The Permanent Campaign

This is the archive page for The Permanent Campaign, which is no longer actively sending. Sarah Isgur, a veteran of national campaigns and the hard-knocks world of political communications, provided insight into strategy and mechanics of political campaigns with some behind-the-scenes flavor along the way.

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The Sweep: Decision Day in CA

Gaming out the possibilities in the California recall now that polling has turned sharply back in Gov. Gavin Newsom's favor.

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The Sweep: Will Legal Activism Cost the GOP in 2022?

Plus: Some thoughts on post-census gerrymandering and the pre-candidacy travails of South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem.

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The Sweep: GOP Bellwether Edition

The upcoming Virginia off-year election, congressional retirements, and whether California Gov. Gavin Newsom will be hoisted by his own mail-in petard.

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The Sweep: The Folly of Issue Polling

Afghanistan edition.

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The Sweep: Cuomo Out

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigns amid allegations of sexual harassment, and other 2022 news.

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The Sweep: The GOP 2024 Primer Concluded

We round out our 2024 list with some celebrity candidates and take a look at a special election in Ohio.

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The Sweep: The GOP 2024 Primary Primer, Part Four

Plus: Is it good for the Democrats if bipartisan infrastructure legislation falls apart?

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The Sweep: The GOP 2024 Primary Primer, Part Three

The three presidential hopefuls coming out of the last guy's administration.

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The Sweep: The GOP 2024 Primary Primer, Part Two

Another batch of plausible candidates—the governors—and some thoughts on publicly funded elections.

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The Sweep: The GOP 2024 Primary Primer, Part One

First on the docket: The Senate hopefuls.

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The Sweep: Bipartisan Is Just Another Word for Nothing Left To Lose

2022 headwinds and the cold political math of infrastructure brinkmanship.

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The Sweep: Election Day in Gotham

Plus: How retirements could change the pending Senate map for the GOP.

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The Sweep: Of Polling and Primaries

Parsing the polling on how many Republicans actually believe Trump could be reinstated, and what we should expect in New York's mayoral race next week.

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The Sweep: Who Foots the Primary Bill?

Plus: Some mayoral tea leaves, the GOP's new low-propensity base, and the public's growing conviction that Biden is a liberal's liberal.

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The Sweep: Ranked Choice in the Big Apple

Plus: An early 2022 bellwether in New Mexico, and a check-in on the Virginia governor's race.

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The Sweep: They Only Need One

An early look at Senate races in Pennsylvania, Missouri, and Alabama.

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