In a world of little trust and big echo chambers, how do campaigns persuade voters that their candidates are worth voting for? With the midterms nearly upon us, Jon sits down with campaign expert Greta Carnes—who ran organizing for Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign and collaborates with Vote Save America—to discuss why the old campaign playbook is breaking down, what organizing looks like in a world of unanswered calls, ignored texts, and increasingly sophisticated technology, and how Democrats can actually build relationships with voters that last beyond Election Day.
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