Do you agree that every single voter should be allowed to vote by mail this year? If we’re being truthful, I think every registered voter should automatically have their ballot sent to them at home, but I’m also in one… Read More ›
2020 Election
Voting By Mail is Not New or Uncommon. Not By a Long Shot.
Oh, the GOP can be so predictable. They’ve made it very clear that they suppress the vote because lower turnout helps ensure that Republicans win. They have enacted thousands of voter suppression tactics all over the country and then turn… Read More ›
Will COVID-19 Affect the 2020 Governors’ Races?
How has the coronavirus pandemic affected the 2020 governors’ races? There’s been a lot of speculation about how the president’s disastrous handling of COVID-19 will negatively affect his re-election chances, and I started to wonder about the governors and how… 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 ›
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 ›
Here’s Why Trump Can’t Cancel the Election
The very thought of it could give you nightmares. What if Trump simply cancelled the election on November 3 and refused to leave office? It’s a concern that has been circulating on social media for a while now, and re-ignited… Read More ›
How We Can Help Our Candidates Campaign in the Age of the Coronavirus
It’s not good for any of us to be mingling in crowds right now, and that holds true for our candidates, too. But what are they supposed to do when so much of the crucial, and most effective, campaign tactics… Read More ›
Want To Learn How to Fight Disinformation?
The chances that you’ve read a social media post this week that’s actually disinformation is pretty high. It’s everywhere and we all need to get much, much better at recognizing it and combatting it. I write about disinformation here at… Read More ›
Flipping the Senate: A Modest Request
So, there’s good news and some bad news regarding our goal to flip the Senate this November. First, the good news. Yesterday, the Democrats got a big win when Steve Bullock, the current governor of Montana (and former presidential candidate),… Read More ›
A Simple Reason Why Turnout Surged on Super Tuesday
To win in November, we’re going to need to turn out in droves. So whenever I read that turnout went up significantly for a particular election, I want to learn what went right so we can replicate it. And it… Read More ›
When You Drop Out, What Happens To Your Delegates?
We have a handful of presidential candidates who were awarded delegates before they left the race. So what happens to those delegates? As of the writing of this post, here’s how many delegates everyone has: Well, if you have… Read More ›
How Super Tuesday Affected the 2020 Senate Races
Wait, people voted for more than just the presidential election on Super Tuesday, right? Yes, indeed. Here’s how the primary affected 10 Senate races: Alabama The Democrats are defending Doug Jones’ (D) seat, the most at-risk seat the Democrats have… Read More ›
Why Don’t We Have a National Primary?
I’m in a state that doesn’t vote until later in the spring, so it often feels like the presidential nomination process is long over by the time I get to cast a vote. I’ve seen others ask the question —… Read More ›
The Big Day: Super Tuesday Arrives
In February, 155 Democratic delegates were awarded. Today, we’ll be awarding 1,357 delegates. Anything can happen! Plus, there are down ballot races that need your votes. You will be shaping the races we’ll be seeing in November. Please go vote!… Read More ›
3 Nightmare Supreme Court Scenarios We Face Today
Do we have to lose something before we appreciate it? Losing a Supreme Court seat that President Obama should have been allowed to fill was a blow (and an early sign of just how low McConnell would go.) Then,… Read More ›
Here are the GOP Senate Seats to Flip in 2020
Do you want the blue wave to wash over the Senate in 2020 and flip it to the Democrats? I do! I want the Senate so badly. Not only to stop the tidal wave of unqualified, conservative judges from getting… Read More ›
Here are the Democratic Senate Seats To Protect in 2020
How badly do you want to flip the Senate next year? Oh boy, don’t get me started on how much I want the Senate. I’m so happy to have the House, (thank you voters!!), but having all of these amazing… Read More ›