Digital Campaigning in 2024: Insights from the Frontlines

Impossible Tradeoffs with Katie Harbath

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Digital Campaigning in 2024: Insights from the Frontlines

Kyle Tharp and Amanda Elliott on Democratic and Republican uses of technology this cycle

Katie Harbath

Oct 03, 2024

Transcript

We’re back! Thanks again to everyone for your understanding of my gap week.

In this episode, Amanda Elliott and Kyle Tharp, both newsletter writers focused on digital politics, discuss their experiences and insights into the evolving landscape of political campaigning. They explore the impact of digital strategies, fundraising, and the role of social media platforms like TikTok in reaching voters. The discussion also touches on the differences in approach between the Republican and Democratic parties, the influence of AI, and the future of digital politics as the 2024 election approaches.

Amanda’s newsletter is called

Doomscroll

, and Kyle’s is

FWIW

. I highly recommend both of them!

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Impossible Tradeoffs with Katie Harbath

Technology and democracy are at a crossroads. Technology can potentially empower people and make our democracies more responsive. Or technology can be used to manipulate and divide us. Welcome to Impossible Tradeoffs. I’m Katie Harbath. In this weekly podcast, we’ll talk about and analyze the most fascinating headlines. We’ll make predictions about where things are going. And we’ll talk to experts about the challenges we face and how we might look for solutions.

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