“You don’t want to be caught in that high volume moment and not have a way to capture people, not have a way or a plan to funnel people from Instagram onto your owned list.”
You might not recognize today’s guest by name, but you’ve seen her work in action.
“It can’t just be about the things that affect us as individuals. It has to be broader.”
There’s been a lot of talk lately about looking for a Joe Rogan of the left.
The whole thing is ridiculous… for so many reasons.
Read more“Every newsroom, whether they acknowledge it or not, is values-driven. The choice to cover something or not cover something, the choice to use a word in a headline or not, is a statement on your values and your mission. We are just more transparent about it.”
“Sell the brownie, not the recipe… So instead of taking your public policy out in public and thinking that that is a message, which it is not, you talk about the outcome of your policy.”
Anat Shenker-Osorio is a political strategist, messaging consultant, and communications researcher renowned for helping progressive campaigns win by using more effective language. Read more
“Democrats can absolutely win, even in the face of this flood of money from the right and every horrific tactic that the right wants to use.”
Y’all know Ben Wikler. He’s currently the head of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin — a role he’s held since 2019. Read more
“Dark woke is Democrats breaking out of the respectability prison that Republicans have put us in for decades and finally saying shit and doing things that stop voters in their tracks and actually get their attention.”
Bhavik Lathia is a political strategist and technologist. Read more
“What I’ve been most frustrated with politics is how impersonal it is and so we’re trying to make it accessible and personal again.”
Kat Abughazaleh is running for Congress, challenging long-time incumbent Jan Schakowsky in Illinois’ 9th District.
Needless to say, Kat doesn’t look like, sound or act like your typical candidate. Read more
“I’m constantly just enamored with the power that women have and do not use. And I just want to harness that and spread it.”
Kate Duffy is the founder of Motherhood for Good, a grassroots movement and independent media group dedicated to educating and empowering women so they can tap into their power—and use it for good. Read more
Anyone who cares about democracy — or fairness — knows that gerrymandering is bad.
Here in Wisconsin, we’re a 50/50 state (as swingy as a swing state gets!). But in 2010, Republicans won a trifecta — taking the governor’s office, the State Assembly, and the State Senate — and they used that power to draw maps that rigged the game, guaranteeing themselves control of our State Legislature for a generation. Read more
“Unless you genuinely believe that elections should be up for sale to the highest bidder… I want you to realize that Elon Musk will be the highest bidder in any election that he wants to participate in.”
Evan Sutton is the founder of Firekit Campaigns, where he works with unions, Democrats and nonprofits to build powerful stories in today’s fractured media landscape. Read more
“You don’t want to be caught in that high volume moment and not have a way to capture people, not have a way or a plan to funnel people from Instagram onto your owned list.”
You might not recognize today’s guest by name, but you’ve seen her work in action.