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The Downballot Diaries: Why the Hell Wouldn’t You?
A Neighbor's Case for Running Everywhere. Every State Blue’s projects crowdfund support for underfunded Democrats running for state legislature – typically in the reddest and most gerrymandered districts in the country. With state projects in Missouri, Ohio, and...
He Closed a 20-Point Gap With Shoe Leather and Grit
What a township supervisor’s special election tells us about how Democrats can make so much more progress in the hardest places. One Saturday morning, I got a text from a number I didn’t recognize. It was from a fellow named Ron Ruman. He introduced himself formally –...
JOIN THE FIRST IN LINE LAUNCH CALL!
Join special guests Jessica Craven of Chop Wood Carry Water, Kate Barr of Can't Win Victory Fund, and Jess Piper of Blue Missouri for a virtual event on Thursday, April 9 at 7pm central as we introduce Every State Blue's newest initiative: First In Line. In 2024,...
She Lost Twice Before She Won – Showing Up As Strategy
In 2022, Bobbi Boudman ran for a New Hampshire state house seat in Carroll County. She lost by 12.5 points. In 2024, she ran again. She lost by 13.7 points – an even larger margin than the first time. Most people would have stopped. But Bobbi didn’t stop....
What Texas Just Taught Us About Running Everywhere
Last weekend, Taylor Rehmet – an Air Force veteran and union machinist – won a Texas state senate seat in Tarrant County. It’s a seat that hasn’t gone to a Democrat in decades, and it’s a district Trump carried by 17 points. He didn’t squeak by, either. He won by 14...
When “impossible” races become possible…
The whole world is watching Tennessee right now – or at least that’s what Trump said yesterday when he personally called into rallies for Matt Van Epps. Trump isn’t wrong. The race for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District – a seat he carried by 22 points...
Why fund Democratic nominees in R+30 districts?
Why on earth would you fund a Democratic nominee in a gerrymandered, red district that they’re not going to win? That's my favorite question. It's one we get a lot, and it might be one you've asked.Because Every State Blue's projects don't fund the flippable districts...
More Democrats Are Outperforming Poll Projections. Could Missouri Be Next?
In Recent Years, Republicans Locked Down Many Uncontested Legislative Seats. Can Blue Missouri And ‘Dirt Road Democrat’ Jessica Piper Break The Cycle? Haines Eason Published March 19th, 2024 at 6:00 AMAbove image credit: Democrat Jessica Piper is the executive...
Gaslit Nation: Laboratories of Autocracy; The David Pepper Interview
Gaslit Nation, October 5, 2022 David Pepper has witnessed Ohio devolve into an electoral autocracy where extreme Republican gerrymandering ensures that the results of the state elections are pre-determined. This is happening across the country in so-called red states,...
Ashland Source: Drew Burge’s campaign finances draw largely from Democratic PAC
Nathan Hart, Report for America Corps Member, September 16, 2022 ASHLAND — Democrat Drew Burge of Brunswick has raised more than $3,629 — the majority of which came from a Political Action Committee — for his bid for the 67th Ohio House District, according to campaign...