How to Run for City Council – Get A Grip
NYC City Councilman Christine Quinn – I just like this pic of her. She doesn’t actually look much like this in real life. Running for city council is a lot like running for any other office…and yet...
View ArticleHow to Run for City Council – Paperwork
Ah, the bane of my existence, paperwork. I hate the seemingly endless stream of paperwork that accompanies running for office. The good news, if you’re running for city council, is that the...
View ArticleHow to Run for City Council – Where the Rubber Meets the Road
Chandler for Borough President! Now that you’ve gotten your paperwork in, you’re really running for city council! Except not really, at all. Anybody can slap their name on some forms and drop them...
View ArticleHow to Run for City Council – Know Your District
Guess what! It’s time for a geography lesson! Clearly, you need to know where your district actually is if you are going to run and win a political campaign there (duh). But district boundaries can...
View ArticleWhy You Should Campaign Like Neel Kashkari
Guest post by Matthew P. Today, the GOP candidate for Governor of California, Neel Kashkari, released a documentary video and accompanying WSJ op-ed detailing his experiences as a homeless man in...
View ArticleCan I Win? Analyzing Voter Data
Now that we know how to mine the data we need, it’s time to put it to work for us. Analyzing voter data is not much fun. It’s mind-numbing, in fact. But it’s the type of thing where if you stare at it...
View ArticleHow to Run for Congress – Sizing Up The Competition Part 1 – Incumbents
One of the most important factors to consider when pondering a run for Congress is your opponent. Now there are typically only two scenarios that a first time candidate is facing here: You are a...
View ArticleSummertime Campaigning: Putting Together Your Summer Events Calendar
Woohoo! It’s my absolute favorite time of the campaign year – summer time! Parades, county fairs, strawberry festivals, and more! That’s right, folks, all those summer events you love to attend...
View ArticleWhat’s In A Name? Using A Crazy Name To Yourself Get Elected
My favorite posts to write are the ones that answer real questions from real readers of my blog! Here’s one I received via GOP Campaigner’s Facebook page: ” I would like to run for office in the...
View ArticleBracing Yourself to Lose – 9 Reasons You May Be Destined to Lose Your...
I know, it’s not the most upbeat way to start out your campaign journey, but preparing yourself in the chance that you should lose your political race is quite possibly the most critical step in the...
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