Listen "Why You Have To Be Weird to Run for Office"
Episode Synopsis
Mike talks with Eva Posner, founder and CEO of Evinco Strategies, a political consulting firm specializing in first-time candidates from diverse backgrounds who face barriers in traditional campaigns.
Topics Mike & Eva discuss include:
why you have to be weird to run for office
the importance of ‘Rolodexing’
the power of relatability
the value of ‘hard asks’
challenges first-time candidates face
the importance of call time
getting potential donors to open their wallets
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Topics Mike & Eva discuss include:
why you have to be weird to run for office
the importance of ‘Rolodexing’
the power of relatability
the value of ‘hard asks’
challenges first-time candidates face
the importance of call time
getting potential donors to open their wallets
Eva Posner on X
The Politics Guys on Facebook | X
Mike’s Substack: What Fresh Hell is This?
Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible. You can support us or change your level of support at patreon.com/politicsguys or politicsguys.com/support. On Venmo, we’re @PoliticsGuys.
The Politics Guys is part of The Democracy Group, a network of podcasts that examines what's broken in our democracy and how we can work together to fix it.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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