What Amanda Litman has said about Run for Something

3 quotes · 1 episode · Jul 19, 2026

Amanda Litman, Founder of Run for Something, reportedly approached about the DNC chair job, has been quoted on Run for Something 3 times in 1 episode of Pod Save America, most recently on July 19, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Litman says Run for Something has endorsed over 4,000 candidates and rescinded fewer than a dozen endorsements.

    “running for something has endorsed more than 4,000 candidates over the last 10 years. I believe we've had to rescind fewer than a dozen of those endorsements”

    Pod Save America: The Democratic Party's Civil War (Jul 19, 2026) · Listen from 7:40

  • Litman says new candidates in Trump's second term increasingly cite frustration with the Democratic Party as their reason for running.

    “people explicitly saying, I am running for office because they are not going to fight for me. They have not delivered for me”

    Pod Save America: The Democratic Party's Civil War (Jul 19, 2026) · Listen from 30:28

  • Litman predicts the Democratic Party is nearing a tipping point where most of its leaders will be Run for Something alumni.

    “I really do believe we are on the brink of a tipping point where the party is going to be more run for something alum than not”

    Pod Save America: The Democratic Party's Civil War (Jul 19, 2026) · Listen from 55:28

Episodes

  • The Democratic Party's Civil War

    Pod Save America · Jul 19, 2026 · 1 h 6 min

    Dan Pfeiffer and Run for Something's Amanda Litman discuss Graham Platner's Maine collapse, DSA's rise, the Michigan Senate primary, AIPAC spending, and down-ballot recruitment.

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