Campaign Trend Podcast

Mike Hahn is the President of Digital Strategy & Operations at Frontline Strategies. In the 2022 cycle he was the Deputy Digital Director at the NRSC and is an alum of the Trump 2016 and 2020 campaigns where he served as the Director of Social Media. In total, he has raised well over $100 million online for various groups.

In this episode we’re digging into the initial learnings about digital fundraising in 2024 and what the future looks like for the grassroots fundraising space.

Scott Tranter is Director of Data Science at Decision Desk HQ, the only provider of real-time election results, race calls, and data to cover US elections from the presidency and Congress to the county and city level. We previously spoke with Scott about his experience building and selling his previous company, Optimus.

In this episode we dig into the nuts and bolts of making race calls on Election Night in an accurate and timely manner.

Chaz Nuttycombe is director of CNalysis, an election forecasting website and is the first-ever American election outlet that created forecasts for state legislative districts and chambers across the country and remains the sole group dedicated to this work.

In this episode we discuss the process behind building election forecasts, what they mean, and how they’re being used on the campaign trail.

Chris Faulkner who is a Senior National Strategist at Majority Strategies, one of the biggest consulting firms in the political space. Chris spent almost a decade as a Marine before getting into politics and he has worked on a LOT of campaigns.

In this episode we diver further into the mechanics and strategy around early voting and vote by mail in the 2024 Election.

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Jessica Anderson is President of the Sentinel Action Fund, the only conservative Super PAC with a year-round ground game committed to turning out absentee, early vote, and "day of" voters. She was previously the Executive Director of Heritage Action for America.

In this episode we discuss how Sentinel has adapted to the wildly unpredictable 2024 election, the strategy behind boosting early voting, and the role of personal voter contact.

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Katie Harbath is Chief Global Affairs Officer at Duco Experts. From 2011 to 2021, Katie was the Public Policy Director at Facebook where she led global outreach to elected officials, political parties, and campaigners around the world.

In our conversation, we check in on Facebook’s role in the 2024 election.

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Our guest today is Matthew Mazzone a partner at Ascent Media Agency where he leads large scale branding and marketing campaigns. Before getting into agency world, Matt was the Director of Film and Visual Media at the Republican National Committee.

In this episode we’re talking about virtual production – how it works and what it means for political ad makers.

Watch Virtual Production In Action - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AmlMcfxzT8

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Sean Cooksey is Chairman of the Federal Election Commission. The FEC sets the regulations for campaigning at the federal level. To put it bluntly, the business of politics follows their rules and there are real consequences to that. It’s an honor to have Sean on the show. He is former Chief Counsel to Senator Josh Hawley and former Counsel to Senator Ted Cruz. The Senate confirmed Sean as a commissioner in 2020. 

In our conversation, we get the insider’s perspective on how the FEC works, what the commission is working on for the 2024 cycle, and how they’re responding to new advancements in technology.