Happy first day of early voting in Texas! We have some great news and developments.
We are now a little over a week into The Political Spectrum! So first and foremost, I just want to say “thank you.” Losing a job is always scary and deciding to start a new project in your 30s is even scarier.
But thanks to your support, we have some great news: As of Monday, The Political Spectrum has hit 100 paid subscribers! For a fledgling newsletter, this is a big deal. So, of course, I want to say thank you. In total, we now have a gross annualized revenue stream of $5,566.
To boot, we have 345 free subscribers! I’m really humbled that you would consider following this new project. For those who are still weighing whether to join in this project, hit subscribe below.
I said from the start that the joy of being independent would be that I would be accountable only to you. That means accountable about how I spend your money.
In that vein, I have some news: I’m hitting the road to do some campaign reporting. As fate would have it, I will be in Greensboro this weekend for a friend’s wedding. So, considering that North Carolina has a marquee Senate and state supreme court race, I figure I might as well do some reporting the next day before my plane leaves.
In addition, I made the snap decision to head to Atlanta next week to cover early voting in Georgia as well as President Barack Obama’s rally for Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) and Keisha Lance Bottoms. To save money, I’ll be taking the Amtrak. This could only be possible with your financial support.
In the coming days, I’ll be focusing on some freelance piece I have in the hopper, but will continue writing in this space. In addition, Friday will feature our first ever mailbag for paid subscribers. So paid subscribers, send questions here and I’ll answer.
Lastly, if you have any suggestions on what to cover, feel free to message me here. Also, if you have any tips for any political or policy subject, my signal is emgarcia.85. And if you want to support the travel budget, visit Ko-Fi.com/EricMGarcia. Thank you again!
More to come!
Happy for you. A glimmer of hope!