Being anti-Trump isn’t a strategy. To win in 2028, Democrats need a clear economic message, credible leadership, and values voters actually connect with. I’m breaking this down (and more) in my new Substack, The Messina Memo. https://t.co/7cH3NmZLsi
SCOTUS changed one of the biggest rules governing campaign spending.
I talked with @PsakiBriefing about what unlimited coordinated party spending means in practice and the financial challenges it poses for Democrats heading into November.
https://t.co/BrmFZEZObD
ICYMI: Adrian Durbin's piece on AI & communications for The Messina Memo.
The biggest shift in communications today isn't social media, it's AI. The campaigns and companies that understand that first will have a real advantage.
Check it out here⬇️
https://t.co/QIJED8BMwX
@MontanaGrizFB What are we doing? Announcing a home and home with University of Texas Rio Grande Valley? Which didn’t exist as a team until LAST YEAR? Is this ambition? Is this what dynasty’s do? This is embarrassing.
Talked with @jrpsaki and @Timodc on @PsakiBriefing as the Georgia results came in. Swingiest state in America now, and a 2028 bellwether.
The most interesting thing about primary nights? What they mean for the race no one is running yet.
Full convo 👇
https://t.co/Ym4QjehRoW
Voters are increasingly asking AI what candidates stand for before they cast their ballots—one of the biggest shifts of the '26 cycle. In a new piece for The Messina Memo, TMG Partner @AdrianDurbin breaks down what it means for communicators.
Read here: https://t.co/cgSpFlN5nz
Dear republican candidates everywhere: Good luck defending this at the ballot box in November:
The US undertakes to create a plan for the rehabilitation & economic development of the Islamic Republic of Iran, While ensuring financing of at least $300 billion.
Are you f’ing kidding me! Then it’s NOT AN AGREEMENT! And the first time anyone violates it there will be nothing to enforce, so the whole thing will have been useless. Kinda like this entire war of choice: useless.
“People shouldn’t read too much into the language of the MOU,” one US official told me, describing the agreement as a “political document.”
“What’s more important than the actual document is the understandings we have with each other... We came up with language that allows (Iran) to say what they need to say for their domestic politics.”
The Iran deal is exposing more political fault lines within the Republican Party.
Great convo on @Morning_Joe this a.m. focused on the implications for the administration, the GOP, and JD Vance's political aspirations.
Watch ⬇️
https://t.co/HQN7EqUWNZ
Catch me on @Morning_Joe at 6:40am ET/4:40 a.m. MT to chat midterms and what today's primaries in Georgia can tell us about Trump and the GOP with just 140 days to go 'til Election Day.
"I love the inflation" while a record 63% disapprove of his handling of it, 68% say he's focused on the wrong issues, and 76% say cost of living is their #1 concern. Hell of a combo. Every Dem ad team in America says thank you.
Trump's "I love the inflation" is one of the most politically tone deaf statements I've ever heard.
No prez before him ever had a -50 pt or worse net approval in an inflation poll. Trump's done it 8+ times.
Trump's the only prez to ever hit 80% disapproval on gas prices.
There is no realistic path to a Democratic Senate majority that doesn’t run through Maine.
Went on @PsakiBriefing last night to discuss Platner’s victory speech, his path forward, and what this race means for the battle for the Senate.
https://t.co/S8MQJAIbS0
Winning campaigns focus on the next one, not the last one.
I've spent the last few months breaking down the assumptions Democrats need to leave behind before Nov 3.
Catch Part III of Mythbusting Before the Midterms below (Parts I & II linked too)!
https://t.co/smI0Ez0ANs
I joined @AnaCabrera on MSNOW this morning to discuss why California is key to the House fight, why Iowa deserves attention, and what the results tell us about the races ahead.
Watch the full conversation here⬇️
Joined @PsakiBriefing last night as results rolled in to break it all down.
-Control of the House could very well run through IA & CA.
-Many see IA as ruby red, but Trump's econ. has hammered the Hawkeye state, putting it in play.
All gas, no breaks!
https://t.co/XfWuwxoMfO
Joined @Morning_Joe to talk about my latest Mythbusting Before the Midterms piece on Substack and why Democrats can't afford to rely on old assumptions about voters and what wins elections.
Watch below⬇️
https://t.co/HckSfHarL2
And read my latest here: https://t.co/smI0Ez0ANs
Democrats are at risk of carrying some bad assumptions from '24 into '26.
We have to build strategies that meet voters where they are now, not where they were four years ago.
Third and final post of my "Mythbusting Before the Midterms" series is up⬇️
https://t.co/rnjuq49nS7