ABSTRACT

Everything you need to know about Vote by Mail!

Successful campaign manager and three-term mayor of Ashland, Oregon, Catherine Shaw presents the must-have handbook for navigating local campaigns. This clear and concise handbook gives political novices and veterans alike a detailed, soup-to-nuts plan for organizing, funding, publicizing, and winning local political campaigns. Finding the right message and targeting the right voters are clearly explained through specific examples, anecdotes, and illustrations. Shaw also provides in-depth information on assembling campaign teams and volunteers, canvassing, how to conduct a precinct analysis, and how to campaign on a shoestring budget. The Campaign Manager is an encouraging, lucid presentation of how to win elections at the local level.The sixth edition has been fully revised to include new and expanded coverage of contemporary campaign management-from digital ads and new social media tools to data-driven voter targeting tactics and vote by mail strategies.

chapter 1|8 pages

Before You Begin

chapter 4|30 pages

Campaign Messaging

chapter 5|27 pages

Fundraising

chapter 6|33 pages

Digital and Social Media

chapter 8|17 pages

Targeting Voters

chapter 9|16 pages

Lawn Signs

chapter 10|29 pages

The Candidate Campaign

chapter 11|21 pages

The Issue-Based Campaign

chapter 13|7 pages

The Campaign Plan

chapter 14|3 pages

After the Ball

chapter |8 pages

Afterword