Slingshot founding partner Evan Roth Smith gave Michael Lange of The Narrative Wars a look at the latest polling of the New York mayoral race. Zohran Mamdani doesn’t quite have a majority, but his opponents are fractured and unpopular, making him the overwhelming favorite for November.

Slingshot’s Evan Roth Smith talked to the New York Post about a Slingshot poll that showed Zohran Mamdani without a majority, but far ahead of sitting mayor Eric Adams. It’s hard to see a road to victory for Adams, who will need to unite the moderate wing of the Democratic Party while also courting the votes of the city’s Republicans — a tough task with only a few months until election day.

Slingshot conducted a poll of registered voters in NYC from July 2nd to July 6th. The poll provides an early look at the electorate after the Democratic primary and ahead of an intriguing general election on November 4th

Slingshot founding partner Evan Roth Smith spoke with The New York Times’ Emma Fitzsimmons about how the Mamdani campaign focused not only on turnout but on persuasion.

Slingshot partner Alyssa Cass spoke to the Financial Times about how voters across the country want politicians who can make a clean break from the “status quo” and focus on the issues that everyday Americans care about.

Slingshot founding partner Evan Roth Smith reflected on the New York City 2025 Democratic Mayoral primary with Politico’s Joe Anuta and Emily Ngo, breaking down the effectiveness of the Mamdani campaign and the electoral conditions that led to Mamdani’s win.

Slingshot founding partner Evan Roth Smith told New York Magazine’s David Freedlander that Andrew Cuomo’s use of ChatGPT for his housing policy underscored his inability to thoughtfully solve the city’s problems.

Slingshot partner Evan Roth Smith told Gothamist that early ballots for New York’s 2025 Democratic mayoral primary reflected a moderate increase in turnout and not the “revolution in democratic participation” that some expected.

Evan Roth Smith spoke with Politico’s Alex Nieves about a report from a Slingshot project, the Electric Vehicle Intelligence Report, which found that support for credit-trading was the minority position among Democratic, Republican, and independent voters.

Slingshot founding partner Evan Roth Smith broke down April’s Wisconsin Supreme Court Race with Politico’s Elena Schneider. Evan Roth Smith explained how Democrats were doing a better job of turning Musk into “electoral poison,” and how they can continue to double down on the Musk opportunity.

In the wake of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Race, Slingshot founding partner Evan Roth Smith spoke with HuffPost’s Kevin Robillard about the reality of Elon Musk’s position with the Republican Party. Even Trump loyalists were beginning to see Musk as a burden to the president.

Slingshot partner Evan Roth Smith told The Atlantic’s Russell Berman that the popularity of entitlement programs like Social Security gives Democrats a key opportunity to hammer Musk and Trump.

Slingshot founding partner Evan Roth Smith spoke with CNN’s Dana Bash about the relentless attacks against entitlement programs and why Democrats should consolidate their message around defending them.

Slingshot rose in the rankings of  City & State’s 2025 Political Consultants Power 100.

Following the release of a new Blueprint Poll conducted 48 hours after the Presidential election, Slingshot founding partner and Blueprint lead pollster Evan Roth Smith spoke with Semafor’s David Weigel to discuss where the Democrats’ campaign messaging broke down.

Slingshot partner Alyssa Cass spoke to CNN about the root of Eric Adams’ political struggles. It’s his corruption, not his tough-on-crime policies.

Slingshot partner Evan Roth Smith told NBC how the rightward shift of popular opinion, especially on the issues with the highest salience for the 2024 election, almost guaranteed a Republican victory.

Slingshot partner and Blueprint lead pollster Evan Roth Smith explained to New York Magazine’s David Freedlander the strategy behind the Trump campaign’s relentless negativity towards Harris and Walz.

Slingshot partner Alyssa Cass spoke to Vanity Fair about how Eric Adams stopped giving ammunition to anti-New York City Republicans after he was indicted by the Department of Justice.

Slingshot partner Alyssa Cass spoke with the New York Times about how many Democratic candidates in tight races had realized and corrected their weaknesses on border security.