Archive - Winning on the Margins

The Voter File Doesn't Have a Party

The Voter File Doesn’t Have a Party

Jul 13 • Benjamin Davis

June 2026

Winning on the Margins — Field Notes

This week the AI story moved to the place mail-ballot operators actually live: the signature, the cure window, and the universe you trust.

Jun 27 • Benjamin Davis

The Last Leg Priced in Human Hours

Field is the only part of a turnout program nobody digitized. That's where the AI money goes — not on the doorstep.

Jun 23 • Benjamin Davis

Winning on the Margins

Field Notes Friday, June 19, 2026

Jun 19 • Benjamin Davis

The Cheapest Ballots on the Board Are the Ones You Already Lost

The Cheapest Ballots on the Board Are the Ones You Already Lost

Jun 17 • Benjamin Davis

The Supreme Court Is About to Redraw the Mail-Ballot Calendar. Build for Both Outcomes.

Watson v. RNC could end mail-ballot grace periods in 14 states plus D.C. before November. How a deadline-aware Republican ballot-chase program prepares.

Jun 11 • Benjamin Davis

The Cheapest Margin on the Board: AI and Voter-File Hygiene

The highest-leverage thing AI does for a turnout program isn't modeling who's persuadable — it's cleaning the list before you spend a dollar against it…

Jun 9 • Benjamin Davis

Campaigns Are Won on the Margins. So Is the AI Race.

Why I'm starting this newsletter — and what you'll get from it.

Jun 9 • Benjamin Davis

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