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P2P Texting for Democrats in the 2018 Midterm Elections, with Naseem Makiya
P2P Texting for Democrats in the 2018 Midterm Elections, with Naseem Makiya
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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Oct 28, 2018
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Podcast episode
Description
Naseem Makiya, founder and CEO of Outvote, guests to discuss the peer-to-peer texting technologies available to Democrats ahead of the 2018 Midterm Elections. We break down the features of Outvote and what sets it apart from other P2P platforms. In particular, we focus on the "Swing District" feature, a focus on contacting friends, and the use of emojis to signify a friend's previous voting history. We also talk about the results generated from the platform during the primaries, and the P2P landscape for political campaigning now as well as in the future.
Released:
Oct 28, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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