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Black Governor Nominees Become Stars
ANDREW GILLUM, STACY ABRAMS, AND BEN JEALOUS
If elected, Stacey Abrams of Georgia, Ben Jealous of Maryland and Andrew Gillum of Florida would give America its largest number of black governors ever," AP's Jesse Holland writes.
Be smart: "None of them were heavy favorites in their primaries. ... Their historic pri- mary wins — and the national attention it brought — will bring out Democratic voters who might not have voted in a midterm election otherwise."
Abrams, 44, "who could become the nation's first black female governor, is getting the most national attention."
"Jealous, 45, faces the steepest challenge, down in polls against incumbent Repub- lican Gov. Larry Hogan."
Abrams and Gillum, 39, are running for open seats.
"The political trio seem comfortable together and read- ily quote one another in inter- views. They also tease one another."
"Abrams is a longtime state official and former state House leader; Gillum has been a fixture of local Tallahassee politics since his college days; and Jealous is a former head of the NAACP and ... a venture capitalist and activist."
Obama And Trump Compete For Airtime Ahead Of Midterms
President Trump has a sudden competitor for airtime: CNN and MSNBC covered President Obama's first 2018 campaign rally Saturday as if he were in a general-elec- tion race with his successor.
Be smart, from N.Y. Times' Adam Nagourney: "Obama’s decision to enter the fray ... could very well, as some Democrats acknowledge, energize Republican ... voters ... But he made clear his main goal [yesterday] was getting Democ- rats and independents, who are
a big bloc of voters [in Orange County], to turn out."
What's happening: CNN ("ANY MOMENT") and MSNBC ("HAPPENING NOW") both went with empty- podium teases ahead of Obama's appearance in Ana-
heim, Calif., and then both used "BREAKING NEWS" tabs dur- ing his live remarks. Fox News was airing a taped show, but used soundbites later.
After calling out Trump and the Kochs in a speech the day before, Obama went with generic descriptions yesterday, but said, "[W]hen you look at the arc of American history, there’s always been a push and pull ... between those who pro- mote the politics of hope and those who exploit the politics of fear."
Progressives Go Digital Before 2018 Midterms
Two progressive groups, Organizing for Ac- tion and ACRONYM, are investing heavily in dig- ital organizing and advertising two months out from the 2018 midterms.
Why it matters: They're tapping into the grassroots energy they've seen growing since the first Women's March after President Trump's inauguration in the hopes of helping Democrats up and down the ballot on Nov. 6.
Driving the news: OFA launched a Campaign Organizing Bootcamp today — drawing from their collective experience on Obama's 2008 and 2012 campaigns — which includes free webinars
teaching people best practices for "get out the vote" efforts and digital organizing in the final 60 days of an election.
ACRONYM, the digital-first startup working to elect progressive Democrats, is investing $10 million in digital ads to help 75 Democrats run- ning in state legislature races. They're working with the Democratic Legislative Campaign Com- mittee and the National Democratic Redistricting Committee.
This follows a trend of Democrats going digital throughout 2018, from ActBlue's record-breaking fundraising to Joe Biden's Instagram TV series.
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