We’re letting 100,000 Republican candidates win every year without a challenger. We all know that when we put up Democratic candidates in state and local races, even in deeply red districts, more voters turn out, more people become engaged, and Democrats can win seats they’ve lost by default. Madeline Eden is CTO of Movement Labs, and its project Contest Every Race, which has recruited more than 7000 candidates for all levels of campaigns. Thirty-eight percent of them have won their races. Contest Every Race runs a Rural Power Initiative and provides coaching for all the candidates it recruits, so that first time candidates have training and understanding of what it takes to run and win. We’ve discussed this in several different episodes over the past 2 seasons, so please check out past episodes with Blue Ohio, Blue Missouri, Blue Texas, Every State Blue, Run for Something, the Outrun Coalition, and many more
Good thing it is! Florida is fielding Dems in every congressional district, statehouse district and State Senate district. Thanks in large part to Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell, whom I’ve also talked to. I invite you to listen.
There are several similar organizations doing this important work.
Yes, and I’ve talked to many/most of them. If you have additional introductions I’d be glad to know more!
I googled this:
what organizations are advocating dems run for every office in a state?
But it didn't pick up Blue Ohio. Tenn, Missouri etc. Or the one that inspired them.
Everystateblue.org, bluemissouri.org, blueohio.org bluetexas.org. There’s also TN and Forgotten Dems, but I haven’t interviewed them yet.
This kind of attention needs to be continued year round.
Good thing it is! Florida is fielding Dems in every congressional district, statehouse district and State Senate district. Thanks in large part to Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell, whom I’ve also talked to. I invite you to listen.