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It seems like you have come to a valid answer yourself? If you could get a better answer, what format would it be in?
I don't know what I don't know. But as an example, the model of running for president is fairly well established - a national party lends its support to your campaign, you run national ads, you go on speaking tours, you have networks of supporters specific to each state, etc. Their platform tends to be the platform of the national party with minor variations.
Because amendments need 2/3 of both chambers and 3/4 of states that seems to preclude a party based approach, or does it? How much of ratified amendments' passing was because of some confluence of historical factors vs a preplanned and organized effort?
When I talk with someone from any line of work they inevitably have interesting things to say about their field that wouldn't have occurred to me. What are those things in the field of "passing constitutional amendments?"
Ultimately I ask because I want to see a bunch of amendments ratified, I don't exactly have confidence they will be but would love to see more discussion.
The amendment process is basically dead because the politicians realized that it's much easier to just get a majority of the Supreme Court to say what you want it to say.