Campaigns & Elections

06/23/2026

NEW WEBINAR - Who Really Moves Policy? The New Rules of Influence for Advocacy Campaigns. June 25th at 1:00 PM EST.

Learn how advocacy organizations, associations, and public affairs professionals are rethinking influence in a media environment that rewards speed, credibility, and reach. This webinar will explore how campaigns can better influence policymakers, build stronger coalitions, and demonstrate real impact.

Leading the discussion:

Dakota Meyers, CGCN
Lindsay Shuba Donnelly, Big Impact Advocacy
Allison Kimble, Signal Group
Max Bowe, Sunny Day Strategies
Marv McMoore, FTI
Kenny Day, IQM Corporation

Sponsored by IQM

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06/17/2026

"The scramble for podcast inventory ahead of the 2026 midterms reflects something larger: Audiences continue to gravitate toward media environments that feel personal, trusted and community-oriented.

"Political campaigns recognized this shift early, and the wider advertising industry is now adapting to growing demand for media environments built around greater engagement and stronger audience relationships."

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06/17/2026

The backbone of online political fundraising is facing a stress test like never before, as lawmakers ramp up scrutiny on the platforms responsible for processing billions of dollars in contributions to candidates, committees and causes.

ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones’ appearance last week before the House Administration Committee underscored the tense moment that the organization finds itself in as it faces investigations from three separate congressional panels and President Donald Trump’s Justice Department.

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06/12/2026

Campaigns have no shortage of ways to reach voters, but scaling truly personalized outreach remains a major challenge.

Our latest piece looks at a bigger question facing the industry: whether AI can help campaigns move beyond one-size-fits-all messaging and create more relevant, individualized voter communication at scale.

Partner post with Overton Blue.

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06/11/2026

06/11/2026

The 2026 midterms are poised to set an all-time record for political spending, according to new projections from ad-tracking firm AdImpact.

The updated estimates project that political spending this year will reach $11.6 billion. That’s about $795 million more than the $10.8 billion in spending that AdImpact estimated in its initial projections for the 2026 cycle last fall.

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06/10/2026

The House GOP-led probes into Democratic fundraising giant ActBlue reached a tense standstill on Wednesday as the platform’s chief executive refused to answer Republicans’ questions about ActBlue’s fraud prevention measures and whether she intentionally misled congressional investigators.

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06/10/2026

Streaming is no longer just a supplemental buy in political media plans.

In our latest Industry Voices piece, Al Behmorias of Ampersand argues that it is becoming a core part of campaign strategy from the start, forcing teams to ask tougher questions about audience certainty, measurement, efficiency, and transparency in a fragmented media environment.

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06/09/2026

Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing how campaigns test messages, understand voters, and build strategy.

In our latest Industry Voices piece, Dr. Robert Tatterson of Amygdala argues that campaigns should stop treating AI as a threat and start seeing it as a tool that can cut through political noise, improve efficiency, and help voters engage more clearly with the issues in front of them.

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06/09/2026

Artificial intelligence use among campaign professionals is booming. A new survey breaks down how they’re actually using the technology.

The survey from a group of newsletter authors and consultants – Anchor Change’s Katie Harbath, Campaign Trend’s Eric Wilson, Chaotic Era’s Kyle Tharp and Doomscroll’s Amanda Elliott – sheds light on how the AI era is actually playing out behind the scenes in politics. It found that political practitioners are racing to deploy AI tools in a bid to stay in the game; 74 percent of respondents say AI use will be essential to compete in the next cycle or two.

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