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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Colin Delany has watched campaigns chase every shiny tool since the '90s. His warning: "you can microtarget yourself to death." New Campaign Strategist, on AI, TV money and infrastructure. thecampaignstrategist.substack.com/p/colin-delany-microtarget-yourself-to-death #DigitalPolitics #Organizing
Pete Altman and Colin Delany talking together, with the headline 'Microtarget yourself to death'.
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Will Robinson has made Democratic ads for 40 years. He searched himself on ChatGPT and found out he's a Republican state rep from Florida. "AI doesn't know what's true. It just knows what exists." New episode: thecampaignstrategist.substack.com/p/will-robin... #politics #campaigns #AI
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"Consultants are parasites" — Will Robinson on why Democratic campaigns can't adapt
He's made Democratic ads for forty years. He says the audience left, the party didn't notice, and AI just moved the goalposts again.
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Rev Yearwood @revyearwood.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
🗣️ What's happening in Cancer Alley is happening worldwide. From the South of the U.S. to the global South, our communities are all being subjected to pollution at the hands of those putting corporate greed above the welfare of the people. #revyearwood
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Amanda Brink of The Empower Project on why your perfect message isn't landing. 47,000 volunteers. 9 million friend-to-friend conversations. A blueprint for organizing in 2026. 🎧 substack.tcspod.com #Organizing #Advocacy- 🎧 substack.tcspod.com
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
New episode of The Campaign Strategist with movement strategist with Dana Johnson (bsky.app/profile/smcl...) How she designs campaigns, why solidarity is a strategy, and the line I can't shake: "if you're not focused on democracy, anything else you're doing is just busy work." 🎧 substack.tcspod.com
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
What if the loudest voice in the room isn't the majority — just the loudest? Strategist (and "kelp princess") Francesca Koe on how narratives actually shift, why rigor and resonance go together, and the Jaws example that'll change how you think about "deep stories." 🎧 #Advocacy #Narrative #Strategy
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Francesca Koe on Narrative vs. Messaging — and How Stories Shift Power
If you've ever used "narrative," "messaging," and "communication strategy" as if they meant the same thing, this episode sorts that out fast.
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Defiance Dispatch @defiancedispatch.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Then versus now. Same steps. Different Generation. #AllRoadsSouth #FreedomSummer2026 Credit: the.root
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Defiance Dispatch @defiancedispatch.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Civil rights activists have returned to Alabama today in the wake of SCOTUS gutting the Voting Rights Act and Confederate states rapidly gerrymandering to erase Black-majority districts. #AllRoadsSouth #FreedomSummer2026
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
“ Making sure that we have clear solutions and clear diagnoses of the problems is a really important first step.” Anna Aurilio from the @economicsecurityproject.org talks affordability, corporate power, and durable political change. Don't miss it! substack.tcspod.com #PoliticalStrategy #Advocacy
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The Campaign Strategist, hosted by Pete Altman | Substack
Dive into the art and science of advocacy. Click to read The Campaign Strategist, hosted by Pete Altman, by Peter Altman, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
New episode today, with @pete.lcv.org, President of @lcv.org, about 30+ years of building environmental power — and how the movement needs to think differently right now. "Everybody needs hope and heroes." A great conversation. Check out the full episode: bit.ly/4cfsz6P
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Hope isn’t optimism. “It will work out” ≠ “We can make this work out.” In this episode, Kristen Grimm of Spitfire Strategies breaks down how advocacy campaigns can win in a fractured media environment — and why trust matters more than going viral. substack.tcspod.com #Advocacy #PoliticalStrategy
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
What stops an anti-immigrant bill in its tracks? A fierce coalition, a powerful narrative, and a lot of phone calls. New TCS episode w/ Hamp Price (@tnimmigrant) & Anika Fassia (@wemakethefuture.us) on the inside story from Tennessee. 🎧 substack.tcspod.com #TheCampaignStrategist #Advocacy
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
“ICE is abducting people” is a message. A video of it happening? That’s narrative power. New pod w/ @jiggygero.bsky.social on messaging, emotions, fascism & how we fight back. substack.tcspod.com #NarrativeStrategy #Advocacy #TheCampaignStrategist
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
@jenancona.bsky.social joins me on The Campaign Strategist 🎙️to break down how progressives can win in the modern media age — merging organizing + media, trusting culture-makers, and telling stories that stick. 👉 substack.tcspod.com #NarrativePower #ModernMedia #WayToWin
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
The climate movement isn’t funding narrative power—or frontline groups. New episode with @shilpichhotray.bsky.social on why she left the mainstream climate world and what it takes to win. 🎧 substack.tcspod.com #EnvironmentalJustice #NarrativeStrategy #TheCampaignStrategist
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
The Democratic Party Isn't Coming to Save Us: @tarabuss.bsky.social lays out how MAGA is rigging 2026 today, why resistance must start now, and how the left can speak to its values. Full episode here: 🔗 substack.tcspod.com or youtu.be/sK7-kIDqFd0?... #PoliticalStrategy #TheCampaignStrategist
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
What if progressives treated strategy like war? Eric Hensal, author of A Progressive Art of War joins me to break down Sun Tzu for modern movement politics—and how to stop losing before the fight even starts. substack.tcspod.com #PoliticalStrategy #Advocacy #TheCampaignStrategist
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
MAGA has a 24/7 hate-fueled writers’ room. So what are we doing? New episode with messaging maven Anat Shenker-Osorio on messaging that matches the moment—and moves people to action. Listen substack.tcspod.com or Watch youtu.be/K2cCvwBGpAo #NarrativeStrategy #CampaignStrategy #Podcast
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
What happens when even lifelong Republicans fear your candidate? Durrell Johnson joins The Campaign Strategist to talk about how NC organizers helped stop Mark Robinson—and how they did it by centering people, not parties. Full episode:🎧 substack.tcspod.com #TheCampaignStrategist #NarrativeStrategy
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
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How could Trump win the midterms? By getting red state legislatures to redraw Congressional maps beforehand. After years of being surprised by Trump’s willingness to buck legal, moral and traditional ...
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Durrell Johnson of ProgressNC helped stop Mark Robinson’s run for governor—and turned it into a blueprint for countering far-right extremism. Subscribe so you don't miss next week’s Campaign Strategist episode! 🎧 substack.tcspod.com #TheCampaignStrategist #CampaignStrategy #NarrativeStrategy
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Liz Kazal says we have to be relentless. In this new episode, she explains how organizers are working to make sure voters know who's behind attacks on Medicaid and healthcare—and why that's the core of our strategy now. 🎧 Listen: substack.tcspod.com #Medicaid #Healthcare #TheCampaignStrategist
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Liz Kazal says we have to be relentless. In this new episode, she explains how organizers are working to make sure voters know who's behind attacks on Medicaid and healthcare—and why that's the core of our strategy now. 🎧 Listen: substack.tcspod.com #Medicaid #Healthcare #TheCampaignStrategist
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Voters are already blaming Rs for attacks on Medicaid and healthcare. Liz Kazal says: Don’t let up. Make it plain. Be relentless. 🎧 Hear how her team is turning pain into political power - listen to the full ep. Tuesday. 👉 substack.tcspod.com #Healthcare #PoliticalStrategy #TheCampaignStrategist
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Dems treat digital like Nike: show up right before the vote. GOP? More like car dealers — show up early, often, and build trust. Nick Ahamed breaks it down on The Campaign Strategist. 🎧 substack.tcspod.com #CampaignStrategy #DigitalStrategy #NikeVsCarDealers #PoliticalComms #DemsVsGOP
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Why do creators stay silent during big political fights? Because too often, progressives vanish after the big moment. This week on The Campaign Strategist, Nick Ahamed of Priorities USA explains how short-termism costs us long-term allies and voices — and what we need to change. substack.tcspod.com
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Trying to reach gamers and beauty YouTubers the same way? @nickahamed.bsky.social of Priorities USA says that’s a big part of the problem. Watch this clip + hear why niche-specific content is key for 2025. 🎧 substack.tcspod.com #DigitalOrganizing #CampaignStrategy #TheCampaignStrategist
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Abortion ads hit. Economic ads missed. @nickahamed.bsky.social of PrioritiesUSA explains why emotion and conviction—not just the issue—make the difference, and what that means for 2026. More forward insights in the next episode - posts Tuesday! substack.tcspod.com #CampaignStrategy #Communications
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
3 takeaways from this Arlie Russell Hochschild NYT interview: – Trump turns shame into solidarity – Dems who think we'll return to normal after Trump are kidding themselves. – AI could trigger the next wave of reactionary politics—this time among white-collar workers substack.com/@peteraltman...
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Peter Altman on Substack
I found this interview compelling for several reasons. Ignore the “both-sides” framing in the headline—what Arlie Russell Hochschild (Stolen Pride, 2024) actually says is far more nuanced and thought-...
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Local trust is the foundation for lasting change. In this week's episode, @daniland.bsky.social discusses how @indivisible.org's model helps rebuild connection—one community at a time - with mobilization's like NoKings.org - this Saturday! Catch up now at substack.tcspod.com #nokings
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Is “woke” really turning off voters? @indivisible.org's @daniland.bsky.social says no—and explains why we need to talk to people the way they actually speak. Listen at substack.tcspod.com or watch youtu.be/FNzxafTlDJA #ProgressivePolitics #Communications #TheCampaignStrategist #Woke
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
New episode drop! 🎧 bsky.app/profile/dani... from Indivisible shares why we don’t have four years to break this fever — and what that means for building progressive power right now. Check it out: substack.tcspod.com #Podcast #MovementBuilding #TheCampaignStrategist
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Thousands of NoKings.org events on June 14 will counter Trump's corrupt regime and birthday parade. Find one near you! Next episode, I talk with Dani Negrete from Indivisible (bsky.app/profile/indi...) about that and much more! Posts Tuesday - subscribe: substack.tcspod.com #NoKings #Advocacy
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Think a one-pager can cut through 500 hours of media socialization? In the latest episode, Saeed Mousavi explains why the left's message model is broken, and what to do about it. 🎧 Get the full episode: substack.tcspod.com #PoliticalStrategy #PublicOpinion #TheCampaignStrategist
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Messaging without emotion is just noise. Saeed Mousavi explains why progressives keep missing—and how to turn it around, in today's episode of The Campaign Strategist. Listen, share, subscribe at🎧 substack.tcspod.com #PoliticalStrategy #TheCampaignStrategist #Communications
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Against hundreds of hours of emotional content, the perfect message delivered only a few times won't penetrate. On the next episode, guest Saeed Mousavi breaks down what that means for political strategy. Posts Tues at substack.tcspod.com. #Communications #TheCampaignStrategist #NarrativeStrategy
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Forgot to tag some of the great people I mentioned in my post yesterday - gregspeed.bsky.social, @rahnamepting.bsky.social, @americavotes.bsky.social, @lakauffman.bsky.social, Deirdre Schifeling w/ @aclu.org, Greisa Martinez Rosas w/ @unitedwedream.org
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
🚨 New: Resisting the Trump Regime’s Flood Part 2 of my series on advocacy in the Trump era. How the right is replacing institutions—and how progressives can fight back. 🧠 Strategy ✊ Movement-building 📍 Local power Read: bit.ly/4jXL6Hi #TrumpEra #Organizing #AVSummit2025 #Resist #Authoritarianism
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Resisting the Trump Regime's Flood
Part 2 of Advocacy in the Time of Trump—a series on how progressives can adapt and win in a hostile political era.
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
“ In the conflicts that are certain to be coming...we're gonna see a lot of new leaders…new strategies…new visions.” - @mikepod.bsky.social says we need to be open to that in this week's episode at substack.tcspod.com #MovementBuilding #ProgressivePolitics #TheCampaignStrategist #politicalstrategy
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
“As long as we think our mission is to restore the Democrats or the old order, we’re empowering the monsters.” Today's episode: @mikepod.bsky.social's challenging look at what it takes to fight back in the Trump Era. 🎧 Listen: substack.tcspod.com #Unions #TrumpRegime #Authoritarianism #Democracy
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
@mikepod.bsky.social joins us next Tuesday to talk about how we move from Trump to a better future. What really happened in 2024, why “restoring” the old order won’t save us, and how we start building what’s next — together. 🎧 Subscribe so you don’t miss it: substack.tcspod.com #PoliticalStrategy
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
After the Comet: What’s Broken on the Left—and How We Fix It The right is thriving in the social media world and the left is behind. This post kicks off a series on how the left catches up. 🔗 substack.tcspod.com
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Fracking billionaires funded Trump—and they’re still cashing in. But in NY, they lost. @kate-sinding-daly.bsky.social and @richschrader.bsky.social tell the story, and share lessons relevant to today. 🎧 Listen: substack.tcspod.com #FrackFreeNY #CampaignStrategy #ClimateAction youtu.be/URsszAtJJtE
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Duplicitous Fracking Billionaires Bought Access to Trump
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
@kate-sinding-daly.bsky.social on the moment @nrdc.org stopped calling gas a transition fuel—and how it changed her career. Kate and @richschrader.bsky.social discuss how activists stopped fracking in NY in today's episode of The Campaign Strategist: substack.tcspod.com #ClimateStrategy #Fracking
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Coalitions don't have to agree on everything, but they do need trust. @kate-sinding-daly.bsky.social shares how NY’s anti-fracking advocates built theirs. Next episode on Tuesday. Subscribe so you don't miss it: substack.tcspod.com #CampaignStrategy #Fracking #Coalitions youtu.be/h5lOURgYu8g
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Winning With Trust
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
“It’s not a magical formula. It’s a package of shrapnel exploded underground.” Next week on The Campaign Strategist, I talk with @kate-sinding-daly.bsky.social + @richschrader.bsky.social about NY’s fracking ban. 🎧 Drops Tuesday—subscribe now: substack.tcspod.com #Climate #Fracking #Advocacy
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prismaticpete.bsky.social @prismaticpete.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
On Earth Day, celebrate the environmental advocates who have made the U.S. healthier, more prosperous, and raised our quality of life. New post: bit.ly/42qymTr #EarthDay #EPA #cleanair #cleanwater #climate #cleanenergy
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
great interview - she articulates a compassionate, assertive yet oractical approach to navigating today's politics
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Read the whole thing at substack.tcspod.com
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campaignstrategist.bsky.social @campaignstrategist.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Trump’s tariffs and attacks are stalling clean energy. $6B in projects canceled. Many GOP lawmakers even want to cut clean energy to fund tax breaks for billionaires. But a few GOP Senators are pushing back. 🎧 New pod: substack.tcspod.com with @bobkeefe.bsky.social #cleanenergy bit.ly/3XY3d7e
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How Trump's Policies are Hitting Clean Energy, and Why Some in His Party are Fighting back
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