This article on the return of door-knocking is particularly enraging since the evidence we have shows it's not an effective tactic for voter persuasion in either House or Senate campaigns. It just annoys people and potentially puts them at risk.https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/14/down-ballot-democrats-canvassing-414715 …
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There are situations when we know this tactic can work: when the people involved know each other, when it's a highly mobilizing ballot initiative, or when it's done to get out the vote in the closing days of an election. Otherwise sic your dogs on door knockers with a clear heart
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The reason canvassing and phone banking are the indestructible tools of modern politics, despite much evidence showing their uselessness, is because they are highly quantifiable make-work for volunteers. Somehow telemarketing is supposed to become magical when it's about politics
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I'll restate just so I'm clear that I'm ranting here about Federal campaigns, and canvassing or phone banking done by strangers in an attempt to persuade voters. This rant not valid for other situations. Other rants may apply.
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Here's a 2017 study on how political door knocking and phone banking are useless. Share it with whatever strangers call you or come to your door in the next 50 days. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3042867 …
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