San Diego City Councilmember Marni von Wilpert doesn’t generally agree with political parties redrawing congressional maps to gain power. But after President Trump persuaded Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to redraw his state’s maps in order to improve Republican chances of retaining control of Congress in 2026, Von Wilpert said she decided California’s only option was to fight back with new maps of its own, favoring Democrats.
Email is not dead. In fact, Joe Fuld from The Campaign Workshop is pulling 65% open rates. In this episode of Where Brands Get Their Edge, Borzou and Amanda get real about consistency, community, and what’s actually working in 2025.
John and Seth talk with DC political consultant Joe Fuld, founder of the Campaign Workshop, to discuss the skills and training of the current presidential and vice presidential candidates. How much does candidate skill actually matter? How well are these candidates doing? Could Kamala Harris have had a more successful rollout? Is Trump campaigning differently from 2016 or 2020? We also pivot to a discussion of pie crust and biscuits, and Joe has thoughts.
In between St. Patty’s day party recaps and cute cat pictures on Instagram, you can also find infographics explaining the rise of fast fashion, online petitions and phone numbers of legislators to call. Many of these posts come from advocacy groups who find a home for their work on social media. What brings these groups to Instagram? “We're very, very visual,” said Tessa Price, an organizer with Trans Advocacy Madison. “We like pretty images.”
Kica Matos wants to knock on every single door in her neighborhood. But this isn’t a run-of-the-mill political effort: She’s using the canvassing playbook to sign people up for Covid-19 vaccine appointments. So far, Matos and a team of other volunteers and community organizers have secured vaccine appointments for over 5,000 people in Fair Haven, a predominantly Black and Latino neighborhood in New Haven, Conn.
An advocacy group plans to spend millions next year to elect more doctors, scientists and other professionals to office, arguing the pandemic and Donald Trump's handling of it have powerfully underscored a need to bring people with scientific backgrounds into policymaking.
In 2018, Alex Kramer and Lee Taglin were part of the team that launched Knock for Democracy in the hopes of demystifying political involvement ahead of the year's midterm election. The organization partnered with four Congressional races in the New York City area and became a hub for interested volunteers who were seeking out pre-vetted canvassing and phone banking events. Volunteers associated with Knock for Democracy knocked on 17,000 doors. All four of the candidates won their respective races, flipping their districts from red to blue in the process.
If you've ever thought about running for office — your town council or school board, the state legislature, even Congress, this guide is for you. We'll tell you where to start and how to navigate everything from campaign fundraising to building a "kitchen cabinet."
As a dozen of the 19 remaining Democratic presidential candidates take the stage in Westerville, Ohio, Tuesday for the fourth primary debate, one question remains – one that might not be asked by moderators but which is surely in the minds of many Democratic voters, operatives and presidential hopefuls. How long can this go on?
Democratic presidential hopefuls are pleading with Americans to cough up even a single buck towards their campaigns. While such a small donation won't even buy crosstown bus fare for a campaign worker, it will go toward a more immediate and critical goal: reaching the threshold of 130,000 unique donors to get on the stage in Houston for Democratic National Committee debates scheduled for Sept. 12 and 13.
