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In Arizona, NationBuilder gives senate and house candidates the edge

Juan Mendez For six legislative candidates in Arizona, NationBuilder had a real impact on the outcome of their races. Steve Farley, who ran for state senate after serving three terms in the house, beat out Republican T...

Nation building doesn't end on election day

Congratulations to everyone who ran for office yesterday. Whether you won or lost, you built something important – your nation. Now please put down your blackberry and go to sleep, seriously! But if you insist on reading t...

Chaffetz wins easily, challengers fall short in Utah congressionals

Rep. Jason Chaffetz, Utah's popular Congressman and an early adopter of NationBuilder for his website and voter outreach, sailed to a third-term last night with 76.4 percent of the vote in the 3rd District. Challengers in ...

Santa Monica Mayor bests establishment candidate in heated Assembly fight

Underdog Assembly candidate Richard Bloom bested Assemblywoman Betsy Butler last night in the 50th Assembly District, which covers Agoura Hills, Malibu, Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, West Holly...

SF School Board president leads Supervisor race

Just about a year ago, San Francisco School Board President Norman Yee was one of the first candidates I cold-called about using NationBuilder for a campaign. I've followed San Francisco politics for a long time and knew Y...

Swalwell beats 20-term Rep. Stark

Update: Swalwell took the 15th District race with 53 percent of the vote with all precincts reporting. In one of the most watched races in the county due to California's new "top two" primary system, City Councilor Eric S...

Kathleen O'Connor Ives wins competitive MA state senate seat

Kathleen O'Connor Ives Kathleen O'Connor Ives, candidate for the First Essex seat in the Massachusetts state senate, won the democratic nomination for her district in a surprise victory in September. She beat out two c...

NJ Assembly candidate Marie Corfield turns YouTube fame into award-winning grassroots campaign

Marie Corfield, NJ Assembly candidate Marie Corfield is a lifelong New Jersey resident, school teacher, progressive public education advocate and single mother of two. In 2010, her passionate defense of public school f...

The NationBuilder team getting into the Halloween spirit on NationBuilder Live

On Wednesday, members of the NationBuilder team made cameo appearances on NationBuilder Live, our new regular livestreaming program. In case you missed it, here are clips of Will Hunting, members of the Community team as t...

Maine State House candidate: ‘Every legislator needs to be accessible on the web’

John Logan Jones Although 26-year-old John Logan Jones is running for elected office for the first time, he’s not a stranger to politics. Jones spent the last year working on U.S. Rep. Ron Paul’s presidential campaign ...

New feature: Mailboxes

You know how when you get a nonprofit’s email newsletter, or a donation appeal from a campaign, that replying to the email blast never goes to anyone? Many organizations actually send the emails from an email address like ...

Social media and campaign databases making a difference for SF school board challengers

This year, the race for open positions on the San Francisco city school board is highly competitive, with eleven candidates, three of them incumbents, competing for four seats. And in a race that's sometimes seen as a jump...

NationBuilder in Nova Scotia: Building an entire election team from scratch

From the BC Young Liberals to the fledgling Alberta Party to the scrappy campaign of NDP leadership candidate Nathan Cullen, Canadian politicos and reformers are a significant chapter in NationBuilder's early history. Last...

Quickly add a microsite to your nation

With NationBuilder, it takes just minutes to set up a new microsite. These can be really useful for collecting petition signatures, featuring a candidate's signature issue, or calling out an opponent. With NationBuilder's ...

Candidate gives incumbent a run for his money without raising a dime

Thirty-two year old “No Money” Mike Connolly is not running your average political campaign. While working on healthcare reform during law school, he realized how badly money was influencing legislative outcomes. “Over th...