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Jared Mejia

Elections & Campaign Messaging

Jared Mejia covers elections, campaign promises, and the slogans doing the heavy lifting when policy takes a day off. The satire follows the distance between a candidate’s sales pitch and what voters are actually being offered. He can smell a focus-tested slogan before the yard signs leave the printer.

Articles By Jared Mejia

85 published articles

Democrawonk — A generic separatist holds an oversized EXIT door near a cliff while citizens walk toward a building flying a Canadian maple-leaf flag.

Alberta Has Sent A Message. It Says Stay.

PoliticsOctober 20, 2026 at 7:26 AM EDTBy Jared Mejia

The proposal was supposed to send Ottawa a message. Voters appear to have used the space provided for an answer.

Democrawonk — A skeptical voter beside a ballot box looks across a chasm bridged only by an empty speech bubble toward $5,000.

The $5,000 Check Has One Very Punctual Condition

PoliticsOctober 20, 2026 at 6:26 AM EDTBy Jared Mejia

Trump’s proposed checks have a firm electoral condition and a much less definite delivery plan. Following the instructions raises a few questions.

Democrawonk — An oversized pink eraser and a stack of papers occupy rival lecterns while a miniature town sits untouched between them.

Brazil’s Economic Plan Has One Very Convenient Step

PoliticsOctober 19, 2026 at 7:22 PM EDTBy Jared Mejia

Flávio Bolsonaro says removing Lula and fighting corruption will improve the economy. The second part needs a little more explanation.

Democrawonk — A traveler with a suitcase stands on a pink welcome mat stretched into a five-to-ten ruler leading to a distant door.

Britain Wants You To Integrate. Please Spend Five More Years Feeling Temporary.

PoliticsOctober 19, 2026 at 3:14 PM EDTBy Jared Mejia

Doubling the wait for settlement is a peculiar way to encourage people to feel at home.

Democrawonk — A small LIKELY stamp casts a huge padlock-shaped shadow over a ballot box marked VOTES.

“Likely” Is Doing An Alarming Amount Of Election Work

PoliticsOctober 19, 2026 at 12:23 PM EDTBy Jared Mejia

Investigate unlawful voting. Do not ask a hunch to perform the duties of a citizenship determination.