# ProgressiveLabs > Working to make Progressive campaigns better and measurable ## Posts - [Did Musk Swing This Election?](https://progressivelabs.org/did-musk-swing-2024-election/): Did Musk Swing This Election? Published: Nov 08, 2024 Note: the data used for this story was as of 11/7 and may be updated as revised data is made available. There is nothing that can shift conventional wisdom (or the fortunes of a small few) more than doing something non-conventional in politics and winning. In 2008, Obama rewrote the rulebook and made a massive canvassing operation mandatory in all future campaigns. In early 2024, the Trump team, after an audit exposed they were spending nearly $100 for every conversation with a voter, abandoned the ground game and relegated it to outside […] - [Tens of thousands of volunteers have spent months door-knocking for votes. Is this the key to winning or a waste of time?](https://progressivelabs.org/does-doorbelling-even-work/): Tens of thousands of volunteers have spent months door-knocking for votes. Is this the key to winning or a waste of time? After 25 years of research, we’re starting to get a clearer picture of what helps candidates win. But are we paying attention to the researchers or just doing what we’ve done?       Doorknocking before 2008   In 2008, the Obama team rewrote the book on modern campaigning. Leveraging a wave of enthusiasm, the Obama campaign harnessed tens of thousands of volunteers, gathered reams of voter data, then used some reasonably basic targeting and fanned an army of […] - [Targeted Congressional Races, Pt 1](https://progressivelabs.org/2024targtes1/): Targeted Congressional Races, part 1 Whether Harris or Trump ends up winning in just over four weeks from now, how much either will get accomplished will be determined largely by elections that few pay attention to – elections for congressional house seats. Currently, Republicans have a 9 seat majority (222-213). This slim majority impacts everything. It enables all the ridiculous hearings on Biden’s made-up misbehavior. It allows countless investigations into things that have already been investigated. It keeps important progressive legislation from being addressed and potentially passed. And more.  It’s a very unhealthy aspect of our current election system that […] - [The Vanishing Democratic Legislator](https://progressivelabs.org/whyaredemslosingelections/): The Vanishing Democratic Legislator Trump’s 2016 victory was a shock to the psyche of every Democrat, no doubt. But there’s a sense among Democrats that we’re doing okay. That, aside from that one fluke election, we’re making progress on elections and governing. A decent swatch of our core issues has gained enormous support in a short time. Obamacare was teetering on oblivion for years but is now sacrosanct and has given rise to movement toward increasing access to Medicare, government-negotiated drug prices, and other ways to make health coverage more accessible and effective. Take gay marriage. In the span of […] - [The swing voter dilemma](https://progressivelabs.org/the-swing-voter-dilemma-2-2/): The swing voter dilemma Ah, the notorious ‘swing voter’. There are 7.6 million voters in Michigan, a key battleground state. If we take the mid-range of 12.5%, then that’s 950K potential voters. That’s over 6 times Biden’s win margin in Michigan in the 2020 election. It might seem far-fetched for most of us to learn that just 3 months out from the 2024 Election day, between 10-15% of registered voters are still undecided on who they will vote for. Depending on your perspective, that might seem like a small number or a lot. But here’s some context. In an election […] - [What a local campaign really looks like](https://progressivelabs.org/what-a-state-and-local-campaign-really-looks-like/): (this content is coming soon) - [Do Campaigns Matter?](https://progressivelabs.org/do-campaigns-matter-3/): (this content is coming soon) ## Pages - [Social Action Assets](https://progressivelabs.org/social-action/): Influencer Home Sharable Assets We’d love your help. As a person with a following, you are in a unique position to expose more people to our mission. You already know the best ways to engage your audience. You certainly don’t need us telling you how to share content. But, if we can make it easier, that’s what we’re here for. Below are some resources below that you can use if it makes it easier. Thank you, in advance.  Intro (Carousel) An introduction to the challenges with Dem campaigns. X-twitter Instagram tbd Coming Soon X-twitter Instagram tbd Coming Soon X-twitter Instagram - [Contact Us - Campaign Signup](https://progressivelabs.org/get-involved-campaigns/): Progressive Org Signup We are looking forward to helping as many down-ballot campaigns and orgs that we can. We would love your involvement. 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