The election dominance of the Republicans this past decade have made clear just how important it is for us to take redistricting seriously. The next round of nationwide redistricting will happen in 2020, following the results of the Census. So,… Read More ›
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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 ›
Week of Action starts today! (Saturday 9/22)
The time to get voters registered is right now! Many states have a deadline of one month prior to an election to get registered to vote and that means we’ve got to concentrate on getting new voters registered and previous… Read More ›
Michelle Obama jumps into midterms
We knew that if Michelle Obama was going to get involved with midterms, she was going to do it in her own way. She has launched When We All Vote, a 50-state effort aimed at getting people registered to vote…. Read More ›
The Midterm Turnout Problem Democrats Need to Fix
You’ve no doubt heard people mention that the Democrats are historically bad at turning out people for midterm elections. How bad is it, and what can be done? After President Obama was first elected in 2008, the Democrats basically didn’t… Read More ›
An Eye on Redistricting: How the NDRC is Approaching Midterms
Early in 2017, Former Attorney General Eric Holder created the National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC). The aim of the NDRC was to erase the gains the Republicans had made in state and congressional seats through gerrymandering. A few days ago,… Read More ›