2026-09-01 17:52 UTC
In politics, you start with your vote goal for election day and work backwards. The official vote goal is 50% of the vote plus 1 vote -- that's a win margin. (In practice, the math gets more complicated, but that's good enough for this discussion.) Yes, there are other kinds of election systems -- I'm not discussing those in this thread, you are welcome to start your own thread about them. 4/n
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@ShaulaEvans@zirk.us 2026-09-01 17:55
To achieve your vote goal, you work backwards to set up your GOTV (Get Out the Vote) plan. You don't hope that people show up to vote: you make a plan to ensure they cast their vote. On election day, that means things like knocking on doors & making calls to encourage your supporters to vote, and also offering rides to the polls in some areas. (Mail-in-ballots and early voting also come under field operations; I'm not discussion those in this thread.) 5/n