62% of eligible citizens who are unregistered to vote say that they have never been asked to register. This is why it is so important to have voter registration drives — to get in front of as many unregistered citizens… Read More ›
Texas
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 ›
7 Ways to Help Flip John Cornyn’s Senate Seat in Texas
Want to help kick Texas Republican John Cornyn out of the Senate this November? Cornyn has voted with Trump 95% of the time, which is far more than one would expect from a Senator in a state growing more purple… Read More ›
Beto’s New Focus: Flipping the Texas House
Ok, readers. Why is 2020 a really, really important election year? Yes, yes, it’s our chance to finally get Trump out of the White House. But seriously, it’s important beyond that. Whichever party is in charge of the state legislatures… Read More ›
Texas: Are You Registered for the November Election?
An “off-year” election isn’t any less important than any other election. I hope that the last few years has opened all of our eyes to how important every single seat is. Texas has an important election coming up on November… Read More ›
Voting Rights News Out of Texas
With more and more stories coming out about just how much of a battleground Texas might be in 2020, I got curious about how voting rights are faring in the Lone Star State. ✦ The Texas Civil Rights Project filed… Read More ›
Voter Suppression Picks Up Steam Before 2020
Where’s the one place you need to keep an eye on if you want to protect against voter suppression? Your own backyard. Most of the stories that we read are about national issues. Especially online. It’s hard for local stories… Read More ›
Beto O’Rourke: The 7 Issues Guide
The Democrats have a big field of candidates running for President in 2020. To briefly use a sports analogy, I see our candidates as the starting players on the Blue team, each bringing their own unique strengths to the table… Read More ›
Special Elections in February 2019
Look at any Tuesday and there is a high chance that an election is happening somewhere in the country. Post midterms, we should expect a lot of movement–new governors asking state legislators to join their administration which then opens up… Read More ›
15 States Trying to Expand Voting Rights in 2019
Republicans are doing everything in their power to make voting as difficult as possible. The gutting of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 a few years ago doesn’t help. That said, there are other remedies and it is really important… Read More ›
Spread the Vote’s Exciting Expansion
View at Medium.com Is it possible to be excited about a big change? Spread the Vote, a voting rights organization I’m a big fan of, announced some big changes recently and instead of being concerned, I found I was… 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 5 Most-Read Posts on Political⚡Charge in 2018
‘Tis the season of fun lists looking back at 2018, so we decided to look into what our top articles were this year. It’s an interesting mix that gives a pretty good look at the type of blog we are–one… 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 ›
What Is the Early Vote Telling Us So Far?
Will there be a blue wave or a red save? 37 states offer some type of early voting and many of them have been collecting ballots already. So we do know a few things. And before we look at… Read More ›
10 State Legislative Houses that could Flip
The midterms aren’t just an opportunity to provide a check on Trump and his administration by flipping the House in Congress, but by flipping houses in state legislatures, too. As we enter the midterms, Democrats currently have control (that is, a… Read More ›
BlueWave Interview: Christina Sanders from Spread The Vote on Voter ID
Voter suppression is real. Spread the Vote sprang up to tackle the barriers that Republican politicians have put up around voting, by helping citizens get the ID they need to vote. While they work nationally, they have dedicated teams in… Read More ›
Trump goes after Hispanic Americans: What can we do?
It’s happening. The Trump administration is working to strip USA-born Americans of their citizenship. This is happening right now on the southern border in Texas. We have a birther sitting in the Oval Office and his worldview is infecting the… 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 ›
Texas, Gerrymandering, and the Supreme Court
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments about Texas’ case about racial discrimination in how the congressional and state legislative districts were drawn in 2010. This case is one of several in front of the Supreme Court regarding redistricting,… Read More ›
