Jim Messina

Obama 2012 Campaign Manager & WH Deputy CoS. CEO of TMG.

BOD: LanzaTech, VectraAI, Fortera, US Soccer Fdn. Leeds minority owner #MOT!

[Jim Messina @Messina2012]

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

[Jim Messina @Messina2012]

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

[The Briefing with Jen Psaki @PsakiBriefing]

Tonight on The Briefing!

Rep. Jamie Raskin @RepRaskin
Kristen Clarke @KristenClarkeJD
Jim Messina @Messina2012
Ali Velshi @AliVelshi
Rep. Jason Crow @RepJasonCrow

9pmET on MS NOW

[Jim Messina @Messina2012]

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

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@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.

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Republicans in disarray!

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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

[Jim Messina @Messina2012]

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

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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.

[The Briefing with Jen Psaki @PsakiBriefing]

Tonight on The Briefing!

Ali Velshi @AliVelshi
Tim Miller @Timodc
Jim Messina @Messina2012
Keisha Lance Bottoms @KeishaBottoms
Sen. Adam Schiff @SenAdamSchiff

9pmET on MS NOW

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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.

[Alayna Treene @alaynatreene]

“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.”

[Jim Messina @Messina2012]

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

[Jim Messina @Messina2012]

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.

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"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.

[(((Harry Enten))) @ForecasterEnten]

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.

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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

[Jim Messina @Messina2012]

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

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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⬇️

[MS NOW Reports @MSNOW_Reports]

Randy Feenstra, Trump's pick in the Iowa gubernatorial primary, lost to Zach Lahn. Also, Dems are hoping to turn the state's open senate seat blue.

@JulianneMcShane, @AlexanderTabet, @Messina2012 and @Maura_Gillespie join @AnaCabrera to discuss more.
https://t.co/VpYskoOu0V

[MS NOW Reports @MSNOW_Reports]

Randy Feenstra, Trump's pick in the Iowa gubernatorial primary, lost to Zach Lahn. Also, Dems are hoping to turn the state's open senate seat blue.

@JulianneMcShane, @AlexanderTabet, @Messina2012 and @Maura_Gillespie join @AnaCabrera to discuss more.
https://t.co/VpYskoOu0V

[Jim Messina @Messina2012]

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

[Jim Messina @Messina2012]

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

[Jim Messina @Messina2012]

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