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Posts tagged GOTV.

What Is Political Texting? The Complete Guide for Campaigns
Political Texting 101

What Is Political Texting? The Complete Guide for Campaigns

September 7, 2026

Political texting is how campaigns reach voters by SMS and RCS to persuade, mobilize, fundraise, and organize. Here's how it works, the two formats, what it costs, the rules, and why it beats every other channel.

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How to Run a Text Bank, the Organizer's Guide
Campaign Tactics

How to Run a Text Bank, the Organizer's Guide

August 30, 2026

A text bank is the texting version of a phone bank, a list, a script, a shift, and volunteers sending peer-to-peer. Here's how to set one up, recruit and train texters, write scripts that get replies, and run it well.

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Peer-to-Peer vs Broadcast Texting, Which One and When
Campaign Tactics

Peer-to-Peer vs Broadcast Texting, Which One and When

August 26, 2026

P2P is one person sending one message at a time; broadcast is one message to a whole list. Use P2P to persuade and recruit, broadcast to mobilize an opted-in list. Here's how each works, the trade-offs, and when to run which.

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GOTV Texting, the 72-Hour Plan
Campaign Tactics

GOTV Texting, the 72-Hour Plan

August 24, 2026

The last 72 hours decide close races. Here's a get-out-the-vote texting plan for the final push, from the early-vote and mail-ballot chase to the polling-location send on Election Day, with the timing, the messages, and the format for each.

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SMS Fundraising, How Campaigns Raise Money by Text

August 15, 2026

Text is the fastest fundraising channel a campaign has. Here's how SMS fundraising works, how to write the ask, when to send, and how to stay compliant while raising real money by text.

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Campaign Tactics

The Best Time to Send Political Texts

August 11, 2026

The best time to send a political text is within reasonable local hours, matched to the message. Here's how timing works for broadcast and P2P, why recipient local time governs, and how the GOTV calendar changes the answer.

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Political Texting 101

What Is Broadcast Texting? Mass SMS for Campaigns

August 1, 2026

Broadcast texting is one message sent to a whole opted-in list at once. Here's what it is, how it differs from peer-to-peer, what campaigns use it for, and the consent it requires.

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