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Daily Kos
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Basic facts
Location:Oakland, California
Type:News organization and political community
Founder(s):Markos Moulitsas
Year founded:2002
Website:Official website

Daily Kos is a digital media platform. It is owned by Kos Media, LLC, which also owns the polling and survey firm Civiqs. Their website describes the platform as a "progressive news site that fights for democracy by giving our audience information and resources to win elections and impact government."[1]

Background

Daily Kos was founded in 2002 by Markos Moulitsas. Their website describes Moulitsas as "an immigrant, Army veteran, journalist, and J.D."[1]

Leadership

As of August 2025, the following individuals held leadership positions at Daily Kos:[2]

  • Markos “Kos” Moulitsas Zúniga, Founder & Chief Executive Officer
  • Dacia Mitchell, President
  • Melanie Knaus, Chief of Staff
  • Allison McHenry, Chief Technology Officer
  • Kaili Joy Gray, Chief Content Officer
  • Evan Buxbaum, Managing Editor

Work and activities

As of August 2025, Daily Kos' website listed the following as its primary coverage areas.[1]

“ Certain stories have always been central to Daily Kos’ mission and identity. It’s what we do best, it’s what our audience expects from us, and it’s what Daily Kos will preferentially dedicate its time and resources to covering:
  • Democracy. We amplify the fights for individual freedom and self-determination, both at home and abroad.
  • Elections. We give readers the information they need to effectively engage in, and influence, the electoral process.
  • Politics. We show, from a progressive perspective, how politics impacts policy and drives election campaigns, at the state and federal level.
  • Culture wars. We track conservative efforts to weaponize hate, fear, bigotry, and ignorance to pit Americans electorally against each other.
  • The media. We analyze the shortcomings of the traditional media and how conservatives manipulate it to influence public opinion.

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Race ratings

From 2008 to 2024, Daily Kos released race ratings for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and gubernatorial elections. The organization's ratings were produced by political director David Nir and the Daily Kos Elections team, which split off to form The Downballot in 2024.[4]

Notable endorsements

See also: Ballotpedia: Our approach to covering endorsements

This section displays endorsements this organization made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.

Notable candidate endorsements by Daily Kos
EndorseeElectionStageOutcome
Andrew Kim  source  (D) U.S. Senate New Jersey (2024) PrimaryWon General
Janet Claire Protasiewicz  source  (Nonpartisan) Wisconsin Supreme Court (2023) PrimaryWon General
Jessica Cisneros  source  (D) U.S. House Texas District 28 (2022) Primary, Primary RunoffLost Primary Runoff
William Carl Fisher  source  (D) U.S. House Texas District 26 (2018) Lost Primary
Christine Eady Mann  source  (D) U.S. House Texas District 31 (2018) Lost Primary Runoff
Laura Moser  source  (D) U.S. House Texas District 7 (2018) Lost Primary Runoff

Finances

As of August 2025, financial data for Daily Kos was not available. If you have information to share, click here.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Daily Kos, "About Us," accessed August 5, 2025
  2. ↑ Daily Kos, "Masthead," accessed August 5, 2025
  3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  4. ↑ The Downballot, "About," accessed August 5, 2025
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