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Phone Banking Isn’t Dead - You’re Measuring It Wrong
In 2024, Democrats made 300 million phone call attempts but connected with only 3% of the electorate. Some people see that as shorthand for "phone banking is dead." But it isn't. It's proof that volunteer phone banking is in trouble. Paid phone programs are a different story. At Stones’ Phones, we routinely connect with 65% to 70% of any phone list. That isn't a small gap. That's a different kind of program entirely. And the reason comes down to how the calls actually get mad


Ballot Measures Won in 2024, Even When Candidates Didn't
2024 wasn’t the easiest year for Democratic candidates. But when it came to protecting reproductive freedom, voters showed up and delivered decisive wins, regardless of party lines. Of the 10 states that had abortion on the ballot, seven passed measures to enshrine or expand access to reproductive rights. In states like Nevada, Arizona, and Missouri, where Democratic candidates faced electoral hurdles, voters still turned out to support abortion rights. It’s no secret that re


How Cell Phone-Friendly Auto Calls are Changing Voter Outreach
For years, political campaigns faced a frustrating truth: while we could reach cell phones through Live Calls and Texting, Auto Calls...


Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Live Auto-Call
You can’t send automated calls to cell phones – or can you? This November, Stones’ Phones pioneered a new technique to reach students at Ohio State University on Election Day, urging them to vote for Issue 2 to legalize recreational marijuana. This unique program solved two problems. First, we needed to reach college students who were likely to vote in favor of a marijuana issue. Due to the nomadic nature of college living, students tend to be difficult to reach on a landline


Catch And Release: A New Way To Do GOTV
Can you imagine picking up the phone and hearing your own voice remind you to get out and vote? By using a Story Capture program we...
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