For a blog like Killer Campaigning that focuses on political campaign strategy, this is great news: the Associated Press reports today that a record number of candidates are running for congress this year. More than 2,300 people are running for seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and the [...] Continue Reading…
Hold on to your hats, people: in a recent speech, George Mason University economics professor Thomas Stratmann claimed that “money is important in politics.”
All kidding aside, Stratman’s research does give us some interesting, concrete figures on just how much your your chances of winning an election increase if more [...] Continue Reading…
Shaun Dakin has the word on some brand-spanking-new political campaign technology being used by the Carly Fiorina campaign in California that uses SMS/text messaging to make it easy for volunteers to do phone banking from their own homes.
The process is a little confusing at first, but here’s a rundown: [...] Continue Reading…
This has to be one of the most ridiculous things I’ve ever heard of a local newspaper doing. Apparently The Dominion Post, a newspaper published in Morgantown, West Virginia, decided to completely remove the images of three elected officials who appeared in a picture showing the governor signing a [...] Continue Reading…
Guest Post by Joe Garecht
Raising money isn’t fun. It doesn’t matter if you’re a first time candidate or a seasoned pro… most candidates hate political fundraising.
That being said, incumbents and long-time politicians do have an easier time fundraising than first time candidates. Political pros have name recognition, [...] Continue Reading…
I’ve mentioned before on Killer Campaigning that it’s a good idea for elected officials to make sure that they don’t just campaign during election years. In order to keep in touch with your constituents and maintain visibility in your district, you should plan on doing at least one door-to-door [...] Continue Reading…
I had the pleasure of listening to a podcast tonight by a pair of Michigan political pundits who call themselves “Two Guys Named Joe” (Joe DiSano and Joe Munem). I had never heard of them before, but I’m definitely bookmarking their site to go back and listen to their [...] Continue Reading…