PoliticAL Update 10.2.26: Whew, we survived the end of the fundraising quarter. Analysis of fundraising and ad buys coming soon. Things are looking good but nothing just happens! It’s time to #GOTV! Tools to help. And shout out to our forever Speaker #NancyPelosi.
PoliticAL Update 10.2.26: Whew, we survived the end of the fundraising quarter. Analysis of fundraising and ad buys coming soon. Things are looking good but nothing just happens! It’s time to #GOTV! Tools to help. And shout out to our forever Speaker #NancyPelosi.
PoliticAL Update 9.25.26: Warning, I am going to curse a lot.
EOQ $$$ deadline is 9/30. How big is the wave? Should we double down on must-wins or fund a tsunami? It’s looking good. And the f*cking media tries to bring down a “mean” woman again.
PoliticAL Update 9.25.26: Warning, I am going to curse a lot.
EOQ $$$ deadline is 9/30. How big is the wave? Should we double down on must-wins or fund a tsunami? It’s looking good. And the f*cking media tries to bring down a “mean” woman again.
PoliticAL Update 9.18.26: It’s looking…good?
Polls look good but the funding disparities are scary. Keep giving on the hard side. KS, NE, NH Senate tied. #SCOTUS did something right! Lots of ai orgs doing good work. Gavin win-win, Pete is so smart. Shout out Allison Janney!
PoliticAL Update 9.18.26: It’s looking…good?
Polls look good but the funding disparities are scary. Keep giving on the hard side. KS, NE, NH Senate tied. #SCOTUS did something right! Lots of ai orgs doing good work. Gavin win-win, Pete is so smart. Shout out Allison Janney!
PoliticAL Update 9.11.26: It’s a hard day
25 years since September 11th; it really did change everything. Three women in RI. CNN polls good for candidates, great for Dem enthusiasm. Most timely giving: Oath slates in the notes. And shout out to Gloria Steinem.
PoliticAL Update 9.11.26: It’s a hard day
25 years since September 11th; it really did change everything. Three women in RI. CNN polls good for candidates, great for Dem enthusiasm. Most timely giving: Oath slates in the notes. And shout out to Gloria Steinem.
PoliticAL Update 9.4.26: Live from NY! It’s the countdown to Election Day. Ed Markey and other olds survive primary challenges. #SCOTUS folds again. Kandidates say no to Kamala and she’s fine with it. And shout out to the #labor movement.
PoliticAL Update 9.4.26: Live from NY! It’s the countdown to Election Day. Ed Markey and other olds survive primary challenges. #SCOTUS folds again. Kandidates say no to Kamala and she’s fine with it. And shout out to the #labor movement.
PoliticAL Update 8.28.26: Underwhelming, to say the least
SC and OK may be closer than we think; good polls in TX and OH. Sept is silly season, then we make hard decisions. Orange man wants to spend warchest on himself. Don’t worry too much about mail-in voting. #LakeWisconsin
PoliticAL Update 8.28.26: Underwhelming, to say the least
SC and OK may be closer than we think; good polls in TX and OH. Sept is silly season, then we make hard decisions. Orange man wants to spend warchest on himself. Don’t worry too much about mail-in voting. #LakeWisconsin
PoliticAL Update 8.21.26: The Shrug Emoji Election
Be a Florida believer! Good news out of Alaska. My most recent Where To Give Now outlines new Opportunity Districts in the House where prognosticators disagree. Help some women win primaries in MA and RI.
PoliticAL Update 8.21.26: The Shrug Emoji Election
Be a Florida believer! Good news out of Alaska. My most recent Where To Give Now outlines new Opportunity Districts in the House where prognosticators disagree. Help some women win primaries in MA and RI.
PoliticAL Update 8.7.26: Go Blue
MI primaries are done and now we need to win. Keep an eye on KS AG. Bad men are bad men-ing. Why were the polls so off? FiftyPlusOne model. DCCC adds 12 districts. Shout out to NYT for 50 thrillers.
PoliticAL Update 8.7.26: Go Blue
MI primaries are done and now we need to win. Keep an eye on KS AG. Bad men are bad men-ing. Why were the polls so off? FiftyPlusOne model. DCCC adds 12 districts. Shout out to NYT for 50 thrillers.
PoliticAL Update 7.31.26: Races where more money matters
Sabato moves GA and 13 House races. I analyzed who needs money now plus 3 women who need help winning primaries. Musk says he’ll spend $100m; go for it, bro. Keep our eye on winning amongst DNC drama.
PoliticAL Update 7.31.26: Races where more money matters
Sabato moves GA and 13 House races. I analyzed who needs money now plus 3 women who need help winning primaries. Musk says he’ll spend $100m; go for it, bro. Keep our eye on winning amongst DNC drama.
PoliticAL Update 7.25.26: On the ground in Maine.
Let’s wait a few weeks on Troy Jackson. Some unexpected wins in AZ primaries. Our candidates are crushing fundraising. Another week, another mess in Iran. DNC sets the primary calendar. Shout out to National Park employees.
PoliticAL Update 7.25.26: On the ground in Maine.
Let’s wait a few weeks on Troy Jackson. Some unexpected wins in AZ primaries. Our candidates are crushing fundraising. Another week, another mess in Iran. DNC sets the primary calendar. Shout out to National Park employees.
PoliticAL Update 7.17.26: Air quality and candidate quality
AZ primaries will determine how crazy the Rs are. ME convention next week. Orange guy endorses My Pillow Guy. Senate updates. DDHQ has new ratings out. Todd Blanche is not a good guy. And shout out to books!
PoliticAL Update 7.17.26: Air quality and candidate quality
AZ primaries will determine how crazy the Rs are. ME convention next week. Orange guy endorses My Pillow Guy. Senate updates. DDHQ has new ratings out. Todd Blanche is not a good guy. And shout out to books!
PoliticAL Update 7.10.26: He who shall not be named
Can we be done talking about this guy now? Cook moves five Gov races. The Downballot has new data. I have renewed faith in our ability to innovate & win. Politics is art AND science. Shout out to the @mainedems.bsky.social
PoliticAL Update 7.10.26: He who shall not be named
Can we be done talking about this guy now? Cook moves five Gov races. The Downballot has new data. I have renewed faith in our ability to innovate & win. Politics is art AND science. Shout out to the @mainedems.bsky.social
PoliticAL Update 7.3.26: Happy birthday, America!
Social media is on fire for the 250th. Lots of political news in my home state of CO. Go Phil! Great Senate and Gov polls. SCOTUS decision upsets how money will flow in campaigns. Happy Taylor & Travis day to all who celebrate.
PoliticAL Update 7.3.26: Happy birthday, America!
Social media is on fire for the 250th. Lots of political news in my home state of CO. Go Phil! Great Senate and Gov polls. SCOTUS decision upsets how money will flow in campaigns. Happy Taylor & Travis day to all who celebrate.
PoliticAL Update 6.26.26: Everyone needs to calm the f*ck down. Hi from MO. NY primaries have everyone in a tizzy. Check out my Where To Give Now memo. Trump’s SAVE temper tantrum. SCOTUS screws immigrants. Will AOC own the progressive lane? And give to @ppact.org!
PoliticAL Update 6.26.26: Everyone needs to calm the f*ck down. Hi from MO. NY primaries have everyone in a tizzy. Check out my Where To Give Now memo. Trump’s SAVE temper tantrum. SCOTUS screws immigrants. Will AOC own the progressive lane? And give to @ppact.org!
PoliticAL Update 6.19.26: Obamas remind us why we do the work. Happy Juneteenth. Still emotional from watching the Obama Center opening. Hannah Pingree and RCV FTW. Lots of GA runoff news. Join Electing Women to support six women running for AG. And the Iran “deal” sucks.
PoliticAL Update 6.19.26: Obamas remind us why we do the work. Happy Juneteenth. Still emotional from watching the Obama Center opening. Hannah Pingree and RCV FTW. Lots of GA runoff news. Join Electing Women to support six women running for AG. And the Iran “deal” sucks.
PoliticAL Update 6.12.26: Shocker, I am a Loyal Liberal
Counting votes takes time. Can’t read too much into CA results. I am waiting on Platner. Great slate in NV. Sabato moves races towards Ds and new redistricting analysis. Pew’s political typology quiz.
PoliticAL Update 6.12.26: Shocker, I am a Loyal Liberal
Counting votes takes time. Can’t read too much into CA results. I am waiting on Platner. Great slate in NV. Sabato moves races towards Ds and new redistricting analysis. Pew’s political typology quiz.
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Hello from Louisville! OK, Texas, let’s go. Lots of primaries next week. So much amazing work in the states. “The sleeping giant is awake” post-Callais. Voters don’t trust us until we can show what we’re fighting for.
Hello from Louisville! OK, Texas, let’s go. Lots of primaries next week. So much amazing work in the states. “The sleeping giant is awake” post-Callais. Voters don’t trust us until we can show what we’re fighting for.
PoliticAL Update 5.22.26: It’s a good news/bad news kind of week for Dems. Keisha wins outright in GA. Duggen out in MI. Trump demands full loyalty even as generic ballot shows Ds +11. DNC autopsy was released and the whole thing is a mess. And shout out to The Reckoning.
PoliticAL Update 5.22.26: It’s a good news/bad news kind of week for Dems. Keisha wins outright in GA. Duggen out in MI. Trump demands full loyalty even as generic ballot shows Ds +11. DNC autopsy was released and the whole thing is a mess. And shout out to The Reckoning.
PoliticAL Update 5.15.26: Opportunity Districts
All roads lead to the South protests. Deep dive on redistricting and House races. 24 Opportunity Districts. Check out my Substack. AOC and big ideas. The corruption is unbelievable. And we get to keep mifi for now.
PoliticAL Update 5.15.26: Opportunity Districts
All roads lead to the South protests. Deep dive on redistricting and House races. 24 Opportunity Districts. Check out my Substack. AOC and big ideas. The corruption is unbelievable. And we get to keep mifi for now.
Hello from NOLA! Lots happening in a post-VRA world. FL and TN maps eliminate 4-5 seats; lots of moving pieces. Devastating impact for Ds but mainly for Black political power. Please vote on Trump’s stupid $1b ballroom.
Hello from NOLA! Lots happening in a post-VRA world. FL and TN maps eliminate 4-5 seats; lots of moving pieces. Devastating impact for Ds but mainly for Black political power. Please vote on Trump’s stupid $1b ballroom.
Hello from NOLA! Lots happening in a post-VRA world. FL and TN maps eliminate 4-5 seats; lots of moving pieces. Devastating impact for Ds but mainly for Black political power. Please vote on Trump’s stupid $1b ballroom.
PoliticAL Update 5.1.26: One year of PoliticAL! SCOTUS guts the VRA. Have to win as much as we can. New maps in FL. Mills out in ME. Vance vs. Rubio is fun; listen to The Focus Group podcast. Shout out to my former colleagues who defended the VRA for decades.
PoliticAL Update 5.1.26: One year of PoliticAL! SCOTUS guts the VRA. Have to win as much as we can. New maps in FL. Mills out in ME. Vance vs. Rubio is fun; listen to The Focus Group podcast. Shout out to my former colleagues who defended the VRA for decades.
They have an abysmal track record — but the candidates I spoke to insist it’s worth it to try.
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PoliticAL Update 4.24.26: Organizers take over DC (in a good way). Thank you, America Votes! Economist forecast, Cook Report poll, and other data continue to point to great news for Democrats. 2032 as our North Star. VA redistricting win. Shout out young organizers!
PoliticAL Update 4.24.26: Organizers take over DC (in a good way). Thank you, America Votes! Economist forecast, Cook Report poll, and other data continue to point to great news for Democrats. 2032 as our North Star. VA redistricting win. Shout out young organizers!