Adaptive Campaigning: strategies and tools to bridge the COVID gap
The campaign landscape has experienced dramatic shifts as a result of Covid-19. Historically, campaigns are built on face-to-face interaction… the rallies, the field office, the conversations voters have at their door. Now, campaigns have had to abruptly replace these tactics – altering strategy, budget, and hiring. Our goal has not changed, however, and neither has […]
Making the shift online
Because of our nation’s response to COVID-19, campaigns have been forced to move all of their operations online. Campaign teams are working remotely for the first time ever. Volunteers have to engage from their living rooms instead of in field offices. Fundraisers have been cancelled and rallies seem nearly impossible to imagine. Campaigns have had to […]
Resume Tips for Political Tech
Job searching? We’ve got your back! Higher Ground Labs, TheBridge, and All Hands are here for you as you navigate the job search and broader career reflections. For job seekers coming off recently-suspended presidential primary campaigns, it’s understandably a nerve-wracking time given our new COVID-19 impacted world. Yet despite the obstacles, there is still so […]
How Campaigns Can Prepare for Coronavirus
The projected outbreak of coronavirus in the United States may bring a disruptive halt to traditional organizing strategies of Democratic campaigns and causes. If the conditions of more acutely-affected countries are any indicator, some states may experience canceled public events, school closures, and extended periods of social isolation. Americans will work from home, avoid public […]
Democratizing Data for Down-Ballot Democrats
The role of data in down-ballot races is one of the most important questions of the 2020 election cycle. Data is often mythologized in winning races, blamed in losing ones, and nearly always associated with the future of campaigning. But what does data really look like in a down-ballot race? As high-end tools proliferate—mostly aimed […]
What are we learning from Iowa?
The nation is reeling from Iowa today. The delay in results, due in part to a technology failure, has confused the public and frustrated campaigns. We are anxious to move beyond the finger-pointing and refocus on key learnings in order to be best prepared for the series of critical primaries ahead. Any technology that is […]