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Daily Kos (Opinion)

U.S. left / progressive-Democratic

Owned byKos Media, LLC, controlled by founder Markos Moulitsas. The company also owns the polling firm Civiqs.

FundingMostly reader support (small-dollar donations and subscriptions) plus advertising and sponsored or political-campaign advertising. The site says it has no corporate owner, venture capital or billionaire backer. Some outside investment is reported, but details are limited.

On the administrationbroadly critical

Background

Markos Moulitsas founded Daily Kos in May 2002 in Berkeley, California, as a liberal blog. It grew into a large community site where registered users write 'diaries' (user-written posts) alongside staff and contributing writers. It became a prominent voice of the 'netroots' during the 2000s and is known for fundraising for and endorsing Democratic candidates, often favoring more progressive or primary challengers. Kos Media, LLC owns the site and stays under Moulitsas's control. In 2018 the company launched Civiqs, a polling and analytics platform. Moulitsas has also been publicly criticized or praised over his advocacy for Democratic strategy, and Daily Kos has had occasional controversies over its commentary and its work with pollsters, including a 2010 dispute with its former pollster Research 2000. The site openly describes itself as advocacy-oriented; outside media-bias raters generally place it on the left. Its opinion pages should be read as partisan commentary rather than neutral reporting. Some details above, including the Research 2000 dispute and specific investments, come from background knowledge and were not verified in this search.

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Profile compiled 2026-11-04; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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