So second fundraiser has come and gone, and I've been asked to write another piece about Digital Ground Game. It's our first year and we're less than 2 months away from the finish at this point, so naturally I'm thinking about what's next. We've had a pretty successful overall start, but there are definitely areas where we as an organization and myself as a leader can improve. I'll probably reflect on this in one way or another after the election is over with, but for now let's take a broad look at the future of Digital Ground Game.
First off, we're probably not going to do any major events/initiatives in 2027. This is subject to change obviously; I'll always jump if an opportunity makes sense and there are a couple of cool things that we may be able to stick our noses in to. That being said, 2026 has been a whirlwind of a year. We've built what I believe (aka don't quote me on that) is the fastest growing youth organization in the country. The thing about growing fast is that the fundamentals tend to be neglected. For where we're going, that's just not going to cut it.
The long-term plan is to basically become a talent pipeline for liberals, taking young people and building up their skills and profile to hopefully move onto bigger and better things in the political ecosystem. It's a pretty lofty goal. One that requires more reach, money, and structure than we currently have. Even then, building these things properly takes time, passion, and a lot of trial and error. Luckily, that's sort of our wheelhouse.
Our focus in 2027 is going to be on the foundation of Digital Ground Game; local chapters, our teams, and grassroots organizing. We're an organization with strong ideals right now. Those ideals need to be reinforced by systems that keep people focused and allows for upward mobility. If I go visit the LA chapter, it should look different than the NY chapter but the underlying behaviors should be completely recognizable. I'm speaking in broad strokes here, I don't wanna give away the whole ballgame, but liberalism is like jazz baby. Or whatever that Alarno guy said.
That makes this next part interesting. I've been pretty open about how we will be active in primaries in 2028, so that shouldn't come as a surprise to anybody. Like it or not, right now think tanks and funders of all different political persuasions are gearing up for quite a bit of infighting. It makes sense, the most likely scenario seems to be that the presumptive Democratic nominee will beat JD Vance or whoever else and become President. Buttigieg, Ossoff, Harris, Pritzker, Beshear, AOC, Shapiro, etc. etc. It's a pretty wide-open field, and we should help the candidate who best represents our ideals as a community. I'm sure we will make this decision as a community with little to no disagreement over minute details. Personally, I'm just excited to participate in the primary process to the fullest extent possible.
That being said, we're less than 6 weeks out from midterms. Polling looks good. Polling has looked good in the past. We've got an incredibly rare opportunity to run up the score a little bit, so for once let's take it. Let's turn 2026 into the rebuke of right wing extremism that 2024 should have been.
See you in Cleveland!
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