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Liberal media’s big year online

Nov 25, 2025

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19 min read

Liberal media’s big year online

This year has seen Democratic operatives pitch donors on more than a dozen new efforts, while established left-of-center outlets grew faster than ever.

Can Democrats’ off-year winning streak extend to Tennessee?

Nov 17, 2025

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11 min read

Can Democrats’ off-year winning streak extend to Tennessee?

In the heart of MAGA media country, a low turnout special Congressional election is giving Democrats hope

Gavin Newsom is having a very good year, online and off

Nov 12, 2025

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11 min read

Gavin Newsom is having a very good year, online and off

New data shows that for many Democrats, the ambitious California governor has become a rare source of momentum in a party still reeling from its 2024 defeat.

Bigger than 2017?

Nov 6, 2025

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13 min read

Bigger than 2017?

Eight years ago, thousands mobilized against Trump as part of a “resistance.” Democrats’ election wins in 2025 could be a far bigger deal.

"The Groyper Squeeze"

Nov 4, 2025

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12 min read

"The Groyper Squeeze"

Election Day is here, and the conservative movement is fighting a Civil War.

Here’s exactly why Democrats lost in 2024*

Oct 30, 2025

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15 min read

Here’s exactly why Democrats lost in 2024*

Competing hundred-page post-mortems detail what went wrong for Democrats in 2024.

This popular election resource is funded by far-right donors. Does it matter?

Oct 22, 2025

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15 min read

This popular election resource is funded by far-right donors. Does it matter?

Since its founding, Ballotpedia has received tens of millions of dollars from the most powerful donors on the right. What’s their endgame?

Youtube is eating cable news

Oct 15, 2025

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10 min read

Youtube is eating cable news

The video platform’s biggest political voices are increasingly appearing on TV as cable bookers look to reach younger audiences

New data: How politics shifted on YouTube last quarter

Oct 9, 2025

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2 min read

New data: How politics shifted on YouTube last quarter

These were the fastest-growing political YouTube channels in Q3

Could Democrats actually lose New Jersey next month?

Oct 7, 2025

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12 min read

Could Democrats actually lose New Jersey next month?

In the Garden State’s gubernatorial race, a milquetoast moderate faces off against a MAGA rising star

How the emerging TikTok deal could scramble politics on the platform

Sep 30, 2025

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11 min read

How the emerging TikTok deal could scramble politics on the platform

Under new ownership, TikTok’s political landscape could be transformed in more ways than one

Opinion: The Right knows how to shape public opinion. When will Democrats catch up?

Sep 24, 2025

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7 min read

Opinion: The Right knows how to shape public opinion. When will Democrats catch up?

New polling from Priorities asked voters about Kimmel and free speech

Right-wing Facebook scammers are grifting off Charlie Kirk’s death

Sep 22, 2025

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11 min read

Right-wing Facebook scammers are grifting off Charlie Kirk’s death

Anonymous LLCs spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on merchandise marketing

The new political voices winning YouTube

Sep 12, 2025

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2 min read

The new political voices winning YouTube

New data on the most-viewed political YouTube channels last month shows left-of-center channels continue to catch up to leading right-wing voices.

Ro Khanna floods the zone

Sep 10, 2025

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14 min read

Ro Khanna floods the zone

From Hasan Minaj to Ryan Grim, the Silicon Valley congressman is going on every podcast that will have him.

When podcasts do what the legacy press won’t

Sep 4, 2025

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2 min read

When podcasts do what the legacy press won’t

From Rahm to Ritchie Torres, unconventional hosts are cornering politicians in ways legacy outlets rarely attempt.

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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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