WASHINGTON (AP) — For weeks, Democratic lawmakers have met with and mimicked figures they believe may offer them a path back to power in Washington: online influencers and content creators.
Hours before President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress this month, Senate Democrats huddled with a dozen online progressive personalities who have millions of followers. House Democrats were introduced, without staff, to 40 content creators who Democratic leaders said could help them grow their audience online.
An earlier tutorial session in February featured online personalities like the YouTube commentator Brian Tyler Cohen.
The result has been a burst of Democratic online content, including direct-to-camera explainers in parked cars, scripted vertical videos,
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