Litman, Amanda  <br/><br/>
Run for something :  a real-talk guide to fixing the system yourself / 
Amanda Litman. 
 - First Atria paperback edition. 
 - xviii, 221 pages ;   24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Intro; Dedication; Introduction: Why I Wrote This Book; What's the Worst that Could Happen? by Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton; 1. Why You Have to Run for Office; A Pep Talk by Emmy Ruiz; 2. Why Winning Isn't Everything (Or, an Excuse to Talk About the Utter Bullshit that Is the Uncontested Election); 3. Civics 101: How Government (Generally) Works at the Federal and State Levels (Or, Why You Should Run for Local Office); 4. Why You Can Actually Run for State Legislature; Running as a Progressive in a Red State by Jason Kander; Do Something by Senator Cory Booker; 5. How to Run for Office<br/><br/>Running a Campaign: Tips from an Expert by Jen O'Malley Dillon6. Mobilization (Or, How You Reach Voters); 7. Message (Or, What You Talk to Voters About); 8. Money (Or, How to Raise What You Need); 9. Writing your Campaign Plan; Make Local Elections Great Again by Addisu Demissie; 10. So You're not Running for Office (Yet); Seven Questions with John Podesta; 11. Why I Made Campaigns a Career (and Why You Should Too); Campaigns Will Change Your Life by Marlon Marshall; Politics Isn't Broken by Teddy Goff; 12. How to Actually get a Job on a Political Campaign <br/>13. Phone Calls and Tweeting and Marching, Oh My (Or, Activism 101)Conclusion; Appendix; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Notes; Copyright 
<br/><br/> From the e-mail marketing director of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign and the co-founder of Run for Something; comes an essential and inspiring guide that encourages and educates young progressives to run for local office, complete with contributions from elected officials and political operatives. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781501180446 (pbk.) 1501180444 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2017027814 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Local government--Citizen participation.--United States<br/>Political participation--United States.<br/>Local elections--United States.<br/>Gobierno local --Participación ciudadana --Estados Unidos<br/>Participación política --Estados Unidos<br/>Elecciones locales --Estados Unidos <br/>Elecciones municipales --Estados Unidos 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JS 331  / L776r 2017 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>324.70973