Basic grassroots lobbying
No matter how involved you may become in the political process, every citizen (in the serious sense of the word) should know how to lobby their government.
Knowing how to effectively lobby – and doing so – is what gives conservatives a voice in the development of public policy. It’s not enough to show up at the ballot box every few years and elect some people to office. You’ve got to keep an eye on them once they get in, (even the one’s you may be friends with). Then let them hear from you when necessary. That’s the essence of grassroots lobbying.
But how to be more effective in the process?
Lobbying as a team sport
There are some fundamentals when it comes to being effective in politics. And on of them is to multiply and organize your efforts. In other words, join a team, or start your own.
In any team sport, the players are supposed to work according to their individual responsibilities for the overall benefit of the team. The better they work together, the more likely they are to reach their goal – winning. And just as in any sport, you have to know the rules, the positions, and the key players.
At the same time, a winning team needs to be strategic in its overall game plan and consider the strengths and weaknesses of the other team as well as their own. The “game” of politics and lobbying is much the same.
More than ever before, it is important that conservatives build winning teams of players at the local level to offer “ground support” to government officials in advancing public policy.
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(You can find more tips on grassroots lobbying in the Intermediate Guide to Grassroots Politics)
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