Members of political parties contribute more effort per person to
campaigning than supporters do.
Not exact matches
On the final Sunday of the federal election
campaign, Mr. Trudeau spoke to an energetic crowd of more
than 2,000
supporters in the Edmonton - Mill Woods riding, home of now elected Liberal MP Amarjeet Sohi.
Kenney may have been less popular
than his main rival Brian Jean overall, but as former MP Patrick Brown's own victory in the last Ontario Tory
campaign demonstrated, the capacity to bring one's
supporters inside a party tent matters more to the outcome of a leadership vote
than one's standing in the outside world.
More
than 1 million Obama
supporters signed up for a Facebook app, giving the
campaign permission to look at their lists of friends.
Reagan ran a more disciplined
campaign than his more liberal rivals (both in the GOP primary and the general election), and while he kept faith with his conservative base, he never seemed to be speaking only to his pre-existing conservative
supporters.
His tax plans would be poisonous in the general election, he spouts off in ways that people who are not already his
supporters find ludicrous, and his political organization more resembles a scheme to amass a post-election fundraising list
than it does a
campaign designed to win.
Furthermore, this will not do him any favours in trying to win over the Tottenham
supporters after the fans were less
than impressed with his outings last
campaign.
Once
supporters have given over their information, they're in the hands of a
campaign's CRM system, usually a web - based tool rather
than software residing on the staff's own computers.
This tendency to cluster helps
campaigns reach people more likely to respond to their messages, allowing them to find and aggregate
supporters by interest rather
than by location.
While this is certainly not the first time a
campaign has pinned its hopes on
supporter activism rather
than top - down advertising, the email component is noteworthy.
Skelos, who used to be a Rick Lazio
supporter, said he has not only endorsed Paladino but would be more
than happy to
campaign with him on Long Island.
Trump digital director Brad Parscale credits the
campaign's Facebook outreach (along with Trump's own use of Twitter) for their victory, particularly because the social network was their primary channel into the hearts of prospective
supporters and donors (more
than two million of whom gave the
campaign money).
But microtargeting has the potential to help with more
than just the last - minute turnout frenzy, since
campaigns can use consumer information databases to zero - in on and recruit
supporters long before the actual election.
Some details: Missouri Senator Jim Talent has a Facebook profile, his opponent Claire McCaskill has a
supporter - created Facebook profile rather
than a
campaign - created one, and both make good use of video on their own
campaign sites.
Though well - armed and feisty, Obama's
supporters weren't alone online, and his
campaign was forced to spend more time and money countering narratives spread by critics
than any of his staff would have liked.
Barack Obama's 2012
campaign didn't rely on social media for fundraising any more
than its 2008 predecessor did — they banked their online millions largely by contacting their
supporters via email again and again (and again and again and again and....).
Supporters of the Governor say the last contributions made by the Jacobs family and their associates to the Cuomo
campaign came no later
than 2014, around the time Delaware North and ICE signed leases to occupy the same building.
Advocacy is different: without the urgency of a
campaign,
supporters are likely to tolerate fewer emails, and they may respond to those messages at a much lower rate
than they did when the White House was on the line.
Pro Can yield more and better content
than you could generate on your own; helps bond
supporters to your
campaign
With more
than a million dollars in his
campaign war chest, and a 7 to 1 Democratic enrollment advantage, Brown and his
supporters have to be feeling confident.
Patrick cites «Trippi's axiom about 600,000 online
supporters being smarter
than 200 people in Burlington,» but most non-presidential
campaigns in the real world aren't ever going to HAVE 600,000 online
supporters — they'll be lucky to have a few dozen really committed staff and volunteers.
Between mid-January and November this year, Cuomo and the Democrats spent $ 34.4 million on behalf of his
campaign, more
than 5.3 times the $ 6.5 million spent by Westchester County executive Rob Astorino and his
supporters.
Maffei's
campaign said it has seen a rising level of grassroots support for the congressman, with 64 percent of his contributions between April 1 and June 30 coming from individual
supporters who gave less
than $ 200.
I am of the mind that if Paul is doomed, so to is our nation, because this is much more
than a mere political
campaign to many
supporters.
By comparison, fewer
than half of Obama's donors have maxed out, in part reflecting his
campaign's success at building a broad base of online
supporters who are giving less individually but more in the aggregate.
Political
campaigns often focus on wringing donations out of their online
supporters (and we'll discuss online fundraising in depth in a later chapter), but real people are are worth more
than just the contents of their bank accounts — smart
campaigns will try to tap their brains and time as well (mmmm, brains....).
But
campaigns are naturally going to be reluctant to cede too much of their message to
supporters, since they have already have more
than enough trouble with actual official staffers going off the reservation.
Political
campaigns often focus on wringing donations out of their online
supporters, but real people are are worth more
than just the contents of their bank accounts — smart
campaigns will try to tap their brains and time as well!
Asked her reaction to the minor party's decision, Grechen Shirley said in a statement: «I'm proud of the more
than 2,000 grass roots
supporters who have joined my
campaign to fight for health care for all, lower taxes on working families, and stand up to Donald Trump — and I look forward to a spirited primary discussing the issues.»
The first is affiliated
supporters, which consist of individual trade unionists who have indicated that they wish their party affiliation fees (funded from the political levy, a small sum of money in addition to normal union dues and used for political
campaigning) to be paid directly to the Labour Party rather
than via their trade unions as they have historically been.
She began her
campaign by winning gushing plaudits from right - wing papers and is set to finish it with the support of little more
than one in ten Labour
supporters.
Pollsters say Labour
supporters need to back AV by more
than two to one if the Yes to Fairer Votes
campaign is to emerge on top.
Well, they're not actually competing directly for anything other
than our attention, but both Mitt Romney and the Democratic Senatorial
Campaign Committee have launched
campaigns lately to leverage the creative power of their
supporters.
Once
supporters have signed up to help the
campaign, they're in the hands of a
campaign's CRM system, usually a web - based tool rather
than software residing on the staff's own computers.
He sits atop a sizable
campaign fund, more
than $ 4 million collected over the years from loyal
supporters.
A reader forwarded an email invite from NYC Councilman Lew Fidler to an all - day open house fundraiser on June 26 for an «unspecified» state office, telling
supporters that it is «imperative» for him to raise more
campaign cash
than ever before (presumably) to demonstrate political strength.
Records show that Glenwood Management senior VP and counsel Charles Dorego rounded up $ 149,900 for Stringer's 2013
campaign, more
than any other
supporter.
«Throw out politicians who care more about lining their pockets with
campaign contributions from gay millionaires
than listening to the voices of everyday voters like you and me,» said Brown in an email to
supporters.
Notably, to win the primary and general election contests, the Obama
campaign adopted strategies from MoveOn.org and the 2004 Howard Dean
campaign.52 Dean had used the Web to recruit thousands of «Deaniacs,» organize face - to - face gatherings of his
supporters, and raise more
than $ 25 million.53
Many of Corbyn and McDonell's
supporters presume this is some sort of
campaign against the Mail and the Sun, but the truth is they seem to hate the Guardian and the BBC more
than anyone.
«Nobody is a stronger
supporter of Israel
than David Weprin,» said
campaign spokesman Evan Stavisky.
In fact, the percentage of cash Sanders is raising from small donors is more
than twice the percentage Obama raised from small donors during his groundbreaking 2008 general election
campaign, which his
supporters dubbed a «small donor revolution.»
Michael foot was told By Gerald Kaufman, that he was heading labour too disaster asked him to resign he didn't and A young
Supporter of tony Benn, who was part of Banns
campaign team, said had Benn Won deputy in 1981 he would have ousted Foot in 1982 and labour would have done worse in 83,
than foot had, what makes you think that Had Corbyn becomes leader that if labour are behind in the polls, in a couple of years it'll be a clue for Him to resign, If corbyn becomes leader Labour win get 15 of the vote in 2020
«With the help of more
than 300 grassroots volunteers and
supporters, Elise Stefanik's re-election
campaign today filed more
than 8,500 signatures to qualify for the Republican, Conservative, Independence and Reform Party ballot lines this November,» said the
campaign in a statement.
Heaney has raised more
than $ 600,000 for his
campaign through some 600 contributions ranging to the top legal limit of $ 2,700 per
supporter.
All parties»
supporters are now surer of how they will vote
than they were at the beginning of the
campaign, suggesting Labour's lead is now entrenched.
The Obama presidential
campaign was, of course, celebrated for an email program that together a network of more
than 10 million
supporters and also raised historic amounts of
campaign cash.
Jag Singh, the founder of MessageSpace, which buys social media, internet and print advertising and provided services to the Conservative
campaign, confirmed the Tories spent less money on Facebook ads rallying their own
supporters than targeting ads at soft Labour voters.
Cruz's
campaign said in a memo to
supporters that he will finish the year having raised more
than $ 45 million, but it did not disclose how much the
campaign has spent or how much cash it has on hand.
«Rather
than host an official town hall for all constituents, Tenney is using her
campaign and her fundraising list to send invites, meaning that only die - hard Tenney
supporters received advance notice.