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NPROct 28, 2022
State legislative races are on the front lines of democracy this midterm cycle
State legislative races can feel low stakes when compared to national political contests. But 2022 is shaping up a little differently. Democratically-aligned super PACs and party-affiliated groups are spending... -
NBC NewsOct 27, 2022
Outside groups looking to flip state legislative chambers make their closing arguments
With less than two weeks left to Election Day, most eyes are tuned to the battle for control of Congress, but some groups are laser focused on securing majorities... -
New York TimesOct 19, 2022
A Democratic Group Pours $20 Million Into State Legislative Races
With the battle for state legislatures taking on an elevated importance during this midterm cycle, a Democratic super PAC is investing more than $20 million in state legislative races, with... -
CNNSep 13, 2022
Can Democrats break the GOP stranglehold on the states?
Over the past two years, Republicans have used their dominant hold on most state legislatures to advance a polarizing agenda moving social policy sharply to the right on issues... -
Sep 12, 2022
Forward Majority Macro Trends Analysis
Click to view Forward Majority’s Macro Trends Analysis. Earlier this year, Forward Majority set out to do something that Democrats rarely do: think strategically about long-term power-building. We conducted... -
NBC NewsAug 25, 2022
Democratic group plots to flip state legislative seats this cycle
As Republicans across the country work to take back the House of Representatives, some Democrats are focusing their efforts elsewhere — on flipping the statehouse. One Democratic group, Forward...
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POLITICO
Aug 1, 2022
The 4 big themes of the August primaries
FIRST IN SCORE — WAY DOWN BALLOT — Forward Majority, a liberal group that focuses on downballot races, is out with a new memo marking 100 days until the election. The memo... Read More -
Newsweek
Aug 1, 2022
The Worst Supreme Court Decision Is Yet to Come | Opinion
Former Senator Tim Wirth and I wrote a column recently on how a Republican landslide in the House of Representatives races this fall will create a very clear path... Read More -
Jul 29, 2022
100 Days Out
Threats to American democracy have never been greater. GOP trifecta states gerrymander the maps in their favor and restrict voting rights. And even as Donald Trump’s treason is laid... Read More -
Newsweek
Jul 27, 2022
How Democrats Can Kneecap the Supreme Court’s Next Attack on Democracy | Opinion
Amid the Supreme Court‘s recent onslaught of controversial decisions, one alarming order went relatively unnoticed. The justices announced that they will hear Moore v. Harper in their next term, potentially triggering a series... Read More -
Washington Post
Jul 1, 2022
Democracy advocates raise alarm after Supreme Court takes election case
Voting rights advocates expressed alarm Friday, a day after the U.S. Supreme Court said it will consider a conservative legal theory giving state legislatures virtually unchecked power over federal elections, warning... Read More -
TIME
Jul 1, 2022
The Midterms Could Determine Abortion Access in These States
In Wisconsin, the Supreme Court’s decision last Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade had an almost instantaneous effect: as soon as the Justices issued their opinion, medical providers across the state immediately... Read More