Vibes Only
The polls are broken, the stakes are unprecedented, and vibes drive the future of American politics.
Every Thursday, political strategist Brian Derrick (founder of Oath) and new media strategist Glennis Meagher (co-founder of Generator Collective) break down the biggest stories in American politics, elections, and culture.
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Vibes Only
After Super Tuesday, GOP Officially the Party of Trump (Again)
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This week we’re joined by Annie Wu Henry. Annie is a political consultant & digital strategist from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. She - like us - is chronically online and has helped craft digital strategies for organizations like the Working Families Parties and AOC. She received high praise for her role in John Fetterman’s Senate campaign - leading his TikTok content and strategy. If anyone knows digital messaging - it’s Annie. Annie helps us check the vibes this week:
- If it wasn’t clear before, Super Tuesday proved that the GOP belongs to Trump and we’re set for a re-match of 2020 - media fantasies be damned.
- A series of national polls generated bad headlines for Biden. What, if anything, are the polls and the media missing?
- SCOTUS unanimously ruled that States can’t remove Trump from ballot + SCOTUS agreed to hear Trump’s immunity claim
- Mitch McConnell announced last week that he’s stepping down from the top position for Senate Republicans
- And Kyrsten Sinema officially closed the door for her re-election campaign
In “It’s Giving” we react to Marianne Williamson un-suspending her presidential campaign.
In our group chat we discuss:
- Jason Kelce's retirement announcement.
- Taylor Lorenz’s interview with Chaya Raichik who created “Libs of TikTok”
And lastly, we leave you with this good vibe: Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is canceling $2 BILLION in medical debt for 1 million residents.
