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As the year ends, did James Carville’s "roll over and play dead" possum strategy pay off for Democrats in the long run? open.substack.com/pub/morebrea...
James Carville's Possum Strategy and the Democratic Party
Each decade of history has a zeitgeist. The current zeitgeist isn’t “roll over and play dead.”
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December 31, 2025 at 8:23 PM
With the news that Kamala Harris is considering another presidential run in 2028, here is a clip of Jon Stewart discussing how her memoir, 107 Days, inadvertently highlights the erosion of trust in the Democratic Party.
October 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Political elites have long recognized the threat of an informed electorate. By using racial grievances and culture war politics to tear down education, today’s leaders aren’t just keeping voters uninformed—they’re setting America up to fail.
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The Jim Crow Playbook Returns
MAGA’s Attack on U.S. Education and America’s Future
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October 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
First Substack post! "The Battle Over the Democratic Party's Future" — An examination of how the recent intraparty strife between James Carville and David Hogg is more than just a strategy disagreement. open.substack.com/pub/morebrea...
August 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
#amreading 𝘍𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵: 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘉𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦. @johnfetterman.com‬ told other Democratic Senators that they must fall on their swords for Joe Biden and—surprise—none of his colleagues took him seriously. 🤡
August 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Two DCCC alumni, Greg Berlin and Charles Starnes, co-founders of Mothership Strategies, milked Democratic donors of $282 million in funds—only $11 million went to actual campaigns. Great investigative work by @adambonica.bsky.social

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The Mothership Vortex: An Investigation Into the Firm at the Heart of the Democratic Spam Machine
How a single consulting firm extracted $282 million from a network of spam PACs while delivering just $11 million to actual campaigns.
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August 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Pleas known as “churn and burn” come-ons are the reigning business model of the Democratic establishment, writes @chrislehmann.bsky.social. And as a revealing investigation by political-spending sleuth Adam Bonica shows, these breathless asks for money are scams. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Those Constant Texts Asking You to Donate to Democrats Are Scams
A new analysis shows that if you give $100 to an appeal run by a leading Democratic Party vendor, only $1.60 will actually go to the campaign.
www.thenation.com
August 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
#amreading "Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House." @robflaherty.bsky.social played a key role in insisting Democrats go down with Joe Biden's sinking ship rather than switch.
August 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
#TBT July 30, 2024, political scientist Kelly Dittmar scolds pollsters: "Why Are We Questioning Kamala Harris's Electability?" She insists Harris can win thanks to Hillary Clinton.
Why Are We Questioning Kamala Harris's Electability?
   
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July 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#amreading "If We Break." Amid pundits praising Hunter Biden as "down to earth," his ex-wife's memoir shows just how wrong those talking points are...
July 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM