Chaotic Era

Read the full report here via @readchaoticera chaoticera.news/p/for-republic…

Democratic organizing programs used to be a force to be reckoned with in American politics, reaching millions of voters at scale. Now, a volunteer comes into an office for a phone banking shift to call voters, and 98% of their time spent is wasted. chaoticera.news/p/the-organizi…

Read the full piece from leading Democratic organizing strategist Greta Carnes here: chaoticera.news/p/the-organizi…

NEW: Takeaways from Democrats' 2024 organizing autopsy in @readchaoticera 👇

They’re older, whiter, and college-educated, and they’re becoming some of the Democratic Party’s most visible and vocal members. chaoticera.news/p/is-this-grou…

Older, whiter, college-educated Americans may not be a majority of the Democratic Party, but they are increasingly dominating its money, media, and messaging strategies. chaoticera.news/p/is-this-grou…

Once averse to politics, Meta is now paying political creators thousands per month to post on Facebook; one liberal creator says Meta paid him $268K in January (@kylewilsontharp / Chaotic Era) chaoticera.news/p/on-facebook-… #a260309p13" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">mediagazer.com/260309/p13#a26…

Ok ok ok for $268k a month, i will start using facebook again

Platforms regularly pay top social media creators for content based on reach, engagement, etc. But this level of monetization achieved by one political creator in January is out of control. 👇

NEW: Once averse to politics, Facebook is now paying political creators thousands of dollars a month to post on the platform. One influencer I spoke to earned $268,000 in January alone. 🤯 chaoticera.news/p/on-facebook-…

The online creator brawls in Crockett vs. Talarico really illustrated the total mess that will be the 2028 Democratic presidential primary, with Dem creators being paid by god-knows-who to dunk on each other's candidates and lob accusations wired.com/story/the-texa…

👀 ICYMI: I wrote about the Talarico campaign's embrace of one super-surrogate for the Texas Latino community—Carlos Eduardo Espina (@Carlos_E_Espina)—and his massive reach among audiences online. 👇 🔗 chaoticera.news/p/the-texas-se…

A great angle with an innovative, incredibly successful creator @Carlos_E_Espina who has been huge for Team Talarico this year.

NEW: Ahead of today's Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Texas, I spoke to @Carlos_E_Espina about the race and his unique role as part super volunteer, part secret weapon for @JamesTalarico 👇 chaoticera.news/p/the-texas-se…

"The real State of the Union now: a thousand different parallel broadcasts, where everyone’s yelling about politics into a camera, but only a few are really listening in between endless scrolls." chaoticera.news/p/the-state-of…

🤳 500+ creator collabs since 2023 🎙️ 26 podcast appearances last year 🏀 Sitdowns with golf, basketball vloggers 📧 A creator-only private Substack & SMS program Here's a look at how Josh Shapiro's team prioritizes social media creator engagement: chaoticera.news/p/josh-shapiro…

This week I blew past 1️⃣5️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ subscribers to @readchaoticera. Thanks to all of you for reading, clicking, sharing, and dropping it in your group chats, I'm just getting started.

I spoke with Fight co-founder Tommy McDonald on his team's theory of the case, and what type of messengers the Democratic Party needs to run in order to build back from rock bottom:

📈 FYI, about that half-time show... Turning Point USA has added nearly 1 million new YouTube subscribers in the past *week*, far more than any other political channel on the platform.

"The point is to run campaigns that authentically reflect their communities. The future of the Republic ... depends on that kind of authenticity—on looking and feeling like the places we’re trying to represent, and then when we get into power, fighting like hell for them." YEP.