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How to Overcome your Biggest Roadblocks when Running for Office

Lots of people think about running for office. Lots of people have great ideas about how their local, county, state, or national government should be run. Lots of people are passionate about certain issues or causes, and want to make a real difference by serving in government. Sadly, very few who think about running for [...]

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Beginner’s Guide to Political Strategy

Today, we present the next installment of our popular “Beginner’s Guide” series.  (We’ve done guides on fundraising, grassroots politics, communications and political organization).  Our focus today is on developing a winning political strategy. The overall strategy for your campaign is crucial to your success on Election Day.  You can raise a lot of money, or [...]

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Your Fundraising Calls Start in 30 Minutes

If you’re getting ready to run for office, but haven’t started making fundraising calls… this article is for you. Likewise, if you’ve made a call here or there, but hated every second of it, read on. Every political candidate needs to make fundraising calls.  You can’t get around it.  You can’t raise money just from [...]

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Top 5 Local Victory Articles of 2010

It’s hard to believe, but 2010 is coming to a close.  What a year it has been, politically speaking.  Not only in the US, where a major shift occurred in grassroots political activity and the US Congress, but in many nations across the globe, including the UK, which saw Parliament shift control for the first [...]

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How to Train Your Political Volunteers

Political volunteers are an integral part of most election campaigns.  They provide vital support for the candidate and campaign staff, and in some smaller races, the volunteers are the staff.  We’ve previously discussed how to find political volunteers… today, we want to look at how to train your volunteers and maximize their impact on your [...]

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Why YOU Should Run for Office

You should run for office.  Have you thought about it?  Have you spent time thinking over the issues that you would run on, what your slogan would be, where the money would come from? You SHOULD run for office.  Not your boss… not your spouse… not your best friend who always talks about politics.  YOU. [...]

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Political Direct Mail: Strategy and Tactics

Smart and savvy campaigns are using the Internet, e-mail, social media, and other technological tools to get the word out about their campaigns.  They should, because these tactics work.  But many local campaign shave started to ignore another tactic that still works: good old fashioned direct mail.  Ignoring direct mail is a mistake, because it [...]

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Tips for Local Candidates Preparing for the Next Election Cycle

Guest post by Ben Donahower at Campaign Trail Yard Signs Smart candidates are already taking steps to prepare themselves for the next election cycle.  In addition to making introductions, attending meetings, and understanding the district, candidates can start building an organization that will win in the general election. Candidates can get their campaigns off on [...]

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