We know it seems early, but right now is prime recruitment season for 2022’s Senate races. There are already many potential candidates being floated for the most competitive Republican-held seats, in Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina and Florida. But we’re noticing...
Welcome to the post-Trump era. Let’s get to work! WomenCount has spent nearly six years working to advance women’s political participation through crowdfunding, work that culminated last week in the swearing in of the first female Vice President of the...
As we enter the final weeks of 2020, we have to acknowledge that it’s been an emotionally disjointed year—to say the least. The moment four weeks ago when we officially kicked Donald Trump out of the White House and elected...
It has been less than two weeks since Kamala Harris officially became the Vice President-Elect, but there’s already an intense campaign to be her successor in the US Senate. This campaign centers not on voters, but on California Gov. Gavin...
Even as we continue to celebrate the historic victory of Kamala Harris as our next Vice President, we also acknowledge that 2020 was a disappointing year for Democratic women. Ballot counting is still underway in some close races (most notably,...
It's official: The United States has elected the first woman—a Black woman—to the Vice Presidency. Kamala Harris has broken the second-highest, second-hardest glass ceiling in politics. We know that for so many reasons, this moment feels bittersweet, from dreams squashed...
How are you doing? We've been mostly glued to our televisions and hitting 'refresh' on the New York Times' homepage for the last 48 hours. We're guessing you've been doing something similar. Now, it's looking like we may be on...
It’s the question everyone is asking: When will we have election results? Like others, we can only guess, based on when the polls close in key states and how long it will take states to count all the votes. (FiveThirtyEight...
We’ve all seen the news reports of Democrats practically swimming in campaign cash compared to their Republican opponents. And yet, there are still plenty of marginal races where late cash can help Democrats flip seats. We have only 48 hours...
Are you ready for Devil’s Night? You read that right: In some parts of the country, the night before Halloween is called “Devil’s Night,” “Mischief Night,” or “Gate Night.” It’s a night for adolescent pranks, vandalism and—if you’re wondering why...
