Posts Tagged ‘candidate training’
“Checking in” or Campaigning?
We live in a world where just about everyone is getting a Facebook, more and more people are on Twitter, and having a smartphone is becoming a social norm. The time for campaigns to adapt the ways they reach voters is now.
Read MoreConcord, NC Activist Training
How to “Go Negative” Without Getting Nasty
Primary season. Ah, it’s fun times. I always look forward to election season, the palm cards, yard signs, door-to-door, fundraiser and sign wave craziness… but sometimes, I’m just ready for the negativity to end. Am I alone in feeling this way? At our training sessions, candidates often ask how they can show contrast between themselves…
Read MoreKeep Good Records
Working in politics, either as a campaign operative or grassroots organizer, soon becomes all about lists, lists, and yet more lists… being able to manage all this information becomes an essential part of the operation as your list/network/database is the primary means of contacting, understanding, messaging to, and mobilizing your assets.
Read MoreStrategy: The 1st step toward winning
At American Majority have a maxim that applies very nicely to conservative grassroots leaders and candidates alike: People with bad ideas and proper organization will always beat good ideas with poor organization. For example, in every training I give, I allude to the fact that for too long conservatives (especially those at the grassroots level…
Read More“Do I Have To?”
It’s something that was asked a lot during American Majority’s “Precinct Power” presentation at last weekend’s Texas Defending the Dream Summit in Austin…. Remember: stickers and signs don’t vote on Election Day, voters do.
Read MoreOklahoma City Candidate Training, July 17
Jonesboro, AR Candidate Training
Winning: The Art of Getting It Right
Election season is in full swing even for those last-minute candidates who waited for the filing deadlines before announcing. I’ve talked to several candidates this week who are jumping into the door-to-door campaign feet first, full of vigor and excited to get out and start walking. The bad part? They hadn’t done their homework. I…
Read More“Nobody does it better!”
Well really, nobody else really comes close. American Majority is in the unique position of being the premiere non-profit, non-partisan, conservative political training institute in the United States that offers what we offer; and, if I might go ahead and toot American Majority’s horn a bit, I’d contend we are the best at what we…
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Continuing Campaign Education
At American Majority we work to give the best political training available to conservative activists and candidates. In the end it’s about fielding an army of conservatives who are more than just fluent in political buzz words…we want the men and women who come through our training to be stronger campaign volunteers, empowered activists and…
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Changing the Game
Last night here in Topeka, we held a mini candidate training, Running for Office 101. Candidates for state legislative and statewide elected positions attended to learn about running an effective campaign. Afterwards, one of the volunteers approached me and asked why we give out so much information for free on our website when many campaign…
Read MoreCentereach, NY Candidate and Activist Training (Postponed)
Asking for Help
My friend in the Texas office of American Majority, Andrew Kerr, wrote a great blog post about the importance of running to win- after all, those good ideas you have as a candidate will never be implemented if you do not first get elected. He’s right- you do need to raise money, walk door to…
Read MoreMaple Grove, MN Candidate and Activist Training
The High Road To Nowhere…
It always seems that whenever I write a post (here) I find myself layin’ the smack-down (here) focusing on things people should be doing, but aren’t or are doing, but shouldn’t (here)… Overall, it’s an M.O. I’m happy to take on. Today is no different… Lately, I’ve been in contact with several folks interested in…
Read MoreTopeka, KS Running for Office 101 Training
Austin, TX Candidate Training
Albuquerque, NM Candidate and Activist Training
Candidacy- or Why You Should Run for Office
It’s no secret that we at American Majority are looking for leaders. Throughout the nation and within each state, city, county and school board, American Majority staff and trainees are daily looking for new ways to advocate for liberty. For some people, that means registering for vote for the first time. For others, it involves…
Read MoreWhat Are You Doing For Liberty?
Parties are great. Protests raise awareness. If that’s where our efforts stop then our country will remain on it’s current trajectory. American Majority is training patriots, activists and candidates, to make a difference in politics. We’re moving beyond the Tea Parties to implementing freedom. That’s the short story of how the Post Party Summits got their name.…
Read MoreVote Local
We always hear of the benefits, virtues, and civic duty (both economic and social) related to supporting our local community through patronage of local business: “Buy Local”. I have no problem with that. I support local business as much as the next guy, but what I don’t completely understand is why this principle of local…
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