Ted Marsden

Political

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Candidates

2023

 
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Jamaal Bowman

Jamaal Bowman won his primary in NY-16. He is an exciting new progressive and a former middle school principal who, in a dramatic political upset, defeated a 16-term incumbent Eliot Engel. Engel was caught on a hot mic at an election event saying “If I didn’t have a primary, I wouldn’t care.”

Won his 2020 Democratic Primary in New York’s 16th district.

John Fetterman

I had the honor of working in service of the Fetterman campaign. John Fetterman is an inspiring politician looking to make practical progressive changes in politics. He’s exactly the kind of guy Democrats need in the Senate right now.

Won his 2022 US Senate race in Pennsylvania.

Beto O’Rourke

In the 2018 Senate race Beto O’Rourke was a spot of blue hope in very red Texas. Beto’s campaign hired me to cut together this 30 second spot encouraging people to get out to vote.

Featured on Beto’s socials as well as on TVs all over Texas for his 2018 Senate campaign.

 

“Let’s Talk” Campaign Launch

Derek Marshall for Congress

I had the privilege to direct, shoot, produce + edit this candidate campaign launch video for a very inspiring progressive democrat Derek Marshall who is running in Southern California's High Desert (Joshua Tree/Victorville area).

Fetterman v. Oz Debate

Rapid Response Attack Ad

During the Fetterman-Oz Debate, Dr. Oz made a remark about how “local political leaders” should be in charge of women’s healthcare decisions. The campaign quickly grabbed this damning quote and asked for a political ad be put together ASAP. I edited the video overnight, the campaign released it, and that morning was praised by MSNBC and Pod Save America the next day. Read more about it here.

AOC Donor Calls

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Congress

I cut this video of AOC calling her constituents and thanking them for their support. The donors reactions are both surprising and heartwarming. Check it out!

Organizations

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Justice Democrats

“Join Us”

Who are the Justice Democrats? This video is a quick and empowering introduction to JD and their cause. AOC and founder Alexandria Rojas talk about the organization’s beginnings and their goals for 2020.

For Justice Democrats.

Way to Lead

“No Responsibility”

“No, I don’t take responsibility at all.” President Donald Trump’s inaction on the coronavirus has lead to the sickness and deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans. It’s time for a new leader.

This ad was tested by focus groups on Swayable and found to have significant positive effect on Voter Mobilization.

Be A Hero

“Remove Susan”

Susan Collins has routinely voted against the interests of her constituents in Maine including casting the deciding vote to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh. So Ady Barkan’s Be A Hero is trying to remove her and this video I cut helps explain why “Susan Collins must go.”

For Be A Hero fund.

 
 

Squad Group Text

Squad Victory Fund

I wrote and edited this imagined group text thread between the members of “The Squad” (Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez).

Launched in advance of Rashida Tlaib’s 2020 Democratic primary, which she won handily by a wide margin with 66% of the vote. Ocasio-Cortez won her June 22 primary in a landslide and Pressley is unopposed.

Featured on the social media of Rashida Tlaib and AOC.

Let’s Get to Work with Clark Gregg

Swing Left

Before the 2018 midterm elections I was feeling a daily anxiety about America’s future. I had to do something. So I reached out Swing Left, an organization that helps Democratic candidates get elected nationwide, to see if I could lend my skills. Turns out they had a backlog of videos and needed an editor ASAP.

I helped assemble this cut with Marvel’s very own Agent Coulson (aka Clark Gregg) encouraging voters in North Carolina to ‘Get Out To Vote!’

Featured on the social media of Swing Left and Clark Gregg, the man himself.

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