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To persuade voters, campaigns and PACs make their own news brands

Oct 7, 2026

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4 min read

To persuade voters, campaigns and PACs make their own news brands

On both sides of the aisle, campaigns and political groups are spending big on news-looking brands to reach voters on Facebook.

Is the partisan YouTube boom cooling off?

Oct 1, 2026

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5 min read

Is the partisan YouTube boom cooling off?

For some of the biggest partisan voices on the platform, subscriber growth has completely stalled.

The wild world of Republican TikTok

Sep 22, 2026

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4 min read

The wild world of Republican TikTok

GOP candidates, party committees, and Trump admin officials have joined the platform in record numbers this year...

Washington wakes to the politics of doom

Sep 15, 2026

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6 min read

Washington wakes to the politics of doom

The recent AI safety news cycle shows our political leaders are gravely unprepared for what's coming.

Republican crime ads are back. The victims' families didn't sign up for this.

Sep 9, 2026

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7 min read

Republican crime ads are back. The victims' families didn't sign up for this.

As the midterms enter silly season, Republican Senate candidates are using grieving families as raw material for ads — without their permission.

A record number of Democrats are running on Medicare for All

Sep 1, 2026

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7 min read

A record number of Democrats are running on Medicare for All

Nearly four in ten Democratic U.S. House candidates now back a single payer healthcare system, but very few are running in the districts that will decide the majority.

Democrats run against the AI-powered MAGA surveillance state

Aug 25, 2026

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4 min read

Democrats run against the AI-powered MAGA surveillance state

As content about Flock cameras goes viral online, a handful of midterm candidates are beginning to run against them...

Cory Booker, TikTok slop aggregator

Aug 18, 2026

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5 min read

Cory Booker, TikTok slop aggregator

New Jersey’s Senior Senator is filling the FYP with inspirational content slop...

“The money vs. the many” in Michigan

Aug 4, 2026

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4 min read

“The money vs. the many” in Michigan

Michigan's record-shattering Senate race is the clearest fight yet between the Democrats' donor class and its restless base

Every newsletter you should read for politics, media, and technology news in 2026

Aug 3, 2026

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3 min read

Every newsletter you should read for politics, media, and technology news in 2026

Subscribe to these publications to stay in the know...

Progressive fears about TikTok takeover fail to materialize

Jul 21, 2026

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5 min read

Progressive fears about TikTok takeover fail to materialize

Liberals worried the platform’s ownership change would skew its algorithm to promote more right-wing content. Data shows that has yet to happen.

The Graham Platner subplots

Jul 15, 2026

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6 min read

The Graham Platner subplots

What the fall of the viral populist candidate says about the current state of the Democratic party...

Liberals are gaining ground on political YouTube. Can it last?

Jul 7, 2026

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5 min read

Liberals are gaining ground on political YouTube. Can it last?

New data shows the biggest and fastest-growing political channels on YouTube in Q2...

With Congress on the line, Democrats hope for a state legislative blue wave

Jun 30, 2026

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6 min read

With Congress on the line, Democrats hope for a state legislative blue wave

For twenty years, the party has been locked out of power in the states. Could this year’s midterms change that?

I’m a Jon Ossoff rally truther

Jun 23, 2026

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5 min read

I’m a Jon Ossoff rally truther

The Georgia Senator’s online persona has been shaped by viral rally footage and soaring speeches.

New data: The biggest political & news publications on Substack
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Jun 16, 2026

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4 min read

New data: The biggest political & news publications on Substack

Liberal voices and anti-Trump opinion still rule the platform’s politics and news categories. Can conservatives catch up?

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A newsletter about politics, media, and online influence in Democracy’s chaotic era. Written by Kyle Tharp.

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