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Michelle Gasparovic's avatar

Congrats to anyone able to take this opportunity and good luck on your campaigns!

Madam Geoffrin's avatar

This is the most American thing I have seen in awhile! Ingenuity and democracy!!!

Good luck, Dan, and to all the brave candidates out there.

A friend of mine ran for Congress in 2017. I saw the scam of the DCCC up close and personal. It was repugnant and self serving.

Annemarie's avatar

Sounds great- maybe provide an area on this where candidates can share and those of us willing to volunteer can help with their campaigns in our community.

Patricia Danver's avatar

This sounds awesome and not a moment too soon!

Anna's avatar

Good and great! May this effort help the many citizens who are seeing what's going on and have stepped up to do something about it. I'm occasionally hopeful that this era will give us the political revolution Bernie has called for.

Catherine's avatar

Excellent! I’m Tour Guide in Washington D.C., leading tours for French or German speaking clients. Even if culturally very different, both groups are extremely interested in understanding American politics. My subscription to Message box has helped me tremendously (a word I learned in Trump 1.0) to do a better job. When Business is back to normal (I lost 50% of my revenue in 2025, and I am already at -30% per March 2026) I will consider subscribing to the pro newsletter.

I’m sure Message box Pro will be a great success!

Katie Morris's avatar

Congrats on this launch, Dan! I don’t work in politics but this sounds like it fills a massive gap for folks on the frontline defending democracy. I can’t think of anyone who could do it better 👏

Tom's avatar

Terrific idea. I’m sure it will be a great success. You may be the biggest contributor to a Democratic majority—and a successful down-ballot season by a long shot.

I have friends running for County Commissioner in FL and a congressional candidate in GA. I forwarded to all three.

Christine's avatar

I'm so thrilled you are doing this! You have a wealth of experience and info and I am so glad you are able to affordably help more people!!!!! I was so hoping you would do something like this!!!

Ruby Lerner's avatar

This is fantastic! Thank you for providing this service!

Susan Arcady Barich's avatar

Dan: I have passed the message on to a few folks who are trying to get Dems elected here in red Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties in the rural foothills of California. Thank you so much for doing this!! Love, Susan

The Final Quarter's avatar

While I love this idea the cost is excessively high for those like the ones I represent, local office seekers: city council, school boards, water and other special districts. They won’t know what they’re getting from you and they still will need to pay someone like me to read their particular political landscape and create their still very necessary mail and walk pieces. It sounds great of course. But I’m not seeing the value to candidates. They may be lulled into thinking by subscribing they then can do it all themselves. Disappointing. Otherwise I love your writings that are accessible hope free.

Ps if I subscribed to every Substack with merit, i’d be out thousands a year.

Janine de Novais's avatar

"It’s frankly an indictment of the Democratic Party’s infrastructure that downballot candidates are left to fend for themselves.' IKTR

Amy Parker's avatar

Badly needed, for sure! Go, Dan!

Doris's avatar

This is fantastic. I hope everyone running for office (who is pro democracy) avails them selves of this tool, and allow every staff member and volunteer access. Real, practical, sensible advice and support on a broad scale is what we need right now. Thanks Dan!

Gadget 49's avatar

Thank you! I’m forwarding to local dems.