00:00 Podcast Introduction 03:12 How Ryan Gravatt got into politics and digital strategy 10:10 The Past, Present and Future of Digital Campaign Strategy 14:36 How to approach social media strategy 18:59 The RIGHT approach to targeting voters on social media 23:40 How to start building an email list 26:55 Sales Funnels and Digital Campaigning 30:45 Checklist for “Present” Campaigns 38:34 How to we become a digital campaign of “the future”? 42:57 How does influencer marketing work in the future of campaigns? 46:35 Why we should use business digital strategies in campaigns 48:37 What can Raconteur Media do for campaigns?

00:00 Podcast Introduction 06:25 The Case for Radical Giving: 09:50 What makes gifts powerful? 12:25 How does radical giving work for campaigns and non-profits? 18:45 Thoughtless gifts and cheap crap are both BIG failures 21:50 How to convince folks you’re not crazy when you try radical giving 27:55 Gift plan vs. Ad hoc gifts 32:55 Start giving NOW! 35:50 How John can help you or your organization

00:00 Podcast Introduction 01:23 How Chris Sacia got involved with politics 07:04 What were the main lessons you learned on your first campaign? (Rick Perry for Governor in 2010 10:20 Getting started in Ground Game 16:14 Don’t let perfect become the enemy of the good! 21:14 Is there a path into campaigns for folks who don’t go in straight out of college? 23:00 How to build a bulletproof ground game and succession plan for leadership 28:14 Ready. Set. Go. Running a Congressional campaign in 2 months. 36:46 Top ground game lessons from your political experience 41:30 Conclusion and Outro

00:00 Podcast Introduction 01:45 Amy Hawkins background and how she got started in political communication 06:40 What was it like to get such an important political role so early in your career? 10:05 What is Generation Strategies and what do y’all do to help campaigns? 15:00 How do you help candidates and campaigns build the self-awareness critical to campaign communication? 42:30 Key tactics to improve your listening skills 53:20 What kind of free resources do you have to share today? 55:45 Conclusion and Outro

00:00 Podcast Introduction and Dr. Bobb Bio 03:00 How Dr. Bobb got started in Politics 12:45 What is Statesmanship? 16:05 Is it possible to embody the virtues of statesmanship AND win? 21:10 The dangers of dehumanizing our political opponents 36:10 Does Dr. Bobb think I need to always roll over when my opponents attack? (Hint: no) 51:35 How do you run as a statesman when so many have used that line to lie to voters? 1:00:25 Final thoughts and conclusion on Statesmanship

00:00 Podcast Introduction 03:15 How Rep. Sorrell got started in politics and entrepreneurship 10:38 Getting Married mid-campaign…. 19:00 Why it matters to get started early 30:30 How Andrew raised money 38:05 “Of Course Andrew is running!” 41:35 How did you approach the possibility of wave turnout? 47:50 Talking to Voters and Donors 50:15 Final advice for future candidates and staff 51:45 Where can folks find you online?

00:00 Podcast Introduction 03:13 Hans Zeiger’s Background 16:15 Necessary work ethic for Victory 20:40 Deciding whether to run for office 30:30 Navigating a winning campaign 33:15 How to handle family obligations while in office 41:40 What are the biggest surprises in your role as an elected official? 44:05 What excites you most about being a State Senator in Washington State? 49:06 Where can people find you online?

From the Kavanaugh effect to Beto-Mania, lots of narratives came together in the 2018 midterm election last week. What mattered in the end? Luke Macias and I break down some of the early lessons that the Midterm has shown us! This week we’re doing a post-election survey with Luke Macias of Macias Strategies. With the Midterm election a few days into the rear-view mirror, we’re trying to digest the results and begin to see what lessons we can glean. Luke has been our guest a couple times over the last two years and has been a fan favorite. He’s one of the most prolific conservative consultants in Texas and has been a long time friend of mine. After any election, we believe in aggressively working to dissect what we did right and wrong, so we can do better next time. This year, we figured we’d make part of that back and forth into a podcast episode. We’re going to talk about how expectations came out against reality, what some consequences of this election will be and how Beto came so close in Texas. We’re focused on campaign lessons learned that will help us see the 2020 election more clearly so that’s where we’re coming from. I think y’all will enjoy this candid recap of what happened, who won and how folks can do better next cycle! Links from the Podcast: Connect with Luke Macias on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Read more about Luke at www.maciasstrategies.com. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; From the Kavanaugh effect to Beto-Mania, lots of narratives came together in the 2018 midterm election last week. What mattered in the end? Luke Macias and I break down some of the early lessons that the Midterm has shown us! This week we’re doing a post-election survey with Luke Macias of Macias Strategies. With the Midterm election a few days into the rear-view mirror, we’re trying to digest the results and begin to see what lessons we can glean. Luke has been our guest a couple times over the last two years and has been a fan favorite. He’s one of the most prolific conservative consultants in Texas and has been a long time friend of mine. After any election, we believe in aggressively working to dissect what we did right and wrong, so we can do better next time. This year, we figured we’d make part of that back and forth into a podcast episode. We’re going to talk about how expectations came out against reality, what some consequences of this election will be and how Beto came so close in Texas. We’re focused on campaign lessons learned that will help us see the 2020 election more clearly so that’s where we’re coming from. I think y’all will enjoy this candid recap of what happened, who won and how folks can do better next cycle! Links from the Podcast: Connect with Luke Macias on Facebook, Twitter and <a href="https://www.linkedin.

00:00 Podcast Introduction 07:05 What is Bellwether Communications and what do you do there? 14:27 How do you help redefine success for your clients? 21:51 What hooked you on politics? 25:53 How did Communications become what you wanted to do? 30:43 What does a win-win situation look like when look at a campaign/media relationship? 44:47 How can developing a long-term relationship with the media be helpful? 49:43 How can y’all help campaigns and organizations at Bellwether Communications? 54:07 Where you can find Jacqueline Isaacs online 54:29 Conclusion and Outro

00:00 Podcast and James Quintero Intro 04:39 What James does with TPPF 08:35 How TPPF is making a difference in DC and across the country 10:15 Why think tanks talk about policy but can’t talk about politics… 15:55 How James got involved in the policy world 20:00 Ways for people to get involved in policy research, like James 26:05 Are the problems we’re going to talk about exclusive to Texas? 32:40 What are some of the craziest things you’ve seen local governments do? 40:53 What is “Local Control” and what should conservatives think about that idea? 45:49 What are examples of times that “local control” shouldn’t be the default? 50:37 How you can contact James Quintero 1:00:48 Conclusion and wrap-up