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 […]
Coming & Going: July 2
Amy Young has joined Zata3 as a consultant with its grassroots advocacy program. Brad Chism, president of the communications firm, writes in an release: Amy brings almost 20 years of […]
Coming & Going: June 22
Saul Anuzis, former chairman of the Michigan GOP and a candidate this winter for national chair of the GOP, has launched Coast to Coast Strategies, a consulting firm based in Lansing, […]
Cybersecurity Experts: Latest Attack Reveals Need for Stronger Industry-Wide Protocols
The latest cyber attack on a major party campaign committee should lead to greater demands on vendors and consultants to implement stricter cybersecurity protocols. That’s according to Brian Franklin, […]
Rising Stars 2008
David All 29, Republican Before going to work on the Hill at age 24, David All never really considered himself a “tech guy.” He had already served as a speechwriter […]
2014 Reed Award Winners
Campaigns & Elections magazine is honored to present the 2014 Reed Award winners! Award categories Direct Mail Automated Phone Calls Live Phone Calls Field Political Technology Online Advertising Radio Advertisements […]
The Five Commandments of Digital Media
The secret to a successful digital and social media campaign isn’t cultivating the biggest fan list or the most followers. A campaign can do more with 100 online zealots than with […]
FEC permits small donor channeling
Online shoppers will soon be able to make campaign contributions with their purchases. The Federal Election Commission ruled Thursday that a California-based company could channel rebates from its customers into […]
Mixing New and Old Media
The integrated campaign to save San Francisco General In 2008, San Francisco faced the prospect of losing San Francisco General Hospital, the only Level 1 trauma center serving millions of […]
Down-ballot campaigns are going digital
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been struck several times by the growing sophistication of down-ballot campaigns when it comes to online campaigning. I recently got a demo from NGP […]
It takes a finance committeeΒ
Finance committees can be rewarding for a campaign, but are often difficult to assemble and their performances are mixed. When helping a candidate assemble one, make sure the members are […]
Shop Talk: Who says compliance is boring?
This issue’s Shoptalkers: Bradley Crate, founder of Red Curve Solutions; Rachael Rice, founder of Rice Consulting; Ginny Badanes, political director at CMDI; and Erinn Larkin, compliance director at CFO Consulting […]
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Campaigns & Elections Magazine Announces the New CampaignsAndElections.com
Campaigns & Elections announces the release of its newly redesigned website, www.CampaignsAndElections.com. The new website has been fully redesigned to enhance the user experience, provide easier navigation and have more […]
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3 Leadership Lessons For Political Professionals
Reprinted with permission from Climbing the Hill by Jaime Harrison and Amos Snead, copyright © 2018, published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House. The following lessons, while intended […]
Margin of Error
Orlando Segura has been a Republican his entire life. The 48-year-old Mexican-American of San Antonio, Texas says that %uFB01scal conservatism drew him to the Republican Party, and encouraged him to […]
Remembering Xavier Lopez-Ayala
Liberal activists this week learned of the death of Xavier Lopez-Ayala, a campaign veteran who passed away suddenly at 26. On Tuesday night, a group of us stood four or five […]
5 essential practices for reaching inboxes
Deliverability is the moving target of email marketing. When you hit send on your blast, a medley of factors influence whether that email lands in a recipient’s inbox, spam folder […]
Facebook kills a grassroots tool
Facebook recently announced a grassroots murder. The culprit? A change in the way Facebook apps interact with the company’s vast amount of data on individual users. The victim? For the […]
Stick to the Plan
In recent cycles there has been such an over-emphasis on rapid response that things as fundamental as crafting and executing a strategic communications plan have gone the way of the […]
Shop Talk: The Mailbox Is Still Where It’s At
As campaign communications evolve in the new media age, these consultants say direct mail is-and will continue to be-an essential tool for reaching voters.Anil Mammen is the president of the […]
Former NSA Hackers Can Provide Free Anti-Phishing Services to 2020 Campaigns
A company specializing in combating phishing attacks founded by former N.S.A. “hackers” has gotten the greenlight to offer cybersecurity consulting services to campaigns and committees at low or no-cost. Area […]
Feds Targeting Disclosure Requirements For AI Use in Campaign Advertising
The fedsβ approach to regulating the use of artificial intelligence in campaign advertising is increasingly coalescing around disclosure requirements. The question is whether or not political advertisers will see federal […]