“When I was growing up in politics, the wisdom was to look for a 50-year-old mentor. Now, if you’re 50, you should be looking for an 18-year-old to help you deliver the message in a way that people will get it.”
—2004 Howard Dean campaign manager Joe Trippi in Bloomberg Businessweek on how to succeed in politics today. (via jacobsoboroff)
July 2012
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“My favorite incentive approach is a “Mega Millions lottery,” where one’s voting receipt is also one’s lottery ticket. The lure of a major prize could and would motivate people to vote, the same way the multimillion dollar Mega Millions prize in 2012 motivated many to stand in line for hours for a chance to buy a lottery ticket that gave a one-in-176-million chance to become a multimillionaire. A lottery could increase turnout dramatically and overnight, and is a model that could be employed at all levels (say, a chance to win a car donated by a local dealer for a local election).”
—Our board member Norm Ornstein in The Atlantic, on his favorite idea for increasing America’s dismal voter turnout.
Bravo to Starbucks on their INDIVISBILE initiative. Particularly because they’re getting responses like this:
If you are American, VOTE. What would America look like if everyone who can vote VOTED. Be Proud. Be on Purpose. Be a Patriot. VOTE.
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