Posts Tagged ‘News’
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 closing arguments to potential voters, working last-minute media relations to garner positive publicity, and diligently using financial resources to squeeze the most efficiency out of every last penny are a…
Read More30 Days To Go: 5 Tips To Kick-Start Your Campaign Facebook page
There are just over 30 days before the election and whether you are just getting started or you’ve been Facebooking since the primaries, now is the time to kick that Facebook Page into overdrive. Here are my 5 no fail tips for campaigns of all sizes and fan counts whether you are just starting your Facebook Page or heading into the last month of the campaign 1,000 fans strong.
Read MoreNotes 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, and I wanted to share some notes from it with you. Yesterday, we held five training sessions, with Anita MonCrief and Faulkner Strategies joining us at the Summit- we started…
Read MoreThe Repeal Pledge
Independent Women’s Voice and American Majority Action are combining forces on The Repeal Pledge, which is calling for the de-authorization, defunding and repealing of ObamaCare. The hope is to get as many incumbents and candidates to sign the pledge to get them on the record. Rush Limbaugh has begun talking up the pledge, saying that…
Read MoreBeware of the Golden Calf
With less than five weeks to go until Election Day, the nightmare that conservatives have been living in for the past couple of years seems to be almost over, or at least, this is what some have been saying. While certainly there will be great euphoria as conservatives are elected to all levels of government…
Read MoreLocal 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.
Read MoreThis Is Why American Majority Exists
Saving Starfish
I received this email this morning from Bill Mathews, an American Majority Alumni from the Little Rock area: “I am proud to be a member of a church that supports and encourages Christian participation in the election of our lawmakers. We held our first VOTER REGISTRATION day last Sunday, we had 23 people sign forms,…
Read MoreQuitters 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, how he was doing, he responded with this statement: “I just can’t do this anymore. I was against the status quo when it wasn’t cool to be. I’ve been working…
Read MoreTraditional Mediums Do Still Matter
At American Majority, we talk a lot about online activism. I am especially known as a proponent of social media, and am big on getting activists who may initially be uncomfortable online to understand why presence on a variety of social networks is non-negotiable for the freedom movement. However, I think it’s equally important to…
Read MoreA 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 grain of hope. In what I would call a pronounced step of faith, the Lowell city council approved a measure to place the phrase, “In God We Trust,” in a prominent…
Read MoreThe 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.
Read More5 Things Local Tea Parties Must Be Doing Between Now and Election Day
November 2nd is not just a referendum on the direction of our nation, states, and local communities; it is also a referendum on the political might of the Tea Party, the average citizen activist and the organic privatization of political engagement that has occurred these past two years. The level and kind of involvement by…
Read MoreGood Bye mom and Dad hello Uncle Sam
Last Friday I was honored to speak at the University of Arkansas Constitution Day Celebration 2010 at the campus open air Greek Theater. It proved to be a wonderful experience. Literally hundreds of students roamed amongst the tables, wolfed down free hot dogs, sipped lemonade, registered for a free Ipad and listened to a half-dozen…
Read MoreINTERVIEW TIPS FOR CANDIDATES
PORTRAYING THE RIGHT IMAGE In order to maintain credibility, the candidate needs to look and sound like he or she is comfortable and in control. This is why it is so important that the candidate avoid nervous behavior, such as using filler words and phrases and uncomfortable body language during the interview. When a candidate…
Read MoreThe ModSquad
When ego trumps principle and party, what you get is a spoiled election. Murkowski officially joins Crist and Castle among the GOP’s “ModSquad”.
Read MoreCandidates: Facebook is Kinda a Big Deal
Attention candidates who don’t regularly update their Facebook page or who simply don’t have one, social media matters! Yeah, you might have heard this before, but seriously folks, you need to integrate social media into your campaign.
Read MoreWhy Constitution Day Still Matters, 223 Years Later
Why celebrate Constitution Day? On September 17, 1787, our founders, the members of the Constitutional Convention, adopted our Constitution as the governing document for our brand new country. Faced with overwhelming odds against this country they fought for succeeding and thriving, they outlined a blueprint to “enable the government to control the governed, and in…
Read MoreCaught With Her Hand in the Cookie Jar
10 Ways To Maximize Social Media Before Election Day
As analysis continues to pour in from Tuesday’s primaries, there’s one statistic that we as the grassroots need to note. According to a CNN blog post, candidates with more fans on their Facebook page were more successful in their primary. Whether or not this is a chicken or egg scenario isn’t the argument, but instead…
Read MoreThe Rest of the Story~
While this is exciting~ “Arkansas.gov Ranked 2nd Among the Nation’s Top Official State Web Sites” Here are some other Arkansas statistics that might be a little more important~ Arkansas ranks 5th in the nation as to the number of government employees (from 2006-2009 the number of state employees increased from 51,518 to 55,517 an increase…
Read MoreThe Hand That Rocks the Cradle…
The Night of the Dark Horses
Well, the primary season is officially over and election season can finally start. With primaries in seven states, not counting Washington D.C., tea party candidates strived to buck the “establishment candidates” in Republican primaries for the House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, and Governor. Mostly notably in Delaware, New Hampshire, and New York; where the…
Read MoreStupid is as Stupid Does
When Socrates listed his four virtues, he juxtaposed moderation and courage, explaining that there is a season for both. The framers knew this well, and after a decade of failed government following the revolution they chose the latter. There is always time for moderation; now is a time for courage.
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