Politics is a form of warfare practiced in collective delusion. There are measures of real world power that shape the delusion--money, volunteers, etc. But most of what happens in politics reflects what people believe to be to be the power relationships.
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So, a campaign might pursue endorsements from organizations like they deliver votes. Some organizations deliver a significant number of votes, but mostly they don't directly move many votes.
Organizations can serve as "third party validators". Organizations can give money. Organizations can mobilize campaign volunteers.
But the campaign should have a plan. And organizations should be courted in the context of the plan.
Find the right message. Make a plan that works.
There is a certain amount of success attracts support. However, by the time a campaign is successful enough to attract institutional money and other forms of institutional support, a bunch of stuff has fallen into place due to the campaign executing a plan.
Don't ask organizations for more than they can provide. Show organizations how they fit into a larger plan that's viable based on what it's realistic for the organization to do based on its existing capacity.
Carl Nyberg, blogger/columnist
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