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You Need More Volunteers, Right?

What's one thing you can never have enough of as a political organization? Ok, financial resources, yes—but the answer we're looking for in this email is volunteers.

Volunteers are the lifeblood of your organization. As you continue to grow your organization and prepare for November, we're here to...

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May 25, 2024
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Win On Your Issues By Using Data-Driven Messaging

As insiders, we’re too “in the bubble” on public policy, leading us to often communicate on issues in a particular way—a way that doesn’t resonate with the public. This limits our ability to influence voter opinions.

We’ve seen it time and again. We’ll test communications used by policy shops, lob...

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May 15, 2024
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Are you registering new Republican voters?

One of the most important roles political organizations have is growing the Republican Party locally and getting more people to vote red. Most importantly right now, that includes residents who still need to register to vote.

Voter registration drives, while accomplishing the obvious of registerin...

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May 14, 2024
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Bad News: Prepare to Start Petitions Sooner

On our latest Smoke-Filled Room, we talked about Illinois Democrats' brazen attempt to stifle democracy by stopping Republicans from being able to slate candidates in the current election.

Also tucked into that legislation was a provision moving up the petition period! The change moves the entir...

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May 9, 2024
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Attorney: Electronic Notary Services Now Available in IL—Candidates Should Steer Clear

You may have heard of a new initiative out of the Illinois Secretary of State's Office that now allows for notary processes to be handled electronically. We immediately questioned how this would impact candidates, so we asked election law attorney Robert Windon to shed some light on the subject fo...

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Apr 24, 2024