No Paid Takes: How We'll Cover 2028

On Election Day and the 11th birthday of our show, we look back at three presidential elections with Donald Trump on the ballot and lay out how we'll cover 2028. We discuss: Lessons learned from covering the 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential cycles Our commitments for 2028: no paid takes, no paid guests, and how we think about our value proposition Political astroturfing and the paid influencer economy Plans for in-person debate watch parties in Iowa, South Carolina, and Las Vegas Outside of Politics: Monthly meetings and setting personal themes inspired by Camille McCallum (@camillevivianna on Instagram) and Susannah Conway's Unravel Your Year Join us live tonight on our elections chat on Substack. Take advantage of our midterm sale before it ends tonight. Email your thoughts and questions about 2028 to us at [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices