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It’s a Horse Race: An AM Candidate Profile
Human Events’ Eddie Scarry profiles one of American Majority’s trainees in a closely-watched Oklahoma race to the finish.
What the Tea Party is All About
To my political friends who don’t understand or appreciate the Tea Party movement for what it is, take a second and read this terrific piece by Peggy Noonan in today’s Wall Street Journal: Tea Party to the Rescue.
GOTV, LEFTIST STYLE
No surprise here, folks. The Left is already using, shall we say ‘unorthodox’, means of getting out the vote.
Transitioning from a National Mindset to a Local One
With the end of mid-term election season quickly approaching, nearly every poll, blog post, and even MSM news story has come to a similar conclusion:…
Conservatives Don’t Represent the Fringe
Still have friends/colleagues that believe candidates running on conservative principles across the country represent the “fringe” and are unelectable? Well, have them check out this piece by Josh Kraushaar in Hotline entitled “Revenge of the Right.”
Excessive spending, procrastination, or just poor planning?
My colleague told me about this interesting turn of events in Benton County regarding one of the election commissioners chartering a flight to pick up…
GOTV: The Stuff Elections Are Made Of
Here we are, folks…just under three weeks from what promises to be one of our nation’s most historic elections. But some races may be historic for reasons other than the narrative being portrayed across the land. Be prepared for the possibility that predictions of a landslide are way off-base.
The Deciding Factor in Voter’s Minds This Election Cycle: Fiscal Issues
Yet, the one constant in these debates was that they ALL focused on spending and tax-related issues, fiscal-oriented issues. Why, you ask? Well, because these are the issues that lawmakers have the most control over, the greatest ability to reform in the immediate future, and the most impact on citizen’s everyday lives.
Activists Rank American Majority Most Helpful Organization According to Study
A study released today by the Sam Adam’s Alliance surveying both “establishment” and “tea party” activists sheds light on the rapidly changing political landscape. While…
Accountability is a Lovely Thing in Politics
According to the latest ABC News/Yahoo! Survey, 85 percent of Americans are either angry or at least dissatisfied with the economy. Last week an ABC News/Washington Post poll showed that 71 percent of Americans share the same level of frustration with the way our federal government is working.
Results are in…the market wins.
Our esteemed colleagues at the Oklahoma Council for Public Affairs (think Heritage Foundation in Oklahoma), have pointed out what few on the left are willing…
Wisconsin Post Party Summit on October 9: A Must For All Activists
So Wisconsinites, why spend an entire Saturday with American Majority this close to Election Day? Well, the answer is simple, because it will make a difference. Attending this workshop matters if you are serious about reshaping the political environmental for not only the short-term, but more importantly, for the long-term.
Seeing the Light Born of a Dark Two Years
In the middle of October, 2008, when I still had my own personal blog (never again) I predicted that Barack Obama would win the Presidential…
Reasons Arkansans Need to Get Out The Vote (GOTV)
The vast majority of Arkansans (around 61 percent) are strongly dissatisfied with the direction of our nation and over 51 percent of Arkansans say their…
FINAL MOVE TO VICTORY : GOTV
The final stretch of a campaign encompasses countless elements that will often make or break efforts to push a candidate across the finish line: making…
Even Owl History Matters~
Daughter Hannah and I sat in an empty theater last Tuesday with nachos, jalapenos, and Coke in hand to watch the movie about wise owls…
Notes from the Summit
As we were pleased to do last year, American Majority is providing in-depth training at the Smart Girl Politics 2010 Summit in DC this weekend,…
Local Candidates: Are you Debating?
For many candidates the debate season has been in full swing for a couple of months now. Take our instance our governor’s race in Minnesota where there have been over a dozen debates so far and several yet to come. While this certainly is an outliner, what should be recognized is that candidates need to take advantage of opportunities to debate their opponent if they haven’t done so already. This particularly goes for those running at the local level, from school board to county commissioner, and certainly those running against incumbents.
Quitters Never Win
Just recently, I was speaking with an activist regarding the Tea Party group that he leads. When I asked how things were going, more specifically,…
A Grain of Sanity on an Infinite Beach of Lunacy!
Just when you thought you would have to take your pail and shovel and shuffle on back home to pout, the sun reflects a shimmering…
The Conservative Movement: Young Voters Like What They See
As much attention as the upcoming 2010 election cycle has received through the variety of polls being conducted across the country, a demographic that has largely been under the radar are young voters.