion tool, but to scale meaningful relationships with an infinite number of people. In Part Two, I...
Ed. note: Will Conway’s three-part series on the power and promise of digital organizing continues. Author’s Note: In Part One of this series, I discussed the importance of using technology in political efforts not just to build a better...
Social media is dangerous: to political careers, at least. Just in the past couple of months, we’ve seen a wave of unplanned staff resignations due to Facebook or Twitter posts, usually something racist, sexist, homophobic or otherwise awful...
New Epolitics.com contributor Will Conway (of NationBuilder) starts a three-part series in which he thinks big about a major change technology is bringing to political campaigns and political organizing. In the years since the 2012 election cycle, a...
Provocative title, eh? Here’s what I’m getting at: in a Citizens United world, one in which individual wealthy people can poor billions of dollars into our political process at will, digital campaigners (particularly on the Left) feel...
My email inbox was buzzing this morning with reaction to turmoil at the New Organizing Institute, a major provider of digital, field and data training for staff of Democratic campaigns and liberal advocacy groups. As Buzzfeed’s Evan McMorris...