Stefanie Feldman
@StefFeldman
National policy director for Biden's 2020 campaign. Led WH Office of Gun Violence Prevention. Insta: @stefexplains. Substack: The Permanent Campaign.
To recap: Firms have been making people jump through endless hoops just to cancel a subscription, trapping Americans in needless bureaucracy and wasting their time & money. @FTC began writing a “click-to-cancel” rule promoting efficient cancellation, a rulemaking process that…
Arguments that X policy (e.g., Medicare for All) would have been better than what Biden enacted (e.g., increased ACA premiums) are silly because no president would have successfully pushed M4A through Congress. Most Americans will take some benefit over an empty promise.
Democratic governors get it done. On the heels of NC being named the country's top state for business, Gov. @JoshStein_ on @SquawkCNBC: "We are open for business. We've announced more than $20 billion of investment, producing over 23,000 jobs in NC."
North Carolina is America's Top State for Business in 2025, led by a strong workforce and economy cnbc.com/2025/07/10/nor…
When Ezra Klein told Jon Stewart that liberal regulations ruined Biden's broadband program, the clip went viral, with Elon Musk’s help. But the story wasn’t true—and the telecom monopolies who were the real saboteurs are still laughing. New @monthly washingtonmonthly.com/2025/07/09/the…
RFK: “microplastics are bad” (cites recent study from OSU) EPA: on same day, cancels that research grant on microplastics to OSU #MAHA npr.org/sections/shots…
I just published a new piece on how Democrats can foster policy creativity that actually helps us win elections. Five rules for creativity that wins:
Democrats cannot afford to have the same debate in 2028 about Medicare for All as we did in 2020!
the most creative and innovative teams ive been on in political spaces have been filled with people who hadn’t only worked in politics some (read: most) of the most effective, boundary-pushing work happens when people aren’t bound by “how things have always been done in DC”
Dems talk a lot about ousting the old guard of elected officials. What about the old guard of staff and advisors? My take:
This is spot on.
Dems talk a lot about ousting the old guard of elected officials. What about the old guard of staff and advisors? My take: