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Strategy

How Persuasion Scoring Changed the Way We Run Field Operations

Traditional door-knocking relies on party registration and gut instinct. Modern campaigns use ML-powered persuasion scores to deploy their teams where they'll have the most impact. Here's what we learned from 12 campaigns across 6 states.

CampaignFires Team · May 1, 2026 · 8 min read
Data

The 5 Voter Segments Every Campaign Needs to Track

Not all undecided voters are the same. Here's how to build the five segments that actually move the needle.

Apr 28, 2026 · 5 min readRead more →
AI

Writing Outreach Messages That Actually Get Opened

We analyzed 2.3 million campaign emails. Here are the subject line patterns that consistently beat 40% open rates.

Apr 22, 2026 · 6 min readRead more →
Fundraising

From $0 to $500K: A Digital Fundraising Playbook for First-Time Candidates

The channels, cadences, and copy that work — even when no one knows your name yet.

Apr 15, 2026 · 10 min readRead more →
Technology

Why We Built CampaignFires on a Multi-Tenant Architecture

What it means for your data security, performance, and the features we can build next.

Apr 8, 2026 · 4 min readRead more →
Field Ops

Geographic Targeting: How to Read a Voter Heat Map

A step-by-step guide to using geographic data to prioritize your field team's time.

Apr 1, 2026 · 7 min readRead more →
Strategy

The 90-Day Digital Campaign Checklist

Everything a first-time candidate needs to do — in order — to run a competitive digital operation.

Mar 25, 2026 · 12 min readRead more →

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