Protecting the Midterms—at the Grassroots and in the Courts
Leah Greenberg and Vanita Gupta join the show to discuss preparations to protect voting, ballot counting, and election certification in the midterms.
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Protecting the Midterms—at the Grassroots and in the Courts / Start Making Sense
Indivisible’s 2,500 local volunteer-led groups are preparing for a rapid response to any threats to free and fair voting around election day, starting with plans to promote early voting, and including preparations to mobilize large-scale protests if there are attempts to undermine the results. Leah Greenberg, co-founder and co-executive director, explains.
Also: Vanita Gupta reviews the massive legal planning underway to defend the vote, the count, and the certification of the winners in the midterms – she was Associate Attorney General in the Biden administration, and has been working with the Senate Democrats’ Elections Task Force on planning and preparations for November.
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Signage outside a polling location during a primary election in Miami, Florida, on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026.
(Eva Marie Uzcategui / Bloomberg via Getty ImagesOn this episode of Start Making Sense, Leah Greenberg lays out Indivisible’s plans to mobilize around election protection, and Vanita Gupta explains the preparations underway on the legal front.
Indivisible’s 2,500 local volunteer-led groups are preparing for a rapid response to any threats to free and fair voting around election day, starting with plans to promote early voting, and including preparations to mobilize large-scale protests if there are attempts to undermine the results. Leah Greenberg, cofounder and co–executive director, explains.
Also: Vanita Gupta reviews the massive legal planning underway to defend the vote, the count, and the certification of the winners in the midterms—she was associate attorney general in the Biden administration, and has been working with the Senate Democrats’ Elections Task Force on planning and preparations for November.
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Protecting the Midterms—at the Grassroots and in the Courts / Start Making Sense
Indivisible’s 2,500 local volunteer-led groups are preparing for a rapid response to any threats to free and fair voting around election day, starting with plans to promote early voting, and including preparations to mobilize large-scale protests if there are attempts to undermine the results. Leah Greenberg, co-founder and co-executive director, explains.
Also: Vanita Gupta reviews the massive legal planning underway to defend the vote, the count, and the certification of the winners in the midterms – she was Associate Attorney General in the Biden administration, and has been working with the Senate Democrats’ Elections Task Force on planning and preparations for November.
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