My first impulse is that it’s worthwhile to focus on actual substance instead of focusing on trying to engage a politician for the sake of influencing a politician.
The second step is making sure that you don’t as appear as clueless as the average person who writes the politician. Actually try to understand the positions of the stakeholder in the debate you want to comment on and what the issue is about from the view of the politician.
Third would be to have a role in the debate. You can act as a member of an NGO. You can be a blogger.
Failing that you could be a person who edited the Wikipedia page of the politician and who tries to understand the policy of the politician better.
The standard way lobbyists use to get a politicians interest is also to give them campaign donations.
My first impulse is that it’s worthwhile to focus on actual substance instead of focusing on trying to engage a politician for the sake of influencing a politician.
The second step is making sure that you don’t as appear as clueless as the average person who writes the politician. Actually try to understand the positions of the stakeholder in the debate you want to comment on and what the issue is about from the view of the politician.
Third would be to have a role in the debate. You can act as a member of an NGO. You can be a blogger. Failing that you could be a person who edited the Wikipedia page of the politician and who tries to understand the policy of the politician better.
The standard way lobbyists use to get a politicians interest is also to give them campaign donations.