Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 21hMajority Democrats will see you in Denver! “This isn’t a policy conference…What’s Next is timed for a unique moment after the midterms and before the presidential to debate a vision for the Democratic Party. Politicians who believe they have that vision should be on that stage.” 131
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Exclusive in the @axios.com 2028 Newsletter: Ahead of our “What’s Next” conference in Denver this fall, Majority Democrats is gathering emerging leaders in South Carolina with @repauchincloss.bsky.social for a discussion on how Democrats can build winning coalitions unlikely places: 000
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Everything you need to know: Republican Aaron Flint: *silent on Trump’s upcoming Montana Visit* @samforstag.bsky.social: “I’d be happy to take some time to sit down with him and share some stories about the pain this administration’s policies are causing people across this state…” 011
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 04/10/2026What seats can we turn blue? @captmarkkelly.bsky.social tells @margbrennan.bsky.social on @facethenation.bsky.social there's "a lot." Mentions Bench candidates @hamilton4kansas.bsky.social, @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social, @marypeltola.com, & @nancylacore.bsky.social. Calls Nancy's race: "critical." 000
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 03/10/2026“At this point it’s all about which side can turn out the vote”— @captmarkkelly.bsky.social Can confirm after watching Sen. Kelly & @gabbygiffords.bsky.social launch a canvass for Bench candidate @nancylacore.bsky.social —on a rainy Saturday—momentum is on our side! Time to send in the Admiral 000
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 02/10/2026“Running on a platform copied and pasted from national Democrats is not going to win you a seat in a tough district. But you can’t manufacture independence, & voters can smell bullshit. - Lis Smith For no bull shit 👀 @ Majority Democrats & The Bench www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/co...washingtonsun.comThe Democratic Brand Is a Mess. Some Democrats Are Taking Advantage.Paige Cognetti, running in Pennsylvania, is one of the Democrats making the case, as one voter put it, that elections don’t need to be “between shit and diarrhea.” 000
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 01/10/2026>> @samforstag.bsky.social : “Keep politicians ‘out of our gun safe and our doctor’s office.’” New ad out this AM as first reported by @punchbowlnews.bsky.social WATCH: youtu.be/-Yr3TRzCgMA?... 001
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 30/09/2026“As Democrats face an identity crisis, Auchincloss’s politics offers one vision for the party’s path forward.” Majority Democrats Chair @repauchincloss.bsky.social named one of TIME’s Next 100 — “The World's Most Influential Rising Stars” who are shaping the future: time.com/collection/t... 000
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Blue Montana? Bet your ass! Morning after a Bench poll showing him leading — @samforstag.bsky.social is out with a new ad “talking up his blue-collar bona fides as a former smokejumper.” More from @eggerdc.bsky.social in @thebulwark.com 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 www.thebulwark.com/p/bill-smoke... 011
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 14/09/2026“It sends a clear message: I can bring different factions together and actually get shit done.” My thoughts on the “Bernie Dogs” featuring Bench candidates @samforstag.bsky.social and Bob Brooks 👇🏻 000
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 13/09/2026"Iowa. Right now in Iowa, Donald Trump is 16 points underwater. In *IOWA.* [...] The Democratic Senate candidate [@joshturek4iowa.bsky.social] is +4. This is Iowa. And there it's not only prices but also tariffs that are killing [the GOP]. -- REPUBLICAN and Former NJ Gov Chris Christie: 000
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 12/09/2026👀 @ the candidates who got a shoutout at the @barackobama.bsky.social / @hakeemjeffries06.bsky.social NYC fundraiser — @samforstag.bsky.social , Bobby Pulido, & Johnny Garcia — all members of The Bench. More from @adamwren.bsky.social in @playbookdc.bsky.social 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 000
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 07/09/2026“‘Do you literally and figuratively hug him on stage and associate yourself with gas prices and the war in Iran? Or do you distance yourself and risk him telling his base not to show up for you?’ Corridoni said.” www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...usatoday.comTrump bets on himself as midterm savior. Will 'Trumpapalooza' backfire?Trump is putting himself center stage in the midterms with a Dallas convention, even as his low approval rating threatens to drag down GOP candidates. 000
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 07/09/2026"Service has my entire life and I just wanted to continue serving" #ICYMI Bench candidate @nancylacore.bsky.social made her Sunday Show debut with @MarthaRaddatz on ABC's "This Week" 👇 010
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Bench candidate @nancylacore.bsky.social & her family know what deployment is like. On Hegseth: "We're just asking people to sacrifice for bad decisions." More of her interview with @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social on how even GOP voters in her competitive district are fed up: 000
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Good morning to Bench candidate @samforstag.bsky.social & his winning bipartisan coalition. “Marc Racicot, who won two terms as Montana’s governor in the 1990s before leading the RNC during George W. Bush’s first term, is set to endorse” Scoop here from @msnownews.bsky.social 👇🏻 151
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 03/09/2026“While Aaron Flint’s been talking on the radio, I’ve been working fighting fires on our public lands…” Exclusive in @punchbowlnews.bsky.social this AM: Bench candidate @samforstag.bsky.social drops first contrast ad in the race for MT-01. WATCH: youtu.be/R9Vjwx8U5N0?... 000
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Hopping on stage with JD Vance and / or Donald Trump is a lose / lose for GOP candidates. Do you snub and isolate the MAGA base you need for turnout or do you literally embrace $4 a gallon gas, skyrocketing healthcare costs, and war in Iran? More from my appearance on @cnn.com 👇 010
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 01/09/2026No exit strategy from Iran, gas at $4 a gallon, and the Pentagon is using taxpayer dollars to have people hype up Pete Hegseth on the internet. Some of my convo with @philmattingly.bsky.social on @cnn.com 👇 111
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Campaigns should be about the future abcnews.com/Politics/dem...abcnews.comWhy some Democrats running in red states are pushing away Biden, HarrisSome Democrats running in the reddest areas are sending a clear message to former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris: stay out of their races. 000
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 26/08/2026LOVE this @robsandia.bsky.social interview. Masterclass in directly answering questions & sounding like a real person: www.politico.com/news/magazin... 011
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 25/08/2026"[Voters] feel abandoned by Washington & they feel abandoned by [Nancy Mace]...[she's] been more focused on getting headlines for herself...we need someone with common sense who is going to get stuff done." Bench candidate @nancylacore.bsky.social to @arimelber.bsky.social on @msnownews.bsky.social 000
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 24/08/2026“Working families should be the priority in economic policy—not an afterthought. Back-to-school should be a time of possibility, not panic.” Op-ed from Bench candidate Denise Powell that speaks to why we need more working moms like her in Congress omaha.com/opinion/colu... 010
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 23/08/2026“People don’t want to hear ivory tower proclamations about social justice, they want to know that you’re going to keep them safe.” Love this from @dannyceisler.bsky.social — a Democrat who knows how to talk about crime (and someone to keep an eye on). www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/o...nytimes.comOpinion | How to Talk About Crime Like a Regular Person (Gift Article)People want to be protected. The party’s candidates can promise to do that better. 000
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 22/08/2026"[Hosking] organizes a weekly coffee…He [estimates] 70% of attendees are Trump voters...he predicted that as much as half will support the Democrat. 'She spoke well enough that…a lot of them will cross over…Brinker’s not doing much.'” 👀 @ The Bench’s Denise Powell apnews.com/article/trum... 011
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Some behind the scenes shots from when we filmed this package with Bench candidate @nancylacore.bsky.social. A packed house in Beaufort—including some Republicans—that day. There’s something happening in South Carolina… 000
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 19/08/2026“A Democrat runs against everybody in Montana.” This morning in @notus.com , an exclusive preview of @samforstag.bsky.social ‘s first campaign ad of the general election mailchi.mp/notus/florid... 001
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 18/08/2026NEW THIS AM: The Bench is backing @hamilton4kansas.bsky.social First in @punchbowlnews.bsky.social: “The Bench, an organization backing political outsiders, is endorsing Adam Hamilton, a Democratic pastor running for Senate in Kansas...” punchbowl.news/archive/8182... 111
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 17/08/2026With all eyes on South Carolina coming out of the DNC meeting this past weekend, Jen Palmeri sat down with Bench candidate @nancylacore.bsky.social for the latest Long Play on @crooked.com Watch their convo on flipping Republican votes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MAl...youtube.comSouth Carolina Goes First: Inside the 2028 Democratic Primary FightYouTube video by Long Play Series 000
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Will this episode finally be the one to save America? 🇺🇸 🦅 Catch @samforstag.bsky.social and @jonlovett.bsky.social chatting tomorrow on @podsaveamerica.crooked.com to find out! 000
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 06/08/2026See you in Denver! Scoop from @adamwren.bsky.social in @politico.com: "Majority Democrats is announcing 'What's Next,' a post-midterms gathering from Nov. 12-14...It’ll include elected officials and potential 2028 presidential candidates, along with their staff." www.politico.com/newsletters/... 000
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 01/08/2026🚨🚨🚨 PACKED HOUSE of nearly 100 people at an organizing event for Bench candidate @nancylacore.bsky.social in Beaufort. “Nancy Mace has been focused on headlines…people are ready for a work horse” she says to applause. There’s something happening in South Carolina… 000
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 26/06/2026"[It’s] silly to think that patriotism belongs to one particular party” - @nancylacore.bsky.social "As somebody who watched Baghdad & Kabul roads get fixed…I want to see Michigan's roads get fixed.” - @mattmaasdam.bsky.social Bench candidates reclaiming patriotism 💪🏻🇺🇸 abcnews.com/Politics/dem...abcnews.comCan Democratic veterans running for Congress reclaim the patriotism narrative from the GOP?Can Democrats reclaim the mantle of patriotism? They’re leaning on a slate of military veterans running for Congress in the 2026 midterms to try. 000
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Lots of chatter about New York this week. Lis Smith reminding us that we should also be focusing on the fact that we have real opportunities to flip reach districts with The Bench candidates like @nancylacore.bsky.social and @caitfornewyork.bsky.social who were also victorious on Tuesday: 000
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 22/05/2026“We weren’t waiting on an autopsy,’ said Rep. @repauchincloss.bsky.social, who chairs Majority Democrats, a new organization meant to reshape the Democratic Party. ‘We’ve been out talking for the last year to the voters Democrats lost.’” puck.news/dnc-post-aut...puck.newsThe D.N.C.'s Post-Autopsy AutopsyInsiders knew they'd get blowback from the half-baked report whether it came out or not. But they also say that despite this latest fumble, Ken Martin isn't going anywhere. 000
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 18/05/2026“It was clear that folks were looking for something a little different” - @deniseforcongress.bsky.social punchbowl.news/archive/5182...punchbowl.newsPowell’s takeaways from a high-stakes primary winFor years, Democrats have fixated on flipping Nebraska’s 2nd District blue. Despite the Omaha-area seat voting for Democrats at the presidential level, Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) has consistently beat ba... 000
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 17/05/2026“Good God! Consider yourself fortunate that you have John Adams to abuse, for no sane man would tolerate it!” #Fords1776 010
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 16/05/2026💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻THE BENCH MUSCLES THROUGH THE MIDTERMS: New this AM in @playbookdc.bsky.social via @adamwren.bsky.social “The Bench is suddenly among the ascendant Democratic primary kingmakers.” 🤴🏼 www.politico.com/newsletters/... 000
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 13/05/2026#TeamPete 🤝 Team @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social Winning the Era. HUGE news out of Iowa today as the winner of the 2020 caucus - @petebuttigieg.bsky.social - endorses the next Senator, Josh Turek. More from @adamwren.bsky.social : www.politico.com/news/2026/05... 021
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 13/05/2026“The Bench encourages candidates to be the most authentic versions of themselves and there’s nothing more authentic than ‘a pissed off mom.’ @deniseforcongress.bsky.social ran a disciplined campaign that was true to herself and voters responded." HUGE win in Nebraska-02! Full statement: 000
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Sign waves and live shots: with two hours left until polls close, @deniseforcongress.bsky.social is running through the tape at full speed. 000
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Good morning and happy Election Day from Omaha where we’re all smiles while meeting the press as Bench candidate @deniseforcongress.bsky.social casts her ballot: 000
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 12/05/2026First in @punchbowlnews.bsky.social : New Shannon Bird ad highlighting the clear contrast in this race: youtu.be/AKA_JDull84?... 000
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 12/05/2026“Fears have resurfaced that the blue dot may soon be on death watch again, with inadvertent help from Dems…” @msnowreports.bsky.social on what to watch for in NE & how an easy pick-up could turn into an electoral college disaster unless @deniseforcongress.bsky.social makes it onto the ballot 100
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 11/05/2026“We have fought so hard for fair representation, our Blue Dot, and to retain that electoral power. We cannot afford a candidate whose campaign hands Republicans the votes to gerrymander us into oblivion.” - @DeniseForNE When it comes to Nebraska, always read @jeffzeleny 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 000
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 11/05/2026New from @notus.com - a reminder ahead of the primary in #NE02 tomorrow - this race is “bigger than one house seat.” The only way to protect the “Blue Dot” and ensure Democrats keep their path to 270 in 2028 is by voting for @deniseforcongress.bsky.social www.notus.org/2026-electio... 166
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 10/05/2026“Candidates like @samforstag.bsky.social have the right strategy…The candidates’ first task must be to regain credibility with working people by tackling their more immediate, material concerns.” Sam’s campaign is writing a new playbook: liberal but not alienating www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Democrats Don’t Have to Campaign on Climate Change Anymore 000
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 09/05/2026“For Democratic veterans making midterm pitches, the Iran war is personal.” Love to see Bench candidates dominate an article! More from @nancylacore.bsky.social @caitfornewyork.bsky.social and @mattmaasdam.bsky.social in @nbcnews.com 👇🏻 www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol... 000
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 09/05/2026“Rather than navel-gazing and hand-wringing, we just need to focus on what will put us over the top here, which is educating voters not just about Trump, but what his enablers in Congress have done.” - Lis Smith www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/u...nytimes.com10 Days That Shook the House Map and Democratic Confidence 000
Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni.bsky.social · 08/05/2026“A Democrat Who Makes Me Listen.” #ICYMI: @repauchincloss.bsky.social gets the Bret Stephens treatment: “[He is] the inaugural chair of Majority Democrats…What Auchincloss and other Majority Democrats have in common is a determination to meet voters where they are.” 100