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April 29, 2025
Analysis

The Evolving Role of Political Professionals in the Creator-Candidate Era

The 2024 cycle ushered in what can accurately be called the Creator-Candidate Era. The candidates who broke through were not simply those with the largest television budgets, but those who had mastered the influencer landscape of short-form video, podcasts, and direct-to-voter relationships.

May 9, 2025
Analysis

Why “More” Is The Only Campaign Metric That Matters

As political campaigns move from the Mass-Marketing Era to the Creator-Candidate Era, the scorecards we use to judge success have to evolve as well. When the ingredients of an effective campaign change, the benchmarks for assessing that effectiveness must follow suit.

June 23, 2025
Analysis

Imagining Two Possible Futures of AI In Political Campaigning

54% say AI’s future impact on political campaigns and consulting with be as a useful tool, not fundamentally change; 41% of respondents said it would fundamentally transform.