Political pollsters predicted a red wave (NYT). How did so many pollsters get it so wrong? “Polls have a number of limiting factors. Pollsters can’t know for certain if the people who answer the poll are representative of the population that will actually vote. Most pollsters end up making adjustments to match the expected composition …
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FedEx delivers millions of packages every day. Use the same tech-savvy approach to canvass better. Delivering packages and contacting voters are similar: How do you reach more people, faster with fewer workers? It pays to work smarter, not harder. Businesses have spent millions of dollars solving this problem as it lets them get more done …
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“Reproductive Freedom for All” petition would add the right to an abortion to the Michigan Constitution. The Reproductive Freedom for All petition required 425,000 signatures to make the November ballot. Distill Social a Michigan grassroots group and their coalition partners collected 105,000 signatures. This is their story and tips on fighting for the freedom to choose …
Make smarter decisions with better information. How can surveys be customized to local issues and conducted quickly? On a tiny budget with little technical expertise? Textbots let even grassroots groups conduct targeted surveys and build lists of potential supporters. This blog explains how Sherman Hardy, candidate for County Executive in Prince George County, Maryland uses …
Don’t reinvent the wheel! Use the same apps that firefighters and utility workers rely on to canvass in areas without cell coverage. The uses may seem different, but are identical technically. How do you conduct surveys and collect information from a list of people? Do this in areas without cellular service? How can the information …
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Canvass smarter to register more voters and increase voter turnout to counter Republican voter suppression. How can organizers: Canvass people from the voter file or any other contact list? Customize the survey questions for canvassers to ask? Handle deep canvassing where volunteers contact the same person several times? Provide volunteers with canvassing scripts they can …
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Sherman Hardy, a US Air Force veteran is running for office with military-style precision in Maryland. Sherman is the underdog candidate in the race for County Executive in Prince George’s County, Maryland against a well funded incumbent. How does a progressive challenger tackle such long odds? Military-style planning to understand community concerns and better technology …
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DACA students believe in the American dream. These Dreamers advocate for fair political representation – and they make great canvassers. Elected officials should reflect the demographics of the people they represent – and not just their rich donors. Changing this demands that communities disproportionately impacted by the lack of public resources and investment build political …
Republicans make it harder for rural communities and tribal lands to vote. Canvass smarter with innovative apps to increase voter participation. Republicans exploit rural communities’ remoteness, lack of internet access and cell coverage. Conservative media outlets control what information they get. This voter suppression denies millions of Americans living in rural areas and on tribal …
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Organizers provide emergency water supplies to Benton Harbor (MI) residents in lead contaminated water emergency. Community organizers and volunteers help distribute supplies at the Abundant Life Church as resident line up get cases of water. How can cases of water be provided quickly while also collecting details from people getting water? How can this be …
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