My guest is Kate Stayman-London, political strategist and author known for One To Watch and Fang Fiction. She shared how working for politicians like John Kerry and Hillary Clinton inspired her rivals-to-friends-to-lovers campaign trail rom-com See You Next Tuesday. We talked about what it was like to write and market this book in the wake of the 2024 election, when fights about electability and idealism vs pragmatism were at an all-time high. Plus, why Kate thinks more romance readers should run for office, and what you can still do to move the needle before this year’s midterms.

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Media mentioned this episode:

• Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour by Morgan Matson

• Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple

• Glee

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer

• Broadcast News

• Twisters, Hit Man, Anyone But You (Glen Powell, why are you so hot but Republican-coded??)

• The West Wing 

• When Harry Met Sally