Minnesota Third District

Running a Well Organized Political Campaign in Minnesota

gregladen | March 26, 2012

I have participated in Minnesota Democratic Party (officially known as the DFL1) activities in the past, but never as intimately as this year. In doing so, I've observed a number of very interesting things about how a political campaign works, and I'd like to share those observations with you. In particular, I'll contrast the campaign I'm volunteering for whenever I have a chance (Sharon Sund for US Congress) with the opposing campaign (Brian Barnes for US Congress). The Sund-Barnes campaign is not over, and we don't yet know how it will turn out. At this point, the campaigns are about…

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Minnesota Third District

Running a Well Organized Political Campaign in Minnesota

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