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Campaign Trend Podcast

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Mar 26, 2025 • 25min

How Campaigns Can Actually Use AI – Maya Hutchinson (BattlegroundAI)

Maya Hutchinson, Founder & CEO of Battleground AI, dives into the exciting world of AI in political campaigns. She unveils how local campaigns can creatively engage voters through affordable AI tools. The conversation touches on the ethical implications of AI, emphasizing transparency and the importance of adapting to a tech-savvy electorate. Maya also discusses the challenges of breaking down data silos to leverage AI for effective local strategies. Additionally, she highlights how AI is reshaping SEO dynamics, necessitating fresh marketing approaches.
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Mar 12, 2025 • 23min

Inside Senator Dave McCormick's Winning Campaign – Mark Harris (ColdSpark)

Our guest today is Mark Harris, Managing Partner of ColdSpark, a boutique advertising and public affairs firm that specializes in political campaigns and issue advocacy.In our conversation, we discuss lessons Mark and his team learned from the victorious 2024 Pennsylvania Senate campaign for Senator Dave McCormick.Subscribe on YouTube: Visit the Campaign Trend Website: Follow us on X Follow us on LinkedIn Subscribe to our Newsletter Become a Campaign Trend Insider
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Feb 19, 2025 • 29min

How To Get Confirmed By The Senate – Arnold Punaro

Our guest today is Arnold Punaro, a retired Marine Reserve Major General. For decades he served on Capitol Hill, including as the Staff Director of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Today he runs the Punaro Group, consults for a broad array of Fortune 100 companies, and has been recognized by Defense News as one of the 100 most influential individuals in US Defense. He’s also the author of “If Confirmed: An Insider’s View of the National Security Confirmation Process.”In this episode General Punaro takes us behind the scenes of the confirmation process from short lists to nominations to vetting to hearings and Senate votes. So if you want to survive a Senate confirmation hearing someday, take notes!Subscribe on YouTube: Visit the Campaign Trend Website: Follow us on X Follow us on LinkedIn Subscribe to our Newsletter Become a Campaign Trend Insider
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Feb 5, 2025 • 20min

Latest News on Tech and Politics

On today’s episode, I’m joined again by my friend Adam Belmar from Advocacy Content Kitchen who produces the Campaign Trend Podcast and we’re discussing some of the latest news from the world of tech and politics. We dig into political ad spending on X, the Left’s X exodus, what’s going on with TikTok, and more. Stories discussed in this episode:X sold over $25 million in political ads in 2024These progressive groups left X for Bluesky. Was it a mistake?The 2024 election exposed Republicans’ worst weaknessMeasuring Political Preferences in AI Systems An Integrative ApproachSubscribe on YouTube: Visit the Campaign Trend Website: Follow us on X Follow us on LinkedIn Subscribe to our Newsletter Become a Campaign Trend Insider
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Jan 22, 2025 • 19min

How To Build A Campaign Volunteer Training Program – Abigail Sigler

Our guest today is Abigail Sigler, Vice President at Baker Group Strategies and the former campaign manager for Senator Marsha Blackburn from Tennessee. In this episode we’re talking about a unique initiative from Senator Blackburn’s re-election campaign known as “Campaign College”, a training program to train volunteers across the state in the various components of modern campaign strategy from canvassing to analytics.How Marsha Blackburn used campaign to train new generation of GOP activists (Axios)Subscribe on YouTube: Visit the Campaign Trend Website: Follow us on X Follow us on LinkedIn Subscribe to our Newsletter Become a Campaign Trend Insider
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Jan 8, 2025 • 26min

Inside the Podcast Election with Stephen Aaron

Our guest today is Stephen Aaron, founder of Perspective Strategies. He is also the founder of a voter turnout initiative in 2024 called Vote4America that worked to activate social media influencers and podcasters.In this episode we dig into the mechanics and strategy of working with social media influencers with an eye towards how everyone - not just presidential candidates - can incorporate this into their campaigns.Subscribe on YouTube: Visit the Campaign Trend Website: Follow us on X Follow us on LinkedIn Subscribe to our Newsletter Become a Campaign Trend Insider
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Dec 31, 2024 • 13min

2024 Year-in-Review

In this episode, we look back at the key themes from the world of campaigning with highlights from some of our best episodes in 2024. Subscribe on YouTube: Visit the Campaign Trend Website: Follow us on X Follow us on LinkedIn Subscribe to our Newsletter Become a Campaign Trend Insider
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Dec 18, 2024 • 22min

Polling Insights: Where Voters Are and How to Reach Them – David Kanevsky

David Kanevsky, from 3D Strategic Research, dives into crucial insights from the 2024 Post-Election Survey. He reveals a alarming decline in local TV news viewership, with only 35% of voters tuning in daily, while social media, especially TikTok, has surged as a primary news source. The rise of podcast listenership, now at 32%, showcases a shift in how voters consume news. Kanevsky emphasizes the importance of adapting campaign strategies to connect with diverse electorates and highlights the potency of personal recommendations in voter engagement.
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Nov 20, 2024 • 25min

The State of Digital Fundraising – Mike Hahn (Frontline Strategies)

Mike Hahn is the President of Digital Strategy & Operations at Frontline Strategies. In the 2022 cycle he was the Deputy Digital Director at the NRSC and is an alum of the Trump 2016 and 2020 campaigns where he served as the Director of Social Media. In total, he has raised well over $100 million online for various groups.In this episode we’re digging into the initial learnings about digital fundraising in 2024 and what the future looks like for the grassroots fundraising space.Subscribe on YouTube: Visit the Campaign Trend Website: Follow us on X Follow us on LinkedIn Subscribe to our Newsletter Become a Campaign Trend Insider
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Oct 30, 2024 • 20min

Calling Races On Election Night – Scott Tranter (Decision Desk HQ)

Scott Tranter is Director of Data Science at Decision Desk HQ, the only provider of real-time election results, race calls, and data to cover US elections from the presidency and Congress to the county and city level. We previously spoke with Scott about his experience building and selling his previous company, Optimus.In this episode we dig into the nuts and bolts of making race calls on Election Night in an accurate and timely manner.Subscribe on YouTube: Visit the Campaign Trend Website: Follow us on X Follow us on LinkedIn Subscribe to our Newsletter Become a Campaign Trend Insider

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