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:
2020 Election
We Need to Talk About Arizona
The Big Lie won’t go away. And now we have Republicans in Arizona who want to give the conspiracy theory new life. You may have heard about an “audit” that is happening in Arizona. First off, I’ve put the word… Read More ›
The Bright Spots in 2020: Yes, There Were Some
Political Charge’s annual look back at the positive political stories of 2020.
Elections Happening Today: June 2
It’s a Tuesday in America, and that means there are elections happening. This Tuesday, June 2, there are a lot of elections underway! Please, whether you have friends in one of these states or you might have social media followers… Read More ›
How to Help Re-Elect Senator Doug Jones
In order to flip the Senate this November, we need to flip 4 Republican seats. That’s while making sure we don’t lose any Democratic seats. And I’m sorry to say that the great Senator Doug Jones (D) from Alabama has… Read More ›
Does Biden’s Choice for Vice President Matter?
So a funny thing happened when I set out to write this post. I thought I was going to write about how the conventional wisdom of how choosing a vice president affects electoral strategy is wrong, but ended up learning… Read More ›
2020 Election: Secretaries of State Races
There’s a lot more at stake in 2020 than just who sits in the White House. For example, there are several Secretary of State elections this November. Secretaries of State are important executive positions in state government, and typically oversee… Read More ›
June 2020: Special Elections and Primaries
Is it Tuesday? Well then, there’s probably an election happening somewhere in America. Do you share my goal of increasing awareness of elections and boosting turnout in 2020? If so, please vote if there is an election happening in your… Read More ›
Is Lindsey Graham’s Senate Seat In Play?
I get it. No one likes Senator Lindsey Graham. He gets a lot of hate on social media, and let’s be honest, with good reason. He spoke out against Trump during the primaries, saying this: If we nominate Trump,… Read More ›
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 ›
Make the House Bluer: The GOP Toss-Ups
We flipped the House in 2018, but why don’t we make the Democrats’ majority in the House even bigger in 2020? It can be done! Yesterday, I listed all of the Democratic Toss-Ups so we can be sure to protect… Read More ›
Here Are the Democratic House Seats to Protect in 2020
Do you remember how great it felt to flip the House in 2018? Having the House under Democratic control has been the one check we’ve had on Trump. And if we fail to get Trump out of the White House… 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 ›
May 2020: Special Elections & Presidential Primaries
If it’s Tuesday, there’s probably an election happening somewhere in America. Do you share my goal of increasing awareness of elections and boosting turnout in 2020? If so, please vote if there is an election happening in your district. Then,… 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 ›
Will Justin Amash Spoil the 2020 Presidential Race?
Once again, we have someone who is angling to be the 3rd party spoiler for this presidential election. Enter Justin Amash. Amash is a 5-term Tea Party Republican who became well known last year when he changed his party affiliation… Read More ›
Checking In On the 8 States That Just Expanded Voting by Mail
With two-thirds of Americans supporting an expansion of voting by mail this election year, it’s great to see election boards move swiftly to accommodate the surging interest in voting safely from home. 34 states already allow their voters to vote… Read More ›
The 1 Time When It’s Ok to Share a Political Poll
Polls. Do you love them or hate them? Clearly, they’re very popular because you see them all over social media. Any time we see a poll that tells us what we want to see, we’re likely to give it a… 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 ›
2020 Elections: The State Supreme Courts
Did you know you might be voting for the next Supreme Court justice? It’s true! Besides the U.S. Supreme Court, every state has its own state Supreme Court, and most of them are elected seats. That puts YOU in charge…. Read More ›