Dad! Partner @LiftoffCrew. Communications + digital consultant. Jew. Alum of too many campaigns.
Washington, D.C.
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Joshua Karp retweeted
Hard to overstate how meaningful this for Black folks from the south. Earth-shattering.
Scott Colom will defeat Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in a major upset to become the first Democrat that voters in deep-red Mississippi have elected to the chamber in more than four decades, CNN projects. cnn.it/4iEnxUo
Joshua Karp retweeted
He better get used to it!
Not even 24 hours on the job as NRSC Chair and @berniemoreno has already lost a GOP Senate seat... #tough
The reactions to this tweet are such a Rorschach test
I flaked on more commitments than I have in years this week, and I want to make a PSA out of this: Call people on the phone.
You would not believe how many professional international TV networks toss you an email and don’t go any further. Okay, let me find that email below the 200 pitches that came in right after. I am finding DM requests with no follow up from three days ago. Guess what — I had a lot of DMs on Tuesday!
Call the person’s phone.
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Joshua Karp retweeted
It's been a week since we flipped the Ohio Senate seat that helped deliver a Democratic majority. None of it would have been possible without this scrappy, indefatigable, ridiculously talented comms team who led one of the sharpest and most aggressive comms programs on the map.
Joshua Karp retweeted
Just two Southern Democrats hanging out in the U.S. Senate
@ossoff @jamestalarico
Joshua Karp retweeted
This is really worth a read
Impressive work under tough circumstances
after the 2024 loss, we did a lot of work to overhaul our content program to meet the moment. read about the strategy and vision directly from @paulinaVEVO in @milkkarten's Link In Bio newsletter: linkinbio.news/p/the-dnc-soc…
Joshua Karp retweeted
This thread is such great advice but the other thing I’d add — don’t be afraid to reach out! Everyone in this industry has gone through this process before and in my experience wants to be helpful!
Next up is the impulse to network. Don’t spam folks with messages and cover lots of ground. Big mistake. What do YOU want to be doing in the 2032 presidential cycle? Great. Who will get that job equivalent in 2028? Cool. What job did they have at your point in their career? DM and ask how they got there.
Joshua Karp retweeted
I’m so BEYOND proud to have run the digital program for @TroyJackson207 this cycle.
In 101 days, we started from scratch against a 30-year incumbent, and now, Maine is sending a working-class champion to the Senate. 🧵
Joshua Karp retweeted
South Carolina AA turnout
2024: 21%
2026: 24% (+3)
@AnnieAndrewsMD is our new Senator largely because black voters showed up ! .
As I said in the article below :
Antjuan Seawright, a Democratic strategist, called them “survival votes.”✔️
Strong turnout from Black voters helped power Democrats to upsets across South Carolina. Now, the electoral calendar turns to the 2028 primaries. postandcourier.com/politics/…
Joshua Karp retweeted
US Senator-elect Annie Andrews (D-SC) arrives at the US Capitol for the 120th Congress new member orientation meetings in Washington, DC, US. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
Joshua Karp retweeted
this is very interesting. nationalizing a race in a Red State too early is definitely dangerous.
. @AnnieAndrewsMD’s victory was supposed to surprise you. But more importantly, it was supposed to surprise national Republicans.
Smart insight from @JoshuaKarp on how his team advised the campaign on managing the attention economy.
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Joshua Karp retweeted
I started a Substack to talk with smart Dems. And I plan to use the rest of the year to talk to folks who helped us win back Congress, governors' mansions, and a bunch of statehouses.
I hope you'll subscribe and more importantly learn stuff w/me along the way.
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It was fun to answer @RM_Patterson's smart questions about comms, 2026, and what comes next...
onbackgroundcomms.com/p/on-b…
It was fun to answer @RM_Patterson's smart questions about comms, 2026, and what comes next...
onbackgroundcomms.com/p/on-b…
Joshua Karp retweeted
Just 101 days. A campaign and a coordinated operation built from the ground up with the shortest ramp from any other competitive race in the country.
Thanks to the incredible leadership of @HilaryBarrett91, @DanGottlieb_, and so many others who stepped up against the odds.
Maine has been through one hell of a cycle, but we did it. Couldn’t be prouder to help deliver this decisive victory.
Perhaps my favorite front page in the country today.
@TroyJackson207 is going to be a phenomenal senator and pulled off beating the toughest Republican incumbent in just 101 days.
