The dems are going to spend many tens of millions trying to find a liberal Joe Rogan. [More inside] (archive.ph)

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At donor retreats and in pitch documents seen by The New York Times, liberal strategists are pushing the party’s rich backers to reopen their wallets for a cavalcade of projects to help Democrats, as the cliché now goes, “find the next Joe Rogan.”

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The first out of the gate has been Chorus, a well-publicized liberal nonprofit group co-founded by the Democratic influencer Brian Tyler Cohen.

But others have stayed under wraps until now. In November, Ms. McBride and other liberal operatives gathered in Washington for a series of meetings to survey the election wreckage. At the headquarters of American Bridge, one of the largest Democratic donor networks, they eventually hatched a plan for a for-profit media company called AND Media, which stands for “Achieve Narrative Dominance.”

The company, incorporated in March, says it is aiming to raise $45 million over the next four years. The group hopes to have a $70 million budget over that time frame based on predictions of $25 million in revenue. It says it has raised $7 million so far. Ms. McBride and Christian Tom, who led digital strategy for the Biden White House, have pitched the company to American Bridge donors as a broad cultural project.

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[-] fox@hexbear.net 13 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Ms. McBride and Christian Tom, who led digital strategy for the Biden White House

Anyone else remember 10 cent savings on your 4th of July bbq for a family of 4? That the official white house Twitter twote?

Give those people seven million dollars

[-] carpoftruth@hexbear.net 13 points 15 hours ago

I liked Chris Wade's quip about how he's spent 10,000 hours editing the left wing version of Rogan that the dems are looking for

[-] CyborgMarx@hexbear.net 25 points 17 hours ago

GOOOOOD, I hope they find this "lib" Joe Rogan and I hope he immediately tears into the "progressive caucus" and somehow mind tricks the DNC into expelling them all

That would be the best thing that ever happened to the American "left" in the 21st century

[-] SocialistDad@hexbear.net 20 points 17 hours ago

Who is the left’s Asmongold? Hasan’s not gross enough, armpits be damned

[-] sleeplessone@lemmy.ml 20 points 17 hours ago

Funny clown hammer man, perhaps?

[-] SocialistDad@hexbear.net 20 points 17 hours ago

My god you’re right

[-] Archangel1313@lemm.ee 25 points 18 hours ago

My God, these people are so out of touch with reality.

[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 19 points 17 hours ago

They think their money will save them. It delays the inevitable.

[-] darkcalling@hexbear.net 15 points 16 hours ago

Corrected headline: Panicked bourgeoisie look to find propaganda that resonates with disaffected youth and voters upset about genocide, convince them actually the genocide is justified and get them back in with the rest of the herd of managed proles.

"We cannot let people get outside of the bubble we've curated, we're worried they'll start listening to people like Hasan or even more radical voices, we have to put a lid on this thing" - one panicked insider with inside knowledge.

[-] Frogmanfromlake@hexbear.net 10 points 16 hours ago

The Democrats lost their pop culture clout as soon as Obama went out. Hillary tried to use it the same way he did but it only worked against her because she lacks Obama’s charisma and likability.

[-] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 15 points 16 hours ago

are you serious? "Pokemon Go To The Polls" was a major hit with all the big focus groups. it would have worked, but the Russians used a bunch of lies to make people think they wanted healthcare.