Why States Matter: “Alas, Poor ERIC!” Red StatesTrash Voter Records
Imagine you’re a state election official. An ethical election official, of course: someone who maintains clean, up-to-date voter rolls, and who works to make it easier, not harder, for your state’s eligible citizens to vote. Someone who doesn’t snivel and lie about unfavorable election results, nor demand needless vote recounts, nor restrict early voting and ballot-box access. […]
2022 Post-Election Analysis: Political Landscape & Larger Trends
This year’s midterms were historic – especially at the state legislative level. The question on many people’s minds is — what happened in state legislative elections this year, and what does it mean for Democrats’ future prospects?
2022 Immediate Sister District Post-Election Results
Democrats did something extremely special in state legislatures across the country: they largely held the line and even made gains in most battleground state legislative chambers. Read about our immediate results now!
Hold Steady
Election Day is upon us. Executive Director Lala Wu shares a few reflections on where we’ve been, and where we’re going.
State Power Series Recap: After Roe and Election Subversion
Recaps of our first two State Power Series events, co-hosted by Sister District and Vote Save America / Crooked Media and moderated by Sister District Co-Founder Gaby Goldstein and Crooked Media Senior Political Director Shaniqua McClendon.
Volunteer Voter Contact, Even from Afar, Helps Democrats Win
On August 1st, the New York Times published an opinion piece suggesting that progressive grassroots organizations that popped up post-2016 aren’t materially different from digital fundraising efforts used by large scale, top-down national groups and campaigns. The piece then argues that when those organizations offer volunteering opportunities, they are generally not a good use of […]
Up-Ballot, Down-Ballot, All Around and Round the Ballot in North Carolina
There’s a lot bubbling in the cauldron of North Carolina politics right now. Eighty-eight of the country’s 99 state legislative chambers will hold midterm elections in November, 2022. In NC, all 50 State Senate seats and all 120 State House seats will be up for grabs.
Make America Vote Again! Plus, Why Massachusetts is (Almost) Hitting it Out of the Park
Well, there you have it: GOP state legislators are literally trying send us back to the dark ages. Nineteen-fifty-eight?! That’s seven years before the Voting Rights Act!
Sister District Statement on Anniversary of Violence at the Capitol
Today, one year after the horrific violence at the Capitol, Sister District reflects on its ripple effects and the ongoing threats to our democracy. Looking ahead to 2022, state legislatures are key to the fight for free and fair elections.
2021 Post-Election Analysis: Political Landscape & Larger Trends
Virginia’s 2021 elections were challenging for Democrats. Nearly a week later, votes continue to be counted in the two races that could leave the House in a partisan tie — Sister District candidates Alex Askew and Martha Mugler. As we’ve written, the Sister District community had a tremendous and creative year providing fundraising, field support, […]
