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We’ve been tracking the Democratic campaigns’ digital investment and strategy in the state for months, and in this final Iowa-heavy issue of FWIW, we’ll give you a deep dive into their closing arguments.

Before the primaries are upon us, we take one final deep dive into Elizabeth Warren's digital campaign.

In this week's candidate-specific deep dive, we take a look at how the former VP is running his digital campaign in the run-up to the first caucuses and primaries.

How is Trump's recent Iran crisis playing out online? We take a look...

Despite many in the press and the Twitterverse seemingly counting him out, Bernie Sanders survived a heart attack, won AOC’s endorsement, and raised a whopping $34.5 million all in the final quarter of last year – more than any other candidate running in the Democratic primary.

For the last issue of FWIW this year, we take one final look at how impeachment is playing and has played online.

As we look ahead to the political dumpster fire that will soon arrive in 2020, we thought now would be a good time to reflect on our favorite moments in the digital race for the White House this year.

Can the Democratic nomination be bought? If so, what’s the playbook? We take a deep dive into a billionaire’s path to victory - in three easy steps.

Twitter finally announced its political advertising policy last week, Google decided to take away campaigns’ ability to reach voters, and Facebook is also considering major changes.

While every 2020 campaign is using platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, as far as we know, only one of them is on the internet’s hottest new app: TikTok. Should they be? Is it worth their time? Who even uses the platform?

Banning political advertising on Facebook would have serious, negative consequences for Democrats. In this week's FWIW, we outline four reasons why.

Which Democratic candidates are spending the most - or the least - on Facebook in the first four states: Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada?

How is the digital battle for impeachment playing out on Facebook? We take a look in this week's FWIW.

The race for the White House heated up this week...how are the 2020 candidates taking each other on online?

This week we took a closer look at at the messaging and targeting strategies of the 5 Democratic front-runners’ online ads.

We rounded up some key insights on how the impeachment issue has continued to play out on Facebook, Google, and elsewhere.

As the battle over impeachment began on cable news and in Congress, we took a closer look at how it’s been playing online.

Apps like Snapchat offer a powerful way to reach younger audiences. Which campaigns are investing in advertising on the platform?

Which 2020 candidates have weighed in on Virginia's 2019 legislative elections?

If the Democratic candidates' spouses were running their own digital campaigns in the 2020 primaries, who would come out on top?

Which 2020 campaigns are using Facebook Groups to build and engage grassroots communities of supporters online?

What outside groups or digital properties are reinforcing (or combatting) the Trump campaign's messaging on platforms like Facebook and Google?

The Iowa State Fair kicked off this week, and to mark the occasion we partnered with the Iowa Starting Line for a special issue of FWIW...

How are the 2020 presidential campaigns pushing out their positions on healthcare online - before, during, and after this week's debates.

With a historic field of women running in the Democratic primary, what types of messages are they pushing, and which do they think will resonate with women in key states?