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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsUpcoming flippable state level elections
The 2016 election left us not only with a Trump Presidency and Republican control of the U.S. House and Senate, but with Republican control of our states - 33 governors seats and 71 legislative bodies. Since 2010, the GOP has seized control of our state governments, restricting our rights and stacking the electoral deck in their favor through redistricting and voter suppression laws.
Our plan is to turn our country blue from the ground up by focusing on state governments. We will build a community of progressives committed to flipping state seats and organizing their communities in defense of progress. Well give you data on the most flippable seats and provide meaningful actions to win, through spreading awareness, volunteering, and donating.
In 2017, well focus on three states:
Virginia will be electing a new governor and holding elections for all 100 seats in its state house. Virginias state house is nearly ⅔ Republican - but the state has voted blue in the past three Presidential elections. By encouraging great Democrats to run for state seats and supporting them, we can make sure that Virginias state legislature reflects its blue electorate.
North Carolina will be drawing new district lines and electing a new state legislature, following a federal court ruling that its districts had been unconstitutionally drawn on racial lines. There is a huge opportunity here to capitalize on North Carolinas shift to blue, and to provide an ally to Democratic Governor Roy Cooper.
New Jersey will be electing a new governor, allowing us to replace Chris Christie with a Democrat. It will also be holding General Assembly elections, with all seats up for grabs. While New Jerseys state legislature is more reliably Democrat, we cannot give up ground.
Well also continue to alert you to special elections happening around the country to fill vacant seats.
Our plan is to turn our country blue from the ground up by focusing on state governments. We will build a community of progressives committed to flipping state seats and organizing their communities in defense of progress. Well give you data on the most flippable seats and provide meaningful actions to win, through spreading awareness, volunteering, and donating.
In 2017, well focus on three states:
Virginia will be electing a new governor and holding elections for all 100 seats in its state house. Virginias state house is nearly ⅔ Republican - but the state has voted blue in the past three Presidential elections. By encouraging great Democrats to run for state seats and supporting them, we can make sure that Virginias state legislature reflects its blue electorate.
North Carolina will be drawing new district lines and electing a new state legislature, following a federal court ruling that its districts had been unconstitutionally drawn on racial lines. There is a huge opportunity here to capitalize on North Carolinas shift to blue, and to provide an ally to Democratic Governor Roy Cooper.
New Jersey will be electing a new governor, allowing us to replace Chris Christie with a Democrat. It will also be holding General Assembly elections, with all seats up for grabs. While New Jerseys state legislature is more reliably Democrat, we cannot give up ground.
Well also continue to alert you to special elections happening around the country to fill vacant seats.
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Upcoming flippable state level elections (Original Post)
ehrnst
Feb 2017
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FLIPPABLE is the first group I've come across that focuses on State races in a rational way...
brooklynite
Feb 2017
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crazycatlady
(4,492 posts)1. There's a special election in Delaware later this month
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/1/31/1628054/-Democrats-control-the-government-in-just-six-states-Don-t-let-Republicans-shrink-that-to-five
This election is control of the state senate. Let's focus on that one.
This election is control of the state senate. Let's focus on that one.
brooklynite
(94,719 posts)2. FLIPPABLE is the first group I've come across that focuses on State races in a rational way...
...I'll be reaching out to them to discuss their strategic planning.
DURHAM D
(32,611 posts)3. Special election in Kansas April 11, 2017 for Pompeo's seat.