Welcome back, Saturday Campaign D-I-Y’ers! For those who tune in, welcome to the Nuts & Bolts of a Democratic campaign. Each week, we discuss issues that help drive successful campaigns. If you’ve missed prior diaries, please visit our group or follow Nuts & Bolts Guide. With only weeks away from two special elections in Kansas KS-04, where Democratic candidate James Thompson runs against Trump elector Ron Estes and Georgia GA-06, where Jon Osoff makes his case, now is the ideal time to look at what the party as a whole can learn through special elections, and why special elections and spring elections are often the testing ground for new strategies and tools. Special elections can occur for a variety of reasons beyond presidential appointments.