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The other Thursday deadline

Things are coming to a head in Washington—and the US Senate is *again* the biggest hurdle. To recap, Republicans (and some “centrist” Democrats) are:  Threatening to shut down the government just as our economy is recovering Threatening to block the debt...
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Countdown to Elect Black Women

Six weeks before Election Day, we’re back in your inbox with an update on our Elect Black Women slate—which so far has raised more than $22,000 for Black women running in local races in 2021.  Our partnership with EBW includes 25...
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7 weeks, 7 mayoral candidates

Your Election Day 2021 countdown for this week: Seven mayoral candidates who need your support in the next seven weeks.  Give $5 or more to all of them by chipping in to our 2021 Mayors slate. Here are the candidates—and...
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It’s the final countdown

We are just under eight weeks from the “off-year” Election Day 2021, the *most important* weeks of any election year.  That’s why this week we’re debuting our 2021 Top Races slate, a collection of this year’s races where your donation...
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It’s that time again: Intern slates incoming!

This week we're so proud to present our summer intern slates! As we do every year, we asked each of them to create a personalized WomenCount slate that reflects their values, interests, and experience this summer.  Please read all about...
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Just 9 women serve as governors. And that’s a record.

Yesterday marked the first day on the job for New York’s first female governor, Kathy Hochul. And she’s officially announced she’ll run for a full term in 2022, in what is likely to be a very crowded primary. Welcome Kathy to...
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Crunch time for Black women in upcoming local races

In April we debuted a partnership with Elect Black Women, a new PAC that’s helping Black women candidates in local races break through the resource gap and build a broad base of political support. We’re pleased to report that a...
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8 climate change champions you need to support ASAP

As yet another heat wave engulfs the country, we’re thinking about more than Andrew Cuomo or budget politics headlines. We’re turning today to climate. “Congress passes major climate change legislation” wasn't a headline this week, but when the Senate advanced a $3.5...
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Have you heard? Four 2020 candidates re-upping for 2022:

Hurry up and wait.  This week’s win for Shontel Brown in OH-11 might be the most excitement we’ll see in a Congressional race for some time, because of the delayed redistricting process, which has in turn delayed candidate announcements in...
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Deadline for next Tuesday’s special election in OH-11

Another pivotal 2021 special election is around the corner. And the outcome is too close to call. On Tuesday, August 3 voters in Ohio’s 11th Congressional District will pick the successor to Rep. Marcia Fudge, who became Secretary of Housing and...