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How to Run for City Council – Get A Grip
NYC City Councilman Christine Quinn – I just like this pic of her. She doesn’t actually look much like this in real life. Running for city council is a lot like running for any other office…and yet...
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How to Run for City Council – Paperwork
Ah, the bane of my existence, paperwork. I hate the seemingly endless stream of paperwork that accompanies running for office. The good news, if you’re running for city council, is that the...
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How to Run for City Council – Where the Rubber Meets the Road
Chandler for Borough President! Now that you’ve gotten your paperwork in, you’re really running for city council! Except not really, at all. Anybody can slap their name on some forms and drop them...
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How to Run for City Council – Know Your District
Guess what! It’s time for a geography lesson! Clearly, you need to know where your district actually is if you are going to run and win a political campaign there (duh). But district boundaries can...
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Why You Should Campaign Like Neel Kashkari
Guest post by Matthew P. Today, the GOP candidate for Governor of California, Neel Kashkari, released a documentary video and accompanying WSJ op-ed detailing his experiences as a homeless man in...
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What I Learned Running for Political Office (Part 1)
Yep, you read that right. I, the behind-the-scenes political consultant type, ran for a local political office this past year. And I learned a TON. I also RELEARNED a ton as well. I almost don’t...
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Calling All Mommies – Why YOU (Yes, YOU!) Should Run for Local Political Office
We need more women in government leadership. More specifically, we need more MOMMIES in government leadership, and not just because Congress looks like a play date gone horribly wrong. Think about...
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Your #1 Campaign Calendar Priority: Family
Family? Yeah, fellas, that’s right! In case you haven’t noticed, family is important to me, even especially on the campaign trail. In fact, your wife should subscribe to this blog, because I often...
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What’s In A Name? Using A Crazy Name To Yourself Get Elected
My favorite posts to write are the ones that answer real questions from real readers of my blog! Here’s one I received via GOP Campaigner’s Facebook page: ” I would like to run for office in the...
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Political Technology: Why You Probably Shouldn’t Care
Quick story: One fine day, I was managing a campaign for a typical Republican candidate in a slightly left-leaning district when, about 48 hours before Election Day, I was informed that I’d need to...
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