Run for Something
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Run for Something has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Pod Save America. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
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Amanda LitmanFounder of Run for Something, reportedly approached about the DNC chair job
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
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Litman says Run for Something has endorsed over 4,000 candidates and rescinded fewer than a dozen endorsements.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
Podcasts
- Pod Save America · 1 episode
Episodes
The Democratic Party's Civil WarPod 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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