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Lo-tech crashes hi-tech political campaign tactics

Political Theater

English - October 15, 2020 15:14 - 21 minutes - ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
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Technology increasingly defines modern life, and that is especially so in political campaigns. But for all the sophisticated polling models and ways of raising money in politics, a new organization is betting that a very old school way of doing things will help boost turnout. Senior staff writer Bridget Bowman joins Political Theater to talk about Vote Tripling, a group that's using behavior science to drive voter turnout for Democrats, and how it might affect some key races in the battle for Congressional majorities in the Senate and House.
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Technology increasingly defines modern life, and that is especially so in political campaigns. But for all the sophisticated polling models and ways of raising money in politics, a new organization is betting that a very old school way of doing things will help boost turnout. Senior staff writer Bridget Bowman joins Political Theater to talk about Vote Tripling, a group that's using behavior science to drive voter turnout for Democrats, and how it might affect some key races in the battle for Congressional majorities in the Senate and House.

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