Introduction
Introduction: The Candidate’s Mission
Accepting Your Nomination
Part I: Deciding to Run
Next Steps After Acceptance
Part II: Building the Campaign
Building Your Campaign
Part III: Strategy and Budget
The US Worker Pledge
Part IV: Outreach and Media
The People’s Primary
Part V: Timeline and Survival
Part VI: Winning and Governing
Exploiting Major-Party Primaries
Clean Slate 28 Strategy
The 99-Cent Revolution
Movement Defense
Your Role in the 2029 Congress
Participants1
Chapter 9: Master Timeline (18–24 Months)
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- Candidate Survival Guide by Randell S. Hynes — Chapter 9
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Lecture Topics
- Month-by-month timeline from exploration through Election Day
- Key milestones: FEC filing, ballot access, primary day, and general election
- Filing deadlines and strategic timing decisions
- The quiet phase, the launch phase, and the sprint phase
- Strategic pivots: when to shift from introduction to contrast to GOTV
- Building a backward-planning calendar from Election Day
Discussion Section
Build your backward-planning calendar from your Election Day. What are the critical filing deadlines in your state? When do you transition from the introduction phase to the contrast phase, and what triggers that shift?
📖 Full Chapter Text
The complete chapter from the Candidate Survival Guide by Randell S. Hynes is included below for your reading.
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Master Timeline (18–24 Months)
Months -18 to -12 (Pre-Launch): Study district, build kitchen cabinet, seed fundraising ($25k+), draft platform/pledge, hire core team.
Months -12 to -6 (Quiet Build): Expand team, hit $100k+, secure early endorsements, build email/SMS list, file FEC if triggered.
Months -6 to Announcement: Finalize budget/timeline, train volunteers with Field Manual teams, soft launch events.
Announcement Day: Public pledge signing, launch 99-Cent Revolution ask, media push.
Primary Campaign (Varies by state): Full field/digital push, debates, hit fundraising milestones, win nomination.
General Election: Pivot to broader electorate while staying true to pledge, coordinate with any aligned groups, win and prepare for Congress.
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