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Trump vs. The Gamers

Apr 9, 2025

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10 min read

Trump vs. The Gamers

The President’s tariff scheme is getting in between young American men and one of their favorite pastimes.

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

Apr 3, 2025

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2 min read

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.

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

Apr 2, 2025

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11 min read

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.

How Elon Musk has transformed the politics of X

Mar 25, 2025

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10 min read

How Elon Musk has transformed the politics of X

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

Did TikTok really swing young voters rightward?

Mar 20, 2025

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9 min read

Did TikTok really swing young voters rightward?

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

Kristi Noem's many hats

Mar 18, 2025

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11 min read

Kristi Noem's many hats

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

A weekend at Bernie's

Mar 10, 2025

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10 min read

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.

Republicans’ weird online psy-op is back

Mar 5, 2025

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2 min read

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

Democrats spend millions on anti-Musk ads

Mar 3, 2025

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8 min read

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.

The Resistance finds a new target

Feb 25, 2025

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11 min read

The Resistance finds a new target

Protesting Elon Musk, liberals turn on Tesla

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

Feb 20, 2025

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10 min read

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

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

Feb 18, 2025

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11 min read

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

Is politics making a comeback on Facebook?

Feb 11, 2025

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9 min read

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?

Democratic stars begin to emerge
LockSimple

Feb 6, 2025

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5 min read

Democratic stars begin to emerge

After a sluggish start, several of the Democrats' rising stars are starting to show signs of life in opposing Trump—online and off.

He's just Ken

Feb 4, 2025

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10 min read

He's just Ken

Over the weekend, Democrats gathered outside of DC to do the Cupid Shuffle and elect new leadership

X sold over $25 million in political ads in 2024

Jan 30, 2025

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7 min read

X sold over $25 million in political ads in 2024

The total is a significant increase over pre-2020 Twitter ad spending, but a miss from the company's ambitious $100 million goal

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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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