Organizer Sandbox
thoughts on digital engagement and social action
Micromanaging at Scale
In Micah Sifry’s excellent interview with Zack Exley and Becky Bond, the three talked about the Sanders campaign’s tech advantage in the…2016 election. ¶ They discussed a number of aspects of the Sanders campaign, but one of the most interesting points for me was their discussion of centralization vs. distribution. With the digital tools that are currently being used for campaigns, it can be easy for campaigners to do the old thing (top-down and centralized leadership) in a new (digitally enhanced scope/scale) way. Whether relying on predictive modeling or centralized lists — what The Economist calls “database politics” — many…
Jeff SwiftMar 25
