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Michael Kapp

@michaelkapp

@TheDemocrats Rules & Bylaws Committee Member | @CA_Dem #DNC Member | @LADemocrats @MiracleMileDems | Signal: michaelkapp.85 (he/him/his)

 Los Angeles, CA
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The media keeps focusing on spreadsheets. Consultants keep focusing on spending that used to make them rich. I’m focused on wins. 💪 90% overperformance 🧹 30-0 in state legislative flips. 💵 50% more cash on hand than 2018 Read my op-ed in @thehill: thehill.com/opinion/campaign…
The numbers don’t lie: The DNC is winning where it matters most

The numbers don’t lie: The DNC is winning where it matters most

The media is evaluating party strength through the same lens used to evaluate campaigns: money raised, money spent, and quarterly comparisons. But parties are not campaigns.

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Michael Kapp retweeted
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David Atkins@DavidOAtkins2h
Hey, remember all those Pod Save and centrist bros upset that the DNC was investing five figures in places like Guam? Yeah. About that. Ken Martin was right, and they were wrong. Everyone matters, and we leave no one behind.
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Republicans burned through $740 million since Labor Day. Democratic polling leads held anyway. That's the plan DC consultants wanted @TheDemocrats to copy. DNC Chair @kenmartin73 bet on organizers in every state instead. Vote, then read the receipts: mdkapp.substack.com/p/they-s…
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Haley Stevens doesn't speak for Jews anywhere, in Michigan or elsewhere. The DNC Jewish-American Council leadership said it right: our disagreements deserve serious discussion, not political exploitation. A vote for Mike Rogers is a vote for Trump. Elect @AbdulElSayed on Tuesday.
Steph Newton (@stephnewtonor) profile pictureSteph Newton@stephnewtonorNov 2
Statement from DNC Jewish American Council Leadership regarding @AbdulElSayed
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ASDC President @janekleeb on the Michigan Senate race:
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Michigan Democrats stand united and fully behind @AbdulElSayed. We reject the attempts by Haley Stevens and bad-faith actors to divide our party and undermine our momentum. Read Chair @CurtisHertelJr's and Vice Chair @PLRoberson's full statements:
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Monthly checks to every state party, starting early, red states too. A Southern States Resource Hub. After historically writing off the South, that's what @KenMartin73 and @TheDemocrats built this cycle. @iamwesmoore named the mistake. This DNC fixed it. abcnews.com/Politics/gov-wes…
Gov. Wes Moore says key races in South 'in play,' Democrats 'made mistakes' not investing earlier

Gov. Wes Moore says key races in South 'in play,' Democrats 'made mistakes' not investing earlier

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore joined "This Week" Sunday for an interview about the midterm elections.

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.@teddyschleifer Your own story says Republicans are now spending to defend seats they once counted as safe red. That's the DNC's state party strategy working. The RNC started moving this money 2 months ago, and the polls have only moved our way since. I know who I'd rather be.
Teddy Schleifer (@teddyschleifer) profile pictureTeddy Schleifer
@teddyschleiferOct 20
NEWS — The Republican National Committee is transferring $50 million to help Republicans down ballot, exacerbating the party’s considerable financial advantage over the Democrats in the midterms. nytimes.com/2026/10/20/us/po…
Aided by Supreme Court Ruling, R.N.C. Pumps $50 Million Into Midterms

Aided by Supreme Court Ruling, R.N.C. Pumps $50 Million Into Midterms

The party apparatus is taking advantage of its enormous war chest, as well as a Supreme Court campaign-finance ruling this year, to send tens of millions into congressional races.

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"We want to be more on the offense."💪 ASDC President @JaneKleeb to @usnews on how state parties are protecting the polls, banking votes early, and countering disinformation in all 57 states and territories. Read more ➡️ usnews.com/news/politics/art…
How Democrats Are Rethinking Election Protection for the 2026 Midterms

How Democrats Are Rethinking Election Protection for the 2026 Midterms

State Democratic parties are recruiting volunteers to monitor polling places and fight disinformation amid concerns Trump could send federal agents to the polls.

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.@iarnsdorf says Republicans counted on money to save them, but after spending half a billion dollars, the polls didn't move. That's what saving it for the end gets you. @KenMartin73 spent early, on @DemStateParties and organizers. The last four weeks belong to @TheDemocrats.
The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) profile pictureThe Washington Post
@washingtonpostOct 7
Since Labor Day, Republicans have pumped half a billion dollars into competitive House and Senate races. A month later, the polls haven’t moved in their direction. wapo.st/477GObB
Half a billion dollars in GOP spending does little to move polls

Half a billion dollars in GOP spending does little to move polls

Republicans’ massive money advantage has yet to reshape the midterm map, as Democrats keep expanding their ambitions.

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.@hollyotterbein in @axios: "Dems' primary plan gives Native Americans more power" axios.com/2026/09/13/democra…
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David Atkins@DavidOAtkinsAug 27
Don't look now, but the DNC is doing truly good things: 1) strong investments in local organizing that is paying dividends in elections; 2) setting a diverse primary calendar to truly battle test our nominees; 3) and pushing back on bad establishment ideas.
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Ken Martin
@kenmartin73Aug 26
I've always said that the DNC is the road that the cars—our state parties—drive upon. Without roads, cars can't get anywhere. That's why having permanent infrastructure to support state parties is so important. It allows candidates to do more with the money that they raise.
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For the first time, @kenmartin73 pledged to finish his term as DNC Chair no matter what happens in the Midterms. “I intend to complete the term and do my part to change the culture of this organization and also this town,” he told me. My @Newsweek report on why Martin believes the road to Democratic success runs outside the beltway: newsweek.com/dnc-chair-ken-m…
DNC Chair Ken Martin won’t let D.C. insiders define the Democratic Party

DNC Chair Ken Martin won’t let D.C. insiders define the Democratic Party

As the Democratic Party debates how to win in the era of Trump, Martin tells Newsweek the answers lie outside the beltway.

newsweek.com
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Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) profile pictureLos Angeles Dodgers
@DodgersAug 22
Tonight’s #Dodgers lineup vs. Pirates:
Tonight’s Dodgers lineup vs. Pirates on Saturday, August 22 at 4:15 pm PT: Ohtani DH Freeman 1B Betts SS Muncy 3B Edman 2B Tucker RF Hernández, T. LF Thomas CF Rortvedt C Skubal P WATCH: FOX/FOX ONE LISTEN: AM 570, KTNQ 1020

ALT Tonight’s Dodgers lineup vs. Pirates on Saturday, August 22 at 4:15 pm PT: Ohtani DH Freeman 1B Betts SS Muncy 3B Edman 2B Tucker RF Hernández, T. LF Thomas CF Rortvedt C Skubal P WATCH: FOX/FOX ONE LISTEN: AM 570, KTNQ 1020

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Dnc: won 90% of all races since 2025 Rnc: won 10% Dnc: invests 1 million a month into all state parties to win full ballot RNC: invests zero Dnc: building election protection program in all state parties Rnc: doing nothing
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Statehouse flips: DNC: 31 RNC: 0 I'll take investing in Party infrastructure early and often over hoarding cash for TV ads for the last three weeks any day.
Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) profile pictureShane Goldmacher
@ShaneGoldmacherAug 21
New FEC filings: DNC: Cash: $16.05 million Debts: $17.9 million RNC: Cash: $130.4 million Debts: $0
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Ken Martin
@kenmartin73Aug 21
Over the past 19 months, we’ve increased the DNC’s investments to our state parties so they can build the infrastructure necessary to win. It’s paying off.
An image of DNC Chair Ken Martin speaking in front of a row of American flags. Text below reads, "Investing to Win, Investing to Build, Investing to Last. For too long, Democrats have relied on a broken boom-and-bust cycle that sits on our resources until the last minute and then tries to deploy them in a spending blitz in the closing weeks before Election Day. I reject that idea wholeheartedly. We need to give communities a reason to trust us. Not by parachuting in three months before Election Day. But with the honest-to-goodness work of grassroots organizing. kenmartin73.substack.com." An image of Ken Martin appears next to the Substack logo.

ALT An image of DNC Chair Ken Martin speaking in front of a row of American flags. Text below reads, "Investing to Win, Investing to Build, Investing to Last. For too long, Democrats have relied on a broken boom-and-bust cycle that sits on our resources until the last minute and then tries to deploy them in a spending blitz in the closing weeks before Election Day. I reject that idea wholeheartedly. We need to give communities a reason to trust us. Not by parachuting in three months before Election Day.  But with the honest-to-goodness work of grassroots organizing. kenmartin73.substack.com." An image of Ken Martin appears next to the Substack logo.

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Building off of last week's successful DNC meeting, @TheDemocrats Chair @kenmartin73 just announced the following cities are finalists to host the 2028 Democratic National Convention: 🦞 Boston 🏔️ Denver 🔔 Philadelphia
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Thx @TerryMcAuliffe. I would tag all the pundits, outside group heads, etc but you know who you are...we are a team. One candidate strategy or stance on an issue doesn't make them a bad Dem because they don't agree with you 💯-- it's our strength. We are a coalition of regions and issues.
John W. McCarthy (@JohnWMcCarthy) profile pictureJohn W. McCarthy
@JohnWMcCarthyAug 15
WISE WORDS FROM @TerryMcAuliffe: "I have a message for all of those geniuses out there who constantly go on TV and twitter, democrats trashing fellow democrats, I have a simple message: knock it off or get off the playing field. We have too much work to do!"
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The DNC met in Austin last week, and three things happened worth your time. The ranked choice voting ban is dead. "Abolish ICE" is our official position. And we confirmed a six-state early window that includes Nevada & New Mexico. Read my DNC Re-Kapp: mdkapp.substack.com/p/dnc-re…
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