Democrats Still Don’t Get the Internet

Wired: “After losing big in 2024, Democrats promised a digital reckoning.”

“But 12 months out from that devastating slate of losses, Democratic digital programs are still plagued by the same issues that doomed them last year. Despite millions of dollars in influencer investments and “lessons learned” memos, party insiders say Democrats are still stuck running social media programs that strive for authenticity, but often clash with the party’s unrelenting desire to maintain control.”

Said one Democratic digital strategist: “I can’t, for the life of me, figure out why we are still so rigid and moderating everything when we have nothing to lose for the first time. All of the threats of fascism and right wing takeover. It’s all here.”