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FL Governor's Race Heads To Recount Gillum statement stokes intrigue as Florida vote margin tightens. NBC: "All eyes were on Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum on Thursday, as vote margins in Florida's close contests for governor and Senate tightened....
Students Shake Up Conservative Strongholds In Midterms
Until Tuesday, all but one of Iowa’s Representatives were Republicans - all men. Now Iowa will send three Democrats to Washington - and two are women. Both were elected with the help of Student Action, in a campaign completely run by Iowa students.
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States Vote Overwhelmingly For Health Care Half a million Americans could gain coverage as a result of Tuesday’s votes. Vox: "Medicaid had a stunning victory at the polls last night. Three red states — Idaho, Nebraska, and Utah — passed ballot initiatives that will...
Midwest Midterms Hold Keys to Victory in 2020
Those who speculated that the Democrats' prospects in the midterm elections would only happen if they won big in the Midwest were prescient. Indeed, it's hard to make the argument that any semblance of a Democratic Party "wave" would have been possible without key...
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Dems Win House, Score Upsets Nationwide Dems score string of upsets on way to winning House. NBC: "Democrats reclaimed a majority in the House on Tuesday, heralding a new era of divided government in the nation's capital. By 6:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, the party had...
2018 Midterms: Blue Wave, Red Undertow
Democrats can use their new leverage in Washington to expose how big money has used the Trump administration to rig the rules in ways that hurt working people, and show ways that in key areas - education, the environment, and criminal justice - there is an alternative.
Progressive Breakfast
Today Is Election Day Today's general elections are a turning point for our nation. All who care about solidarity, putting people and planet first, can end the agenda of division and hate. Over the past eight months, People's Action and OurFuture have brought...
Three Women Remind Us Why Voting Matters
In August, People’s Action held our first-ever Gender Justice Restorative Retreat. This initiative created a space for women and non-binary from all walks of life and all kinds of issue-based campaigns to be together, to celebrate one another, to heal, and to learn...
Progerssive Breakfast
Bold Women Transform Pennsylvania Politics Bold Women Are Transforming Pennsylvania Politics. Amanda McIllmurray: "Nationally, people are really reacting to the fact that our government does not have representation of women right now. Women are performing really well...
We Can Move Mountains When We Organize and Vote
There may be a mountain dividing Madison County from Raleigh, but these people can move mountains, and they will move mountains, to let their voices be heard. These are some of the best people I've ever met in my life. If you're going to look out for us, then great, and if not, then we've got to figure out a way to get you gone.
