When legislators decide to retire on the last night of session, the political parties in their home districts usually scramble to field possible successors and endorse a candidate. But with this year’s primary election moved up from September to August — and most of the major events on the political calendar bumped up a month as well — the scene in Senate District 67 this year has looked more like chaos than a rush job. [read more...]
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Study of nearly 70 SurveyUSA polls finds GOP holding first party ID advantage since October 2005; percentage of Minnesotans identifying as Republicans at highest level ever recorded by polling organization. [read more...] The recent edition of Politics magazine has a great article on Scott Brown’s upset win in the Massachusetts Senate race earlier this year. It speaks to the candidate’s dogged determination — he even doorknocked between events — in spite of the fact his campaign received virtually no media attention in the early [read more...] When developing your campaign materials that may be reused across election cycles, do not use your district number. Redistricting will take place after the 2010 election and your district number will change for the 2012 election cycle. [read more...] Gregg Peppin discusses the importance of early fundraising and provides suggestions on what to include in your “friends and family” fundraising letter. UPDATED: Originally from the 2008 election cycle, the PCR program is no longer available but the strategy still applies. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] |
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