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
Relational Organizing: From Buzzword to Backbone in GOP Strategy
Relational Republican
"The real cultural shift comes when campaigns treat their volunteers as trusted messengers, not just foot soldiers. When advocates feel ownership over the mission—not just tasks. That’s how we build culture."
Revealed: Pro-Kamala Social-Media Millions That Couldn't Sync 'Brat' With 'Democrat'
Real Clear Investigations
"The effort supported over 550 content creators who published 6,644 posts across platforms, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch, and X. Way to Win coached creators on phrases, issue areas, and key themes to 'disseminate pro-Kamala content throughout the cycle,' a post-election memo from the group noted."
An Apple a day means more deliverability changes: iOS 18 updates!
M+R
"Apple Mail will now allow you to customize the sender icon that shows up next to your organization’s email in the inbox through Apple Business Connect! It’s kind of like being verified on Twitter — back when that was a good thing — and it should improve donor trust / brand recognition for your emails."
Fundraising
Opinion: Democrats Are Facing a 'Too Big to Fail' Platform Crisis
Campaigns & Elections
"ActBlue and NGP VAN are two essential tools that probably 95 percent of winning Democratic campaigns in America use. If they are weakened, or worse before the 2026 elections, Democrats will be in an impossible position to rebuild them in time."
‘Something stinks’: Elon Musk, congressional Republicans target Democrats’ main fundraising machine
CNN
"But the ramped-up criticism from Republicans comes as ActBlue has faced internal tumult – including the recent departure of several high-level staffers as first reported by The New York Times – and criticism from some Democratic consultants and others in liberal circles over whether the platform is doing enough to protect donors from deceptive tactics."
International
Meta to seek disclosure on political ads that use AI ahead of Canada elections
Reuters
"The disclosure mandate will apply if an ad contains a photorealistic image, video or realistic-sounding audio that has been digitally created or altered to depict a real person as saying or doing something they did not actually say or do."
Technology
The AI Election Panic: How Fear-Driven Policies Could Limit Free Expression
TechPolicy.Press
"The fear-driven narrative surrounding AI and the most recent elections, where AI-created content had limited impact, should caution policymakers against rushing ahead on laws that may unintentionally undermine democratic values. Policymakers crafting the forthcoming US Action Plan, state legislatures, and the authorities enforcing the EU AI Act should avoid outright bans on political deepfakes and refrain from imposing mandates that could force AI models to conform to specific and arbitrary values."
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