I just read a really delightful post by blogger Phil James in which he describes how, when he was a child, his father used to take him along to his polling place on election day and let him pull the lever in the voting booth. James says that this helped foster a lifetime love for [...]
For Killer Campaigning readers from Ohio (we have quite a few of them), there’s a great Activist Training Seminar being put on by American Majority this coming Saturday, June 12 in Rocky River. You can check out details on the venue location and schedule at this link. This should be a great training session, regardless [...]
One of my 2-year-old daughter Sophie’s favorite movies is Ratatouille, a really well-written cartoon about a rat named Remy who has an unusual gift for cooking fine cuisine. A character in the movie, Chef Gusteau, has a catch phrase that encapsulates his kitchen philosophy: “Anyone Can Cook.” So, what does this have to do with [...]
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 U.S. Senate, which is the most [...]
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 future podcasts–there’s a lot of talent [...]
Hat tip to Badlands Blue for pointing out an article in The Washington Post today about Drew Westen, a psychologist and neuroscientist who is advising Democrats to replace politically poisonous phrases with descriptions that have “more appeal to voters.” Here’s a snippet from the story: Democrats should not talk about “the environment,” “the unemployed” or [...]
I have a question for Killer Campaigning readers: who can tell me more about political campaigns, elections and candidates in the Philippines? In tracking our daily traffic, we’ve noticed that many of our visitors are people in the Philippines looking for political campaign strategies to use in local elections. All of our writers are from [...]