2026 Path to Persuasion

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2026: Time to Focus on Globalization Haves and Have-Nots.
For and Against Trump Can't Be Our Only Lens
 • Frank OBrien
Call for More Authentic Digital Fundraising In Democratic Campaigns
Some of us are working on stronger policies and messaging that can repair the devastating Democratic disconnect with working class voters.
 • Frank OBrien
MEDICAID: Winning The Messaging Battle
The Medicaid fight will have potentially devastating human consequences.
 • Frank OBrien
A Fledgling Iowa Campaign That Could Be A Model for Working Class Candidates
Senator Joni Ernst has a problem and his name is Nathan Sage
 • Frank OBrien
The Attention Economy -- It's not just a Democratic challenge
What nonprofits can learn from the Democrats' attention economy conversation.
 • Frank OBrien
The Essential (But Challenging) Calculus of Gerrymandering to Save Democracy
You can almost hear the Democratic base breathe a sigh of relief.
 • Frank OBrien
Hey Democrats, Read This Book
Remember the point last year when Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson was all the rage.
 • Frank OBrien
Democrats: Action or Anthropology?
Only action can solve the working class disconnect
 • Frank OBrien
What's the No Kings strategy now?
Building on a stunning, history-making achievement
 • Frank OBrien
No Time to Stay Calm! (No Time to Waste)
“You're too calm.
 • Frank OBrien
Something Personal -- and Timely
From the privileged life I lead today, I don’t ever talk about how I grew up.
 • Frank OBrien
When your party's brand is in disrepair. . .
The verdict is out.
 • Frank OBrien
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