I was going to write about specific tools for “Part II,” but decided that this next point is so critical and essential to a winning online campaign that it deserved a post devoted entirely to it:
4. Get Your Team to “Get It.”
How did a “new” candidate with a brand new online presence catch up to incumbent officials so quickly…then lose? If you’re running for office and want to win the hearts and minds of online audiences, here’s what *not* to do.
If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could better judge what to do, and how to do it.
In the Houston mayoral race, the bullies took over the pulpit. And in what’s supposed to be a non-partisan race, they have emerged from the partisan hacks on both sides.
Posted: November 17th, 2009 ˑ
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Parker says “I always told voters the truth…” then goes on to state she has “no current plan to offer [same-sex benefits] for a referendum.”
Posted: October 30th, 2009 ˑ
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Wikipedia on Tao: While the character itself translates as ‘way’, ‘path’, or ‘route’, or sometimes more loosely as ‘doctrine’ or ‘principle’, it is used philosophically to signify the fundamental or true nature of the world.In ...
Posted: August 16th, 2009 ˑ
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From the Houston Chronicle (http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/6114464.html) “Someone once said racism is like cancer: It’s never totally wiped out, it’s in remission.” If so, America’s remission lasted until the morning of Nov. 5. The day after the ...
Posted: November 15th, 2008 ˑ
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Now that he’s made history, can Obama deliver on his promise of bringing our country together? Or, the real question: will the partisan hacks around the country let him? After his acceptance speech Tuesday night, ...
Posted: November 8th, 2008 ˑ
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Obama campaign responds to reports of voter misdirection: We have reports from all over the country that students, poor folks, and African American and Latino voters are getting emails and text messages saying that election ...
Posted: November 4th, 2008 ˑ
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Don Juan Corzo, a reporter for Semana News in Houston, Texas, just received the following text message on his mobile phone: “Due to extremly long lines Obama voters are encouraged to cast their ballot on ...
Posted: November 4th, 2008 ˑ
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On November 4th 2008, millions of Americans will go to over 200,000 distinct voting locations and using different systems and machinery to vote. Some voters will have a terrific experiences, and others will experience the ...
Posted: November 4th, 2008 ˑ
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Wednesday, October 29th the Senator will appear on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. The Daily Show airs at 11:00 pm Eastern on Comedy Central. Wednesday, October 29th the Senator will appear on ABC World ...
Posted: October 28th, 2008 ˑ
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