The Great Battlefield

Justin Florence joins The Great Battlefield to discuss his work as the Legal Director of Protect Democracy - a non-profit organization which is tracking the rise of authoritarian-style politics in America, and fighting back with legal action. | Episode 169

Argo Strategies' Jason Bennett joins The Great Battlefield to discuss consulting in Washington state, the political climate there, and his podcast Election University - which offers advice and time-saving tips for down-ballot candidates and campaigns. | Episode 168

Democratic strategist Joe Trippi joins The Great Battlefield to discuss his time as campaign manager for Howard Dean in 2004, the role he played in Senator Doug Jones' victory in Alabama, and why he feels emphasizing civility is critical for Democratic candidates running in swing states. | Episode 167

Raffi Krikorian joins The Great Battlefield to discuss how his background in technology-leadership at Twitter and Uber is informing his decision-making as the new Chief Technology Officer of the DNC. | Episode 166

Lisa Rosenberg joins The Great Battlefield podcast to discuss her work as Executive Director of Open The Government - a coalition of over 100 organizations advocating for a more transparent, responsive, and accountable government. | Episode 165

Fraioli & Associates' Mike Fraioli joins The Great Battlefield to share stories and insights from his decades-long career in political fundraising, where he has helped connect over a hundred Democratic congressional candidates to the donors who support them. | Episode 164

Erin Hill joins The Great Battlefield podcast to discuss her work as Executive Director of ActBlue - the non-profit providing tools for processing contributions to Democratic candidates and progressive organizations. She tells us how ActBlue grew from its humble beginnings to 100 employees and over 2 billion dollars donated through their system. | Episode 163

Entrepreneur and Journalist Elizabeth Spiers joins The Great Battlefield podcast to discuss founding both Gawker and Breaking Media before entering the world of progressive media strategy with her agency, The Insurrection. She also recounts being hired as editor in chief of The New York Observer by Jared Kushner - and shares her opinion of him. | Episode 162

Ken Strasma, the Co-founder and CEO of HaystaqDNA, joins The Great Battlefield to discuss his experience using predictive analytics and micro-targeting to bolster the presidential campaigns of John Kerry, Barack Obama, and Bernie Sanders. | Episode 161

Joe Sandler, an attorney at the firm Sandler Reiff Lamb Rosenstein & Birkenstock, joins The Great Battlefield to discuss his time serving as general counsel of the DNC, political legal scandals, campaign finance law, delegate selection, and more. | Episode 160

DeJuana Thompson joins The Great Battlefield to discuss her career - from her start with the City Council in Birmingham, Alabama, to the roles she played on the campaigns of President Barack Obama, Senator Cory Booker, and Senator Doug Jones. She also chats about co-founding Think Rubix - a firm specializing in outreach to marginalized communities and communities of color. | Episode 159

Mike Greenfield joins The Great Battlefield to discuss his work as Co-founder and CEO of Change Research - a PBC focused on democratizing access to public opinion surveys by making polling more affordable for progressive candidates. | Episode 158

Gisel Kordestani joins The Great Battlefield to discuss her work as Co-founder of Crowdpac - a platform that connects citizens with candidates who share their values, and helps emerging leaders raise their first political dollars. She also talks in-depth about the ways the 2016 election altered the trajectory of Crowdpac as a company. | Episode 157

Joe McCannon joins The Great Battlefield to discuss his work as the Founder of Shared Nation - a community of thousands combining their resources to fund solutions for some of the world's biggest problems. | Episode 156

Bradley Beychok joins The Great Battlefield podcast to discuss his work as President and Co-founder of American Bridge - a Democratic super pac which uses opposition research, video tracking, and strategic communication to hold Republicans accountable. | Episode 155