The days are ticking by, and now we find ourselves only 2 months out from the most important election in my lifetime. I don’t say that to parrot others. Really, in my lifetime, I can’t remember an election that felt… Read More ›
Election Turnout Series
Want To See a Landslide This November? Then Do This 1 Thing Now
If you’ve been wondering how you can help with voter turnout from the safety of your home, you’ve come to the right place. But first, let’s talk about why reaching out to voters LONG before Election Day is really important…. Read More ›
The 2 Camps Voters Tend to Fall In
I’m keenly interested in learning more about what drives people to vote — namely, so we all can do more of that to drive what I hope is historic turnout in November. As I was reading this weekend, I came… Read More ›
The Midterm Turnout Problem that Democrats Need to Fix
You’ve no doubt heard people mention that the Democrats are historically bad at turning out people for midterm elections. How bad is it, and what can be done? After President Obama was first elected in 2008, the Democrats basically didn’t… Read More ›
Why Don’t People Turn Out for Elections?
Why do so many Americans not vote? According to the Pew Research Center, only 55.7% of the total voting-age population voted in 2016, putting the U.S. a dismal 28th out of 35 developed nations. So what gives? Why are so… Read More ›
Help Increase Voter Turnout Without Leaving Your Home
Are you one of those people who want to help increase voter turnout for the midterms, and while you know canvassing door-to-door is super effective, the idea scares you to death? There is a way you can help without leaving… Read More ›
5 Stats You Should Know about Voter Turnout in the Primaries (So Far)
There’s a fair amount of good news regarding turnout in the primary elections we’ve seen so far. And, of course, some decidedly mixed news. The Pew Research Center came out with a study of the numbers from the 31 states… Read More ›
Will your kid become a voter? What you can do about that today.
If you’re raising a kid, are you raising them to be a voter or a non-voter? Rogan’s List recently posted an article about whether or not one should bring the kids along to vote on Election Day, and it got… Read More ›
Increasing Election Turnout: One Ridiculously Practical Strategy
Here’s one way that you–yes, you–can help improve election turnout numbers, and it’s one you probably haven’t considered before. Keep in mind that only 36.4% of eligible voters voted in the 2014 midterm election, which was the lowest for over… Read More ›
“How do we make people vote?”
“How do we make people vote?” It’s the question of the moment, isn’t it. I get this question a lot. There are millions of us who hate the direction this country is going, and understand that the solution is to… Read More ›
Winning the November midterms: Your How-To Guide
Nothing is more important than turning out every voter who will vote for Democrats in November. Here is a collection of Political Charge’s posts full of information and ideas for how each one of us can take action towards that… Read More ›
Voter Turnout Series: Ballot Design
Voter turnout in America isn’t great, and it will take a multitude of solutions to improve it significantly. In Why Don’t People Turn Out For Elections?, I outlined the primary reasons why people don’t vote. Since writing that post, I’ve… Read More ›
Why Don’t People Turn Out for Elections?
Why do so many Americans not vote? According to the Pew Research Center, only 55.7% of the total voting-age population voted in 2016, putting the U.S. a dismal 28th out of 35 developed nations. So what gives? Why are so… Read More ›
The Midterm Turnout Problem Democrats Need to Fix
You’ve no doubt heard people mention that the Democrats are historically bad at turning out people for midterm elections. How bad is it, and what can be done? After President Obama was first elected in 2008, the Democrats basically didn’t… Read More ›