
Ian Sams
@iansams
Dem strategist. Former White House and presidential campaign spokesman. Tours of duty on the Hill, Sen/Gov races, DNC, and HHS. Appalachian expat. Bama alum.
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20-04-2009 05:19:48
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This conversation/debate between 80-year-old James Carville and 25-year-old David Hogg š§ is worth every Democratās time. One of the more interesting podcast discussions in the last 6 months about the Democratic Party. Watch it all here: youtu.be/Syor3Xxvrh4?siā¦


Hi gang! Iāll be live on Substack at 10 CST talking about the Democratic brand and what working class voters have to say about it. Join us: substack.com/@workingclassp⦠American Bridge 21st Century Margie Omero Ian Sams

š Six in ten Americans explicitly say Trumpās policies are contributing to the cost of clothing, electronics, and groceries going up. Even more blame him for the cost of cars increasing and the chaos in the stock marketā including a sizable number of Rs new Navigator Research


.Mitch Landrieu, pollster Margie Omero and Ian Sams are going live at 11AM Eastern to talk about The Working Class Project and their new research on working class voters' relationship with both parties. Tune in here: workingclassproject.substack.com



āModerateā vs āliberalā is very 2019. Demsā new dichotomy is really āstatus quoā vs āoutside the box.ā āInsiderā vs āoutsiderā A āmoderateā in Ohio may want to break up monopolies to lower prices. Or in Montana, ban drilling on public land. Not really a left/right sliding scale

New post from The Working Class Project: we sought out how voters react to certain Dems - and came away with initial lessons. Authenticity. Connection to community. Respect those who disagree. + more. Check out our latest deep dive from many focus groups: workingclassproject.substack.com/p/working-clasā¦




Spanberger offering a roadmap for Dems here - her plan does not shy away from calling out big corporations that are ripping people off and causing higher prices, with pledges to crack down on greedy middlemen, price gouging, predatory billing, etc. abigailspanberger.com/wp-content/uplā¦

This is an important finding from Navigator Research as Dems wrestle with Trumpās corruption: Fair or not, voters think all of Washington is corrupt. So we have to acknowledge the systemic problem if we want to convince more Americans to hold Trump accountable for it.


Trump and DOGE claim their regulation cuts save people money, but they actually will lead to āhigher bank fees, electric and water bills, and health insurance paymentsā for average Americans From tariffs to DOGE, Trump is raising costs, not lowering them nytimes.com/2025/05/30/us/ā¦




An inspiring and talented ticket is prepared to turn Virginia blue in November. If youāre a Democrat looking for a mission to send a message across the country, get involved in this fight. Abigail Spanberger Senator Hashmi Jay Jones
