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Sam Cebula, organizing director for Digital Ground Game, joins the show to explain the organization's roots in 2020's Georgia Senate runoffs, its scale up to seven canvassing houses and 330,000 plus doors knocked in 2024, and why the group, founded in 2025, is targeting Ohio's 9th and Michigan's 7th for the 2026 midterms. Sam also discusses how the org manages relationships with political content creators, its focus on Ukraine accountability and election integrity, and why he believes local political engagement builds the most durable power.
All positions and views expressed above are Sam Cebula's own and do not represent the views of Purple Political Breakdown.
Digital Ground Game: https://digitalgroundgame.org
Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/digitalgroundgame
CHAPTERS
00:00 Cold Open: Campaigning and the Fight to Flip the Midterms
00:53 Meet Sam Cebula, Organizing Director of Digital Ground Game
06:18 The Origin Story: 2020 Georgia Runoffs and Destiny's First Canvass
08:48 Scaling Up in 2024: Seven Houses and 330,000+ Doors
11:45 Founding Digital Ground Game in 2025
15:07 Why Ohio's 9th and Michigan's 7th Made the 2026 Map
26:57 What Does Digital Ground Game Actually Stand For?
37:38 Managing Relationships With Political Content Creators
47:55 The Long Game: Why Local Politics Is the Real Foundation
55:53 Final Words and How to Get Involved
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