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Power to the People: Robert Reynolds MPP 2015 is using behavioral science to encourage voters to head to the polls
“The future of our democracy rests in the hands of ordinary Americans.”
Creating New Voter Turnout Tactics with Vote Rev’s Robert Reynolds
Robert Reynolds joins The Great Battlefield to discuss how his background in behavioral science informed his co-founding Vote Rev.
Vote Tripling: Using Hustle for Relational Organizing
Your supporters have friends. Will you turn them out to vote?
How Insurgent Forces Activated, Educated, and Brought the IDC Down
Hit the ground early. Educate the electorate. Reach new voters. Go viral.
The Democratic Party is Changing Forever. New York Just Showed Us How.
Vote Rev texted No IDC NY supporters and got 474 volunteers to get three friends on the fence to vote for the IDC challengers.
Peer, Rather than Media, Pressure to Vote Works Best
With most nonvoters leaning left, vote tripling poises Democrats for a sustained advantage for years to come.
Vote Tripling at Polling Places
Two candidates in Maryland’s 2018 Democratic gubernatorial primary were locked in dead heat. Robert discusses vote tripling and its impact on gridlocked elections.
Arkansas Grassroots Campaign Selected for New “Vote Tripling” Method
Democratic candidate Gwen Combs’ campaign for U.S. Congress was one of the first campaigns in the nation to use vote tripling as a central GOTV strategy.
Vote Bundling and Vote Tripling: Innovative GOTV Tactics
Campaigns that win votes through personalized friend-to-friend organizing will be less reliant on courting the rich and will have more time for everyday Americans. That change would nurture a more perfect union.
How Facebook Can Strengthen Our Democracy
What we see others do on social media strongly shapes our behavior. As evidence, in 2010, when Facebook showed users photos of friends who voted, 340,000 additional people showed up to the polls.
How Democrats Can Win in 2018 with Behavioral Science
The progressive movement can deploy Abraham Lincoln’s advice to the Whig Party to help Dems win.