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2021 Elections: Focus on Virginia
Virginia has statewide elections this fall — yes, in November 2021. Here’s what’s at stake plus how we can help them protect their blue trifecta.
A Fully Blue Virginia Just Massively Expanded Voting Rights
Oh, the power of voting locally. Since the 2016 election, left-leaning voters in Virginia have been fired up, and have been winning state legislative (and executive) seats. They made huge gains in 2017 and then finally flipped both chambers of… 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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
2019 Elections: Virginia
Long before we have the 2020 election, we have work to do to flip seats this year. Continuing our look at 2019 elections, today we’re going to concentrate on Virginia. Remember, whoever works harder to turn out their voters can… Read More ›
How You Can Help Get Voters Registered in Virginia
If winning the White House is one of your goals for 2020, then winning the Electoral College is how you achieve the goal. As much as I’d prefer that we go by a national popular vote, the fact remains that… Read More ›
Want to Help Flip the States?
My regular readers know how important flipping the states are. We can’t just flip the federal offices. So much that affects citizens are decisions made at the state level, so we all have to focus there. A great organization that… Read More ›
Take Action Tuesday: Amplify Voices
A government of, by, and for the people. That means in order for our democracy to work, we need to be involved and make our voices be heard. This Take Action Tuesday, we are going to do exactly that —… Read More ›
Time for Some Good News
Bad news get shared a lot more than good news. Which is always unfortunate, but these days it seems harder and harder to find any good news. So here are a few stories that I wanted to share. ✦ Yesterday,… Read More ›
2019 Elections: The State Legislatures
Long before we have the 2020 election, we have more work to do to flip seats this year. We’ve already looked at the 2019 governor elections, so today we’re going to look at the four states that have elections for… Read More ›
It Was a Good Week for Voting Rights
At a time when the Republicans seem to be doing everything they can to limit voting, it is critical that we push to expand voting rights. The place where the most progress is happening is at the state level. Keep… Read More ›
Sunday Reading: What Caught My Eye This Week
Grab your coffee and check out these three really smart articles. These stood out to me this week, and I think you’ll find them interesting, too. Enjoy! Russian-Style Kleptocracy Is Infiltrating America This is an unflinching and deeply engrossing look… Read More ›
Saturday Morning Cartoons 2/9
Editorial cartoonists on this week’s biggest news stories. Executive Time By Bill Bramhall, New York Daily News By Jack Ohman, The Sacramento Bee State of the Union By Nick Anderson By Joel Pett, Lexington Herald Leader … 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 ›
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 ›
Special Elections in January 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 ›