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Meatball Ron is finally on the menu
Here are 5 things you need to know about the DeSantis campaign’s rollercoaster digital launch
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Kyle Tharp
ICYMI: May 30th
A roundup of must-read political, tech, and media stories from the past week
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Kyle Tharp
How big tech platforms will (or won’t) tackle the 2024 campaign
A conversation with Katie Harbath on big tech’s big role in next year’s elections
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Kyle Tharp
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America is unprepared for the 2024 political internet
 • Kyle Tharp
Republicans' old-school campaign
 • Kyle Tharp and Nick Seymour
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Political strategists react to Facebook’s major overhaul
 • Kyle Tharp and Nick Seymour
Who were the RINO Hunters?
 • Kyle Tharp
Gmail creates online fundraising “apocalypse”
 • Kyle Tharp
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Republicans are running for President - mostly without young voters
Major GOP campaigns have thus far stayed away from strategies aimed at reaching younger audiences online
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Kyle Tharp
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Rachel Janfaza
Democrats shore up Manchin with digital ads as he considers third party presidential run
The red-state Democrat and sometimes Biden antagonist has not committed to running for re-election
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Kyle Tharp
The other horse race in Kentucky
Republicans are focusing on kooky culture war issues to take on Kentucky’s Democratic Governor this fall
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Kyle Tharp
2020 The Sequel: Dark Brandon Rises
The President starts his re-election bid with a digital campaign machine that makes his opponents look amateur
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Kyle Tharp
Biden spends $1 million on digital ads in first week of campaign
The joint fundraising effort from Biden, DNC is meant to activate grassroots donors across the country
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Kyle Tharp
California’s Senate race sparks an online gold rush
Two Democratic digital fundraising behemoths face off in the Golden State
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Kyle Tharp
The biggest megaphones in Tennessee
How last week’s drama around the “Tennessee Three” created new social media stars and energized Tennessee Democrats like never before
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Kyle Tharp
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Lucy Ritzmann
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