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What’s the best investment you can make in politics? The answer: a compliance professional. If you don’t want to go to jail working in politics, you need someone whose job is to know how to keep you in compliance with the law. Read why in our blog!

It’s normal to feel lost after losing an election. But just because you lost your election doesn’t mean you can’t plan strategically for your post-election plans. What do you do after losing an election, and how can you use it as an opportunity for your future political career? Read our blog post on how to plan for your next steps post-election after losing.

Political Polling — election anxiety may lead you to refresh poll numbers over and over again, wondering why different polls show different results. In this blog, we’ll answer why polls show different numbers, polling methods, and when they may be more accurate.

Political Advertisements — Election season means an influx of political ads on TV, from campaigns and organizations. Improve your media literacy by understanding the basic film terminology that can help you parse through the visual language of these ads.

Political messaging is hard to master, especially with the amount of content people see every day. The key is to master storytelling and appealing to people's emotions. Read our blog for tips on breaking through the media noise!

As Election Day approaches, your campaign or organization should be going all in on GOTV (Get Out The Vote). That means turning out all your voters and focusing on getting your supporters to the ballot box. But how do you make a GOTV strategy, and how does it tie into your Field plan? Read our blog for some tips on optimizing your GOTV plan!

School Boards — What positions are on your local school board, what is a school board, and why are they important? Learn about educational policy and how it's shaped by these local officials in our new blog.

How can political consulting help your local political campaign? Consulting services aren’t just for huge federal campaigns who have the money. There are plenty of ways a political consulting firm can get your local campaign on the path to getting elected. Here are 5 ways a political consultant can help your local campaign race.

All about informational interviews — what is an informational interview, why do you need one, how do you set one up, and what are some example questions to ask? Read our post on setting up the perfect informational interview to get into politics.

Are you running for office for the right reasons? Read our blog post and know your 5 Ws to make sure you’re keeping your values first when you run for political office.

How do you write an op-ed? Read our tips on how to structure an opinion article, what sort of language to use, and how to make sure it sticks with a reader.

How do you send effective direct mail? In the digital age, it’s easy to discount direct mail. Read about how this medium isn’t dead, and tips to make the most of this campaign resource.

How do you make the most of meet-and-greet events in your campaign? Check our tips on using these events to your full advantage in your political campaign, and generate votes and volunteers.

Volunteer management on political campaigns is a job in itself. Here’s some tips on how to engage, inspire, and support your volunteers so you can help each other.

Just because the campaign cycle slows down doesn’t mean you need to slow down too. Keep your political momentum going with these tips from our campaigns team.

It’s never too early to catch your campaign’s mistakes. Make sure you’re not making these five common mistakes that political campaigns make early on in the election cycle.

How can you use issue-based canvassing to gain an early edge in a political campaign? Check out our post on how to canvas and make an effective field strategy that includes issue-based canvassing.

Lack of political experience doesn’t disqualify you from running for political office. In fact, your political network is probably bigger than you think. Check our part 3 of our guide on preparing to run for political office, where we review how to make a great List that will define your network.

How do you deal with your job when you start a political campaign? Prepare for your campaign with part 2 of our guide on getting everything in order before you start running for political office!

Political consultants do a variety of things, from digital strategy, fundraising, and more. How do you build the ideal team for your campaign and pick what consultants you want? Check out our guide here, part 2 of our series on building an ideal campaign team!

How do you prepare to run for political office? Where do you even start? Check out part 1 of our guide on how to prepare for your progressive political campaign.

Let’s review the US election at the end of 2022 from a progressive perspective and what we have to look forward to going into 2023.