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Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda is a non-partisan podcast featuring thought leaders and industry pioneers with insights about innovative approaches to political campaigns, voter engagement, mobilization, fundraising, persuasion, and GOTV. Topics include the power of mobile devices, leveraging social networks, message testing and targeting, cross-media advertising, grassroots organizing, and big data.

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23:38

View of the 2023 Virginia Election Results with...

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda ·

2023/11/30

Andrea Miller, Center for Common Ground joins Deepak Puri, CEO of The Democracy Labs, to highlight the results of the recent election in Virginia and the impact of early voting on the outcome. As seen around the country, even school board races were contentious. Deepak and Andrea talk about: The variations in the Virginia election results in this diverse state The value of political television ads Voter suppression tactics Postcarding campaigns Plans for 2024 @CTR4CMNGround #VAElection

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28:46

Building On-Line and Off-Line Connections with Voters...

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda ·

2023/11/16

Edward Erikson, Founder and President of Erikson Communication Group, joins Deepak Puri, CEO of The Democracy Labs, to discuss the possibilities of finding common interests and ways to unite local communities. As a political consultant, Edward emphasizes the value of snowball organizing to find additional supporters and the need to keep testing new methods to reach voters. Deepak and Edward talk about: Finding common ground with voters in this partisan environment Role of social media and local

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23:08

Managing Voter Interactions using AI with P2P Texting...

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda ·

2023/11/02

Josh Justice, CEO of Peerly, has been working on an AI tool for managing and responding to the volume of text messages exchanged using the Peerly peer-to-peer texting platform. Now widely available, AMP {AI} enhances the value of voter engagement and provides rich data that reveals sentiment and real-time interest. We talk about: The changing nature of voter engagement Optimizing voter targeting based on responses to text messages The shift from generic campaign messages to personalized messaging

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21:47

Convergence of Tactics for Reaching Voters with Molly...

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda ·

2023/10/19

Molly Rima Hoopes, Senior Political Account Executive, Division D at VoterX, is working in the expanding arena where targeting and media offer new options for finding and persuading voters. Though traditional media buyers are still buying linear TV ads, cross-screen reach and targeting opportunities offer incremental reach for campaigns to find cord-cutters, deliver a call to action to specific audiences, and supply metrics about engagement for building relationships. We talk about: Cross-screen

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22:23

Organizing Using TikTok and Other Social Media with...

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda ·

2023/10/17

Gina Keller, Co-Founder of Distill Social, joins Deepak Puri, CEO of The Democracy Labs, to highlight how social media is used for grassroots activities in Michigan to drive voter awareness, voter registration, and turnout. Gina shares insights about using TikTok to offer something as simple as a sticker to raise interest and enthusiasm. Deepak and Gina talk about: Building emotional connections with voters How content is shared on TikTok, Instagram, and other social media sites Turning words into

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26:28

Relational Organizing Then and Now with Richard Rose...

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda ·

2023/10/13

Richard Rose and Raymond McClendon Communities United for Justice join Deepak Puri, CEO of The Democracy Labs, to review relational organizing using local leaders to build awareness about candidates and ballot initiatives. The topic is how grassroots organizers are using digital and traditional tools to build robust networks of organizations targeting specific voters to get out the vote. Richard and Raymond have started in Georgia, moving from there to demonstrate the power of collaboration to win

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33:15

The Power of Rural Voters with Matthew Hildreth Rural...

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda ·

2023/10/04

Matthew Hildreth, Executive Director of Rural Organizing, joins Deepak Puri, CEO of The Democracy Labs, to identify the elements of rural communities often missed by candidates in their search for voters. With a background in broadcasting and local engagement, Matthew points out the need for more funding for organizing in rural areas and leadership development at the local level. Deepak and Matthew talk about: Growing the Democratic brand in rural communities Organizing in rural areas What

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18:45

Running for State Office in a Rural District with...

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda ·

2023/10/02

Rachel Levy, candidate for the Virginia House of Delegates in the November 2023 election, joins Deepak Puri, CEO of The Democracy Labs, to provide a view from the front lines of running for office in a primarily rural, newly drawn district. Rachel is an activist, teacher, mom, wife, and candidate with a strong sense of the need for civic engagement to fight extremism. Deepak and Rachel talk about: Diversity in rural communities Techniques that work for outreach and canvasing in a mostly rural

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21:30

Need for Cybersecurity Tools to Protect Political...

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda ·

2023/09/26

Michael Kaiser is the President and CEO of Defending Digital Campaigns, a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization working with Federal campaigns to secure their organizations and staff against cybercrime. DDC is providing free and low-cost security tools not counted as a campaign contribution with special permission by the FEC because unsafe political campaign practices are seen as a national security threat. We talk about Most significant cyber threats to political campaigns What cyber bad actors

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29:16

Removing Obstacles to Running for Office with Holli...

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda ·

2023/09/20

Holli Holliday, lawyer and President of Sisters Lead Sisters Vote, joins Deepak Puri, CEO of The Democracy Labs, to shine a light on the obstacles that are part of the system that keep first-time candidates from succeeding. While candidates supported by the established parties are told about access to voter lists and committee support, newcomers are often not aware of the resources that are available for fundraising and organizing. Deepak and Holli talk about Paths to leadership development

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19:58

What Motivates Gen-Z to Vote with Annabel Roubinowitz

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda ·

2023/08/25

Annabel Roubinowitz, a high school senior living in San Francisco, surveyed her Gen-Z cohorts to find out what issues they are concerned about and why they do or do not vote. While young people seem excited about hot-button issues like reproductive rights and gun control, they are not registering to vote or turning out to vote in expected numbers. Annabel's research sheds some light on how candidates can tap into this rage and enthusiasm to engage more Gen-Z to vote. We talk about: What turns Gen-Z

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20:28

Politics of Available and Affordable Childcare with...

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda ·

2023/08/24

Cassie Choi, Co-Founder of the Pair Team, is focused on the challenge of finding available and affordable childcare for high-risk and high-need populations and the actions that can be taken to improve the health of families. As a White House Clinician Innovators Roundtable member, Cassie is looking at the health ecosystem and how to drive civic engagement from all stakeholders to help advance healthcare needs. As a nurse and entrepreneur, Cassis is advocating for childcare with the Biden

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18:20

Opportunities for Text-to-Audio Generated by...

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda ·

2023/08/19

Deepak Puri, CEO of The Democracy Labs, brings his technical skills to applying AI to dense text to make it accessible to a broader audience. This episode includes a sample of turning text-to-audio from the introduction of the Georgia indictment of election fraud and demonstrates the limitations and opportunities for a tool like Audyo.ai. We talk about: Creating a rapid response to breaking news by using AI-based apps to turn text into a voice of choice Fighting voter apathy with short,

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18:05

Insights from Applying AI to the State Public Policy...

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda ·

2023/08/09

Yemi Adewunmi is the Co-Founder and COO of Plural, part of the Higher Ground Labs portfolio of companies. Plural has recognized the opportunity to apply AI to track the discovery, creation, and iterations of legislation at the congressional and state level to inform a number of different stakeholders. Based on her experience working at the New York State Legislature, Yemi and her team provide tools to change how policy data can be viewed to identify trends and opportunities and aid collaboration

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27:13

Paying More Attention to State Legislatures with...

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda ·

2023/08/02

Joann Loulan, Executive Director of Local Majority, joins Deepak Puri, CEO, of The Democracy Labs, in a story about activism at the state level and the need to pay attention to what state legislatures are doing. Local Majority is promoting research from subject experts to counteract the influences of misleading and disinformation at the state and local levels. Deepak and Joann discuss: Why well-documented research is essential to dispelling misinformation and disinformation about the activities of

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18:24

Digital Advertising Strategies for 2024 Political...

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda ·

2023/07/27

Beth Dwyer, Vice President of Sales at Dotdash Meredith's MNI Targeted Media, worked for the Washington Post and Politico on the corporate side. Beth came to political adverting in 2017 when she realized the role digital advertising could play in political campaigns. She notes the changes since 2020 in the amount of money spent on digital ads and when that money will be spent to reach voters in 2024. Because of the fragmentation in the ad market, programmatic demonstrates that ad buys should be less

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17:54

Connected TV Spending Increasing for Political...

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda ·

2023/07/20

Jess Ellis, Senior Specialist, Client Partnerships, Politics VDX.tv, gives an orientation on how political tv advertising has expanded to include a significant investment in connected tv ads. To reach cord-cutters, campaigns increasingly realize that CTV ads find voters on the right screen at the right time to persuade, inform, and mobilize. Streaming video allows for specific targeting of voters compared to buying ads on linear tv in expensive media markets. Digital video ads reach people where

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15:46

Fighting MisInformation on WhatsApp with Alshika...

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda ·

2023/07/18

Alshika Jennela, Program Manager Mis/Disinformation at Indian American Impact, and Deepak Puri, CEO of The Democracy Labs, TheDemLabs.org, talk about how WhatsApp is used by people all around the globe. It is seen as a trusted source of news from friends and family while, at the same time, a source of disinformation. With deep insights into the Indian American and South Asian American communities, they highlight how activists are working to present facts and correct misinformation and

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19:00

Matching Voter Files to Digital Identities with Ray...

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda ·

2023/07/11

Ray Kingman, CEO and Founder of Semcasting, a data service company, is taking voter files to the next level by including more relevant data to support digital marketing in political campaigns. Their cookie-free approach uses IP delivery points, device information, email, and offline data and matches to online activity and other known voter characteristics. They are testing a digital activity scoring system and different new twists on the data to allow campaigns to create discussions with voters

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22:51

Overcoming Restrictions of Voter ID Laws with Lauren...

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda ·

2023/06/29

Lauren Kunis, CEO of VoteRiders, and Deepak Puri, CEO of The Democracy Labs, TheDemLabs.org, talk about the various voter ID laws that prevent or intimidate eligible Americans from casting a ballot that is counted. VoteRiders has a nationwide network to provide voter ID education and assistance to get the form of ID that is accepted to register and vote. Deepak and Lauren discuss State-by-state challenges of getting an acceptable ID to register to vote Why underrepresented communities are the

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