Reed Galen

Resolute Square Partner, veteran political strategist and co-founder of The Lincoln Project

Reed Galen is an independent political strategist and co-founder of The Lincoln Project. A veteran public affairs and political professional with more than 20 years’ experience, Galen has spent more than a decade advising Fortune 50, 100, and 1000 companies in need of high-level counsel in the fields of strategic communications, procurement, and legislation.

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Strategy Session: Pro-Slavery, Antisemitism, Voter Suppression: Must Be MAGA
Strategy Session
The Right keeps moving the bar (or the Overton Window) on what defines going too far - a classic fascist tactic. Can any challenger take Trump out and does it even matter? Rick, Reed, Stuart, and Joe on this and more on the latest Strategy Session.
Donald Trump Ron DeSantis Autocracy
July 25, 2023
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No Labels: The Devil is in the Details
"For an organization steeped in Beltway elites, past-their-prime career politicians, and shady billionaire funders, it’s hard to imagine they’d let the great unwashed masses play with their toy," writes Reed Galen.
US Presidential Elections Donald Trump Joe Biden
July 20, 2023
To MAGA, Democracy Is A Four Letter Word
Republicans' interpretation of the Constitution is simply another way to change the rules to enshrine their own power even as the country evolves into a multiracial democracy, write Reed Galen.
Donald Trump Threats to Democracy Defending Democracy
June 29, 2023
Joe Biden’s Multi-Front War
Not to be outdone in the realm of dangerous and malevolent behavior, No Labels, the so-called ‘centrist’ organization led by two ex-communicated Democratic grandees, is preparing the ground for a third-party candidate to run next year, writes Reed Galen.
Joe Biden Donald Trump One America News Network
June 8, 2023
Stand Up And Stand Out
Reed Galen writes that it is our job to stand up and say 'No' to MAGA's efforts to create fear and chaos. When they want us huddled inside, we go outside in our communities and show that together we are stronger than they are.
Defending Democracy Donald Trump Democratic Party
May 11, 2023

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The Compounding Of Crazy
Rick Wilson's The Enemies List
Reed Galen joins Rick to talk about the recent firing of Tucker Carlson and where he may end up next, Kevin McCarthy and his debt ceiling gambit, and Biden's re-elect campaign announcement.
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May 1, 2023
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MAGA's Moral Wasteland
The GOP has ripped empathy, decency, and good public policy out by the roots, exposing the party as the "moral wasteland" that it is.
Donald Trump MAGA’s hold on the GOP Far Right Extremism
April 20, 2023
The Strategy Session: Republican Self-Owns And Shark Jumping
Strategy Session
What the Tennessee GOP thought was a master stroke was really a colossal self-own and Republicans keep doubling down on policies Americans oppose. What do Dems do with this? Reed, Stuart, Joe, and Rick talk strategy to win the future.
Defending Democracy Ron DeSantis Donald Trump
April 11, 2023
MAGA's Black Hole
After nearly a decade, Republican leaders have succumbed to the MAGA force, crossed the boundary into fascism, and have neither the desire nor the ability to escape.
The Ultra MAGA Movement Authoritarianism Threats to Democracy
April 11, 2023
Trump's "Final Battle" and the Long Road to '24
Strategy Session
Where will Trump's "Final Battle" lead America and the GOP primary? Is DeSantis about to launch his campaign or self-destruct? Rick, Reed, Joe, and Stuart debate whether there's a path forward for anyone not named Trump and to what lengths Trump will go to make sure that doesn't happen.
Donald Trump Ron DeSantis The Ultra MAGA Movement
March 28, 2023
Remembering WACO
There are no accidents when it comes to the locations Trump chooses for his rallies. Playing the victim, exploiting the Branch Davidian tragedy in Waco, TX, and using it to enrage and incite his MAGA horde is exactly what we should have come to expect.
Donald Trump Waco Far Right Extremism
March 24, 2023
The GOP's Epidemic Of Unseriousness
You don't play games with Putin. Full stop. It shouldn't even need to be said of a man directing his country to commit genocide against its peaceful neighbor. But, Reed Galen writes, the GOP 2024 presidential primary contenders are a collection of unserious people basing everything on pleasing MAGA and nothing in fact, policy, or ethics.
MAGA’s hold on the GOP Ron DeSantis Donald Trump
March 16, 2023
The Groundhog Campaign of 2024
They've learned nothing. The GOP is repeating the 2016 strategic mess that got Trump elected the first time. Reed and Rick write that Republicans are acting out the definition of insanity: doing the same thing and expecting a different result.
Donald Trump Republican Party Mike Pence
March 9, 2023