What’s happening in Virginia elections?

Nearly two years ago, Democrats suffered our first major electoral loss of the post-Trump era: Losing the Virginia governorship and the House of Delegates.  We feared it was a sign of things to come: With Trump out of office, Democrats...

April 4 elections update + 4 more close local elections on tap for May

We have results from Wisconsin and Colorado:  ✴️ Judge Janet will soon become Justice Janet! She beat her Republican rival by 10 percentage points, flipping control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court to liberals for the first time in 15 years. Fair maps...

Q1 ends today. Can you spare $5 or more before midnight?

Today is one of the most important days of the 2024 cycle: It’s the first quarterly fundraising deadline.  Posting a big fundraising number early in the cycle can scare away potential Republican challengers. Strategically, scaring off serious challengers could be our best...

We’ve hit the final for these four candidates in Colorado and Wisconsin

Daffodils are blooming, temperatures are rising, and you know what that means—the first competitive elections of 2023 are under way! Specifically, we’re watching four races that will come to a conclusion on April 4, spanning state ballots in Colorado and Wisconsin....

A big list of House women in danger next year

Last week, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee released its list of ‘frontline’ incumbents for 2024—seats that are at the highest risk of flipping Republican—and more than half the members on the list are women. And this week, the National Republican...

The number of women in Congress could plummet in 2024

At the beginning of Women’s History Month, the news for women in Congress is decidedly mixed:  🟠 We’re heading into another election cycle where we could see women’s representation in Congress fall—and we need to sound the alarm.  🟠 But...

📢 New candidate alert

We have a new US Senate candidate! Early this morning, Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-7) announced she is running to fill the seat left vacant by retiring Sen. Debbie Stabenow.  She is the *first* Democratic candidate to enter the race—and a...

She’s in the race — to win and make history

As a nation, there’s no doubt we’ve come a long way on racial equality—and that we still have a long way to go.  Rep. Barbara Lee reminded us of that today, when she announced her run for California’s open US...

Be My Senator

Happy Galentine’s Day! Are you wondering, what is Galentine’s Day? The formerly fictional holiday was created and popularized by the television show Parks and Recreation, as a day for celebrating the joy of female friendships and women helping women.  Groups of...

Wisconsin is where it’s at

It’s the most important election you’ve never heard of, and it’s happening in Wisconsin in less than two weeks. Janet Protasiewicz is the only left-leaning woman in a four-way, Feb. 21 primary for an April election to fill an open, conservative-held Wisconsin state Supreme Court...