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Political Texting 101

What Is Sender Reputation, and How to Protect It

January 6, 2026

Sender reputation is the carriers' running judgment of whether your traffic is trustworthy, and it decides your deliverability. Here's what shapes sender reputation, why it's hard to rebuild once damaged, and how to protect it.

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Compliance & Law

The FEC, Disclaimers, and Fundraising by Text

December 30, 2025

Fundraising by text runs into campaign-finance rules on top of texting rules. Here's how FEC disclaimer and solicitation requirements touch text fundraising, and why the giving platform handles much of the heavy lifting.

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Compliance & Law

Data Security for a Political Texting Program

December 28, 2025

A texting list is a database of voters' phone numbers and consent, and it deserves real protection. Here's why data security matters for a texting program, the risks of a breach, and the basic safeguards every campaign should have.

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Compliance & Law

Vendor and Vicarious Liability in Political Texting

December 26, 2025

Hiring a texting vendor doesn't outsource the legal risk, campaigns can be held liable for a vendor's TCPA violations. Here's how vicarious liability works, why "the vendor did it" isn't a defense, and how to protect yourself.

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Campaign Tactics

Handling a Texting Crisis, When a Send Goes Wrong

December 18, 2025

Sooner or later a send goes wrong, a typo, a wrong link, the wrong list, a message sent to everyone by mistake. Here's how to handle a texting crisis, contain the damage, and recover trust with your list.

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News & Updates

TCPA Lawsuits Are Surging, What the 2025 Numbers Mean for Campaigns

December 15, 2025

Thousands of TCPA lawsuits were filed in 2025 and class-action filings climbed sharply. Here's what the litigation numbers say about the risk environment and why they raise the stakes for non-compliant campaign texting.

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Political Texting 101

What Is the CTIA, and Why It Matters for Texting

December 12, 2025

The CTIA is the wireless industry association whose messaging guidelines shape what campaigns can send. Here's what the CTIA is, how its principles differ from the law, and why they affect your deliverability.

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Compliance & Law

One Campaign, One Consent: Why Each Program Needs Its Own Opt-In

December 9, 2025

An opt-in isn't a blanket permission slip. The carrier standard expects consent for each messaging program, and treating one opt-in as a pass for everything is how campaigns get flagged.

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Field Notes

How Political Texting Became a Profession

December 6, 2025

Political texting went from an improvised tactic to a specialized discipline with its own tools, roles, and standards. Here's how it professionalized, what changed, and why the bar for running a serious program keeps rising.

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Compliance & Law

The TCPA Statute of Limitations, How Long the Risk Lasts

November 30, 2025

TCPA claims can generally be brought for years after a violation, which is why records matter so long. Here's how the statute of limitations works, why it shapes record retention, and what it means for campaign texting risk.

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Compliance & Law

Texting Rules for 501(c)(3) Nonprofits

November 28, 2025

501(c)(3) nonprofits can text about civic engagement but not electoral advocacy. Here's what (c)(3)s can and can't do with texting, how nonpartisan voter outreach works, and why the line matters.

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Campaign Tactics

Texting for a Slate or Coordinated Campaign

November 22, 2025

When multiple candidates run as a slate or coordinate, texting can amplify them together, carefully. Here's how slate and coordinated texting works, the shared-turnout advantage, and the compliance lines to respect.

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