I worked out that collectively Democratic candidates spent about $20 sending me fundraising spam texts in 2025.
They need to get different consultants.
QT Kameron Hurley @kameronhurley.com
2026 March 27
I love you Amy Acton, but like every dem, sending endless emails asking for money is not the way to win hearts and minds. Why dems don't understand content marketing continues to baffle me.
https://bsky.app/profile/kameronhurley.com/post/3mhzuozxmcs2w
They seem to have no other 8dea about what to do. It's annoying. I did have one guy running for Congress in Alabama actually pick up the phone himself and call me - a small donor for sure. It worked! I sent him some dough for being creative. But I'm not suggesting my vmail get as clogged as my email and texts....
I am also not suggesting that candidates emulate the local MNGOP politician who showed up doorknocking at my home in 2024, ignoring the "I voted already" sticker I had posted.
(I told him "No" and closed the door.)
The linked thread by Kameron Hurley has some better options:
"Offer good causes and resources! Offer value 3x more that you ask for money! ... Take a tip from Mamdani: tell people about the world they are working TOWARD. We're well aware of the world we're AGAINST."
I wasn't able to read the post you were referencing so yes... not only did Mamdani tell a better story he I think used new media and also fun gimmicks like a scavenger hunt. He's also proving that this type of creative campaigning signals creative leadership once in office.
any politician that is not out on the streets with protesters is missing the point of being a politician
Here I will recognize the local electeds in the Twin Cities, who have been out on the street with their staffers the last three months.
"I will vote for you if you can provide 3 corroborating witness accounts of you in a protest"
Freeman Crouch
Michael Busch
CaliCarol
🏴🏳⚧🏴☠