I spent my teenage summers alone on what my parents called a “gentleman’s farm”—though there wasn’t much genteel about it. They were running a small business half an hour away, and I was left with a VCR, a full set of Encyclopedia Britannica, and a rotary-dial phone with a cord long enough to wrap around

Over the years working in the field of building narratives and managing various campaigns, I’ve learned that raw numbers alone don’t win elections or build public trust. What really moves people is Political Storytelling With Data—the art of turning spreadsheets and charts into narratives that resonate with voters’ hopes, fears, and everyday realities. Why Political