Advocacy
Want to Start a New Advocacy Organization? Think Like a Startup
Bloomberg
“In a town that often rewards caution, speed and clarity are competitive advantages.”
Content
Could 2028 be the 'YouTube election’?
Politico
“He looked at me somewhat surprised, and he said, ‘Your show on YouTube,’” Schiff said. “And I thought to myself, ‘Wow, I’ve got a show.’ And now you know that we’re closing in on 500,000 subscribers, that really is like the following of a cable news show.”
What Google’s Zero-Click AI Results Mean for Campaigns
Campaign Trend
“Marketers call this trend Google Zero. And it’s already here: out of every 1,000 Google queries, 640 end without a single click.”
Fundraising
Making a political donation shouldn’t be this dangerous
Washington Post
“Congress should continue to require that political committees report full addresses to the FEC — but limit the FEC’s public disclosure to a contributor’s name, city, state, Zip code, occupation and employer.”
Memo Calls on ActBlue to Ramp Up Enforcement of New Policies
Campaigns & Elections
“The memo also alleges that ActBlue has failed to remove entities that repeatedly violated the rules from its platform and that enforcement of the account use policies has been ‘inconsistent.’ The memo also calls on ActBlue to publish quarterly reports on its enforcement activities, including any warnings it issued.”
International
MPs are almost certainly using ChatGPT to generate Commons speeches
Pimlico Journal
“These are eight words or phrases which are all associated with AI-generated text, and have all seen recent, otherwise seemingly inexplicable, spikes in popularity. I think that this is very likely due to the use of AI to write parliamentary speeches.”
Technology
Deepfakes Are Everywhere, and Many Campaigns Aren't Prepared
NOTUS
“Campaigns can mitigate the damage of manipulated media attacks by creating emergency response channels that can quickly and effectively reach their voters with validated media, Hodges said.”
Bruce Schneier on AI as Democracy’s Power Magnifier
Campaign Trend
“Schneier introduces a helpful framework of the “four S’s”—speed, scale, scope, and sophistication—as the dimensions where AI outperforms humans.”