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The Clinton campaign app that helped win the Iowa caucus

8 points by ovokinder 10y ago

npiazza83 10y ago
Similar concept to project Houdini. I hope this gets re-purposed and the resources it needs to become a full fledge GOTV and voter protection tool.
- chestone 10y ago
  What is Houdini? Do you have a link?
  - npiazza83 10y ago
    I wish both parties would post "bounties" for tools they need that they don't have time to build. Much of it is built in the air for a highly specific context or bought off the shelf these days but there are some ongoing unsolved engineering needs. Off the top of my head: I don't think there's a good solution to verify ad-buys in small markets. You could make a pretty penny sticking a webcam in front of an over-the-air broadcast TV in every county in every swing state and hiring someone to tick a box every time a candidate's ad plays.
    - ovokinder 10y ago
      This is a good starting point: https://devprogress.us https://devprogress.us
      - npiazza83 10y ago
        Their Trello Board needs an election night camp for kids/childcare service. Older kids get a fun, educational camp where they can hold a mock election and learn about voting and democracy while you go vote. As a dad, if I promise my son something I'm 1000X more likely to actually do it. As a former volunteer I've lost track of the number of doors I've knocked where parents can't go vote because they need child care.
  - npiazza83 10y ago
    http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/11/orca-failed-but-so-did-obamas-2008-version-of-the-same/265077/ http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/11/orca-fai... I helped with some of the UI for the boiler room in 2008. This article only touches on the GOTV and targeting aspects although the most exciting component would have been the ability to allocate human resources to contest improbable results in real time.
DrScump 10y ago
One could argue that what really won it for Clinton was cheating, given the unlikely "coin flip" determinations and missing, uncounted votes: http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2016/02/02/sometimes-iowa-democrats-award-caucus-delegates-coin-flip/79680342/ http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presid...

8 points by ovokinder 10y ago

Similar concept to project Houdini. I hope this gets re-purposed and the resources it needs to become a full fledge GOTV and voter protection tool.

chestone 10y ago
What is Houdini? Do you have a link?
- npiazza83 10y ago
  I wish both parties would post "bounties" for tools they need that they don't have time to build. Much of it is built in the air for a highly specific context or bought off the shelf these days but there are some ongoing unsolved engineering needs. Off the top of my head: I don't think there's a good solution to verify ad-buys in small markets. You could make a pretty penny sticking a webcam in front of an over-the-air broadcast TV in every county in every swing state and hiring someone to tick a box every time a candidate's ad plays.
  - ovokinder 10y ago
    This is a good starting point: https://devprogress.us https://devprogress.us
    - npiazza83 10y ago
      Their Trello Board needs an election night camp for kids/childcare service. Older kids get a fun, educational camp where they can hold a mock election and learn about voting and democracy while you go vote. As a dad, if I promise my son something I'm 1000X more likely to actually do it. As a former volunteer I've lost track of the number of doors I've knocked where parents can't go vote because they need child care.
- npiazza83 10y ago
  http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/11/orca-failed-but-so-did-obamas-2008-version-of-the-same/265077/ http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/11/orca-fai... I helped with some of the UI for the boiler room in 2008. This article only touches on the GOTV and targeting aspects although the most exciting component would have been the ability to allocate human resources to contest improbable results in real time.

DrScump 10y ago

One could argue that what really won it for Clinton was cheating, given the unlikely "coin flip" determinations and missing, uncounted votes: http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2016/02/02/sometimes-iowa-democrats-award-caucus-delegates-coin-flip/79680342/ http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presid...