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Michael Kapp

@michaelkapp.com
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@democrats.org Rules & Bylaws Committee Member | @cademocrats.bsky.social #DNC Member | #LACDP #MMDC | Signal: michaelkapp.85 (he/him/his)

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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
There is no "Democratic Party division." There is Ryan Grim, Matt Stoller, and a bunch of apologist dead-enders trying to undermine Jackson for the crime of having decided that Platner was not fit to be the nominee. The Democratic Party is united behind Troy Jackson.
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Michael Kapp @michaelkapp.com · 23/09/2026
"Le code, c’est moi." Somewhere, Louis XIV just rolled over and thought, "Dude, that's a little much." www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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‘I am the code’: Trump clashed with ballroom architect over safety issues
James McCrery II resigned in October after warning that the president was insisting on designs that violated fire and safety codes.
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David Atkins @davidoatkins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is a straight up impeachable offense
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Michael Kapp @michaelkapp.com · 14/09/2026
@axios.com: "Dems' primary plan gives Native Americans more power" www.axios.com/2026/09/13/d...
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Rugrats Lil Deville: That Was The Big Idea
ALT: Rugrats Lil Deville: That Was The Big Idea
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
you can be arrested if you give water to people waiting on line to vote
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
as a jew who cares a lot about these issues, the fact that the worlds richest and perhaps most powerful man routinely spouts nazi propaganda is very bad and the main story here. But I'd note there's a bit of a gender story in this "poll" as well.
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Michael Kapp @michaelkapp.com · 02/09/2026
This is a problem? 🤔
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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
At the most recent meeting, the DNC a) rejected a ban on ranked-choice voting, and b) passed a resolution to abolish ICE, all in a transparent process decided by the elected membership. That's a party functioning as a party should (by @davidoatkins.bsky.social) washingtonmonthly.com/2026/08/26/t...
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I’m a DNC Committee Member. The Party Isn’t Broken
The recent meeting was a success despite the naysayers.
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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Ken Martin is raising gobs of money and spending it in ways that DC consultants don't like but that actually help win at all levels of government. The results have been profound in terms of both downballot wins, party infrastructure, and candidate recruitment. www.newsweek.com/dnc-chair-ke...
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DNC Chair Ken Martin won’t let D.C. insiders define the Democratic Party
As the Democratic Party debates how to win in the era of Trump, Martin tells Newsweek the answers lie outside the beltway.
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Michael Kapp @michaelkapp.com · 23/08/2026
#ITFDB
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
There are going to be Democrats who say we shouldn’t rip it all out — it’s already built, we have other priorities — but removing the visible signs of Trumpism is absolutely necessary.
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Michael Kapp @michaelkapp.com · 20/08/2026
Building off of last week's successful DNC meeting, @democrats.org Chair @kenmartin.bsky.social just announced the following cities are finalists to host the 2028 Democratic National Convention: 🦞 Boston 🏔️ Denver 🔔 Philadelphia Where do you want to go?
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Jesse “ElectionSky When?” Bacon @treyf.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Reminder that a reason the DNC is burning through $$ is its spending on stuff we like!
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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Yes, having a DNC that gives a damn really does matter and has contributed to the 31-0 record in flips this cycle.
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Oatsie @alexcsinger86.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
People reacting to the idea that the DNC does things that no one notices and none of the things they are accused of doing
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Andre The Giant: Scared No
ALT: Andre The Giant: Scared No
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Michael Kapp @michaelkapp.com · 16/08/2026
The DNC met in Austin this past week, and three things happened that are worth your time. The ranked choice voting ban is dead. "Abolish ICE" is now our official position. And we confirmed a six-state early window that includes Nevada & New Mexico – the most diverse early calendar in party history.
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DNC Re-Kapp: Summer Meeting 2026
Inside the fight to kill the RCV ban, the vote that made "abolish ICE" official, and how New Mexico got into the early window.
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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I mean, if you want to go back to losing that's your business, but under Ken Martin we are kicking ass, raising record money, investing in state parties, and abolishing ICE. I know you and Rahm Emanuel are scared but you can step out of the panic room now. Get in loser we're going winning elections
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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Yes, record fundraising, record investments in state parties, rejecting insider RCV bans, crucial reforms to the primary calendar, calling for the abolition of ICE, but somehow Ken Martin is the problem instead of the actual truth, which is that he has been the solution.
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Michael Kapp @michaelkapp.com · 15/08/2026
Before a single state applied, the DNC agreed on three tests: is it rigorous, is it fair, is it efficient? I believed that the whole early window should look like our Party, not a piece of it. I'm proud to have made some small impact on this historic and diverse calendar. Now let's go win. 🖐️☝️
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Michael Kapp @michaelkapp.com · 15/08/2026
BREAKING: the Democratic National Committee just unanimously approved a resolution calling for the abolition of ICE! After terrorizing our friends, families, and neighbors, ICE has no place in our nation. I'm grateful @democrats.org agreed. Now we're onto the hard work to make that happen!
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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
BREAKING (and I use this tag with purpose and intention): The DNC has rejected efforts to ban Ranked Choice Voting from being used in presidential primaries. A huge win for DC, Maine, Alaska and other states who love our RCV systems and want the full voices of our voters to matter in 2028. Big W!
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Michael Kapp @michaelkapp.com · 15/08/2026
The DNC's General Session has begun. We will: ✅ pass the strongest & most diverse *six* state early calendar ✅ revise the proposed delegate selection rules to remove the RCV ban ✅ ensure the passage of the "abolish ICE" resolution. Watch the DNC make history here: www.youtube.com/live/medKEeh...
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DNC General Session - August 15, 2026
YouTube video by The Democrats
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Michael Kapp @michaelkapp.com · 13/08/2026
BREAKING: the DNC's Resolutions Committee just voted 25-12 to call for ABOLISHING ICE! 🔥 🔥 🔥
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Ken Martin @kenmartin.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Leading up to the midterms, the DNC has traveled across the country to train aspiring and current campaign staffers so they can win competitive races. Our upcoming NextWave Regional Bootcamp will help us win up and down the ballot in the Midwest this November and beyond.
Text on screen reads, "Politico: DNC plans a Chicago bootcamp by Shia Kapos. The Democratic National Committee is bringing its biggest campaign training program to Chicago this month, as Chair Ken Martin puts more emphasis on building campaign infrastructure ahead of the 2026 midterms.

The DNC will hold its Midwest NextWave Regional Bootcamp from Aug. 26-28, bringing aspiring and current Democratic campaign staffers from across the region together for three days of training in organizing, voter registration, fundraising, data and communications.

Democrats are building the strongest campaign operation in the country by investing in the people who will power victories up and down the ballot,' Martin said in a statement. 'We are excited to bring this proven program to the Midwest and continue preparing the next generation of organizers and campaign staff to win in 2026 and beyond.'" Below, an image of the attendees at the Pittsburgh NextWave Regional Bootcamp appears.
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Larry Mitchell @drlarrymitchell.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Mike Lindell can still win if Mike Pence does the right thing.
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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
They can lie and say it's about the fundraising. It's an obvious lie, since Martin's fundraising has been record-breaking. They can say it's about the debt, but it's not, because they were the ones who gave us the debt. It's simply, as it has always been, about whether the money goes to them or not.
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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Via @ajcarrillo.bsky.social (someone you should follow, FYI): All the attacks on Ken Martin are retreads of the same anger that Clinton consultants had over Dean investing in state parties and organizing 20 years ago, and the consultant class will not be happy until Martin hands the reins back.
Begala attacking Howard Dean for hiring people to "pick their noses" in Utah and MississippiCarville complaining that Dem wins in 2006 could have been even bigger if Dean had only invested in battleground states.
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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
If Ken Martin hadn't started spending money in places where it went to hire organizers and hoarded it instead to spend on TV ads that made money for DC consultants, you'd be hearing DC media sing his high praises for his record-setting fundraising. But it's not about the $ coming in. It's going out
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Michael Kapp @michaelkapp.com · 07/08/2026
And let's not forget our friends in Puerto Rico, Guam, NMI, American Samoa & others, who the Pod Save bros think are unworthy of DNC funding. I won't stand for borderline racist attacks on American citizens -- downballot races always matter, regardless of whether you live in a territory or a state.
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Michael Kapp @michaelkapp.com · 07/08/2026
Under Ken Martin, the DNC has raised nearly double it raised under the last comparable period. And we're investing millions into @demstateparties.bsky.social, building the infrastructure we need to win everywhere. These wins are the result of the DNC's strategy. Thank you @kenmartin.bsky.social!
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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
This is super crucial and important reading on the DNC and Ken Martin. It is the story you are not being told in essence because political media has zero interest in telling it. timwegener.substack.com/p/i-sit-on-t...
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I Sit on the DNC Finance Committee. Rufus Gifford Has the Job Description Wrong.
The greatest political malpractice of my lifetime happened in 2024. Those that were part of it have not earned the presumption that they know what the party needs.
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Michael Kapp @michaelkapp.com · 06/08/2026
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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
BECAUSE THIS MUST BE SAID The Democratic Party is not broke. Ken Martin has been a gangbusters fundraiser. The money has been invested in state parties to allow them to build permanent infrastructure. You've been told lies by DC consultants who wish they were getting that money instead.
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Michael Kapp @michaelkapp.com · 05/08/2026
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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
No major media seems interested in the fact that senior DNC staff is openly undermining Ken Martin and literally withholding documents they don't want him to see, and you can bet the reason for that is that those are the same staffers media depend on for leaks so reporters won't spotlight them.
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 02/08/2026
this owns www.inverse.com/input/cultur...
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The adorable love story behind Wikipedia’s 'high five' photos
Nearly 14 years later, the tale of this iconic couple can finally be told.
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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Because I've seen this three times today: the DNC cannot stop candidates from texting you. Literally, there is no mechanism by which that can happen. Sorry, can't blame that one on Ken Martin.
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David Atkins @davidoatkins.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Ken Martin is doing exactly what we sent him to do: invest in the organizing we need to win instead of late-campaign paydays for DC consultants. I write about it today at Washington Monthly: washingtonmonthly.com/2026/07/31/t...
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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Very important piece by @davidoatkins.bsky.social at Washington Monthly: the DNC is actually doing just fine and raising record money, and the hit pieces are a product of a tier of useless DC consultants who don't want their media buy gravy train to end. washingtonmonthly.com/2026/07/31/t...
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The Case for the DNC’s Ken Martin. Really.
Martin is being excoriated, but he’s taking on the consultant class, building a strong grassroots operation, and raising tons of money.
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Michael Kapp @michaelkapp.com · 28/07/2026
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
It is genuinely bizarre that we’ve become acclimatized to right wingers throwing a tantrum every time a black person (particularly a black woman) is cast in something, but are also supposed to pretend that this is not racism but related to some other substantive concern.
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Michael Kapp @michaelkapp.com · 26/07/2026
Ken Martin's $154M haul is 60% more than Tom Perez raised last time we were out of power, with grassroots giving surging & big donors up 68% over Perez. If you're worried about cash on hand, we're investing in state parties & seeing results. Same complaint from the consultants Ken cut off.
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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I would have preferred Nevada to South Carolina as FITN but I'm fine with this calendar. A lot of hard work went into getting more Latino and Western representation into the calendar through adding additional early state waivers.
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Michael Kapp @michaelkapp.com · 24/07/2026
The DNC Rules & Bylaws Committee just unanimously approved my amendment to expand the 2028 early window to six states. No community should leave this process feeling like our calendar wasn't built for them. I'm proud that this body said yes to expanding the table – together.
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André Treiber @andrebttx.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
So very proud of my friend @michaelkapp.com who worked so incredibly hard to expand our early state window to six states. The committee just adopted his amendment, which will vastly improve the rigorousness and diversity of our early window proving ground!
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Epstein survivor Dani Bensky on meeting with Blanche:   "Todd Blanche treated the meeting as a mere 'check-the-box' exercise intended to secure votes for his confirmation. He danced around his wording, repeatedly interrupted us and could not commit to anything that would demonstrate good faith."
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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Nothing could better exemplify the unalterable idea in media that truth must, by definition, only lie between a left-leaning and right-leaning argument. There are actual facts, no matter how inconvenient that may be for some.
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Michael Kapp @michaelkapp.com · 09/07/2026
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David Atkins @davidoatkins.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I don't know how this game will end. But I have a strong suspicion that the U.S. team would be doing better if Trump hadn't intervened for Balogun. Trump ruins everything he touches with his corruption, and instantly turned our team from an inspirational story to a pariah.
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Bill Prady @billprady.com · 02/07/2026
There were two entities: America 250, a bipartisan organization chartered by Congress, and Freedom 250, a Trump-backed group. Companies intending to donate to America250 were supplied routing and account numbers that directed their funds to Freedom 250. wapo.st/4fe4Whs
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Donors were misled by Trump-backed Freedom 250, House Democrats allege
The lawmakers’ report alleges that Trump allies worked to divert funds away from America250, a bipartisan effort to mark the nation’s semiquincentennial. Freedom 250 denies the allegations.
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