by sbachwich@grassrootsmidwest.com | Aug 3, 2017 | Best Practices, Blog, Elections
-Continued from Part 1 In last week’s blog, we highlighted how a public servant’s decisions happen in context, starting with how those decisions affect their constituents as well as their political playing field. This week, we’ll dive deeper. Impact on Political...
by sbachwich@grassrootsmidwest.com | Jul 27, 2017 | Best Practices, Blog, Elections
You’ve likely heard elected officials referenced with a number of alternative terms: public servants, lawmakers, officeholders, and so on. For most, though, the descriptive value of these words can be questionable. For this reason, journalists and communications...
by sbachwich@grassrootsmidwest.com | Jul 22, 2017 | Best Practices, Blog
“Lost time is never found again.” -Benjamin Franklin It waits for no one. As an ever-dwindling and ultimately finite resource, time plays a critical factor in every campaign. Some considerations deal with internal logistics. How frequently should a campaign hold...
by sbachwich@grassrootsmidwest.com | Jul 13, 2017 | Best Practices, Blog, Elections
Love them or not, sports are an attention-consuming part of our culture. You likely have a friend — or might be that friend — who is constantly asking to change the channel to check scores. Web sites and smartphone apps now also exist to tally points and...
by sbachwich@grassrootsmidwest.com | Jul 7, 2017 | Best Practices, Blog, Elections
This week, U.S. citizens from coast to coast celebrated the 241st anniversary of our nation’s birth. As with other national holidays, we heed the call to put aside our differences and focus on the grand themes of the season. Every 4th of July is a time for unity,...
by sbachwich@grassrootsmidwest.com | Jun 29, 2017 | Best Practices, Blog, Elections
There’s no way around it; campaigns cost money, and the bigger the campaign, the bigger the bill. Candidates need to raise money to pay for any number of things that may help their chances on election day. We live in a world of Kickstarters and GoFundMe pages that...
