We may have voted just four weeks ago, but the political world is already preparing for the next war. This time around, neither side is likely to have enough digital soldiers: A modern presidential campaign also requires a modern digital operation...
Halloween’s long over, but we still have plenty of dark stories to tell in this pre-election edition of Quick Hits: No One Is Buying More Political Ads on Facebook Right Now Than Beto O’Rourke. Lots and lots of fundraising ads out of state...
Election Day’s a week away, but you still have time to create a basic plan to employ mobile and digital tools to get out your vote. Quick & Dirty Strategy Let’s start with whom NOT to contact. Don’t spend time and advertising...
Step back — this one’s going to be big. Republicans warn ‘green wave’ of Democratic cash could overwhelm House GOP candidates. Note the importance of digital infrastructure. GOP gloom: Republicans predict House majority will be swept...
Plenty of people’s electoral hash will likely be settled on November 6th, and we may get answers to some big digital questions that day, too. In my October Campaigns & Elections column, I look at three big trends the elections should...
With less than two weeks before Election Day, millions of Americans are already casting early and absentee ballots. Does that mean you should pour all of your digital resources into getting out the vote? Does digital persuasion advertising make...
Check out last week’s top 10 over-performing Facebook posts, from the several hundred progressive groups followed by our friends at CrowdTangle. Remember, these are posts that have seen significantly more engagement than the norm for their...
Last week, we covered the GoFundMe account set up to help Christine Blasey Ford pay for security and other costs related to her telling her sexual assault story about Brett Kavanaugh. This week, we learn that grassroots donations to both parties...
Late in Christine Blasey Ford’s Senate testimony today, the Republican surrogate questioner asked questions getting at whether anyone was funding her effort to tell her story about Kavanaugh’s alleged sexual assault, particularly if...
Vote.org sent a fundraising email yesterday with an unexpected ask: they want me to give them money to pay for billboards encouraging people to vote. What? Aren’t we all digital and stuff these days? The actual ask is quite specific. The...