2018 GOTV Postcarding Results
We ran two randomized controlled trials in the Fall of 2018 to determine if receiving a handwritten postcard encouraging the target to vote increased the odds of voters turning out to vote for in the 2018 general election in Pennsylvania and Michigan, and further sought to determine if those odds differed based on the postcard message.
Voter Registration Postcarding 2: A Replication with VPC + SDAN
We ran a randomized controlled trial to determine if the receipt of a handwritten postcard a week after the receipt of an official voter registration form increased the odds of people completing & returning the voter registration form, as compared to the odds of return among people who did not receive a postcard.
Reflections from Netroots Nation 2019
Last week, I had the great pleasure of participating on a panel at Netroots Nation with Philadelphia Councilmember Helen Gym, EMILY’s List’s Western Director for State and Local, Johanna Silva Waki, and moderated by Krithika Harish from the Pipeline Initiative. The topic of the panel was Building the Bench: Racial Equity and Diversity at the […]
The fight for a fair census is not over
Co-Founder and Political Director Gaby Goldstein writes: “Even if the citizenship question does not end up on the 2020 census, there are serious hurdles ahead in census implementation, many of which fall to states to manage and mitigate.”
Sister District Survey Results: Social Investment in Teams = Increased Volunteer Participation
In January 2019, we surveyed our members to learn more about what motivates them to be part of our community, and what factors are associated with higher levels of participation in SDP activities.
Call (or Text) Your Girlfriend — Personal Contact Works Better Than Just Email To Recruit and Confirm Volunteers to Attend Team Events
In 2018, we ran two studies in partnership with Dr. Katherine Haenschen at Virginia Tech to explore the best ways to get volunteers to RSVP and attend team events. This post synthesizes the main findings of those studies. For specifics about each study, you can find recruitment study results here and confirmation study results here.
Flipping Virginia blue can be done. But it won’t be easy.
Washington Post Op-Ed by Gaby Goldstein. This year, Democrats are only two seats away from flipping the entire Virginia state legislature blue. But it won’t be easy…
2018 Sister District Impact Report
In 2018, Sister District had the pleasure of supporting 32 races. Of those races, 25 were full field and fundraising support, 3 were alumna candidates (fundraising only), and 4 were digital-only endorsements. After rigorous program evaluation, the results are in…
Sister District Alumni — Building the Progressive Policy Pipeline: Legislation Introduced (Not Passed)
This article focuses on proposed bills that failed to pass. Why bother? See the end of the article for more — but to eat dessert first: sometimes, as Morrissey says, “these things take time.” Introducing bills creates opportunities to respond to feedback, tweak, and reintroduce next session.
A Rogue Blue Wave
Awhile back, I was given a piece of advice: don’t do hot takes. And that couldn’t have been better advice for this year. Early hot takes last week didn’t see the rogue wave. It took days for the waves to pile up and accumulate. Here, with a week of synthesis under our oars, are a few takeaways.
