Our 2014 Targeting Criteria
Lawrence Lessig — 2014-07-16
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Yesterday, MAYDAY directors and advisers met to discuss district targets for our 2014 campaigns. Our goal is simple: to send a message that we intend to fundamentally change politics for good. But before we make our final decisions, we want to hear from you.
Tell us where we should target in 2014.
Many of you have asked “what makes a MAYDAY race?” There are several core criteria for the kinds of races we want to target:
- We want a plausible path to victory where MAYDAY can make the difference.
- We want to target bad actors and support good ones.
- We want to use our resources where they will be cost-effective.
- We want our work to have a “ripple-effect,” proving that MAYDAY is a powerful threat to incumbency.
If you think you know a race that fits these criteria, let us know where MAYDAY should go through this web form.
We know you’re eager to hear more about what comes next. We’re eager to get there, too. But our strength is this community, so before we make this critical decision, we want to make sure we’ve heard from you.
Thank you for all you’ve done, and all you do still.
– Lessig
Other posts:
- 2014-09-16 — Donor Data Release No. 4
- 2014-09-13 — Optimism
- 2014-09-10 — GUEST POST - A history lesson
- 2014-09-09 — GUEST POST - Stark360 is not a 180°
- 2014-09-05 — PRESS RELEASE - Mayday.US Releases Senator Gordon Humphrey Endorsement Ad
- 2014-08-29 — Labor Day
- 2014-08-27 — Gallego Victory
- 2014-08-26 — Launch of Mayday Labs
- 2014-08-18 — Data Release No. 2
- 2014-08-13 — The most important anti-corruption candidate in America
- 2014-08-11 — Mayday PAC Expands Targets, Announces New Candidates and Places Radio Ads
- 2014-08-05 — Our Fundraising So Far
- 2014-07-04 — Escape the 1990s
- 2014-07-30 — Email Fundraising
- 2014-07-29 — It's on.
- 2014-07-29 — Mayday PAC Announces First Targets in Campaign to End Influence of Money in Politics
- 2014-07-29 — FAQ on our first two picks.
- 2014-07-24 — Transparency
- 2014-07-20 — Update on timing for announcement
- 2014-07-16 — Our 2014 Targeting Criteria
- 2014-07-15 — PRESS RELEASE - Crowd-Funded Super PAC Files FEC Report Detailing $3.3 Million in Contributions
- 2014-07-14 — AUDIO - On the Media (NPR)
- 2014-07-11 — VIDEO - Call Time, July 10th, with Lawrence Lessig and Ben Wikler
- 2014-07-08 — VIDEO - Thank you!
- 2014-07-06 — What's Next
- 2014-07-04 — We Did It!
- 2014-07-04 — Lessig's Letter to Everyone