Welcome to the non-partisan Digital Politics Podcast with Karen Jagoda. Since 2007, this show has highlighted impact of new technologies on the campaign landscape, how expectations of voters are changing, fundraising, persuasion and getting out the vote.
Popular topics on the show include best practices for political and advocacy campaigns, ground game strategies, cross-media advertising, social media trends and impact of mobile.
This weekly podcast includes interviews with political consultants, media strategists, journalists, advocates, candidates, elected officials, campaign managers, and solution providers.
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Oct 8, 2018
Mark Mellman, President, The Mellman Group has been a political consultant and pollster for 20 years and shines a light on negative and attack ads and why they can be effective, finding the line between accuracy and inaccuracy in political ads, and the example of the Sanctuary City ads that are misleading voters about...
Oct 3, 2018
Reed Galen, independent political consultant and chief strategist for SAM, the Serve America Movement, talks about how current events are driving interest in finding an alternative to the Republican and Democratic parties. With an eye on the changes that can be influenced at the state and local level, SAM is getting...
Sep 10, 2018
Max Fose, President and CEO, IWS worked with John McCain in his 2000 campaign for President and shares some of his memories of the early years of using the Internet in a political campaign. Max realized that two-way communication with voters, facilitated then by email, was the key to driving fundraising and awareness...
Jul 31, 2018
Kelly Dietrich, founder, National Democratic Training Committee is using online tools and in-person advisors to train Democratic federal, state and local candidates in the art and science of political campaigns. With free on-demand online classes, candidates and potential candidates can educate themselves about what is...
Jul 19, 2018
Omar Passons, attorney, community activist and recent candidate for San Diego County Supervisor. Omar talks about the value of endorsements, driving grassroots support, challenges for a first time candidate, most successful calls to action to his supporters, surprises along the way, and why it is important to run for...