Why Precinct Captains?

• Politics has Radically Changed

  • Remote & Impersonal
  • “Big Politics” (like big business)
  • Run by Consultants

• Politics Produces Voter Dissatisfaction

  • Election Campaigns --> mass marketing
  • Political mailings --> “junk mail”
  • Political emails --> “spam”
  • Political phone banking --> “telemarketing”

• Shown to be ineffective

  • Voter turn-out not improved

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