State and Local Elections

This Grassroots Group Aims to Turn the Blue Ridge Mountains Blue

This Grassroots Group Aims to Turn the Blue Ridge Mountains Blue This Grassroots Group Aims to Turn the Blue Ridge Mountains Blue

Down Home North Carolina is organizing the old-fashioned way—one citizen at a time.

Sep 13, 2018 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

Jessica Ramos

Can New York’s Politics Finally Be As Progressive as Its Voters? Can New York’s Politics Finally Be As Progressive as Its Voters?

Republican-allied “Independent Democrats” face serious primary challenges from newly energized, activist candidates vowing to move the state party closer to its leftist base.

Sep 12, 2018 / Sean McElwee

Cynthia Nixon Ozy Fest

Cynthia Nixon Is Campaigning to Do What Cuomo Has Failed to Do: Democratize New York Cynthia Nixon Is Campaigning to Do What Cuomo Has Failed to Do: Democratize New York

The insurgent’s program for empowering voters is long, long overdue.

Sep 11, 2018 / John Nichols

Obama stands with California congressional candidates

Can California Democrats Flip the House in November? Can California Democrats Flip the House in November?

Seven first-time candidates in swing districts could spell the difference.

Sep 11, 2018 / Peter Schrag

Donald Trump

Forget the Trump Circus. Focus Instead on His Ruinous Policies. Forget the Trump Circus. Focus Instead on His Ruinous Policies.

Democrats would be wise to focus not just on Trump’s inanities but also on the real damage that he and his Republican allies are doing to our country.

Sep 11, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Zephyr Teachout, Cynthia Nixon, and Jumaane Williams Could Transform New York

Zephyr Teachout, Cynthia Nixon, and Jumaane Williams Could Transform New York Zephyr Teachout, Cynthia Nixon, and Jumaane Williams Could Transform New York

New York’s Democratic primaries this week have the opportunity to shape politics far beyond the state’s borders.

Sep 10, 2018 / The Nation

Catalina Cruz

Catalina Cruz Dreams Big in Queens Catalina Cruz Dreams Big in Queens

Cruz wants to make New York State a progressive model for the rest of the country when it comes to immigrants’ rights. But there’s a catch: Many of the people she’s speaking to can...

Sep 5, 2018 / Raina Lipsitz

Gillum Thumbs Up

Andrew Gillum’s Rise Shows the Strength of the Progressive Pipeline Andrew Gillum’s Rise Shows the Strength of the Progressive Pipeline

His Florida primary win is a tribute to the infrastructure the movement has built.

Sep 4, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

WV Teachers Strike

Democrats Need to Show a Whole Lot of Solidarity With Labor in 2018 Democrats Need to Show a Whole Lot of Solidarity With Labor in 2018

The surest way to achieve high wages in the face of global competition is to build and maintain strong unions.

Sep 2, 2018 / John Nichols

Cynthia Nixon Debate

Cynthia Nixon’s Emphasis on Marijuana Legalization Added Vital Thinking to the New York Gubernatorial Debate Cynthia Nixon’s Emphasis on Marijuana Legalization Added Vital Thinking to the New York Gubernatorial Debate

“There are a lot of reasons to do it,” the challenger said of legalization, “but first and foremost, because it’s a racial-justice issue.”

Aug 30, 2018 / John Nichols

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