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On YouTube, left-leaning channels are growing faster than the right
Apr 03, 2025

On YouTube, left-leaning channels are growing faster than the right

Conservative content has long dominated politics on the platform. New data shows that’s beginning to change.

Kyle Tharp
Kyle Tharp
Democrats had a great night. It doesn’t solve their biggest problem.
Apr 02, 2025

Democrats had a great night. It doesn’t solve their biggest problem.

The party’s success with high-propensity voters in off-year elections is good. How they reach the rest of America is the challenge.

Kyle Tharp
Kyle Tharp
How Elon Musk has transformed the politics of X
Mar 25, 2025

How Elon Musk has transformed the politics of X

New data shows Musk’s own account dominates the political conversation on the platform

Kyle Tharp
Kyle Tharp
Did TikTok really swing young voters rightward?
Mar 20, 2025

Did TikTok really swing young voters rightward?

A popular Democratic data scientist says yes, but the truth is more complicated

Kyle Tharp
Kyle Tharp
Kristi Noem's many hats
Mar 18, 2025

Kristi Noem's many hats

Trump’s Homeland Security Secretary seeks the spotlight in new ad campaigns

Kyle Tharp
Kyle Tharp
A weekend at Bernie's
Mar 10, 2025

A weekend at Bernie's

The 83-year-old Senator is showing Democrats a path out of the wilderness. It's unclear if they will take it.

Kyle Tharp
Kyle Tharp
Republicans’ weird online psy-op is back
Mar 05, 2025

Republicans’ weird online psy-op is back

“Progress 2028,” a progressive-seeming organization secretly run by conservatives, is targeting voters in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election

Kyle Tharp
Kyle Tharp
Democrats spend millions on anti-Musk ads
Mar 03, 2025

Democrats spend millions on anti-Musk ads

Dozens of Democratic campaigns and outside groups are using the chaotic billionaire’s likeness to raise grassroots cash.

Kyle Tharp
Kyle Tharp
The Resistance finds a new target
Feb 25, 2025

The Resistance finds a new target

Protesting Elon Musk, liberals turn on Tesla

Kyle Tharp
Kyle Tharp
For Trump’s White House, “New Media” means MAGA allies
Feb 20, 2025

For Trump’s White House, “New Media” means MAGA allies

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has emphasized engaging new and non-traditional media outlets, but so far, she’s prioritized conservative voices

Kyle Tharp
Kyle Tharp
Democrats’ gerontocracy problem is front and center in the Trump era
Feb 18, 2025

Democrats’ gerontocracy problem is front and center in the Trump era

Online and off, party supporters and staffers are seething at aging leadership that is unprepared for this political moment

Kyle Tharp
Kyle Tharp
Is politics making a comeback on Facebook?
Feb 11, 2025

Is politics making a comeback on Facebook?

New data from CAP Action shows that top political pages have seen a surge in engagement in the second Trump era. Will it last?

Kyle Tharp
Kyle Tharp
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