About this episode
Eva Posner discusses the behind-the-scenes work of political campaigns and the challenges candidates face.
Most people see politics on election day. The signs. The speeches. The victory parties. The concession speeches. But the real work? That happens long before the cameras show up. It happens in donor spreadsheets. In field plans. In fundraising call time. In the quiet panic of first-time candidates wondering if they’re about to lose everything. In this episode of Hold ’em Accountable , we sit down with Eva Posner , founder and CEO of Evinco Strategies, a fully remote, women-led political consulting firm helping progressive candidates, campaigns, and organizations win. She’s worked everything from no-budget school board races to million-dollar campaigns with national attention—and she’s here to pull back the curtain on how campaigns actually work. 📍 This is not a candidate interview. This is the beginning of our transition into advocate interviews and our upcoming special series on Sci-Fi and Politics . Candidate interviews will return in August—but before we get there, we’re talking to the people behind the machinery of democracy. And few people understand that machinery better than Eva. 🔎 In this interview, we break down: 🔥 Why politics has a burnout problem 📞 Why candidates…
People in this episode
Host: Derrick Holder
Guest: Eva Posner
Topics covered
- political consulting
- campaign strategies
- fundraising
- local elections
- political burnout
- advocacy
Keywords
- politics
- campaigns
- fundraising
- local races
- consultant culture
- political industrial complex
- candidate infrastructure
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Evinco Strategies
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