Trump and the Republican party have used the impeachment process as a fundraising hook since Nancy Pelosi launched the inquiry back in September, but they’re not the only ones profiting from his supporters in this political moment. Maggie...
Trump’s reelection team recently conducted a nationwide test of the mechanics of getting his supporters to the polls: They activated tens of thousands of volunteers and tested phone bank capabilities and get-out-the-vote operations in every...
Hey gang! I’m on my way to Phoenix today to speak with a group of state house members and senators gathered at a National Conference of State Legislatures event Wednesday morning. The topic? Digital advertising and the regulation thereof...
Republicans keep outspending Democrats on persuasion advertising, and this time it’s not just the president: The difference is especially stark on Facebook, where more than 100 congressional Republican incumbents and challengers and national...
Following Twitter’s recent political ad cop-out, last week Google announced new restrictions on political advertising on its digital platforms, including YouTube. Unlike Trump’s favorite microblogging platform, Google will still allow...
Great stat from the Democratic National Committee’s head of digital fundraising, Clarke Humphrey, at today’s CampaignTech Innovation Summit: 30% of the DNC’s digital income arrives via recurring donations. Thirty percent! So...
When Twitter announced that it would ban all political ads (including the issue-focused variety), I wasn’t shy about what I thought: I called it a cop-out. Why? Twitter wants the best of all possible worlds — for itself. It’s...
Hi folks, apologies for being awol for so long. After the book party, I was burned out and needed a break. Unfortunately, that turned into a spiral of procrastination, angst, wailing, moaning, gnashing of teeth and other fun times. Last week, I...
Are we on the verge of the worst online political fight in the history of the medium? Certainly the nastiest one that has real consequences: in this case, the leadership of the most powerful country in the world. Donald Trump has already escalated...
If it’s midnight in Moscow, what time is it in Kentucky? Via PoliticalWire, the Democratic PAC American Bridge has launched an extension for the Chrome web browser that will automatically replace the words “Mitch McConnell” in any...