The end of an election cycle can feel anti-climactic. For those of us who have been on campaigns for a long time, it’s as if the hourglass has simply run […]
FEC Nears Decision On Free Nonpartisan Cybersecurity Services For Campaigns
The wait continues on whether federal campaigns will be able to receive low or no-cost cybersecurity services from an organization co-founded by former Clinton manager Robby Mook and Romney manager […]
Cyrus Krohn: RNC post-election report raised โmore questionsโ
The recent report commissioned by the Republican National Committee raises “more questions than answers,” according to Cyrus Krohn, who led the GOP’s digital operations in the 2008 cycle. Krohn left […]
Ask The Campaign Doc: Trusting Artificial Intelligence?
Craig “Campaign Doc” Varoga is a longtime Democratic strategist and manager. Questions on strategy, general consulting, or anything campaign-related? Send questions using LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter @CVaroga or CVaroga@Varoga.US and he’ll […]
How Social Media Has Powered Americaโs Racial Justice Protests
Facebook, Twitter and Instagram have become as much a part of the racial-justice protests sweeping America as handmade signs, water bottles and face masks. Besides helping activists flood the streets, […]
3 Things Silicon Valley Doesn’t Understand About the Campaign Business
A few years back, I got a note from a couple of Israeli software entrepreneurs who wanted to talk political technology. Turns out, they’d sold a software startup and were […]
It’s all about online engagement
Campaigning online is all about engagement, especially in the final 60 days. That was the advice for the campaign’s stretch run from three veteran digital strategists at C&E’s Final Push […]
The Dos And Donโts of Branding A Candidate
Whenever I get asked about branding a candidate, I think of the old riddle: What comes first, the chicken or the egg? For campaigns, the question becomes: what comes first, the […]
Combine Digital Advertising With Direct Mail, The SMART Way
With political advertising comes several certainties. One of which is the arrival of political direct mail. However, studies show that direct mail has single digit response rate percentages. These direct mail […]
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Coming to Grips With This Cycle’s Polling Miss
Three weeks removed from the election that saw Republicans take control of the presidency, and maintain control over the Senate and the House, the Democratic establishment and media outlets everywhere […]
SCOTUS Campaign Finance Decision a Boon for Consultants?
Today’s Supreme Court decision in Citizen’s United v. Federal Election Commission is delighting most political consultants—at least from a business perspective. The ruling, which overturns longstanding limits on corporate money […]
3 Steps to Hosting a Successful Tele-Town Hall During the COVID-19 Pandemic
As social distancing and self-quarantining become the new normal, Americans want to hear from elected leaders and candidates more than ever. Battling the COVID-19 virus has ground community events, campaign […]
How Not to Enter the Political Market
Fifteen years ago, I was preparing to assist in the acquisition of Campaigns & Elections by a medical publisher. Translating political to English required some work. Medical publishers aren't so […]
What That Trump Campaign Meeting Says About Oppo Researchย
It started as a meeting about adoption, with a Russian lawyer, then about sanctions, then about emails, then with a “former” Russian spy. At some point a C-list British promoter […]
How to Target the LGBTQ Vote
Danica Roem made history when she became the first transgender candidate to win a primary for Virginia’s House of Delegates last week. If elected this November, she will become Virginia’s […]
What Wisconsin means for the White House race
Wisconsin’s recall election showed us that depending solely on a ground game will not win an election. A campaign also needs a media and messaging focus in order to drive […]
Mindy Finn Helps Bring GOP into the Digital Age
Mindy Finn’s new media work with Republican candidates for national office has put her in the spotlight. As the GOP embraces digital technology, Finn’s influence continues to rise. Over […]
Wisconsin Race Highlights a Digital Blunder
Tuesday night should have been a triumph for Ted Cruz. He won Wisconsin convincingly, but his victory speech struck an off note, at least when it comes to his campaign’s […]
Are for-profit conduits good for political fundraising?
SkimmerHat, a company that bills itself as a “nonpartisan crowdsourcing platform” recently won approval from the Federal Election Commission to act as a for-profit conduit between political donors and campaigns. […]
Get Tech Savvy – Or You’re Toast
Text messaging is the newest way to communicate since e-mail. And this technology will soon affect the way we live, shop, learn—and run campaigns. Barack Obama’s team understands the […]
FEC Weighs New Rules to Govern Political Ads Online
The Federal Election Commission on Thursday wrapped two days of public hearings to weigh new rules on digital ad disclaimers. The commission heard from a total of 18 witnesses across […]
How to Boost Your Digitial Advertising Effort
If the onslaught of new digital consultants is any indication, online advertising for campaigns is a booming sector. But it’s a rare example of where the political world is catching […]
THE LIST: Our Annual Consultant Scorecard (Bu – Fa)
THE LIST: Our Annual Consultant Scorecard (Bu – Fa) Abbreviations: W = Won general election (with no competitive primary, or vendor wasn’t involved in primary) L = Lost general […]