Announcing the Emerging Leaders Program: Developing the Next Generation of Political Innovators
Center for Campaign Innovation
"We're thrilled to announce the launch of our inaugural Emerging Leaders Program – a transformative six-month leadership development initiative designed for ambitious early to mid-career professionals in the political industry."
Campaigns
Musk's PAC offers $100 to Wisconsin voters in pitch against "activist judges"
Axios
"After a voter signs the petition and is credited with $100, Musk's team won't know for sure whether, or how, that person voted in Wisconsin's election. But the groups will have one thing: the voter's data, which will allow the groups to contact them again in the future."
Cybersecurity
One Weak Link: Why Third-Party Cybersecurity Matters in Political Campaigns
Center for Campaign Innovation
"Understanding this dual risk is essential—political professionals must recognize they are no longer ordinary internet users but extensions of the campaign's security perimeter. The practices that might be sufficient for personal cybersecurity are inadequate when campaign integrity depends on your security posture."
Fundraising
Dems' Online Fundraising Playbook for Trump 2.0
FWIW
"The potential downside? Most of the Democrats on the Senate side in particular who are running these ads – except Sen. Mark Kelly who is for re-election in 2028– were just re-elected in 2024 and aren’t up for re-election to their current position again until 2030. And grassroots fundraising is facing some significant issues, especially with Democrats’ tech woes and broader economic concerns. That makes it notable that a handful of high-profile Democrats who are not, to public knowledge, running for office any time soon are likely bringing in a large share of available grassroots dollars."
Social Media
How Elon Musk has transformed the politics of X
Chaotic Era
"Conservative accounts comprised 60 out of the top 100 political accounts with the most post views in 2025. Neutral or mainstream news accounts like the AP or CNN made up 11, and progressive accounts accounted for 29 of the top 100. In total, posts from the conservative accounts received 131.4 billion views, while progressive posts were seen 8.6 billion times."
Wake up babe they've posted another dated meme
The Recount
"The fundamental purpose of virality was a common theme in the conversations I had with nearly a dozen digital staffers. 'I think there’s always a push to just have the biggest [engagement] number you can have,' said one staffer, who runs digital strategy for a Democratic senator. 'That can definitely cause a lot of people to just chase whatever posts will get big numbers, and a lot of times that’s kind of while ignoring some of the message.'"
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