I forgot how complicated this is! The first time I managed a field campaign was 1990, on a hopeless congressional race in Richmond, Virginia. The tools have changed. The tech has changed. The messaging has changed. The science of campaigns
As canvassing season heats up again, I’ve been thinking about how to keep canvassers safe. From traffic. From the heat. From dogs. Also from residents and police officers who haven’t read the memo that canvassing is first Amendment protected free
During every campaign I’ve ever worked, the field team faces a consistent problem: Someone calls the cops on a canvasser of color, for nothing more than walking through the neighborhood with a clipboard and some door hangers. Every. Single. Campaign.
With the 2022 primaries in full swing (goodbye Madison Cawthorn!), many campaigns are in canvas mode. To kick that outreach into high gear, here are Five Secrets to Better Field Campaigns. Subscribe to the Organizing to Win monthly newsletter for
My first campaign was in 1988 when I might have been the only person in America who thought that Michael Dukakis could win. (Spoiler alert: he couldn’t.) When I was assured that he was pro-choice, I agreed to knock on
