What We Can Do to Win Elections

To win elections, we need try to get enough votes, compared to the opposition.

There are two main ways to try to get more votes: So what are the most effective ways to do those strategies?
 * 1) ensure that people who are inclined to vote the way we like actually do go and vote
 * 2) persuade people who aren't yet convinced to vote our way that they should (or at least that they should not vote for the opposition)

Ensure "our" people actually vote
People are more likely to vote when they feel that their vote matters, or when someone they trust asks them to. Building connections or community with people is probably the best way.

A Community Organizer who often does stuff for elections said that focusing on the "reachable" people is most effective. That means people who are on our side, or people who are more on the fence. This wins far more votes than focusing on changing the minds of hardcore opponents.

Another thing is alliances, alignment, and that sort of thing. Finding as many areas of common ground with others as we can (despite other disagreements), and maximizing the combined efforts we can achieve in those areas of shared interest.

Persuasion
There are different levels of persuasion needed: Each of these requires a different approach.
 * some people would vote your way, but they are apathetic or something
 * some people are sort of "on the fence"
 * some people are more strongly convinced to vote the wrong way