Serious activists should be conducting a 5-column analysis if they want to effect policy change. Many activists who properly understand that their job is to force the politicians to do the right thing, or hold them accountable at election time, make one key mistake during the thick of the fight. They expend too much of Read more about Will They Vote Yes or No – Score Your Legislators Using This Tool[…]
Cheap and effective tools that you can implement now! One of the greatest failures on the part of conservative activists is that we shoot blanks at election time! When the legislature attacks the unborn during the legislative session, pro-life groups get mad and threaten all kinds of pain during the election season. It’s the same Read more about It’s Election Time – Effective Tools to Expose Bad Legislators[…]
One of the hardest jobs that you will have as a grassroots activist is to locate and recruit solid candidates to run for office. No matter what, you are never far away from the next election in your state. That’s why you should be spending your ‘down time’ looking to recruit candidates that you can Read more about Candidates: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly![…]
If you’re not running a program to survey all candidates, then you’re missing out on a great chance to effect public policy! As you approach the next election cycle, I hope you and your organization are gearing up for a fight! If you are trying to change public policy, it takes time. If your bill Read more about Candidate Survey Program: Getting Them on the Record![…]
When you work for a non-profit organization that is fighting to advance or defeat legislation, your obvious goal is to get 50 percent of the body (plus 1) to vote your way on the issue. Whether you are working on an issue at the city council level or working in the United States Congress, that’s Read more about What to do with 3rd Party and Other Hopeless Candidates at Election Time?[…]