It can be frustrating when bad behavior doesn’t result in consequences. But this week, we had some great #accountability stories, so let’s jump into that good news:
2018 Midterms
An Elections Specialist You Should Get to Know
There is someone who predicted, with almost scary accuracy, what happened in the 2018 midterm elections. Know who it is? I am not an elections specialist, and so am always on the lookout for smart voices who seem to understand… Read More ›
The House Seat Republicans are Dangerously Close to Flipping
There’s a special election coming up soon for a House seat that the Democrats flipped in 2018 that the Republicans desperately want back. And they are dangerously close to getting their wish. Which seat? California’s 25th District, which is currently… Read More ›
2019 Elections: Time for a Red Alert
Remember how much we were all so impatient in the lead-up to the midterm elections–we just couldn’t WAIT to vote. Do you feel that same sense of “let’s go get ’em” now? I don’t. And unfortunately, the election results for… Read More ›
Sunday Reading: Looking Into the 2020 Crystal Ball
Everyone wants to know what will happen in 2020, so election experts are looking at the information we already have to at least guess at the shape of the next election. Here are a few articles I found interesting, alarming,… Read More ›
Sunday Reading: 3 Articles of Interest
Sunday is the day that I like to spend more time offline and more time reading. In that vein, each Sunday I post a handful of articles from the previous week that I found interesting. Here are three I want… Read More ›
New North Carolina 9th District Election: The Last Midterms Race
It’s true–there is still one last race from the midterms to finish up. The North Carolina 9th district still doesn’t have a Rep in Congress. On Election Night, the race was too close to call and then the hints of… Read More ›
The Return of Healthcare as an Issue
Incredibly, both the Democrats and the Republicans wanted to talk about the same subject yesterday. No, not the Barr letter. They wanted to talk about healthcare. The Democrats have been preparing a new piece of legislation behind the scenes for… Read More ›
Sunday Reading: What Caught My Eye This Week
The holidays and the end of the year have kept us all pretty busy, but here are 3 articles and 1 list I found that I want to share with you. 50 Interesting Facts about the 2018 Election Already one… Read More ›
Activism Yearbook: Our Wins in 2018
These are the highlights of the wins we got in 2018. They represent a tapestry of great outcomes that were secured by the efforts and activism of citizens, swift public backlash against racist and hateful news, judges ruling against the… Read More ›
The Big Surprise Hiding in Google’s Most Searched Terms of 2018
This is a super short post because you all are busy, but I couldn’t let a day go by and not tell you this awesome news. Google released their top 10 search lists for 2018–you know, the top celebrities folks… Read More ›
What Do Midterms Tell Us About 2020?
Surely the results from the midterms earlier this month can give us some sense of what to expect in the 2020 election, right? As Lee Corso would say, “Not so fast.” The Final Midterm Results This week, the last House… Read More ›
Why Turning Orange County Blue Was Such a Big Deal
Although California as a whole is a blue state, Orange County, just south of Los Angeles, has been a Republican stronghold for decades. When Richard Nixon’s term ended, he came home to a welcoming Yorba Linda neighborhood. Ronald Reagan, governor… Read More ›
How many House seats did the Democrats flip?
Winning never gets old, does it? Midterms 2018 was full of good news for the Democrats, and the good news keeps coming. As of the evening of Nov. 20, the Democrats have flipped 38 seats in the House (remember we… Read More ›
Saturday Morning Cartoons
Editorial cartoonists tell the midterms story. From Steve Sack, Minneapolis Star Tribune: From Bill Bramhall, NY Daily News: From Ken Catalino: From Drew Sheneman, Tribune Content Agency: From Matt Davies, Newsday: ⚡
So, What’s Next?.
We just watched a big blue wave bring in a metric ton of diverse Democrats into Congress and our state legislatures. Are we going to sit back and watch the tide go back out, or are we sticking around to… Read More ›
How Voting Rights Fared in the NDRC’s 12 Target States
The truth is, we have to organize to help make voting easier for people. There are far too many people who are currently in power who have wielded their power to restrict the vote as much as possible. But the… Read More ›
What’s Up With the 13 Midterm Races Too Close to Call?
Although we all want to see the results of the hotly contested midterms right away, I think we can all agree that we’d prefer that every vote gets counted, right? Here is where 13 of the biggest races stand as… Read More ›
The Midterms Continue: 2 Critical Runoff Races
It ain’t over ’til it’s over. We have two confirmed races from the midterms that are going to a runoff election and they are both really important. Mississippi – U.S. Senate Runoff – Nov. 27 Since none of the candidates… Read More ›
Midterms 2018: How was turnout?
The question everyone has is, in the end, did more people turn out and vote in these midterms? The answer is yes. In the 2014 midterms, 36.7% of eligible voters voted. In the 2018 midterms, at least 48.5% of eligible… Read More ›