Get the Local Angle
This is especially true regarding local, less publicized elections where public information is less readily available about candidates. This makes it all the more important that once you have determined an issue that matters to you and how the candidates stand on that issue, that you make it applicable to members of your community.
A few ways to figure out the local angle are:
- Sit down and talk to local leaders in your community who are directly affected by the issue.
- Host a town hall meeting or a house party for your friends, neighbors, and coworkers to discuss their thoughts on the issue.
- Look through archives of your local paper for op-eds or articles about the issue.
- Research statistical information on how the issue plays out in your state-state websites are often a good resource for this information.