Jonathan Smucker
@jonathansmucker.bsky.social
Political organizer, campaigner, strategist, writer, sociologist
Co-founder: Popular Comms, Beyond the Choir, Lancaster Stands Up, PA Stands Up, Mennonite Action
Member: UAW Local 4811, DSA
Author of https://hegemonyhowto.org/
Co-founder: Popular Comms, Beyond the Choir, Lancaster Stands Up, PA Stands Up, Mennonite Action
Member: UAW Local 4811, DSA
Author of https://hegemonyhowto.org/
To all the organizers, campaigners, and candidates who have asked for my slides or for more resources after attending my Understanding the Populist Moment and Majoritarian Messaging workshops: 2027 will be here before we know it — thanks for waiting a little longer!
November 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
To all the organizers, campaigners, and candidates who have asked for my slides or for more resources after attending my Understanding the Populist Moment and Majoritarian Messaging workshops: 2027 will be here before we know it — thanks for waiting a little longer!
In addition to Mamdani's incredibly savvy modeling of economic populism—and related to it—is how he just profoundly shifted momentum away from Trump.
It's hard to overstate the importance of this. Trump is a master of attention. His power relies on getting everyone to react to the chaos he creates.
It's hard to overstate the importance of this. Trump is a master of attention. His power relies on getting everyone to react to the chaos he creates.
November 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
In addition to Mamdani's incredibly savvy modeling of economic populism—and related to it—is how he just profoundly shifted momentum away from Trump.
It's hard to overstate the importance of this. Trump is a master of attention. His power relies on getting everyone to react to the chaos he creates.
It's hard to overstate the importance of this. Trump is a master of attention. His power relies on getting everyone to react to the chaos he creates.
Steve Bannon is a dangerous authoritarian populist, but he's 100% correct in grasping that Zohar Mamdani's real economic populism—along with his formidable acumen—represents a serious threat to Trump's bullshit pseudo-populism (my phrasing, not Bannon's). www.politico.com/news/magazin...
‘There Should Be Flashing Red Lights’: Steve Bannon on Mamdani’s Win
Trump’s former White House strategist has a warning for Republicans gloating about Zohran Mamdani’s election.
www.politico.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Steve Bannon is a dangerous authoritarian populist, but he's 100% correct in grasping that Zohar Mamdani's real economic populism—along with his formidable acumen—represents a serious threat to Trump's bullshit pseudo-populism (my phrasing, not Bannon's). www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Bernie would have won.
November 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Bernie would have won.