What stops an anti-immigrant bill in its tracks? A fierce coalition, a powerful narrative, and a lot of phone calls. New TCS episode w/ Hamp Price (@tnimmigrant) & Anika Fassia (@wemakethefuture.us) on the inside story from Tennessee. 🎧 substack.tcspod.com #TheCampaignStrategist #Advocacy

“ICE is abducting people” is a message. A video of it happening? That’s narrative power. New pod w/ @jiggygero.bsky.social on messaging, emotions, fascism & how we fight back. substack.tcspod.com #NarrativeStrategy #Advocacy #TheCampaignStrategist

@jenancona.bsky.social joins me on The Campaign Strategist 🎙️to break down how progressives can win in the modern media age — merging organizing + media, trusting culture-makers, and telling stories that stick. 👉 substack.tcspod.com #NarrativePower #ModernMedia #WayToWin

The climate movement isn’t funding narrative power—or frontline groups. New episode with @shilpichhotray.bsky.social on why she left the mainstream climate world and what it takes to win. 🎧 substack.tcspod.com #EnvironmentalJustice #NarrativeStrategy #TheCampaignStrategist

The Democratic Party Isn't Coming to Save Us: @tarabuss.bsky.social lays out how MAGA is rigging 2026 today, why resistance must start now, and how the left can speak to its values. Full episode here: 🔗 substack.tcspod.com or youtu.be/sK7-kIDqFd0?... #PoliticalStrategy #TheCampaignStrategist

What if progressives treated strategy like war? Eric Hensal, author of A Progressive Art of War joins me to break down Sun Tzu for modern movement politics—and how to stop losing before the fight even starts. substack.tcspod.com #PoliticalStrategy #Advocacy #TheCampaignStrategist

MAGA has a 24/7 hate-fueled writers’ room. So what are we doing? New episode with messaging maven Anat Shenker-Osorio on messaging that matches the moment—and moves people to action. Listen substack.tcspod.com or Watch youtu.be/K2cCvwBGpAo #NarrativeStrategy #CampaignStrategy #Podcast

What happens when even lifelong Republicans fear your candidate? Durrell Johnson joins The Campaign Strategist to talk about how NC organizers helped stop Mark Robinson—and how they did it by centering people, not parties. Full episode:🎧 substack.tcspod.com #TheCampaignStrategist #NarrativeStrategy

Durrell Johnson of ProgressNC helped stop Mark Robinson’s run for governor—and turned it into a blueprint for countering far-right extremism. Subscribe so you don't miss next week’s Campaign Strategist episode! 🎧 substack.tcspod.com #TheCampaignStrategist #CampaignStrategy #NarrativeStrategy

Liz Kazal says we have to be relentless. In this new episode, she explains how organizers are working to make sure voters know who's behind attacks on Medicaid and healthcare—and why that's the core of our strategy now. 🎧 Listen: substack.tcspod.com #Medicaid #Healthcare #TheCampaignStrategist

Liz Kazal says we have to be relentless. In this new episode, she explains how organizers are working to make sure voters know who's behind attacks on Medicaid and healthcare—and why that's the core of our strategy now. 🎧 Listen: substack.tcspod.com #Medicaid #Healthcare #TheCampaignStrategist

Voters are already blaming Rs for attacks on Medicaid and healthcare. Liz Kazal says: Don’t let up. Make it plain. Be relentless. 🎧 Hear how her team is turning pain into political power - listen to the full ep. Tuesday. 👉 substack.tcspod.com #Healthcare #PoliticalStrategy #TheCampaignStrategist

Dems treat digital like Nike: show up right before the vote. GOP? More like car dealers — show up early, often, and build trust. Nick Ahamed breaks it down on The Campaign Strategist. 🎧 substack.tcspod.com #CampaignStrategy #DigitalStrategy #NikeVsCarDealers #PoliticalComms #DemsVsGOP

Why do creators stay silent during big political fights? Because too often, progressives vanish after the big moment. This week on The Campaign Strategist, Nick Ahamed of Priorities USA explains how short-termism costs us long-term allies and voices — and what we need to change. substack.tcspod.com

Trying to reach gamers and beauty YouTubers the same way? @nickahamed.bsky.social of Priorities USA says that’s a big part of the problem. Watch this clip + hear why niche-specific content is key for 2025. 🎧 substack.tcspod.com #DigitalOrganizing #CampaignStrategy #TheCampaignStrategist

Abortion ads hit. Economic ads missed. @nickahamed.bsky.social of PrioritiesUSA explains why emotion and conviction—not just the issue—make the difference, and what that means for 2026. More forward insights in the next episode - posts Tuesday! substack.tcspod.com #CampaignStrategy #Communications

3 takeaways from this Arlie Russell Hochschild NYT interview: – Trump turns shame into solidarity – Dems who think we'll return to normal after Trump are kidding themselves. – AI could trigger the next wave of reactionary politics—this time among white-collar workers substack.com/@peteraltman...

Local trust is the foundation for lasting change. In this week's episode, @daniland.bsky.social discusses how @indivisible.org's model helps rebuild connection—one community at a time - with mobilization's like NoKings.org - this Saturday! Catch up now at substack.tcspod.com #nokings

Is “woke” really turning off voters? @indivisible.org's @daniland.bsky.social says no—and explains why we need to talk to people the way they actually speak. Listen at substack.tcspod.com or watch youtu.be/FNzxafTlDJA #ProgressivePolitics #Communications #TheCampaignStrategist #Woke

New episode drop! 🎧 bsky.app/profile/dani... from Indivisible shares why we don’t have four years to break this fever — and what that means for building progressive power right now. Check it out: substack.tcspod.com #Podcast #MovementBuilding #TheCampaignStrategist

Thousands of NoKings.org events on June 14 will counter Trump's corrupt regime and birthday parade. Find one near you! Next episode, I talk with Dani Negrete from Indivisible (bsky.app/profile/indi...) about that and much more! Posts Tuesday - subscribe: substack.tcspod.com #NoKings #Advocacy

Think a one-pager can cut through 500 hours of media socialization? In the latest episode, Saeed Mousavi explains why the left's message model is broken, and what to do about it. 🎧 Get the full episode: substack.tcspod.com #PoliticalStrategy #PublicOpinion #TheCampaignStrategist

Messaging without emotion is just noise. Saeed Mousavi explains why progressives keep missing—and how to turn it around, in today's episode of The Campaign Strategist. Listen, share, subscribe at🎧 substack.tcspod.com #PoliticalStrategy #TheCampaignStrategist #Communications

Against hundreds of hours of emotional content, the perfect message delivered only a few times won't penetrate. On the next episode, guest Saeed Mousavi breaks down what that means for political strategy. Posts Tues at substack.tcspod.com. #Communications #TheCampaignStrategist #NarrativeStrategy

Forgot to tag some of the great people I mentioned in my post yesterday - gregspeed.bsky.social, @rahnamepting.bsky.social, @americavotes.bsky.social, @lakauffman.bsky.social, Deirdre Schifeling w/ @aclu.org, Greisa Martinez Rosas w/ @unitedwedream.org

🚨 New: Resisting the Trump Regime’s Flood Part 2 of my series on advocacy in the Trump era. How the right is replacing institutions—and how progressives can fight back. 🧠 Strategy ✊ Movement-building 📍 Local power Read: bit.ly/4jXL6Hi #TrumpEra #Organizing #AVSummit2025 #Resist #Authoritarianism

“ In the conflicts that are certain to be coming...we're gonna see a lot of new leaders…new strategies…new visions.” - @mikepod.bsky.social says we need to be open to that in this week's episode at substack.tcspod.com #MovementBuilding #ProgressivePolitics #TheCampaignStrategist #politicalstrategy

“As long as we think our mission is to restore the Democrats or the old order, we’re empowering the monsters.” Today's episode: @mikepod.bsky.social's challenging look at what it takes to fight back in the Trump Era. 🎧 Listen: substack.tcspod.com #Unions #TrumpRegime #Authoritarianism #Democracy

@mikepod.bsky.social joins us next Tuesday to talk about how we move from Trump to a better future. What really happened in 2024, why “restoring” the old order won’t save us, and how we start building what’s next — together. 🎧 Subscribe so you don’t miss it: substack.tcspod.com #PoliticalStrategy

After the Comet: What’s Broken on the Left—and How We Fix It The right is thriving in the social media world and the left is behind. This post kicks off a series on how the left catches up. 🔗 substack.tcspod.com

Fracking billionaires funded Trump—and they’re still cashing in. But in NY, they lost. @kate-sinding-daly.bsky.social and @richschrader.bsky.social tell the story, and share lessons relevant to today. 🎧 Listen: substack.tcspod.com #FrackFreeNY #CampaignStrategy #ClimateAction youtu.be/URsszAtJJtE

@kate-sinding-daly.bsky.social on the moment @nrdc.org stopped calling gas a transition fuel—and how it changed her career. Kate and @richschrader.bsky.social discuss how activists stopped fracking in NY in today's episode of The Campaign Strategist: substack.tcspod.com #ClimateStrategy #Fracking

Coalitions don't have to agree on everything, but they do need trust. @kate-sinding-daly.bsky.social shares how NY’s anti-fracking advocates built theirs. Next episode on Tuesday. Subscribe so you don't miss it: substack.tcspod.com #CampaignStrategy #Fracking #Coalitions youtu.be/h5lOURgYu8g

“It’s not a magical formula. It’s a package of shrapnel exploded underground.” Next week on The Campaign Strategist, I talk with @kate-sinding-daly.bsky.social + @richschrader.bsky.social about NY’s fracking ban. 🎧 Drops Tuesday—subscribe now: substack.tcspod.com #Climate #Fracking #Advocacy

On Earth Day, celebrate the environmental advocates who have made the U.S. healthier, more prosperous, and raised our quality of life. New post: bit.ly/42qymTr #EarthDay #EPA #cleanair #cleanwater #climate #cleanenergy

great interview - she articulates a compassionate, assertive yet oractical approach to navigating today's politics

Read the whole thing at substack.tcspod.com

Trump’s tariffs and attacks are stalling clean energy. $6B in projects canceled. Many GOP lawmakers even want to cut clean energy to fund tax breaks for billionaires. But a few GOP Senators are pushing back. 🎧 New pod: substack.tcspod.com with @bobkeefe.bsky.social #cleanenergy bit.ly/3XY3d7e

“You gotta meet people where they are—and show them they can actually make a difference.” @bobkeefe.bsky.social of @e2org.bsky.social on organizing business leaders to fight for climate action in today's pod. 🎧 substack.tcspod.com for the full episode. #climate #organizing #advocacy #cleanenergy

Clean energy is creating jobs across rural America—so why are MAGA lawmakers trying to kill it? On today's pod, @bobkeefe.bsky.social breaks down how @e2org.bsky.social rallies business leaders to defend clean energy. 🎧 Listen: substack.tcspod.com #climate #strategy #advocacy #cleanenergy

Clean energy is cheaper than coal. So why is Trump trying to tear it down? @bobkeefe.bsky.social of @e2org.bsky.social joins the next pod to talk strategy, politics, and the fight for progress. It drops next Tuesday - subscribe here: substack.tcspod.com #cleanenergy #climateaction #podcast #e2

This asshole raised prices and ruined your retirement savings, and now he's out golfing for the rest of the weekend.

Expect to see a lot of gray hair at the April 5 Hands Off rallies--we've been organizing like crazy at @thirdactorg.bsky.social Hands off Social Security and Medicare, but also hands off the future. The daily wreckage of our government must cease! thirdact.org/act/handsoff/

"I don't mean we have to have our own Fox News. I don't mean we have to have our own Joe Rogan." @chuckrocha.bsky.social talks about how advocates can speak up before it’s too late. Listen, subscribe: 🎧 substack.tcspod.com #CampaignStrategy #ChuckRocha #Advocacy #PoliticalPower #MovementBuilding

Why shouldn’t you send a taco truck to Miami? Chuck Rocha joined me to talk about what campaigns get wrong about Latino voters, cultural nuance, and how to fight the right’s media machine. 🎧 Listen: substack.tcspod.com #LatinoOutreach #ChuckRocha #PoliticalStrategy

“We’re not the party of workers anymore—and that has to change.” @chuckrocha.bsky.social joins me on The Campaign Strategist to talk about building power, reaching working-class voters, and what Democrats keep getting wrong. Full episode: substack.tcspod.com #ChuckRocha #TheCampaignStrategist

Coming Tuesday on The Campaign Strategist: veteran strategist @chuckrocha.bsky.social on how campaigns can truly connect with Latino voters, build power, and cut through disinfo. One of the best convos I’ve had yet. Follow + stay tuned at substack.tcspod.com! #Organizing #Strategy #LatinoVoters

Strategy is born from asking: What do decision-makers need to move in our direction? The more you figure that out before launching, the better. — Melissa Waage on The Campaign Strategist. Full episode: substack.tcspod.com #advocacy #strategy #campaigns

🚨 New episode of The Campaign Strategist podcast! With wonderful Melissa Waage,veteran campaigner. We dig into campaign fundamentals, what it really takes to move decision-makers, why prep and storytelling matter, and how to keep people engaged through long fights. substack.tcspod.com #advocacy