Chaotic Era

New in this week's newsletter ?? Bernie's big weekend ? Dems reckon with trans sports bans ?? Trump WH digital lead speaks + much more:

FYI: Progress 2028, Republicans' weird online psy-op they ran against Harris in 2024, is back and advertising in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race.

"Since February 1st, more than 45 liberal advertisers have spent over $3 million on Meta’s ad platform, primarily on grassroots fundraising campaigns that use Musk as a key motivation for Democrats to donate." [Link to full story in comments below]

New in today's newsletter: Americans from Philly to Seattle are raging against Tesla as a way to protest Elon Musk. ?? Read + subscribe here: https://lnkd.in/ei83-B7P

Trump's Press Secretary has talked a lot about welcoming "new media" to the White House, but so far, her "new media" briefing room seat has just been a way to reward MAGA allies. More in today's newsletter, link in the comments

New in today's newsletter: Online and off, Democratic party supporters and staffers are seething at aging leadership that is unprepared for this political moment.

"Three months after their losses in the November elections — and now three weeks into Donald Trump’s presidency — some Democrats concede they are losing an asymmetrical battle with the president and his MAGA allies..." Read more at POLITICO: https://lnkd.in/eUSNyNiA

Is politics making a comeback on Facebook? New data from CAP Action shows that top political pages have seen a surge in engagement in the second Trump era. Will it last? ?? https://lnkd.in/dMjYNz_s

"While I have been very critical of Hill Democrats’ lack of resistance to Trump, this week, a few bright spots have begun to emerge. I wanted to highlight a few of those here that you may have missed..."

After years of banning political ads, X brought in more than $25 million in political revenue last year. The vast majority came from conservative or Republican advertisers.