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Kyle Tharp

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

Oct 22, 2025

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16 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?

Kyle Tharp
Kyle Tharp
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

Kyle Tharp
Kyle Tharp
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

Kyle Tharp
Kyle Tharp
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

Kyle Tharp
Kyle Tharp
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

Kyle Tharp
Kyle Tharp
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

Kyle Tharp
Danielle Butterfield
Kyle Tharp, +1
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

Kyle Tharp
Kyle Tharp
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.

Kyle Tharp
Kyle Tharp
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.

Kyle Tharp
Kyle Tharp
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.

Kyle Tharp
Kyle Tharp
60 OnlyFans models and one (alleged) evening in Tallahassee

Aug 27, 2025

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14 min read

60 OnlyFans models and one (alleged) evening in Tallahassee

Everything you need to know about the RNC’s new chairman

Kyle Tharp
Kyle Tharp
Democrats’ midterm "manosphere" blueprint

Aug 20, 2025

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13 min read

Democrats’ midterm "manosphere" blueprint

A growing cohort of anti-establishment populists are running for U.S. Senate. Can they win over the Party?

Kyle Tharp
Kyle Tharp
Politicians keep launching podcasts. Is anyone actually listening?

Aug 13, 2025

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11 min read

Politicians keep launching podcasts. Is anyone actually listening?

More than two dozen current and former elected officials have launched podcasts in recent years. Most are finding out it’s harder than it looks.

Kyle Tharp
Kyle Tharp
The beginning of the end for Democratic scam PACs?

Aug 7, 2025

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3 min read

The beginning of the end for Democratic scam PACs?

After raking in millions, liberal scammers face new scrutiny and major platform policy changes

Kyle Tharp
Kyle Tharp
Deep in the minority, this Democrat knows how to fight back

Aug 5, 2025

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13 min read

Deep in the minority, this Democrat knows how to fight back

A Q&A with a Tennessee state legislator on surviving in the political wilderness

Kyle Tharp
Kyle Tharp
The half-baked plot to arrest Obama

Jul 30, 2025

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15 min read

The half-baked plot to arrest Obama

Right-wing media is manufacturing hysteria to distract from Trump’s Epstein troubles. It's not really working.

Kyle Tharp
Kyle Tharp
A very chaotic six months
LockSimple

Jul 24, 2025

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10 min read

A very chaotic six months

This week, I was named a "Top 50 Creator Journalist" !?

Kyle Tharp
Kyle Tharp
This right-wing YouTuber is having a moment

Jul 21, 2025

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11 min read

This right-wing YouTuber is having a moment

New data shows the fastest-growing political YouTube channels in Q2

Kyle Tharp
Kyle Tharp
A British tabloid is America’s top news brand on TikTok

Jul 14, 2025

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13 min read

A British tabloid is America’s top news brand on TikTok

New analysis shows some of the biggest news sources on the viral video app

Kyle Tharp
Kyle Tharp
Opinion: Zohran Mamdani is throwing Democrats a lifeline. Will they take it?

Jul 1, 2025

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15 min read

Opinion: Zohran Mamdani is throwing Democrats a lifeline. Will they take it?

The Gen Z staffers behind @KamalaHQ say Democrats can win back voters by embracing digital savvy.

Kyle Tharp
Parker Butler
Lauren Kapp
Kyle Tharp, +2
On Substack, liberals find their answer to Musk’s X

Jun 25, 2025

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13 min read

On Substack, liberals find their answer to Musk’s X

Data shows the largest political voices on Substack overwhelmingly skew progressive.

Kyle Tharp
Kyle Tharp
Coming soon: The death of TV?
LockSimple

Jun 19, 2025

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6 min read

Coming soon: The death of TV?

New reports show major milestones in media consumption

Kyle Tharp
Kyle Tharp
Have Democrats finally found the liberal Joe Rogan?

Jun 17, 2025

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12 min read

Have Democrats finally found the liberal Joe Rogan?

Liberals could learn a lot about the "manosphere" host from this recently resurfaced clip

Kyle Tharp
Kyle Tharp
Ghosts in the machine

Jun 10, 2025

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4 min read

Ghosts in the machine

A dead Democrat’s final gift to supporters: more fundraising emails

Kyle Tharp
Kyle Tharp
Behind the scenes of the DNC’s online vibe shift

Jun 4, 2025

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10 min read

Behind the scenes of the DNC’s online vibe shift

After taking criticism earlier in the year, the Democratic National Committee’s social team has started to hit its stride.

Kyle Tharp
Kyle Tharp
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