Democrats gained enough strength in state legislatures to start plotting policy changes on abortion, the environment, voting, education, and more when their new members are sworn in next year.... Read More
Overlooked amid frantic punditry about the “red ripple” in Congress: Democrats quietly won and defended majorities in state legislatures across the country, weakening GOP power on issues at the... Read More
On a night of many surprising successes for Democrats, one of the biggest shocks was the party’s overperformance in state legislative races. Two years after underperforming in state legislatures,... Read More
Amid the “minimal gains at the federal level,” state-level Republicans said statehouses “will be all the more important for stopping Joe Biden’s disastrous agenda.” Democrats took control of the... Read More
Democrats’ best chance at flipping a state legislature lies in Michigan. Michigan is giving Democrats their best chance this year of flipping a state legislative chamber — or two. It’s also a... Read More
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... Read More