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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I'm Latina. To ICE, I look the same as the man they shot in Austin. I mapped the UN's definition of ethnic cleansing against what ICE is doing. It fits. whispercampaign.substack.com/p/stop…

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

We spend hundreds of millions of dollars fighting other Democrats instead of Republicans. Make it make sense. P.S. the DNC is $2.3 million in debt.

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

The DNC pledged its own headquarters as collateral for a $15M loan — the biggest off-year borrowing in the committee’s history. THe DNC is over $2M in debt and big dollar donors aren’t giving. The latest from me open.substack.com/pub/whisperc...

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DNC Mortgages Building to Pay for Races

Ken Martin can't raise the money, insiders say he won't survive the job, and Democrats go into November with a mortgaged headquarters against a Republican Party sitting on $128 million.

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I wouldn’t be a voter for Collins. Ever. I’d vote for Platner. But, that doesn’t mean I can’t say that I don’t agree with the way he’s running his campaign. I want him to win the seat. It weakens the campaign to a degree where I worry it may hurt more than help.

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I’d advise his campaign to hit his policy ideas for women hard over the next four months. Townhalls, visits to battered women’s shelters, etc. Wherever he needs to go. He needs every vote.

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

But, Collins is a nasty campaigner and Platner is literally a brand new quantity. Collins is entrenched and will not hold back to keep that seat. Platner may not the community-based relationships, usually cultivated over years, to counter some of the stuff she waiting to lob into the race.

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Looking at it electorally, as a person who is not new to campaigns, efforts need to increase in areas where campaigns are weakest before the general. Women, in this case, should be the area. His vote share of the Democratic primary is encouraging.

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I actually have listened to those. He is very good and knowledgeable at discussing policy which is a benefit to him. My thought is that this is landing with women in Maine, who make upwards of 70% of the electorate in Maine. There are women - regardless of party - who don’t like what they hear

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Will you make a concerted effort to publicly listen to women and commit to public policies that protect them?

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Will you stop minimizing the women and the allegations made as non-issues? Because that’s not helping.

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Do you have a plan to earn the confidence of women in Maine over the next four months?

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Platner wrote, then concealed messages from Reddit. His Kik account, last I checked, is STILL ACTIVATED. He fumbled the tattoo. Voters asking questions aren’t the problem. The candidate is. My questions…

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Apparently you are not allowed to asks questions about Graham Platner. The line is always “you’re helping Collins.” High stakes are the reason to ask MORE questions, not less. He and his campaign made many ill-advised decisions…. open.substack.com/pub/mattdiem...

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The Invention of Graham Platner

How a Brand Becomes a Law Maker

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

BIG announcement! The Whisper Campaign and The Angry Democrat are merging to build one independent Democratic media platform. We know the problems in our party are not just messaging problems. That is why we are building something independent, honest, and unafraid to say what needs to be said. ⬇️

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

That is precisely why we need to read it.

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

This administration is building a constitutional position. The goal of the midterms: elimination of every meaningful check on presidential power, accomplished without a single formal amendment to the Constitution. #USPolitics whispercampaign.substack.com/p/our-republ...

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Our Republic Has One Election Left

Democrats have one shot to stop it. Their leadership does not understand the assignment.

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

"NOTUS asked this week whether a DCCC endorsement is toxic. The candidates who did not get one are calling the non-endorsement a badge of honor. The party should be alarmed. They are not. This is the problem." Here's the latest. open.substack.com/pub/whisperc...

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The Democratic Party is Broke and Scared

Why the Democratic Party’s scarcity mentality is shrinking the tent when it needs to grow

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

I’m exposing the side of electoral politics that they don’t want you to see. Politicians are abusing the public trust. My new Substack, The Whisper Campaign is #84 (top 100!) and rising in U.S. Politics. Please consider subscribing. open.substack.com/pub/whisperc... #politicsnews #OhioPolitics

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The Whisper Campaign | Laura Rodriguez-Carbone | Substack

The Whisper Campaign exposes how machine politics is poisoning the Democratic Party from the inside, one mechanism at a time. Click to read The Whisper Campaign, by Laura Rodriguez-Carbone, a Substack...

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Every political candidate who has been shut out of this system knows exactly what I am talking about. They stay quiet because the organizations I am naming control the money, the media, and the infrastructure. Speaking up means you are done. I’m done staying quiet open.substack.com/pub/whisperc...

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The Endorsement Racket

How the Democratic Party picked the Candidate Before you did in the OH-7 Primary

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Read the dates. Full breakdown in Issue 2 of The Whisper Campaign. Link in bio.

Screenshot of email Laura received from the Working Families Party on March 16.

Screenshot of announcement about the Working Families Party endorsement of Brian Poindexter, April 10.

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

$12,000 against a million. I came in third. The Whisper Campaign tells you why. It’s the part of politics people don’t see, but need to: Link —> bit.ly/whispercampa...

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$12K versus $1,000,000

The first issue of The Whisper Campaign. Why I ran for Congress in OH-7, what it cost, and what the political machine did to make sure I lost.

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

We came in third. In an 8-candidate field. Against a Democratic Party insider with 29 endorsements, a million dollars between the top two, and $424,000 in outside AI money. I only had $12,000. No staff. No support. Big announcement tomorrow. I’m not going anywhere. We have a democracy to save.

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Polls are open today until 7:30pm. This is the most consequential #vote you will make in a generation, especially for women. Exercise your power and cast your vote. Find your polling location: www.ohiosos.gov/directories/...

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Who better to beat a raging misogynist like Max Miller than a woman.

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

PACs were created so working people could pool power. Super PACs turned that idea into a weapon for corporations and billionaires. Now that weapon is being used in our Democratic primary. That should alarm every voter. 22/22

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

And he has said nothing. Nothing about BDA PAC. Nothing about Jobs and Democracy PAC. Nothing about oil and gas money. Nothing about anti-union money. Nothing about AI money. Silence is a choice. 21/22

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Brian Poindexter posted that corporate PAC money is “a stain on our politics” and that he would “never take a dime of it.” But outside PACs do not need to give him a dime directly. They can spend for him. That is the loophole. 20/22

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

This is the pattern. Say “working class” in the ad. Hide the corporate money in the fine print. Talk about wages, jobs, and health care. Never mention the industry funding the message. Hope voters do not check the records. 19/22

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Jobs and Democracy PAC has supported candidates with documented AI policy positions. But Poindexter has no clear public AI policy. So why did an AI-funded political network choose him? Who made that decision? And what do they expect in return? 18/22

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Here is what makes this so serious. Congress is about to decide the rules on AI: jobs, privacy, health care, schools, liability, data, and whether states can protect their own people. The money arrived before the debate did. That is not a coincidence. 17/22

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

The FEC records show Jobs and Democracy PAC reported independent spending supporting Brian Poindexter in OH-7. The AI campaign finance tracker lists more than $442,000 in support for Poindexter. 16/22

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

According to FCC public files reviewed by Democracy Watch, Jobs and Democracy PAC bought $158,100 in Cleveland TV ads across WEWS, WJW, WOIO, and WUAB. The ads run through May 5. That is primary day. 15/22

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Jobs and Democracy PAC is tied to the Public First network. Anthropic, a $60 billion AI company, announced a $20 million contribution to Public First Action. The AI industry is spending in congressional races before most voters even know the policy fight is coming. 14/22

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Then came the second PAC. Jobs and Democracy PAC bought Cleveland TV ads supporting Brian Poindexter. The ads are about costs, wages, jobs, and health care. They do not mention artificial intelligence. That matters. 13/22

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

David Peeler gave BDA PAC $25,000. He is tied to private equity. Private equity does not spend in elections because it wants working people to have more power. It spends where it expects access, protection, and influence. 12/22

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

OH-7 is full of people who rely on Medicare, Medicaid, and the ACA. So why is a Romney finance chair helping fund a Democratic primary mailer here? That is not a small detail. 11/22

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

David Nierenberg gave BDA PAC $100,000. He was a national finance co-chair for Mitt Romney’s campaigns. Romney’s platform included Medicare vouchers, raising the Medicare age, Medicaid cuts, and repealing the ACA. 10/22

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

You cannot build your campaign around unions while staying silent when a PAC funded by anti-union money spends six figures helping you win. That silence is not neutral. That silence is a choice. 9/22

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Glen Tullman gave BDA PAC $35,000. He is a billionaire health tech executive who donated $250,000 to Bruce Rauner, a Republican governor whose agenda included weakening unions. Poindexter’s whole campaign brand is being a union man. So, which is it? 8/22

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

So the question is obvious: Why is oil and gas money helping fund mailers in a Democratic primary in a district where communities have fought fracking and fossil fuel expansion? What do they think they are buying? 7/22

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Ovintiv USA gave BDA PAC $75,000. Ovintiv is an oil and gas corporation that paid a $5.5 million federal penalty after regulators found air emissions violations at 139 facilities in Utah. Medina County has fought oil and gas encroachment for years. 6/22

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

The money behind BDA PAC includes oil and gas money, private equity money, a billionaire tied to anti-union politics, and a Romney finance chair. That is who is helping fund mailers for a candidate branding himself as pro-worker. 5/22

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

BDA PAC is not a grassroots working-class group. It is a Washington political committee tied to the Blue Dog operation, a project built to elect conservative Democrats. That is the first red flag. 4/22

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

the mailer was paid for by BDA PAC. BDA PAC spent $161,611.35 on mailers in this Ohio Democratic primary for Brian Poindexter. So we pulled the FEC records. 3/22

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

First came the mailer. The front quoted Poindexter saying he was tired of Republicans “in the pockets of the rich and corporations.” The back said: “Tell the billionaires where to shove it.” Then we looked at who paid for it. 2/22

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Here is the story voters in OH-7 deserve to know. Brian Poindexter says corporate PAC money is “a stain on our politics.” But two outside PACs tied to corporate interests are now spending to help him win this Democratic primary. 1/22

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

I never thought I’d see the day when the progressive movement would throw the American people under the bus for a win-rate and insider corruption, but here we are. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Laura Rodriguez-Carbone @laurarc.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

They are turning heel all over the country.

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