Meet the Wave: March Primaries
On March 6, voters head to the polls in Texas to pick which Democrats will be our Blue Wave heading into the fall — and early voting starts next week. Then on March 20, voters in Illinois will do the...
Meet the Wave: women veterans
Every day, we’re adding to our platform new Democratic women candidates who are poised to flip GOP House districts and help us hold vulnerable Democratic seats. This week, we’re spotlighting a group of women who are throwing their hats into...
Meet the Wave: women of color
If we flip the House this year, we’ll have women of color to thank. Currently, they make up only 7 percent of Congress. But not only are women of color the most reliable Democratic voters, they’re stepping up to compete...
Meet the Wave
We’ve all heard about the record number of women running for office in this cycle. Now, let’s meet them: Beginning today WomenCount is rolling out a series of slates that feature the women challengers who will take back the House...
Keep resisting; it’s working
This Sunday marks the 1-year anniversary of the Women’s March, when more than 5 million people across the globe stood in solidarity against attacks on our rights. One year into the Trump presidency, there’s even more to be angry about....
#TimesUp for Taking Back Congress
Women’s visibility has become a national narrative. That was apparent during last night’s Golden Globes, when Hollywood insiders wore black and spoke out against the silencing of themselves and their sisters, both inside and outside the media industry. And perhaps...
Let’s get to work
We have good news to start the year. Because of your generosity, we will expand our platform in 2018. That means we’ll be able to replicate the crowdfunding success we saw in Virginia—where we raised almost $25,000 for women candidates...
2 goals: Ours first, then beating the GOP
We hope you've had a happy, restful holiday season. The new year is almost here, and with it our chance to kick the GOP out of its Congressional majority. But the midterm elections won't just be about Congress. Governorships and...
Make Resistance your gift this year
After weeks of secretive deal-making and down-to-the-wire votes, Congressional Republicans succeeded today at passing their scam of a tax bill. Chief among the bad things in it are the repeal of Obamacare's individual mandate and tax cuts that bypass working-...
One down, two to go
Doug Jones' nail-biting win on Tuesday leaves the Democratic Senate minority with 49 seats, enough to put us within striking distance of retaking the chamber in 2018. Wresting control of the Senate next year was a bit of a long-shot,...