Ready to Run Conference

The Blavatnik School of Government's student-led conference on Political Campaign Management, to be hosted on 14 June.

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Curious about political campaign strategies, big data, & identity politics? More importantly, are you #ReadyToRun? 🗳
Register at https://t.co/MZKX8VvMH2 to learn from leading campaign operatives, seasoned politicians, data wizards, & social media gurus on June 14th @UniofOxford.

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Most shared on @ForeignAffairs: "The opening of the North Korean mind" by author and DPhil student @JieunBaek1 #NorthKorea https://t.co/0fjkm4B9Ef?

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Treasurer of Australia @JoshFrydenberg on pursuing career in politics: “Mentors in politics are absolutely critical. People who think they know it all rarely make it. People who recognize there is much more they don’t know...along this journey, take people with you” #ReadyToRun

[Elena Gadjanova @EllieGadjanova]

Fascinating discussion of how the use of labels in election campaigns encourages/justifies the suspension of empathy and prevents the formation of broader coalitions @Ready2Run2019 @BlavatnikSchool

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Just do it! “If you want to run a campaign against plastics or for women, take your laptop, connect with people and do it.” Great advice by @federicapesce_ on today’s closing panel!

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Second panel <Campaigning for the Future: Smaller Parties, Women, & Minority Candidates> is just starting, with Sir Simon Woolley of @OpBlackVote, MP @AnnelieseDodds @RLEspinal Councilman, @federicapesce_ , and @colmhowardlloyd. Moderated by MPP candidate @WintersGeoffrey.

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“The most pernicious identity is white supremacy - that ‘we’re better than you.’ My identity is equality, to be respected.” - Sir Simon of @OpBlackVote, on identity politics and the need for better nuances and intelligence to articulate multifacetedness.

[Marcus A. Roberts @marcusaroberts]

This student-led, student organised conference added more value from its diverse line-up than many of the big events of the politics circuit. Bravo @Ready2Run2019!

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& on the importance of data existing separately from strategy: “A good campaign should never have the same person be chief strategist and pollster - a good campaign will have creative tension between these roles” #ReadyToRun @marcusaroberts

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Insights from @marcusaroberts on our data panel: “Just because we are better at rationally describing emotions doesn’t mean we are not making emotional decisions” #ReadyToRun

[Anna Abela @AnnaAbela]

Fascinating to hear @BaronDenise describe how the use of data analytics in political campaigns is both increasingly sophisticated and fun! #Ready2Run

[Anna Abela @AnnaAbela]

.@YouGov's Marcus Roberts: It's not about what we want the campaign to be about. It's about responding to what the voters want the campaign to be about. That requires humility on our part as campaign operatives. #ReadyToRun

[Anna Abela @AnnaAbela]

Truly enjoyed moderating this #ReadyToRun panel on electoral campaign #comms composed of @LibDems Campaign Director @ShaunR_LB, fmr assistant to Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign manager @kateaguy & The Whitehouse Consultancy Deputy Managing Director @isabellasharp.

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How do you keep things interesting on social media? “Be authentic, don’t start every tweet with how proud you are to be there,” says NYC Council Member @RLEspinal #ReadyToRun

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MPP candidate & former public policy lead for Twitter Korea @marianneunlee tells us what to know: which platforms to use and who to target when using social media.

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@IsabellaMSharp asks, “is it important for your candidate to be scandal free or is it a perception?”

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Panel 1 - Capturing Hearts & Minds: Communications Strategies in the Digital Age:

@IsabellaMSharp gives her tips on what to do in a political crisis: 1) react quickly to fill the void & set narrative, 2) aligned messaging from decisionmakers & manager 3) be prepared. #ReadytoRun

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Shaun Roberts, Director of Campaigns for the Lib Dems: “when the polls close, are you proud of what you’ve done?” #ReadyToRun