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TRUMP ECONOMIC D-DAY FOR IRAN
“TREASURY SECRETARY SCOTT BESSENT UNVEILING NEW SANCTIONS TRUMP SAID WOULD HIT IRAN WITH AN ECONOMIC D-DAY”
“TODAY U.S. SET TO UNVEIL ECONOMIC D-DAY' SANCTIONS ON”
Where the room stands
Topic poll · all networksShould political campaigns be allowed to text supporters directly?
Maine was the 1st U.S. state to use ranked-choice voting statewide!
Maine voters approved ranked-choice voting in a 2016 ballot initiative. In 2018, Maine became the first state to use it in a federal congressional election, changing how campaigns must build voter support.
Topic poll · all networksWhen a U.S. candidate suspends a campaign, what happens to leftover funds?
- Returned to all donors
- Transferred to party committees
- Kept in a campaign account
- Donated to the U.S. Treasury
Guess, then reveal the answer
Kept in a campaign account
Maine is the only state using ranked-choice voting statewide!
Adopted by Maine voters in 2016, RCV lets voters rank candidates by preference — meaning a dropout like Platner can shift crucial second-choice votes to remaining contenders.
Topic poll · all networksWhat will decide Graham Platner's Maine Senate race?
Topic poll · all networksWhy do you think Platner suspended his campaign operations?
Topic poll · all networksMaine was the first U.S. state to use ranked-choice voting in a Senate race — what year?
- 2014
- 2016
- 2018
- 2020
Guess, then reveal the answer
2018
"Suspending" a campaign legally differs from dropping out!
When candidates "suspend" rather than "end" their campaign, they can legally keep raising money to pay off debts and retain any delegates won — a distinction codified in FEC rules used since the 1970s reform era.
Maine's State Senate has only 35 members — one of the smallest in the U.S.!
With just 35 seats, each Maine Senate race carries enormous weight — a single suspended campaign can shift the balance of power. Learn more at Wikipedia
Topic poll · all networksHow many political text messages were sent to U.S. voters in the 2022 midterms?
- Under 1 billion
- About 6 billion
- Around 15 billion
- Over 30 billion
Guess, then reveal the answer
About 6 billion
Topic poll · all networksShould political campaigns be allowed to text supporters without prior opt-in?
6 billion political texts were sent during the 2020 U.S. election!
Political SMS campaigns surged after the 2018 midterms, when ~1B texts were sent. Campaigns favor texting because open rates exceed 90%, far outpacing email's ~20% average open rate.
The story so far
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