Here’s a paradox for you: individual Republican candidates have struggled to raise money this year, to the point that some observers have wondered if many of them are even viable in November. Meanwhile, the Republican National Committee is bringing in money hand over fist, much of it small...
Read More »Most of coverage of Cambridge Analytica’s work with Trump 2016 and other campaigns has focused on the potential fallout for the president and his team or for the company itself. What about the implications for 2018 political campaigns? I looked at that question in my latest column for...
Read More »The AP reported yesterday that the campaign of former Tennessee governor and Democrat Phil Bredesen, now running to replace Bob Corker in the Senate, may have been hit by a cyber-attack: In a letter obtained by The Associated Press, campaign lawyer Robert E. Cooper Jr. wrote that Bredesen’s...
Read More »If you’re running this year, every second is precious — and the early seconds are the most precious of all for digital organizers. Most online outreach is incremental, trench warfare rather than blitzkrieg. We recruit a few people today, a few people tomorrow, and eventually (if...
Read More »My latest Campaigns & Elections column sets us up for the year ahead, with a look at three big trends that we should watch in 2018. A preview: Campaigns, nonprofits and other political actors will confront the same social-media challenge now bedeviling corporate brands: how to reach people...
Read More »You might have missed the news in the never-ending blizzard of Trump-related stories, but digital politics now has a role in the investigation about possible ties between his campaign and the Russian government. Specifically, members of the now-president’s 2016 online campaign team might...
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