On this episode of Office Hours, Karpf and Loge discuss the White House's UFC event and what lessons to take from Graham Platner's Senate primary victory. Also, Loge is joined by an overall-clad guest. Episode Links:<ul><li><a href="https://archive.org/details/semisovereignpeo00scha/page/n7/mode/2up" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow">Semisovereign People | E. E. Schattschneider</a></li><li><a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2026/06/10/beyond-red-vs-blue-the-political-typology/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow">Pew Political Typology | Pew Research Center</a></li></ul>

On this episode of Office Hours, Karpf and Loge discuss the White House's UFC event and what lessons to take from Graham Platner's Senate primary victory. Also, Loge is joined by an overall-clad guest. Episode Links:Semisovereign People | E. E. SchattschneiderPew Political Typology | Pew Research Center

On this episode of Office Hours, Karpf and Loge discuss the White House's UFC event and what lessons to take from Graham Platner's Senate primary victory. Also, Loge is joined by an overall-clad guest. Episode Links:<ul><li><a href="https://archive.org/details/semisovereignpeo00scha/page/n7/mode/2up" rel="noopener noreferrer">Semisovereign People | E. E. Schattschneider</a></li><li><a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2026/06/10/beyond-red-vs-blue-the-political-typology/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pew Political Typology | Pew Research Center</a></li></ul>

Octagon Baby Gone

Strategic political communication hot takes with footnotes. Every episode Dave Karpf, PhD and Peter Loge look at communication campaigns in the news, explain what’s working and what’s not, and how to make it all better.

Karpf and Loge are George Washington University associate professors who think they’re smarter and funnier than they really are. Karpf is the author of several books on digital politics and once sort of accidentally made Bret Stephens cry. Loge has spent 30 years working in politics and strategic communication and is unreasonably proud of getting a 10/10 on RoomRater.

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Strategic political communication hot takes with footnotes. Every episode Dave Karpf, PhD and Peter Loge look at communication campaigns in the news, explain what’s working and what’s not, and how to make it all better. Karpf and Loge are George Washington University associate professors who think they’re smarter and funnier than they really are. Karpf is the author of several books on digital politics and once sort of accidentally made Bret Stephens cry. Loge has spent 30 years working in politics and strategic communication and is unreasonably proud of getting a 10/10 on RoomRater.

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