Spend some time over at Daily Kos. Its devotion to the intimate details of modern campaigning is enviable, and one suspects it helps drive the left's small donor culture by engaging supporters in the day-in, day-out process of politics.
Lucas, that was written by
Luke Thompson, a Republican operative who's worked as data director for the National
Republican Senatorial Committee and for Jeb Bush's super PAC, Right
to Rise, in an essay about the weaknesses of right-wing media.
Thompson is right: We spend a lot of time diving deep into the weeds for
our campaigns. The
Daily Kos Elections team is the greatest group of elections nerds ever assembled. They're not
here to report on the faux controversies or inside-the-beltway gossip
that dominate cable news—they're here to report
hard campaign news,
relying on data and a
deep knowledge of political history to inform their
analysis and
live coverage.
They produce data sets that are used by campaigns across the country,
like their breakdowns of presidential and statewide elections results into
state legislative districts, providing a roadmap for Democrats to make comebacks in state legislatures.
(You can see that data illustrated here as
interactive maps.)
That level of attention to detail and commitment to reality-based activism
runs throughout Daily Kos, and the right wing has nothing like it.
In short, even Republicans admit Daily Kos is kicking their ass.
But unlike the Bushes, our money comes from grassroots mobilizing. If
we are going to keep kicking ass in 2016, we need your help.
Can you chip in $5 right now to help Daily Kos keep fighting?
Thank you,
Michael Langenmayr, Daily Kos
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