Introduces America to a familiar political actor: the canvasser. This work tells the story of outsourcing politics in America. It examines the history and rationale behind political outsourcing on the Left, weaving together interviews with canvassers, high-ranking political officials across the political spectrum, and People's Project management.

She compares all of this to the grassroots efforts on the Right, which remain firmly grounded in communities and local politics. This book offers a chilling review of the consequences of political outsourcing. Connecting local people on the streets throughout America to the national organizations and political campaigns that make up progressive politics, it shows what happens to the passionate young activists outsourced to the clients of "Activism, Inc."