# Progressive Creators Close Political Gap in Texas

> Texas progressives host creators to counter right-wing social media influence.
- Title: Progressive Creators Close Political Gap in Texas | Shortify
- Summary: Texas progressives host creators to counter right-wing social media influence. 10 Texas progressive creators produced 62 videos with 5.3m views during RNC to…
- Keywords: texas, progressive creators, rnc, moveon, political influencers, social media, democratic, congressional black caucus, content creation, political messaging, social media influence, Progressive
- Source: Rolling Stone — https://rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/progressive-creator-house-swing-texas-midterms-1235630266
- Author: Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Published: 2026-09-23T15:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: texas, progressive creators, rnc, moveon, political influencers, social media, democratic, congressional black caucus, content creation, political messaging, social media influence
## Progressive Creator House
10 Texas creators gather at MoveOn's rented house in Dallas.

> What's going on y'all? Congressman Christian Menefee here, and I am in DEE-lus, Texas right now!
## RNC Emergency Meeting
Republicans hold emergency convention to reassure Trump's support.

> The RNC is just like a goldmine for craziness that you can react to
## Creator Strategy
MoveOn focuses on local creators to build political influence.

> We're not worried about audience sizes
## Texas Creators
Creators from Rio Grande Valley to Houston with 9k-2.8m followers.

> We have nothing for creators on the left to plug into
## Content Production
Creators produce 62 videos with 5.3m views and 400k likes.

> Less than two hours ago he had a room full of you fuckers with your hands up pledging allegiance to his orange ass
## Political Impact
Creators react to RNC speeches with viral videos.

> Greg Abbott thinks you're stupid
## Influence Gap
Right-wing has 20m+ creators vs. left's limited resources.

> It's building that community online and really driving action
## Creator Challenges
Creators struggle with funding and event access.

> A lot of people that got accepted to go couldn't because it just wasn't equitable
## Authenticity
60% of young adults get news from influencers.

> Getting news from influencers provided a greater sense of authenticity
## Content Strategy
Creators prioritize quick videos over traditional reporting.

> If I've got limited time, is it better spent giving four hours to knock doors
## Future Questions
How to balance political content with lifestyle focus.

> Do people want political content creators they've established trust with
## Symbiosis
Influencers and journalism share mutual goals.

> The ultimate goal of influencers remains to influence
## Political Gap
Democrats lack right-wing scale of social media influence.

> We don't have that investment, so like when you're talking about scale, it's hard
## Creator Network
Creators collaborate with Democratic candidates.

> Many have covered or outright created content with James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa
## RNC Reaction
Creators produce videos reacting to RNC speeches.

> I don't know, if you ask me they're not doing themselves any favors
## Future Focus
Creators aim to build trusted political voices.

> In the future, I'd love to be more of a content creator with income
## Key takeaway

10 Texas progressive creators produced 62 videos with 5.3m views during RNC to address political misinformation.