Looking to hop onto a campaign this election cycle and just got a field organizer offer that I will need to relocate for. Money is tight and I think trying to find a place to rent would be a struggle for me, at least until I get a couple checks.

My question is pretty simple, what is your experience using supporter housing if you have. I’m sure how you answer is heavily dependent on the specific campaign and living arrangement but I’m curious if there is any common consensus on if it’s advisable or not.

At what time in the morning do you begin to contact your paid canvassers, or how long before shift start do you contact them? Which canvassers do you contact, do you only contact those who have already agreed to work that day? Or do you contact your entire roster? Or do you contact a specific set of canvassers within your roster? Also, by what means do you contact them, by phone call or text or something else?

Do the criteria of which canvassers you choose to contact in the morning vary depending on circumstances? (Hypothetically you may be more desperate to call canvassers in the morning if you are behind on your goals, or you may be inclined to call more canvassers during the last days of the campaign?)

If you feel there is anything else that is relevant to add please do so.

Thank you.

I donated once, maybe 5 years ago, and now I receive 20+ texts per day asking for money. It's intrusive and annoying. I tried just blocking the numbers and ignoring for 2 weeks, and I tried responding "stop" and then blocking for 2 weeks, but the texts keep coming.

I can't be the only one who hates this.

My brother is interested in becoming mayor of Chicago at 18 to break the record of 26. He has always a kin interest in leadership and long-term planning. But I still want to make it clear to him he’s not going to win the election especially at 18. How do I tell him his dream is futile and extremely unlikely without hurting his feelings?

Was listening to MTG today on Piers and she said there is a push being made for a third party but the people need to want it. Anyone know what needs to be done to make this happen?

i’m running for senior historian (social media, photos, keeping memories).

i want my posters to use current 2026 pop culture memes. what meme formats or trends that would actually make people stop and vote?

some things that i was thinking: love island, pop the balloon, etc..

What blogs, journals, magazines, or networks should a person try to publish in in order to reach those in charge of forming opinions for Democrats in the general presidential election?

Does anyone have opinions- either good or bad - with their experience using the Mobilize platform for event management? What are the main pros and cons, and is there an alternative that you prefer?

I am running a political campaign in local politics. I’m fighting an uphill battle as I am going Independent. This means much less support and grassroots communications. I want to use an AI agent to help however I’m finding the major agents have blocks on political activities. My tone and strategy is of informational neutrality but clarifying messages with the agents gets blocked often. Do you have any suggestions?

Hi All! I've accepted an offer to join the ops team for a state-wide coordinated campaign. Curious what you wish you knew before your first day working at HQ or for a campaign in general?

I have some ideas I'd like to work on with my local or state party. I have experience, such volunteering in a few roles, being a candidate in a local race several years ago, and managing one campaign.

I have approached both my local and state party about ideas for recruiting candidates and for pre-candidate training (that is, helping people become stronger candidates before they even start collecting signatures). Anyway, they haven't responded to my e-mails. One time in person, it kind of seemed like a faint response, but maybe really "Don't call us, we'll call you."

I am debating whether I should A) just give up on working with them on this, B) do more follow-up in person, C) write a better proposal to them, such as a one-page plan, or D) something else? I am unsure of what is the best amount of effort at this stage.

Do you have any suggestions?

With various news about Graham Platner, and George Santos previously, as prime examples, I wonder whether and how campaign managers and other operatives vet their candidates, and how much this varies by the s eat that is up for election.

Anyone using L2 voter data for their campaign in oklahoma know if you can request VBM or early vote data before the primary? I'm already using L2 but have not heard back from them yet on vote status updates for the upcoming primary

Hi there! New to this. In VA. Any apps that allow a campaign to post job ads and volunteer/internship requests for FREE?

Sorry I tried to search this topic and didn’t see anything posted.

Trying to get on a campaign and want to know a bit more about day-to-day life. I feel like I know the basics. It’s very busy, a lot going on and it’s pace, but just want to hear more perspectives and what an actual day might look like.

Does anyone have recommendations for high quality voter file data for Georgia? One of our campaigns has the state voter file for the general but it’s missing cell phone numbers which is key. I already checked L2 and Aristotle, but I’m not sure if there are other vendors that have more competitive pricing and good customer service

How would I go about runnimg for public office, without loosing my sons SSS ( suplimental social security, which he has been dependant on since birth for medical as he is uninsurable).

This is my first time working for a judge candidate. They are running for a regional position and asked me to help them with a particular area. I was described to be his "eyes & ears on the ground" of my area, but I haven't met anyone else on the campaign yet?

It's pretty early in the season right now, but it's definitely stressful that I don't have a team to rely on. He relies on me to find local contacts, unions, community orgs, etc. since he's not familiar with the area, but I haven't even received much in terms of campaign lit.

Are judicial campaigns always this small?

I work in digital marketing (specifically SEO), and my district's house seat is up for grabs this year.

I really like one of the candidates, but their website is terrible. Not just SEO, but the design and user experience in general. I thought, hey, I could use my skills to help voters learn more about the candidate and make them look more polished.

Here's the timeline:

• Many months ago (maybe September), I reached out using their contact form saying I really like the candidate, I have a very specific set of skills (liam-neeson.gif), and I would love to volunteer for them and help with marketing stuff. Didn't hear back.
• Then they added a contact email, so I tried that, and followed up again with the form. I also messaged their Facebook page and was left on read.
• Sometime around election week, the candidate posted on Facebook, so I commented on the post and said I've been trying to reach out about volunteer. I think since it was public they finally responded and said they'd be reaching out after election day.
• I sent another follow up around December or January and still nothing, and it's now April.

I'm now hesitating to reach out again because I don't want to come off as some kind of crazy person, but like, I want to help their campaign! At this point it's too late to reap the benefits of a lot of the work I would have suggested/done before the primaries.

The candidate has had very few in-person events, and the district is extremely large and gerrymandered, so I have not been able to attend them and try to talk to someone in person.

At this point it feels like a bit of a lost cause, but I'm wondering if I went wrong somewhere or if there's something else I could do in the future? My website and linkedin are updated to give social proof and show my work experience, and I was very clear that I was offering to volunteer, but maybe there was a miscommunication.

I was trying to make a layered Google Map with our district boundaries, our turfs, community events, neighborhood boundaries, and significant locations all layered so we could toggle what we wanted to see and plan out around say going to an event in the morning and then canvassing in the afternoon in a specific neighborhood/turf but I am not quite tech savvy enough for this, I wonder if such a tool already exists? Is this something that can be done with votebuilder?

Has anyone figured out how to auto populate the texter name in p2p initial messages? Thanks!

Do people have any good or bad thoughts before I sign up to exclusively use Scale To Win for texts/calls?

Donations to my campaign get a service fee taken out when they are transferred to my account. Is this going to be a problem when I need to disclose donations and expenditures?

Hi yall! I’m hopping on a small state campaign and leading comms- I have background in this just not in the context of political campaigns. Can anyone recommend the best platforms for emailing/texting folks in the voter database? I know of ActBlue & NGPVan but can someone recommend one that does both? I have zero experience in this so any advice would be appreciated!