Local race monitoring

Local races move through local sources.

SENTINEL helps campaigns monitor the city, county, district, and issue coverage that generic national tools often treat as noise.

Built For
Campaign teams and local races
Alert Channels
Email, SMS, Slack, and dashboard
Conversion
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City and county races

Monitor candidate names, local offices, council issues, school board debates, county offices, and neighborhood outlets.

  • City council and mayoral races
  • County executive, sheriff, prosecutor, and assessor races
  • School board and local ballot issues

State legislative races

Track district numbers, opponent names, committee language, caucus messaging, local endorsements, and issue coverage.

  • State House and State Senate races
  • District-specific news coverage
  • Local issue and endorsement monitoring

Congressional and ballot races

Monitor broader coverage while still prioritizing local relevance, source quality, and whether the item needs response.

Read the monitoring guide

Example workflow

From mention to next step

Step 1

Monitor the right terms

Track candidate names, opponents, committees, local issues, offices, districts, and source-specific terms.

Step 2

Route by urgency

Keep low-confidence mentions in the dashboard, send standard clips by email or Slack, and reserve SMS for relevant critical alerts.

Step 3

Move to response

Give the campaign a clear view of what changed, why it matters, and what to do next.

Frequently asked questions

Is SENTINEL only for statewide or federal campaigns?

No. SENTINEL is especially useful for local races where small outlets, local issues, and opponent mentions can move quickly.

How is SENTINEL different from a generic media monitoring tool?

SENTINEL is built around campaign context: candidate names, opponents, districts, committees, issues, severity, relevance, and response posture.

Can SENTINEL send campaign alerts by SMS, email, and Slack?

Yes. SENTINEL is designed for dashboard monitoring plus email, SMS, and Slack alert delivery, with controls for severity, relevance, and recipient routing.

Can users create an account directly?

Yes. Public SEO pages point visitors to account creation so campaign teams can start the onboarding flow.

Start monitoring your race with campaign context.

SENTINEL is built for local races, rapid response, and teams that need a clear next step.

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