This year I got to do serious political campaign work for the first time. Yes, I’ve been deep in the world of digital political advocacy for more than two decades, and I’ve helped out on small campaigns in the past, but this election...
Quick to capitalize on the New York Times’s revelation that Donald Trump has paid little or no income tax over recent years, the Biden/Harris campaign has launched its own Trump Tax Calculator. Enter the top-line number from your tax bill, and...
Check out the last week’s top 10 over-performing Facebook posts from the Trump and Biden campaigns, using data from our friends at CrowdTangle. Remember, these are posts that have seen significantly more engagement than the norm for their...
Turn on this week’s Democratic Convention and you’re going hear a lot about Joe Biden. You’ll also hear a lot about health care, the coronavirus, racial justice and guns. But behind the words and issues, I think the convention is...
Photo: GOTV in the good old days before coronavirus, in this case by a 2008 Obama field team. Talking this week with clients planning digital GOTV campaigns for the fall reminded me of a pandemic-year rule: start early. With many voters afraid to...
Yesterday I chatted with Gray TV’s Jillian Angeline about the Arizona Senate race and voter turnout, and a point I raised made it into the final segment. While many voters will be reluctant to open their doors to campaign volunteers in a...
Not quite weekly yet, but catching up. In this edition: 56 excellent stories related to digital politics and advocacy. Joe Biden’s campaign plans a $280 million ad campaign for the final three months of the presidential race. Includes $60...
This list got completely out of hand this time, so I’ll try to do these weekly until the election. Note: I included only a sampling of the available “public figure posts horrible thing on social media” stories, so multiply each of...
New Epolitics.com contributor! Benjamin Culbreth is a grassroots advocacy professional who’s worked on issues ranging from clean energy to healthcare. Find more of his work at benjaminculbreth.com, and read our earlier piece for more about how...
In this edition: 74 good stories related to digital politics and advocacy. For more on campaigning and advocating during the coronavirus pandemic, see this preview of the upcoming 2020 edition of How to Use the Internet to Change the World –...