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New York Working Families Party @nywfp.bsky.social · 2d

HANDS OFF TISH JAMES.

TODAY. 5:30. FOLEY SQUARE.

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Solidarity Rally
Hands Off Tish James
Friday 10/10
Foley Square at 5:30

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 2d

"After a few moments of laughter, the No Kings Coalition issued the following statement"

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Kerry Eleveld @kerryeleveld.bsky.social · 2d

Highly recommend devoting 15 mins of your day to this deeply insightful Persuasion 2025 presentation from Terrance Woodbury. It's righteous!

Way to Win @waytowinus.bsky.social · 2d

When we started planning #Persuasion2025, Terrance Woodbury from @hitstrat.bsky.social was one of the first names that came up. Terrance has a unique ability to shape a story with data that will fire you up... and maybe scare you a bit. (in a good way)

Persuasion 2025: Terrance Woodbury

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Way to Win @waytowinus.bsky.social · 3d

NEW Charting the Way Forward, with AI and disinformation expert @esosaosa.bsky.social. Esosa is doing crucial work in these areas and we had a great conversation sorting through these interrelated challenges.

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Your Oversamples Tell Me Where Your Heart Is (feat. Esosa Osa) - Charting the Way Forward Ep 42

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Way to Win @waytowinus.bsky.social · 9d

This @perrybaconjr.bsky.social interview with @vanhollen.senate.gov was one of the #Persuasion2025 highlights. Don't miss the framing of the first question; that single question set the bullshit-free tone for the entire day.

Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 9d

"You can be angry about the assault on our democracy and our freedoms and still be a happy warrior in how you confront that. Roosevelt, when he was going after big-money special interests, said, 'I welcome their hatred," says @vanhollen.senate.gov. newrepublic.com/article/2013...

Chris Van Hollen Is Angry—at Trump, and at His Party’s Lame Pollsters

The Maryland senator explains why he went to El Salvador earlier this year while the rest of the party tried to downplay immigration issues, and his decision to go to Iowa and flirt with a 2028 presid...

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Way to Win @waytowinus.bsky.social · 9d

“Voters were struggling with an affordability crisis but had given up hope a mayor could do anything about it. Zohran wasn’t scared of naming villains and proposing solutions.” Morris Katz #Persuasion2025

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Way to Win @waytowinus.bsky.social · 9d

“Why is it so hard to acknowledge clear atrocities? AIPAC should have the same connotation as the NRA in Democratic politics. I think this is the very purposeful ignoring of humanity. But when you have money coming in, you don’t want to jeopardize that.”
@katmabu.bsky.social #Persuasion2025

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Way to Win @waytowinus.bsky.social · 9d

"There’s a concerted effort... to make sure that Democrats just focus on raising more corporate money, to engage in the failed strategy of then spending a ton of that money on mail and TV at the very last minute." Rep @gregcasar.bsky.social #Persuasion2025

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Way to Win @waytowinus.bsky.social · 9d

"The thing Mamdani is doing, people think he cares about them. They’ll forgive him the other stuff. The reason they like Trump? They think Trump’s on their side... Democrats can say the right words but if they don't feel it, people don’t believe them.” @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social #Persuasion2025

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Way to Win @waytowinus.bsky.social · 9d

"You say to voters, fire, fire, the house is on fire, this is a fascist threat. But then you refuse to go into the building with an extinguisher and pull them out, they are left either thinking you’re lying… or you don’t give a shit about them." @anatosaurus.bsky.social #Persuasion2025

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Way to Win @waytowinus.bsky.social · 9d

Sen. Van Hollen on Kilmar Abrego Garcia: “There were a lot of pollsters and pundits who said I shouldn’t go because we shouldn’t talk about immigration... It’s a false choice to say we have to only talk about the price of eggs and we can’t talk about the assaults on our freedoms.” #Persuasion2025

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Way to Win @waytowinus.bsky.social · 9d

This week's Charting the Way Forward covers initial impressions of the event and reactions so far, and just went up this morning. (we were slightly delayed due to travel schedules - apologies!)

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Persuasion 2025 Wrap - Charting the Way Forward Ep 41

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Way to Win @waytowinus.bsky.social · 9d

Our inaugural #Persuasion2025 DC event has drawn praise and stirred up opinions across DC. We partnered with the ad testing platform Swayable and invited a spectrum of voices to join us for a day of new thinking and finding a path forward. A 🧵, and stay tuned for clips and session video.

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shaunnathomas.bsky.social @shaunnathomas.bsky.social · 11d

Side note: every progressive conference should have these debates ie Anat v Sarah. Important

Sarah’s begging the room: Stop talking about democracy, talk about America

Don’t fight about centrism vs progressives. People don’t care.

*Every single focus group just want Dems to be aggressive*

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Way to Win @waytowinus.bsky.social · 12d

We’re looking at solutions and working to understand voters across the diverse pro-democracy coalition.

We can’t keep fighting battles and losing the war.

Thanks to @politico.com for this preliminary coverage of our meeting today.

Progressive Democrats plot path forward with ‘Persuasion 2025’ event

Left-leaning politicians and strategists host event to diagnose Democrats’ 2024 failings.

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doyle canning @doylecanning.bsky.social · 12d

“The cavalry isn’t coming. It’s here in this room.”- @lateefahsimon.bsky.social @waytowinus.bsky.social

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Way to Win @waytowinus.bsky.social · 16d

Latinos are souring on Trump. Can Democrats win them back? @torygavito.bsky.social lays out the opportunity and the peril for Democrats with these essential voters

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Latinos are souring on Trump. Can Democrats win them back?

Democrats have an opening, yet calamity is staring them in the face

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Way to Win @waytowinus.bsky.social · 16d

Fun new Charting ep today with @heathergtv.bsky.social. If you are not familiar with Heather's work you're in luck. She's hilarious and brilliant. Her and Maddie get into what's worth fighting for -

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Struck by the Beauty of America (Even With... Everything, feat. Heather Gardner) - Charting Ep 40

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Kerry Eleveld @kerryeleveld.bsky.social · 23d

"Trump’s decline in polling is SHOCKING–how far he’s fallen. Given the impression in the national media of how strong he is and manly he is & how much he controls everything. He’s lost the ability to persuade voters. The thing that’s happened is that his persuasion ability is gone." -Simon Rosenberg

Way to Win @waytowinus.bsky.social · 24d

Really critical show for you all today with @simonwdc.bsky.social. We're at a moment of serious peril for this country. As the craziness ratchets up, our efforts have to also. An excellent ep to send to your less involved friends!

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Finding a Higher Gear (feat. Simon Rosenberg) - Charting the Way Forward Ep 39

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Kerry Eleveld @kerryeleveld.bsky.social · 23d

Thanks, Simon! A pleasure having you on at this critical juncture

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 23d

Really enjoyed this timely and insightful conversation about the path forward with two dear friends...

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Way to Win @waytowinus.bsky.social · 24d

Really critical show for you all today with @simonwdc.bsky.social. We're at a moment of serious peril for this country. As the craziness ratchets up, our efforts have to also. An excellent ep to send to your less involved friends!

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Finding a Higher Gear (feat. Simon Rosenberg) - Charting the Way Forward Ep 39

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Way to Win @waytowinus.bsky.social · 24d

Really critical show for you all today with @simonwdc.bsky.social. We're at a moment of serious peril for this country. As the craziness ratchets up, our efforts have to also. An excellent ep to send to your less involved friends!

📺 youtu.be/bhMxRP1ugRw
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Finding a Higher Gear (feat. Simon Rosenberg) - Charting the Way Forward Ep 39

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 26d

I know we were told that Trump could use "crime" to restore his POWER, STRENGTH, and MANLINESS, but his job approval on crime is 42%-49% and -26 with independents. This data is consistent with many other polls these past few weeks.

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 26d

Assume polling is going to be bouncy these next few weeks but in the Economist/YouGov weekly track Trump's job approval with adults went from -13 (41-54) last week to -18 this week (39-57). He's -50 with independents, 19-69.

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Kerry Eleveld @kerryeleveld.bsky.social · 27d

We had @ronbrownstein.bsky.social on Charting The Way Forward this week—this guy never misses! Just a gusher of good intel about the emerging electorate, 2024/2026 & more. With @torygavito.bsky.social!
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Make Them Fight for Every Inch (feat. Ron Brownstein) - Charting the Way Forward Ep 38

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