Are you feeling torn about how best to spend your time volunteering to get the wins we need this fall? I get it. You want to win the White House. And you also know we need to flip the Senate…. Read More ›
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How To Stop Politicians From Cherry-Picking Their Voters
Which one would you rather have? Voters picking their politicians or politicians picking their voters? I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but in all but a handful of states, politicians are choosing their voters. They do that… Read More ›
Want To See a Landslide This November? Then Do This 1 Thing Now
If you’ve been wondering how you can help with voter turnout from the safety of your home, you’ve come to the right place. But first, let’s talk about why reaching out to voters LONG before Election Day is really important…. Read More ›
Here’s a Simple Way to Reach Swing State Voters, From Home
The gold standard of voter outreach that converts to actual votes–canvassing–has been sidelined during the pandemic. So what can we do to reach voters in the lead up to the November elections? There are still many ways to do voter… Read More ›
How To Increase Voter Turnout in Just 3 Minutes a Day
Can you answer this question: Why are you a voter? If you can answer that, then you can get involved with The Big Send, an effort to send 10 million letters to remind registered, (but not consistent), voters in key… Read More ›
What Policies Does Your City Need to Adopt to Decrease Police Brutality?
How to decrease police brutality in your local city
Please, Don’t Be a Bystander
Be the person who does more than just express outrage. Being outraged by how African-Americans are treated in this country isn’t enough. Being sympathetic isn’t enough. We have to take positive action. Most especially important for those of us who… Read More ›
Election 2020: Flipping the Michigan State House
Could Michigan be more of a battleground state in 2020? I’m not sure how it could be. It is, famously, one of the 3 “blue wall” states that Trump won by the narrowest margin in 2016. Since then, however, Michiganders… Read More ›
Time for Your 2 Minute Election Tune-Up
Yesterday, we learned that Florida may go ahead and purge 85,000 voters from its rolls ahead of the 2020 election. This particular purge is a long-fought fight in Florida, which you can read more about HERE, but the story serves… Read More ›
Election 2020: It’s About Control
Social media is aflutter with declarations of what will happen in 2020. Yesterday, there seemed to be so much chatter about how “of course” Trump would lose. Such as: Look at how unpopular he is. How could anyone vote for… Read More ›
How to Find Your Congressperson’s Virtual Event
Congress may be in recess but that doesn’t mean our representatives aren’t working. Many are in their home states right now even though Congress is still in session. They are attending meetings (via Zoom, like the rest of us),… Read More ›
Want to Get Rid of Trump? Then Focus on a Swing State.
At the beginning of the year, I asked Political Charge readers the following question: What’s your biggest concern about politics going into 2020? The #1 response was that they were concerned that Trump might win re-election. Now I like to… Read More ›
15 States Have Delayed Their Primaries So Far
As we work fast to protect the health of our citizens, and mitigate the damage on the economy, so must we work to protect the heart of our democracy: the ability to vote. Until we get a vaccine, the coronavirus… Read More ›
CTA: Call Congress to Get Real Relief to America’s Workers!
As the coronavirus spreads throughout our nation, wrecking havoc on our health and economy, Congress is scrambling to pass relief bills. Last week I wrote about the first two bills that Congress has passed, and over the past several days,… Read More ›
America Needs to Vote By Mail … Now
There are five states that are guaranteed not to postpone their elections due to the coronavirus. Oregon, Hawaii, Colorado, Utah, and Washington are all-mail ballot states. Social distancing is built right into the system. There are no local polling sites… Read More ›
What Are You Doing For Week of Action?
Michelle Obama’s organization, When We All Vote, kicks off their Week of Action today — Monday, February 17. When We All Vote is a 50-state effort aimed at getting people registered to vote. They focus on three main activities: ✦… Read More ›
Republicans Don’t Deserve To Govern Anymore
The GOP-led Senate did not vote to convict Trump on two counts of impeachment. Every Republican, except for Mitt Romney, completely disregarded their oath to do impartial justice and not only voted to block any kind of witnesses or documents… Read More ›
The Time to Activate Voters is Right Now
If the impeachment “trial” in the Senate has shown us anything, it is that we the voters are going to have to be the ones to hold Trump and the complicit Republicans accountable. They have shown time and time again,… Read More ›
5 Ways to Help Flip the Georgia Senate Seats
Want to help flip a Republican out of their Senate seat in Georgia this November? How about two? What’s that you say? Yes, two Senate seats. Even though only 1/3 of Senate seats are up for re-election in any given… Read More ›
McConnell Doesn’t Have the Votes: Time to Act
Mitch McConnell might not have enough votes to block witnesses from appearing in the impeachment trial? That’s right. Both the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post reported that last night. McConnell held a caucus meeting last night and… Read More ›