David Wright
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David Wright
@davidwright6.bsky.social
david.e.wright@cnn.com
Spectacular
September 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, a young progressive w/strong job approval seeking a 2nd term, is likely to advance today in a nonpartisan primary to a high-profile matchup with Josh Kraft, son of Patriots owner Rob Kraft, in a campaign jolted by Trump admin actions targeting the city:
September 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
According to a May report from the US Energy Information Administration, “retail electricity prices have increased faster than the rate of inflation since 2022, and we expect them to continue increasing through 2026":
September 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
we're noticing
September 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Winsome Earle-Sears, GOP candidate for governor in Virginia, is up with a new ad echoing the Trump campaign's "They/Them" ads from the 2024 election, criticizing Democrat Abigail Spanberger over pro-transgender policies:
September 2, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I am once again wondering why I don't own a local TV station in the Philadelphia suburbs
September 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged

Just like you should engage with my new piece about the fundraising juggernaut that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is building -- and what it means for her future:

www.cnn.com/2025/08/26/p...
August 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
NEW:

How AOC built a Democratic fundraising juggernaut

David Axelrod: “She has extraordinary communication skills…She’s done well and I’m sure her name will surface in speculation about future elections.”

www.cnn.com/2025/08/26/p...
August 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
August 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Let's throw some chum in the water
echeloninsights.com/in-the-news/...
August 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
A look at the DNC's reported cash on hand, across regular FEC filings dating back to 2020 -- currently at a five-year nadir:
August 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
New over the weekend:

Republicans reprise anti-transgender ‘Kamala is for they/them’ ads for the midterms

www.cnn.com/2025/08/09/p...
August 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
NEW: Republicans reprise anti-transgender ‘Kamala is for they/them’ ads for the midterms

www.cnn.com/2025/08/09/p...
August 9, 2025 at 11:31 AM
NEW: Democrats are pumping out content of themselves, pumping iron:

"People want to see vigor, they want to see action, that you’re prepared to do the job, doing more than sitting behind a podium regurgitating a litany of nonsensical acronyms"

www.cnn.com/2025/07/26/p...
July 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Q2 FEC deadline takeaways:
-Vulnerable House Republicans next year building significant cash reserves
-Early indicators in Democratic primaries for open US Senate seats
-Potential 2028 contenders from Congress showing fundraising strength
www.cnn.com/2025/07/16/p...
July 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
July 4, 2025 at 1:11 PM
How campaigns announce fundraising numbers:
July 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I put 100 US Senators and dozens of reporters in a room for 28 straight hours - last to leave wins reconciliation!
July 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
June 30, 2025 at 9:54 PM
“We so often hear of members concerned about their general reelection efforts, but that is all for naught if you can’t get through a primary,” said John Thomas, a Republican strategist and ad maker. “Break rank with Trump and there is a price to pay.”
June 29, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker running for a third term amid speculation about his 2028 presidential ambitions:
June 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Marty Smith visiting Cooper Flagg's childhood home
June 25, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Bernie Sanders leveraging his powerful fundraising list for Zohran Mamdani, presumptive Democratic nominee for NYC mayor:
June 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Gets me every time
June 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
It's getting choppy
June 25, 2025 at 1:19 AM