Matt Corridoni
@mattcorridoni.bsky.social
Flacking for Majority Democrats and The Bench. Victory Fund board member; campaign & Capitol Hill alum several times over. Iced coffee aficionado.
Blue Montana? Bet your ass!
Morning after a Bench poll showing him leading — @samforstag.bsky.social is out with a new ad “talking up his blue-collar bona fides as a former smokejumper.”
More from @eggerdc.bsky.social in @thebulwark.com 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
www.thebulwark.com/p/bill-smoke...
Morning after a Bench poll showing him leading — @samforstag.bsky.social is out with a new ad “talking up his blue-collar bona fides as a former smokejumper.”
More from @eggerdc.bsky.social in @thebulwark.com 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
www.thebulwark.com/p/bill-smoke...
September 16, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Blue Montana? Bet your ass!
Morning after a Bench poll showing him leading — @samforstag.bsky.social is out with a new ad “talking up his blue-collar bona fides as a former smokejumper.”
More from @eggerdc.bsky.social in @thebulwark.com 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
www.thebulwark.com/p/bill-smoke...
Morning after a Bench poll showing him leading — @samforstag.bsky.social is out with a new ad “talking up his blue-collar bona fides as a former smokejumper.”
More from @eggerdc.bsky.social in @thebulwark.com 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
www.thebulwark.com/p/bill-smoke...
“It sends a clear message: I can bring different factions together and actually get shit done.”
My thoughts on the “Bernie Dogs” featuring Bench candidates @samforstag.bsky.social and Bob Brooks 👇🏻
My thoughts on the “Bernie Dogs” featuring Bench candidates @samforstag.bsky.social and Bob Brooks 👇🏻
"When I asked some of the Bernie Dogs how they managed to earn support from two parts of the party that often seem diametrically opposed, they told me it wasn’t all that complicated." We'll see!
The latest edition of The Opposition from Lauren Egan:
The latest edition of The Opposition from Lauren Egan:
Bernie Dogs Could Teach Democrats a New Trick
A new breed of candidate is mixing economic populism, social moderation, and disregard for party orthodoxy.
lnk.thebulwark.com
September 14, 2026 at 4:24 PM
“It sends a clear message: I can bring different factions together and actually get shit done.”
My thoughts on the “Bernie Dogs” featuring Bench candidates @samforstag.bsky.social and Bob Brooks 👇🏻
My thoughts on the “Bernie Dogs” featuring Bench candidates @samforstag.bsky.social and Bob Brooks 👇🏻
"Iowa. Right now in Iowa, Donald Trump is 16 points underwater. In *IOWA.* [...] The Democratic Senate candidate [@joshturek4iowa.bsky.social] is +4. This is Iowa. And there it's not only prices but also tariffs that are killing [the GOP]. -- REPUBLICAN and Former NJ Gov Chris Christie:
September 13, 2026 at 1:59 PM
"Iowa. Right now in Iowa, Donald Trump is 16 points underwater. In *IOWA.* [...] The Democratic Senate candidate [@joshturek4iowa.bsky.social] is +4. This is Iowa. And there it's not only prices but also tariffs that are killing [the GOP]. -- REPUBLICAN and Former NJ Gov Chris Christie:
👀 @ the candidates who got a shoutout at the @barackobama.bsky.social / @hakeemjeffries06.bsky.social NYC fundraiser — @samforstag.bsky.social , Bobby Pulido, & Johnny Garcia — all members of The Bench.
More from @adamwren.bsky.social in @playbookdc.bsky.social 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
More from @adamwren.bsky.social in @playbookdc.bsky.social 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
September 12, 2026 at 2:42 PM
👀 @ the candidates who got a shoutout at the @barackobama.bsky.social / @hakeemjeffries06.bsky.social NYC fundraiser — @samforstag.bsky.social , Bobby Pulido, & Johnny Garcia — all members of The Bench.
More from @adamwren.bsky.social in @playbookdc.bsky.social 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
More from @adamwren.bsky.social in @playbookdc.bsky.social 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
“‘Do you literally and figuratively hug him on stage and associate yourself with gas prices and the war in Iran? Or do you distance yourself and risk him telling his base not to show up for you?’ Corridoni said.”
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Trump bets on himself as midterm savior. Will 'Trumpapalooza' backfire?
Trump is putting himself center stage in the midterms with a Dallas convention, even as his low approval rating threatens to drag down GOP candidates.
www.usatoday.com
September 7, 2026 at 7:03 PM
“‘Do you literally and figuratively hug him on stage and associate yourself with gas prices and the war in Iran? Or do you distance yourself and risk him telling his base not to show up for you?’ Corridoni said.”
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
"Service has my entire life and I just wanted to continue serving"
#ICYMI Bench candidate @nancylacore.bsky.social made her Sunday Show debut with @MarthaRaddatz on ABC's "This Week" 👇
#ICYMI Bench candidate @nancylacore.bsky.social made her Sunday Show debut with @MarthaRaddatz on ABC's "This Week" 👇
September 7, 2026 at 5:11 PM
"Service has my entire life and I just wanted to continue serving"
#ICYMI Bench candidate @nancylacore.bsky.social made her Sunday Show debut with @MarthaRaddatz on ABC's "This Week" 👇
#ICYMI Bench candidate @nancylacore.bsky.social made her Sunday Show debut with @MarthaRaddatz on ABC's "This Week" 👇
Bench candidate @nancylacore.bsky.social & her family know what deployment is like.
On Hegseth: "We're just asking people to sacrifice for bad decisions."
More of her interview with @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social on how even GOP voters in her competitive district are fed up:
On Hegseth: "We're just asking people to sacrifice for bad decisions."
More of her interview with @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social on how even GOP voters in her competitive district are fed up:
September 5, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Bench candidate @nancylacore.bsky.social & her family know what deployment is like.
On Hegseth: "We're just asking people to sacrifice for bad decisions."
More of her interview with @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social on how even GOP voters in her competitive district are fed up:
On Hegseth: "We're just asking people to sacrifice for bad decisions."
More of her interview with @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social on how even GOP voters in her competitive district are fed up:
Good morning to Bench candidate @samforstag.bsky.social & his winning bipartisan coalition.
“Marc Racicot, who won two terms as Montana’s governor in the 1990s before leading the RNC during George W. Bush’s first term, is set to endorse”
Scoop here from @msnownews.bsky.social 👇🏻
“Marc Racicot, who won two terms as Montana’s governor in the 1990s before leading the RNC during George W. Bush’s first term, is set to endorse”
Scoop here from @msnownews.bsky.social 👇🏻
September 4, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Good morning to Bench candidate @samforstag.bsky.social & his winning bipartisan coalition.
“Marc Racicot, who won two terms as Montana’s governor in the 1990s before leading the RNC during George W. Bush’s first term, is set to endorse”
Scoop here from @msnownews.bsky.social 👇🏻
“Marc Racicot, who won two terms as Montana’s governor in the 1990s before leading the RNC during George W. Bush’s first term, is set to endorse”
Scoop here from @msnownews.bsky.social 👇🏻
“While Aaron Flint’s been talking on the radio, I’ve been working fighting fires on our public lands…”
Exclusive in @punchbowlnews.bsky.social this AM: Bench candidate @samforstag.bsky.social drops first contrast ad in the race for MT-01.
WATCH: youtu.be/R9Vjwx8U5N0?...
Exclusive in @punchbowlnews.bsky.social this AM: Bench candidate @samforstag.bsky.social drops first contrast ad in the race for MT-01.
WATCH: youtu.be/R9Vjwx8U5N0?...
September 3, 2026 at 11:11 AM
“While Aaron Flint’s been talking on the radio, I’ve been working fighting fires on our public lands…”
Exclusive in @punchbowlnews.bsky.social this AM: Bench candidate @samforstag.bsky.social drops first contrast ad in the race for MT-01.
WATCH: youtu.be/R9Vjwx8U5N0?...
Exclusive in @punchbowlnews.bsky.social this AM: Bench candidate @samforstag.bsky.social drops first contrast ad in the race for MT-01.
WATCH: youtu.be/R9Vjwx8U5N0?...
Hopping on stage with JD Vance and / or Donald Trump is a lose / lose for GOP candidates.
Do you snub and isolate the MAGA base you need for turnout or do you literally embrace $4 a gallon gas, skyrocketing healthcare costs, and war in Iran?
More from my appearance on @cnn.com 👇
Do you snub and isolate the MAGA base you need for turnout or do you literally embrace $4 a gallon gas, skyrocketing healthcare costs, and war in Iran?
More from my appearance on @cnn.com 👇
September 1, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Hopping on stage with JD Vance and / or Donald Trump is a lose / lose for GOP candidates.
Do you snub and isolate the MAGA base you need for turnout or do you literally embrace $4 a gallon gas, skyrocketing healthcare costs, and war in Iran?
More from my appearance on @cnn.com 👇
Do you snub and isolate the MAGA base you need for turnout or do you literally embrace $4 a gallon gas, skyrocketing healthcare costs, and war in Iran?
More from my appearance on @cnn.com 👇
No exit strategy from Iran, gas at $4 a gallon, and the Pentagon is using taxpayer dollars to have people hype up Pete Hegseth on the internet.
Some of my convo with @philmattingly.bsky.social on @cnn.com 👇
Some of my convo with @philmattingly.bsky.social on @cnn.com 👇
September 1, 2026 at 1:15 PM
No exit strategy from Iran, gas at $4 a gallon, and the Pentagon is using taxpayer dollars to have people hype up Pete Hegseth on the internet.
Some of my convo with @philmattingly.bsky.social on @cnn.com 👇
Some of my convo with @philmattingly.bsky.social on @cnn.com 👇
LOVE this @robsandia.bsky.social interview.
Masterclass in directly answering questions & sounding like a real person:
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Masterclass in directly answering questions & sounding like a real person:
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
August 26, 2026 at 11:33 AM
LOVE this @robsandia.bsky.social interview.
Masterclass in directly answering questions & sounding like a real person:
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Masterclass in directly answering questions & sounding like a real person:
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
"[Voters] feel abandoned by Washington & they feel abandoned by [Nancy Mace]...[she's] been more focused on getting headlines for herself...we need someone with common sense who is going to get stuff done." Bench candidate @nancylacore.bsky.social to @arimelber.bsky.social on @msnownews.bsky.social
August 24, 2026 at 11:12 PM
"[Voters] feel abandoned by Washington & they feel abandoned by [Nancy Mace]...[she's] been more focused on getting headlines for herself...we need someone with common sense who is going to get stuff done." Bench candidate @nancylacore.bsky.social to @arimelber.bsky.social on @msnownews.bsky.social
“Working families should be the priority in economic policy—not an afterthought. Back-to-school should be a time of possibility, not panic.”
Op-ed from Bench candidate Denise Powell that speaks to why we need more working moms like her in Congress
omaha.com/opinion/colu...
Op-ed from Bench candidate Denise Powell that speaks to why we need more working moms like her in Congress
omaha.com/opinion/colu...
August 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
“Working families should be the priority in economic policy—not an afterthought. Back-to-school should be a time of possibility, not panic.”
Op-ed from Bench candidate Denise Powell that speaks to why we need more working moms like her in Congress
omaha.com/opinion/colu...
Op-ed from Bench candidate Denise Powell that speaks to why we need more working moms like her in Congress
omaha.com/opinion/colu...
“People don’t want to hear ivory tower proclamations about social justice, they want to know that you’re going to keep them safe.”
Love this from @dannyceisler.bsky.social — a Democrat who knows how to talk about crime (and someone to keep an eye on).
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/o...
Love this from @dannyceisler.bsky.social — a Democrat who knows how to talk about crime (and someone to keep an eye on).
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/o...
Opinion | How to Talk About Crime Like a Regular Person (Gift Article)
People want to be protected. The party’s candidates can promise to do that better.
www.nytimes.com
August 23, 2026 at 5:55 PM
“People don’t want to hear ivory tower proclamations about social justice, they want to know that you’re going to keep them safe.”
Love this from @dannyceisler.bsky.social — a Democrat who knows how to talk about crime (and someone to keep an eye on).
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/o...
Love this from @dannyceisler.bsky.social — a Democrat who knows how to talk about crime (and someone to keep an eye on).
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/o...
"[Hosking] organizes a weekly coffee…He [estimates] 70% of attendees are Trump voters...he predicted that as much as half will support the Democrat. 'She spoke well enough that…a lot of them will cross over…Brinker’s not doing much.'”
👀 @ The Bench’s Denise Powell
apnews.com/article/trum...
👀 @ The Bench’s Denise Powell
apnews.com/article/trum...
August 22, 2026 at 5:53 PM
"[Hosking] organizes a weekly coffee…He [estimates] 70% of attendees are Trump voters...he predicted that as much as half will support the Democrat. 'She spoke well enough that…a lot of them will cross over…Brinker’s not doing much.'”
👀 @ The Bench’s Denise Powell
apnews.com/article/trum...
👀 @ The Bench’s Denise Powell
apnews.com/article/trum...
Some behind the scenes shots from when we filmed this package with Bench candidate @nancylacore.bsky.social.
A packed house in Beaufort—including some Republicans—that day.
There’s something happening in South Carolina…
A packed house in Beaufort—including some Republicans—that day.
There’s something happening in South Carolina…
August 21, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Some behind the scenes shots from when we filmed this package with Bench candidate @nancylacore.bsky.social.
A packed house in Beaufort—including some Republicans—that day.
There’s something happening in South Carolina…
A packed house in Beaufort—including some Republicans—that day.
There’s something happening in South Carolina…
“A Democrat runs against everybody in Montana.”
This morning in @notus.com , an exclusive preview of @samforstag.bsky.social ‘s first campaign ad of the general election
mailchi.mp/notus/florid...
This morning in @notus.com , an exclusive preview of @samforstag.bsky.social ‘s first campaign ad of the general election
mailchi.mp/notus/florid...
August 19, 2026 at 11:19 AM
“A Democrat runs against everybody in Montana.”
This morning in @notus.com , an exclusive preview of @samforstag.bsky.social ‘s first campaign ad of the general election
mailchi.mp/notus/florid...
This morning in @notus.com , an exclusive preview of @samforstag.bsky.social ‘s first campaign ad of the general election
mailchi.mp/notus/florid...
NEW THIS AM: The Bench is backing @hamilton4kansas.bsky.social
First in @punchbowlnews.bsky.social:
“The Bench, an organization backing political outsiders, is endorsing Adam Hamilton, a Democratic pastor running for Senate in Kansas...”
punchbowl.news/archive/8182...
First in @punchbowlnews.bsky.social:
“The Bench, an organization backing political outsiders, is endorsing Adam Hamilton, a Democratic pastor running for Senate in Kansas...”
punchbowl.news/archive/8182...
August 18, 2026 at 11:15 AM
NEW THIS AM: The Bench is backing @hamilton4kansas.bsky.social
First in @punchbowlnews.bsky.social:
“The Bench, an organization backing political outsiders, is endorsing Adam Hamilton, a Democratic pastor running for Senate in Kansas...”
punchbowl.news/archive/8182...
First in @punchbowlnews.bsky.social:
“The Bench, an organization backing political outsiders, is endorsing Adam Hamilton, a Democratic pastor running for Senate in Kansas...”
punchbowl.news/archive/8182...
With all eyes on South Carolina coming out of the DNC meeting this past weekend, Jen Palmeri sat down with Bench candidate @nancylacore.bsky.social for the latest Long Play on @crooked.com
Watch their convo on flipping Republican votes:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MAl...
Watch their convo on flipping Republican votes:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MAl...
South Carolina Goes First: Inside the 2028 Democratic Primary Fight
YouTube video by Long Play Series
www.youtube.com
August 17, 2026 at 5:30 PM
With all eyes on South Carolina coming out of the DNC meeting this past weekend, Jen Palmeri sat down with Bench candidate @nancylacore.bsky.social for the latest Long Play on @crooked.com
Watch their convo on flipping Republican votes:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MAl...
Watch their convo on flipping Republican votes:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MAl...
Will this episode finally be the one to save America? 🇺🇸 🦅
Catch @samforstag.bsky.social and @jonlovett.bsky.social chatting tomorrow on @podsaveamerica.crooked.com to find out!
Catch @samforstag.bsky.social and @jonlovett.bsky.social chatting tomorrow on @podsaveamerica.crooked.com to find out!
August 10, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Will this episode finally be the one to save America? 🇺🇸 🦅
Catch @samforstag.bsky.social and @jonlovett.bsky.social chatting tomorrow on @podsaveamerica.crooked.com to find out!
Catch @samforstag.bsky.social and @jonlovett.bsky.social chatting tomorrow on @podsaveamerica.crooked.com to find out!
See you in Denver! Scoop from @adamwren.bsky.social in @politico.com: "Majority Democrats is announcing 'What's Next,' a post-midterms gathering from Nov. 12-14...It’ll include elected officials and potential 2028 presidential candidates, along with their staff."
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
August 6, 2026 at 10:12 PM
See you in Denver! Scoop from @adamwren.bsky.social in @politico.com: "Majority Democrats is announcing 'What's Next,' a post-midterms gathering from Nov. 12-14...It’ll include elected officials and potential 2028 presidential candidates, along with their staff."
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
🚨🚨🚨 PACKED HOUSE of nearly 100 people at an organizing event for Bench candidate @nancylacore.bsky.social in Beaufort.
“Nancy Mace has been focused on headlines…people are ready for a work horse” she says to applause.
There’s something happening in South Carolina…
“Nancy Mace has been focused on headlines…people are ready for a work horse” she says to applause.
There’s something happening in South Carolina…
August 1, 2026 at 10:11 PM
🚨🚨🚨 PACKED HOUSE of nearly 100 people at an organizing event for Bench candidate @nancylacore.bsky.social in Beaufort.
“Nancy Mace has been focused on headlines…people are ready for a work horse” she says to applause.
There’s something happening in South Carolina…
“Nancy Mace has been focused on headlines…people are ready for a work horse” she says to applause.
There’s something happening in South Carolina…
"[It’s] silly to think that patriotism belongs to one particular party” - @nancylacore.bsky.social
"As somebody who watched Baghdad & Kabul roads get fixed…I want to see Michigan's roads get fixed.” - @mattmaasdam.bsky.social
Bench candidates reclaiming patriotism 💪🏻🇺🇸 abcnews.com/Politics/dem...
"As somebody who watched Baghdad & Kabul roads get fixed…I want to see Michigan's roads get fixed.” - @mattmaasdam.bsky.social
Bench candidates reclaiming patriotism 💪🏻🇺🇸 abcnews.com/Politics/dem...
Can Democratic veterans running for Congress reclaim the patriotism narrative from the GOP?
Can Democrats reclaim the mantle of patriotism? They’re leaning on a slate of military veterans running for Congress in the 2026 midterms to try.
abcnews.com
June 26, 2026 at 9:13 PM
"[It’s] silly to think that patriotism belongs to one particular party” - @nancylacore.bsky.social
"As somebody who watched Baghdad & Kabul roads get fixed…I want to see Michigan's roads get fixed.” - @mattmaasdam.bsky.social
Bench candidates reclaiming patriotism 💪🏻🇺🇸 abcnews.com/Politics/dem...
"As somebody who watched Baghdad & Kabul roads get fixed…I want to see Michigan's roads get fixed.” - @mattmaasdam.bsky.social
Bench candidates reclaiming patriotism 💪🏻🇺🇸 abcnews.com/Politics/dem...