I so admire editorial cartoonists. Being able to synthesize and editorialize a news story in a single drawing that elicits strong reactions from viewers? Genius. Here are some of the nation’s best cartoonists on this week’s biggest news stories…. Read More ›
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What Last Week’s Election Tells Us About 2020
With last week’s election behind us, let’s look at the tea leaves to see what trends we might tease out to give us a sense of what we’re facing in 2020. Here’s a collection of thoughts from political writers at… Read More ›
Saturday Morning Cartoons 11/9
I love what editorial cartoonists do. I think they’re amazing. Being able to take a news story and express an opinion about that story with a single, incisive drawing that also elicits an immediate reaction from the viewer? Genius…. Read More ›
2019 Elections: The Big Results
The election results from last night will still be rolling in for a while, but here’s a look at some of the key wins that we know about: Kentucky 🔹In the biggest win of the night, Democrat Andy Beshear won… Read More ›
2019 Elections: Secretaries of State
Long before we have the 2020 election, we have work to do to flip and protect seats this year. Today we’re going to look at the three states that have elections for their Secretaries of State next month. Whoever… Read More ›
Elections in October 2019
If it’s a Tuesday, there is an excellent chance that an election is happening somewhere in the country. Democratic enthusiasm has not been quite as high as in 2018, so I encourage you to help promote these elections wherever you… Read More ›
Sunday Reading: 3 Recommendations
Every week I come across articles that I find interesting and that I think you all here at Political⚡Charge might enjoy as well. Here are this week’s recommendations. The Press Is Embracing False Equivalence—Again The Atlantic warns us in this… Read More ›
21 Reasons to Boot Mitch McConnell from the Senate
Mitch McConnell has been so loathed for so long that it’s hard to remember all the reasons why he is one of the lowest polling members of Congress. The longtime senior Senator from Kentucky has served in the Senate since… Read More ›
Kentucky Reminds Us Why Checking Your Voter Registration is So Important
This news story out of Kentucky serves as a good reminder to regularly check your voter registration status. Earlier this week, we learned that 150,000 voters in Kentucky were improperly reclassified as “inactive.” This is mere WEEKS before the statewide… Read More ›
Saturday Morning Cartoons 7/20
Here are the nation’s best editorial cartoonists responding to the week’s top news stories. 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing By David Horsey, The Seattle Times By Drew Sheneman, The Star-Ledger Trump’s Racist Tweets By Kevin Siers,… Read More ›
5 Ways To Help Amy McGrath Flip Mitch McConnell’s Senate Seat in Kentucky
Want to help kick Mitch McConnell out of the Senate? Mitch McConnell is the most unpopular Senator in Congress today and it’s not hard to figure out why. He has been accused of actively destroying our democracy and Senate norms…. Read More ›
2019 Elections: Attorneys General
Long before we have the 2020 election, we have work to do to flip seats this year. We’ve already looked at the 2019 governor elections and the 2019 state legislative elections, so today we’re going to look at the three states… Read More ›
A Possible Challenger to McConnell?
How much would you like to see Mitch McConnell lose his re-election in 2020? I’m not sure how to measure my desire to see that happen. Any reader of Political⚡Charge knows that I think McConnell is a grave danger to… Read More ›
2019 Elections: The Governors
Long before we have the 2020 election, we have more work to do to flip seats in 2019. Today we’re looking at the three gubernatorial races in 2019. All three of these governor’s races are only in the Lean column… Read More ›
Voting Rights in the News
Always assume that your voting rights are under attack. The best way to counteract it is to pay attention and also be on the offensive. Here’s what’s going on in six states–some of it is good news, and some of… Read More ›
4 Key Target States for Voting Rights in 2019
The fight for voting rights can never cease. The National Democratic Redistricting Committee is wasting no time after the midterms to identify their next target states where they’ll be investing resources in the fight for better voting rights for all…. Read More ›
May 22: It’s Election Day!
It’s Election Day in four states today. Kentucky, Georgia, and Arkansas have their midterm primary elections; Arkansas also has 3 special elections; and the 7th Congressional district of Texas has a number of runoffs following their March primary. If you’re… Read More ›
Primaries & Special Elections: May 2018
What a busy month! There are 13 special elections, 11 primaries and 1 runoff scheduled in May 2018. Use this information for your own civic engagement, or share to your network to spread the word and increase awareness and turnout!… Read More ›
Midterms 2018: States with Primaries in May
Voters in 11 states have their opportunity to shape the midterms at their primary in May. Click a state name below to see a short at-a-glance look at the key facts and competitive/important races for the primary. May 8 (Tu)… Read More ›
Kentucky 5/22 Primary: At a Glance
Kentucky has its statewide primary election on Tuesday, May 22. Here are some election facts and a few key races, with the names of the Democratic candidates and links to their campaign websites. Kentucky has an closed primary. Voters need to be… Read More ›