Jack,

Republicans have built a media machine that never shuts off.

It shapes how voters think. It keeps their base angry and loyal. It launders scandals. It drives culture wars. It sets the terms of every political fight—before Democrats even show up.

And they don’t need to win the fundraising race to do it.

In 2024, Kamala Harris outraised Donald Trump nearly 3-to-1. Democrats won the money war—and still lost the message war.

Because we don’t have what they have. We don’t have an army of podcasts. We don’t have YouTube networks spreading our worldview 24/7. We don’t have influencers, meme machines, viral content factories. We have campaign ads that vanish after Election Day.

Republicans get a permanent propaganda engine. We get a two-year reset button—every. single. cycle.

That has to change. And it starts right here. We need to build the infrastructure they hope we never will.

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The right has a media empire. Let’s start building ours.

Keep fighting,
Markos Moulitsas
Founder, Daily Kos

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