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Jordan Hyatt
Sep 30, 20244 min read
Mapping Representation: Identifying Political Opportunities for Native Candidates Nationwide
Our partner's vision for this project In our Bluebonnet Fellowship, we worked with Advance Native Political Leadership (ANPL), an...
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Shreeya Chand
Nov 16, 20236 min read
Analyzing Political Candidates’ Public Statements in the Age of Social Media
Our Organization: The Black Clergy Collaborative of Memphis (TN) From April to July of 2023, my Bluebonnet Data team and I worked with...
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Connor Gephart
Sep 28, 20234 min read
Targeting Districts when Districts are Changing
The Problem Money is a finite resource, and so is our time; there are only so many places that Progressive-leaning groups can invest in...
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acastrofarias13
Sep 11, 20235 min read
Updates for Usability: My Experience as a Web Developer for La Defensa
This year I worked with Bluebonnet to support La Defensa, an organization based in Los Angeles advocating against pretrial incarceration....
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aniluck2005
Oct 3, 20225 min read
Data-Driven Doorknocking: Census Data & Voter File Data for a Constituent-Centered Outreach Strategy
Using census and voter file data to determine campaign communication strategy for Seth Blattman & Lorena Austin campaigns in AZ LD 9
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abode118
Sep 14, 20227 min read
Generating Voter Turnout Scores from Scratch
The Problem: Non-existent Voter Turnout Scores When hitting the campaign trail, the most fundamental question a campaign needs to answer...
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Brendan Schierloh
Aug 25, 20227 min read
From Classroom to Campaign: How I used regex & multithreading to collate opposition research
Conceptually in Class : Finding relevant applications of academia in industry The difference in practical concepts between the university...
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Raaka Mukhopadhyay
Mar 25, 20226 min read
Calculating a Win Number After Redistricting
Impact of redistricting on Democratic strategy in Virginia House of Delegates District 63 for Delegate Lashresce Aird
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Becca Blais
Feb 25, 20226 min read
Bluebonnet Data Fellowship Partner Guide
This guide is meant to help you, the partner, best understand your relationship with your Bluebonnet Data team.
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Becca Blais
Oct 22, 20214 min read
Campaign Data 101: Successful Data Case Studies & Helpful Resources (Part 4 of 4)
Welcome back to Campaign Data 101, where we break down the what, how, and why of using data to run an innovative and efficient campaign....
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Becca Blais
Oct 20, 20213 min read
Campaign Data 101: Using Data in your Campaign in Finance & Internal Operations (Part 3 of 4)
Welcome back to Campaign Data 101, where we break down the what, how, and why of using data to run an innovative and efficient campaign....
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Becca Blais
Oct 20, 20215 min read
Campaign Data 101: Using Data in your Campaign for Field, Messaging, & Policy (Part 2 of 4)
Welcome back to Campaign Data 101, where we break down the what, how, and why of using data to run an innovative and efficient campaign....
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Becca Blais
Oct 15, 20215 min read
Campaign Data 101: How to think about Data if you're not a "Data Person" (Part 1 of 4)
Welcome to Campaign Data 101, where we break down the what, how, and why of using data to run an innovative and efficient campaign. In...
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Aedan Lombardo
Aug 24, 20215 min read
The 2020 Census: What Changed?
Overview A decennial count of all people residing in the United States is required by Article I, Section II of the Constitution. The...
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Lauren Chen
Jun 1, 20214 min read
HODP x Bluebonnet: Modeling Political District Similarity
Lauren Chen, Alex Cheng, Richard Zhu Introduction This semester, a team of three at the Harvard Open Data Project, a student-faculty...
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Paul Dingus
May 28, 20214 min read
Paulette Jordan’s Run for the Idaho Senate: Promoting Data Infrastructure Where it's Needed Most
Idaho is facing the same mix of opportunity and frustration that troubles so many traditionally red states in the U.S. While there is a...
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Paul Dingus
Apr 21, 20214 min read
Chloe Maxmin’s Victory in Maine: How a Data-Driven Mindset Led to Democratic Success
Even though Democrats won the presidency in 2020, it was a tough year for down-ballot progressives across the country. Though there were...
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riyamzaman8
Feb 2, 20217 min read
From Messy Election Data to Clean Visualizations
Using Mapbox to Analyze Georgia’s 2020 Election Drop Box Distribution If you are looking to create a visualization based on election data...
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Ben Herndon-Miller
Jan 19, 20213 min read
Calculating a Win Number for a Special Election
Calculating a win number is one of the first analyses any data team should provide when working with a campaign. Simply put, a win number...
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Paul Dingus
Dec 17, 20203 min read
Flipping Wisconsin: Why Deep Red Districts are Worth Our Effort
Bluebonnet has always prioritized red districts. We believe that investing in out-of-reach districts can make the difference for races up...
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