SHINING A
LIGHT
IN THE
NEWS.

After years of watching Republicans dominate in down-ballot races, Democrats turned the tables to their own advantage in the midterm elections, flipping some legislative chambers from GOP control and blocking efforts... Read More

Defying history, Democrats won power in state capitals across the country, while Republicans deepened their control of red states. Last year, as Democratic strategists geared up for a campaign... Read More

The last time a party in the White House retained all of its state legislative majorities in a midterm year was 1934. Democrats may do that and more. Republicans... Read More

Democrats, campaigning partly on abortion, outperformed expectations and could flip up to four chambers in battleground state house races where they’ve spent years playing defense. Democrats defied significant headwinds... Read More

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