WADE RATHKE is the founder of ACORN, Chief Organizer at ACORN International, and Author of "Nuts & Bolts", "Citizen Wealth", "Global Grassroots", and "The Battle for the 9th Ward".
Pearl River With hardly two weeks before the election in the United States, it’s down to the wire. It will be interesting and important to see the final strategy and tactics each campaign employs. Biden will be trying to protect his polling lead. Trump will be desperately trying to play catchup. There are definitely some …
Pearl River A lesson close to the heart for every organizer is the importance of numbers. An organization can live and die on the numbers. Rising numbers are a sign of health, falling numbers are a flashing yellow caution light. Good organizers learn quickly at their peril that if they don’t manage the numbers carefully, …
New Orleans The devil has now taken over the details for the Trump campaign. It’s official now with his announcement this week that Stephen Bannon, the head the Breitbart News abomination of websites, clickbait, and hate speech, will now be running his entire campaign operation. Bannon has never managed a campaign at any level, but …