Free book alert!! Enter the Goodreads giveaway for the paperback version of WHEN WE’RE IN CHARGE (out 9/22), complete with a new cover, new subtitle, and new revisions based on all the happenings of the last year. 😈 www.goodreads.com/giveaway/ent...
Amanda Litman
@amandalitman.bsky.social
Co-founder & President of @runforsomething.net & RFS Civics / Writer x2: RUN FOR SOMETHING & WHEN WE'RE IN CHARGE / Mom, also x2 amandalitman.com/links
hear, hear: "I think people are starving for freedom *to*, not freedom *from*. That doesn’t come from government being small enough to fit in your bedroom; it comes from competent government doing its job well enough that Americans don’t have to spend their whole lives managing precarity."
Amanda Litman@amandalitman.bsky.social · 4d agoIn my personal newsletter this week: My toddler theory of politics (or: what if we framed everything as giving people agency?) amandalitman.substack.com/p/my-toddler...
In my personal newsletter this week: My toddler theory of politics (or: what if we framed everything as giving people agency?) amandalitman.substack.com/p/my-toddler...
My toddler theory of American politics
People want to be in charge. What if we gave them their agency?
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On this week’s special Talking Feds roundtable, @micahlasher.bsky.social, @amandalitman.bsky.social, and @michaelsteele.bsky.social join me to talk midterms, 2028, progressive victories, party divisions — and the bigger vision Democrats need to offer the country. https://bit.ly/4x433tC
Democrats’ Path to Beating Trump
Our special roundtable this week focuses on the fortunes of the Democratic Party. Three top political thinkers - Assemblyman Micah Lasher, Amanda Litman, and Michael Steele - assess the Dems’ prospects in midterms and 2028. They break down what the part...
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Joined @harrylitman.bsky.social on @talkingfeds.bsky.social this week with @amandalitman.bsky.social and @michaelsteele.bsky.social to talk about what Democrats actually need to do — not just to beat Trump, but to build something worth voting for. Give it a listen.
Democrats’ Path to Beating Trump
YouTube video by Talking Feds with Harry Litman
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I have absolutely no poker face so I’m almost certainly thinking whatever you might guess. 😵💫
Ryland@rfaller317.bsky.social · 5d ago@amandalitman.bsky.social has the best facial expressions while doing TV hits. Would love a thought bubble.
ICYMI - a fun and long convo! www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9rS...
All things Democratic Primary, midterms, and the fight over data centers
YouTube video by Amanda Litman
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Amanda Litman@amandalitman.bsky.social · 6d agoI’ll be on MSNOW at the top of the hour for a bit to dig in on the primaries and the news of the day. 🥱
I’ll be on MSNOW at the top of the hour for a bit to dig in on the primaries and the news of the day. 🥱
Some fun facts about @runforsomething.net's newest endorsement class: - 15 candidates in red-to-blue races - 26 first time candidates - 24% gen Z - 40% renters - 57% coming from low income backgrounds runforsomething.medium.com/from-school-...
From School Boards to State Houses: Meet Our 37 September Endorsees
Today, Run for Something is proud to endorse 37 candidates running for local and state office across 21 states. This class includes 26…
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New month, new leaders ready to change what representation looks like. 👀 Meet the 37 candidates in our September Endorsement Class who are running for local and state office to fight for the communities they call home. Get to know them ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4xwKr6n
From School Boards to State Houses: Meet Our 37 September Endorsees
Today, Run for Something is proud to endorse 37 candidates running for local and state office across 21 states. This class includes 26…
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When you abstract them out, a vast number of political fights are really about agency — and the side that wins is the one that frames it as “you, the voter, get to decide.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/o...
Opinion | Americans Hate Data Centers. Why?
Three fourths of Americans oppose data centers. Why?
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This week's @runforsomething.net feel-good update: 2 new RFS alum going to Congress, more elections this week, and good vibes from across our community. rfsfeelgoodupdates.substack.com/p/rfs-feel-g...
RFS feel-good update (8/31): 2 more RFS alum in Congress!
Plus: Tomorrow is Election Day in MA + more updates across our community
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“I’m free and clear to say that, in my opinion, Rep. Miller is a limp dick coward whose barbaric and performatively cruel politics come off to me as an obvious projection of: his own insecurities … & more generally, give off the vibes of a man unable to sexually satisfy a woman.”
Amanda Litman@amandalitman.bsky.social · last wk.Over on Twitter, Rep. Max Miller made me delete a post. I have thoughts. amandalitman.substack.com/p/rep-max-mi...
“I’ve learned that the First Amendment obviously allows me to state things that are factually accurate. So I can say that allegations of Rep. Max Miller being violent towards women go back decades…” Queen shit
Rep. Max Miller made me delete a tweet
Some thoughts...
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Most of us probably never saw the original @amandalitman.bsky.social tweet. But thanks to Max Miller’s attorneys, many more are agreeing with her opinion of him as a limp dick little Billy.
Amanda Litman@amandalitman.bsky.social · last wk.Over on Twitter, Rep. Max Miller made me delete a post. I have thoughts. amandalitman.substack.com/p/rep-max-mi...
In my opinion, Rep. Max Miller is a pathetic little skid mark who deserves to spend the rest of his life in a deep, dark pit.
Amanda Litman@amandalitman.bsky.social · last wk.Over on Twitter, Rep. Max Miller made me delete a post. I have thoughts. amandalitman.substack.com/p/rep-max-mi...
Over on Twitter, Rep. Max Miller made me delete a post. I have thoughts. amandalitman.substack.com/p/rep-max-mi...
Rep. Max Miller made me delete a tweet
Some thoughts...
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In my personal newsletter today: Q&A on local candidate fundraising (including stats on median budgets!), how I manage my inbox, my media diet (too much tbh), and more. amandalitman.substack.com/p/mailbag-an...
Mailbag: Answering your Qs
On leadership, politics, inbox management, my media diet, and more
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My paperback arrived! It’s out on 9/22 with a brand new cover, subtitle, and some references to Gen X so yall will stop yelling at me (among other changes.) whenwereincharge.com
Why is it so hard for Democrats to just be authentic? I have thoughts on eight possible answers... amandalitman.substack.com/p/why-is-it-...
Why is it so hard for Democrats to "be authentic"?
A few theories...
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This seat will be held by two @runforsomething.net alum back-to-back -- the inimitable @evertonblair.bsky.social now thru the end of the term and then once she wins the general, Dr. Jasmine Clark next year. Our bench is deeeeeeeep.
Decision Desk HQ@decisiondeskhq.bsky.social · 2w agoDecision Desk HQ projects Everton Blair wins the GA US House 13 Runoff #DecisionMade: 8:41 PM EDT
Dolly Parton passing away is actually gutting. What a legend -- both her incredible music and her Imagination Library, which sent hundreds of millions of books to kids. This is just so sad.
Voters are struggling with housing, childcare, groceries, and gas—and they want candidates who understand their frustration and offer concrete solutions. https://bit.ly/3SQjlrW @amandalitman.bsky.social of @runforsomething.net at down on It’s The Democracy, Stupid! with @eisendrath.net
This week's @runforsomething.net feel-good update: Our partnership with YallVote to win the south, big election updates, and more. rfsfeelgoodupdates.substack.com/p/rfs-feel-g...
RFS feel-good update (8/24): Partnering with YallVote to win the south
Plus: Election updates, good news from across the community & more
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For all the discourse about which Democrats will run in 2028, I am completely fascinated by the near-total silence on the possible Republican field. Their primary is going to be a total shit show and yet, 🤐
“In an ideal world, we could count on leaders to be honest about their capacities and abilities. We could count on them to step aside when they’re no longer able to serve at the highest possible levels,” says @amandalitman.bsky.social. “It is so clear that we cannot.”
Democrats Are on the Verge of Picking Another 80-Year-Old
The party’s war on gerontocracy may have an exception.
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