Comms consultant/radio host/anything Jill Lepore, Jersey Vermonter. kevin@ellis-strategy.com, blogs and podcast at linktr.ee/kevinellismedia

Joined April 2018
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Graham Platner is in the Barrel open.substack.com/pub/kevink…

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It’s not just the Trumps that are lying about everything. She enabled this disaster and she should answer for it honestly instead of this.
Apparently the goal of this book is to dispel accusations of a coverup, but mostly its just enraging to read that this was JILL BIDEN'S(!!) reaction to the debate performance after the Biden family, campaign, and his supporters savaged people for articulating the same feelings.
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Interviewing Erica Heilman of Rumble Strip at 7 pm. Montpelier Performing Arts Hub.
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NYT - Cover to Cover open.substack.com/pub/kevink…

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This is a great answer from @AOC. I’ve heard a lot of people duck the are you gonna run for president question, and rarely is the answer actually inspiring.

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She is a once in a generation talent that the system will seek to destroy.
This is a great answer from @AOC. I’ve heard a lot of people duck the are you gonna run for president question, and rarely is the answer actually inspiring.
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Ice cream legend joins me for our first LIVE audience Conflict of Interest podcast in Montpelier, VT. Watch us at kevinkellis52.substack.com
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"Less Money - More Justice" open.substack.com/pub/kevink…

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The NY Times interview with Tucker was revealing. They agree on oligarchs, cap gains tax, Israel and Iran. That’s a start.
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Conflict of Interest is Going LIVE! open.substack.com/pub/kevink…

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If everyone in DC knew about this, why didn’t they say anything until now? Kevin McArthy knew this and did nothing when he was speaker.
It's been a pretty open secret in D.C. for years that Eric Swalwell is a serial womanizer. It's crossed my mind that every woman in D.C. may have no more than 3 degrees of separation: being hit on by him, knowing a woman who's been hit on by him, or knowing someone who knows a woman who's been hit on by him. I heard my firsthand "Swalwell hit on me" anecdote back in 2019; I have heard about half a dozen since. Some of you will respond that simply hitting on a woman is not harassment. In many cases, that's true. In many cases, it's not -- such as when she's his employee or there's some other kind of inappropriate power imbalance: an intern or staffer at a conference, an intern or staffer on the Hill, an intern or staffer in just about every work context that's obvious. Regardless, the sheer scale of Swalwell hitting on women in D.C., inappropriately or not, is pretty staggering. I don't know which number an elected official has to reach before it's cause for concern, but I do estimate that Swalwell may have surpassed that number by a few hundred (if not by a few thousand). I'm not kidding. This is all to say that Swalwell was pretty widely known as a serial womanizer years ago, and if you're using a bit of common sense here, you can make a reasonable distinction between a grown man who's an inelegant horndog but still acting ethically and a grown man who treats women like disposable collectibles and leverages his position of power to "collect" them. Swalwell is the latter. I do believe the women who came forward this week, and so should you. And I believe they're particularly courageous in coming forward while knowing they would be slandered for their timing. "They're doing this when Swalwell is running for Governor of California? Curious timing!" No, dumbass, it's not curious at all. They don't want to see a man who sexually harassed and/or raped them to be the next Governor of California. They deserve our praise.
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Agreed.
Nobody fully believes Dems are serious about fixing the affordability crisis because nobody fully believes Dems are willing to offend their donors who are creating the affordability crisis. Dems’ donor fealty has created a credibility gap. It’s their biggest political problem.
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Finally.
Here is the long-term significance of today's Los Angeles social media trial victory: it is a move away from a conversation about speech and innovation, and toward bringing public health concerns decisively to the legal forefront. Read more here: nytimes.com/2026/03/14/opini…
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And yet states say “we need the tax Money.”
This is sad. I know as a politician these companies are going to spend a billion dollars against me for saying it but 🤷🏽‍♀️ Pervasive gambling is not good for society. It turns life into a casino, traps people in addiction & debt, surges domestic violence, and fosters manipulation.
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Check my Substack note on this. Why is an 84 year old senator from VT the best political communicator in politics still?
This is incredibly well done.
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"He used some of his great leadership to abuse women and children": Blockbuster @nytimes investigation finds evidence that the famed civil rights leader Cesar Chavez molested or raped girls and women including his ally Dolores Huerta. @mannyNYT @HurtesSarah nytimes.com/2026/03/18/us/ce…
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