Hold Your Nose, and Create Big Stormy Blue Waves in November 2022
Hold Your Nose, and Create Big Stormy Blue Waves in November 2022
Boost the best candidates for national office to save American rights and democracy. Back top noncorporate candidates and (even) corporate Democrats who are running close races against Republicans.
UPDATED: October 30, 2022
There is an elite corporate class that worked patiently and diligently, for decades, to overturn American democracy. They have been successful.
To restore democracy and combat Big Money in politics, many voters try to elect unbought, noncorporate candidates. However, in this 2022 Midterm Election, we must support any Democratic candiadte who’s in a close race against a Republican. (Hold your nose, if you have to.)
Live to Fight Another Day
An elite corporate oligarchy does not care about racism, reproductive rights, the Second Amendment, a climate “hoax,” the “Big Steal,” Christianity, or patriotism. These issues do not cost a company’s bottom line a single penny. But Big Money does capitalize (no pun intended) on fear-based, emotionally-charged cultural issues—and promotes them through corporate-owned-and-sponsored news media outlets.
Why? Emotionally charged issues divide the electorate and dilute the voting power of regular people. Big Money deliberately targets groups that are most comfortable with authoritarianism, such as far-right Christians and white nationalists, in order to populate the Republican Party with voters who will obediently support an emotionally-charged cultural agenda. Behind the scenes, however, the real agenda is economic. It is meant to enable rich corporate elites to amass yet greater wealth, power, and control. Thus, the corporate oligarchy effectively manipulates angry, fearful, low-information voters in order to wield power in Washington D.C. It’s called “corporatism” or “corporate fascism.”
The concept of fascism is dependent on the merger of corporations with the state. The power inherent in government is combined with corporate power. This brings the majority of power in a nation under a small group of individuals. This is known as an oligarchy. It is this combination of government and corporations that truly defines the concept of fascism.
In America, we often perceive fascism as when the government takes control of the corporations. What eludes our knowledge is just the opposite. It is possible for the corporations to appropriate the authority of the government. It is this type of activity that is unseen by the majority of Americans.
— What Is Corporate Fascism? Is the US Government a Fascist Form of Government? | Soapboxie
Corporate oligarchs now command a fair-sized block of voters who unwittingly promote an agenda that massages the One Percent—at the risk of their own civil liberties and economic well-being.
[To understand these phenomena better, you only have to read a few books. Start by looking at Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right (2016) by investigative journalist Jane Mayer, and Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's Heartland (2019) by researcher Jonathan M. Metzl, Professor of Sociology and Psychiatry.]
It’s up to the rest of us, who still have our heads on straight, to save democracy. We see the big picture. We’re filled with righteous anger about losing voting and reproductive rights. We are disgusted with the madness of relentless, corrupting, political interference from greedy corporate oligarchs—who would destroy the very planet, before curbing themselves. So, we will curb their abhorrent lack of self-discipline.
We are going to stir up a big, stormy Blue Wave for the 2022 Midterm Election, and push back hard. We must hold Democratic Party power in D.C., and use the time that buys us, to fight like hell for climate action, economic justice, and essential democratic reforms. Put a clothespin on your nose, if you have to, but live to fight another day.
Right Now. Support the Best Candidates.
Right now, we are just weeks from the November 8, 2022 Midterm Election. it is vitally important to support the best candidates, with the best chances to win, in order to save and improve American freedoms and democracy. It is vitally important to VOTE.
Do whatever you are able to do. Volunteer, donate, and vote. Talk to your friends, family, and social media networks about the best Democratic candidates to support. Share this post with them, if it may help.
For down-ticket candidates, refer to the Blue Voter Guide. It offers a fair amount of insight into state candidates, judges, schoolboard members, and ballot propositions.
The Candidates
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ALASKA
U.S. House, AK-At-Large - Mary Peltola (D) incumbent @MaryPeltola - Close Race
Infrastructure Jobs - Responsible Resource Development - Labor Unions - Child Care and Pre-K - Resilient Food System - Child Tax Credit
ARIZONA
U.S. Senate - Mark Kelly (D) incumbent @captmarkkelly - NONcorp - Close Race
No Corporate PAC Pledge - Kelly’s Official Senate Website
U.S. House, AZ-01 - Jevin Hodge (D) @JevinHodge - Close Race
Climate Action - Voting Rights - Anti-Corruption - Affordable Healthcare and Education
U.S. House, AZ-06 - Kirsten Engel (D) @EngelForArizona - Close Race
An Economy for All - Affordable Healthcare - Reproductive Choice - Strengthen Social Security and Medicare
U.S. House, AZ-07 - Raul Grijalva (D) incumbent @repraulgrijalva
Immigration - Universal Healthcare - Criminal Justice - Public Education - Environment - Jobs & Economy - Infrastructure - Seniors & Social Security - Civil Rights & Liberties - Veterans - Diplomatic Foreign Policy - Native American Communities - Covid Recovery
ARKANSAS
Zero
CALIFORNIA
U.S. House, CA-09 - Josh Harder (D) incumbent in CA-10 @JoshHarder - NONcorp
No Corporate PAC Pledge - Humane Immigration Reform - Anti-Corruption Legislation - Public Education - Sustainable Water - Veteran Supports - Environmental Protections - End Homelessness
U.S. House, CA-14 - Adam Gray (D) @AdamGrayCA - Close Race
Water and Agriculture - Education Improvements - Public Safety - Veteran Supports - Expand Healthcare Facilities
U.S. House, CA-17 - Ro Khanna (D) incumbent @RepRoKhanna - NONcorp
Living Wages - Public Education - Free Public College - Universal Pre-K - Immigration Reform - Veterans - Gun Safety - Internet Bill of Rights - Environment - Climate Action - Women’s Rights - Universal Healthcare - Mass Transit - Civil Liberties - LGBTQ+ Rights - Mandatory Paid Sick Days - Labor Unions - Domestic Workers Bill of Rights - Expand Social Security and Medicare
U.S. House, CA-22 - Rudy Salas (D) @RudySalasCA - Close Race
Veteran Supports - Public Safety - Clean Water - Small Business Supports
U.S. House, CA-23 - Derek Marshall (D) @DerekMarshallCA - NONcorp
Universal Healthcare - Debt Elimination - Rural America - Green New Deal -National Parks and Forests - Mass Transit - $15 Minimum Wage - Federal Jobs Guarantee - Labor Unions - Universal Pre-K - Public Education - Free Public College - Racial Justice - Housing Justice - End Homelessness - End War on Drugs - Tax the Rich - LGBTQ+ Equality
U.S. House, CA-24 - Salud Carbajal (D) incumbent @carbajalsalud - NONcorp
Expand Veteran Services - Living Wages - Pay Equity - Infrastructure - Environmental Protections - Affordable Housing - Food Security - Affordable Healthcare - Free Community College
U.S. House, CA-27 - Christy Smith (D) @ChristySmithCA - Close Race
Affordable Healthcare - Public Education - Affordable College - Reproductive Rights - Voting Rights - Paid Family Leave - Climate Action - Environmental Justice - Sustainable Jobs - Labor Unions - End Gun Violence - Ban Assault Weapons - Public Safety
U.S. House, CA-29 - Angelica Dueñas (D) @Angelica4CA - NONcorp
Universal Healthcare - Racial Justice - Women’s Rights - LGBTQ+ Rights - Native Rights - Religious Liberties - Affordable Housing - Housing for All - Veterans and Current Serice Members - Prosperity and Peace Foreign Policy - Fair Trade Agreements - Public Education - Free Public College - Student Loan Debt Cancellation - Criminal Justice Reform - Demilitarize Police - Restorative Justice - Ban Private Prisons - Immigration Reform - Economic Justice - Federal Jobs Guarantee - Equal Pay - Guaranteed Basic Income - Green New Deal - Living Wage - Labor Unions - 30-Hour Work Week - Worker Cooperatives - End Corporate Subsidies
U.S. House, CA-30 - Maebe A. Girl Pudlo (D) @Maebe_A_Girl - NONcorp
LGBTQ+ Rights - Universal Healthcare - Green New Deal - Public Education - Free Public College - Abolish ICE - End Homelessness - Alleviate Poverty - Racial Justice - Women’s Rights - Reproductive Rights - Peace Foreign Policy - Defund the Military - Veterans - Gun Reform - Ban Private Prisons - Universal Basic Income - Big Money Out of Politics
U.S. House, CA-34 - David Kim (D) @davidkimforca - NONcorp
Community Focused Health - Family and Mental Health - End Gun Violence - Nutrition Equity and Access - Green New Deal - Universal Basic Income - Federal Homes Guarantee - Universal Healthcare - Human-Centered Immigration - Free Public Transit
U.S. House, CA-41 - Will Rollins (D) @WillRollinsCA - NONcorp - Close Race
Senior Protections - Reproductive Freedom - Infrastructure - Modern Fairness Doctrine - Tax Reform - Climate Action - Public Education - LGBTQ+ Rights - Immigration Reform - Voting Rights - Criminal Justice Reform - Veteran Supports - Campaign Finance Reform
U.S. House, CA-42 - Robert Garcia (D) @RobertGarcia - NONcorp
Pandemic Prevention and Biosafety and Biosecurity Planning - Voting Rights - Living Wages - Overtime Pay - Public Banking - Paid Family Leave - Expand Medicaid, Social Security and Medicare - Universal Childcare and Pre-K - Immigration Reform - Universal Healthcare - Equality and Civil Rights - Green New Deal and Jobs - Cancel Student Debt - Free Public College - Affordable and Public Housing - Small Business Supports - LGBTQ+ Protections - Labor Unions - End Citizens United
U.S. House, CA-45 - Jay Chen (D) @jfchen - Close Race
Clean Infrastructure - Modern Transit - Public Education - Veteran Supports - Reproductive Rights - Pay Equity - Small Business Supports - Human Rights - Democracy - Reduce Inflation - Affordable Healthcare
U.S. House, CA-47 - Katie Porter (D) incumbent @RepKatiePorter - NONcorp
No Corporate PAC Pledge - Tax Reform - Universal Healthcare - Big Money Out of Politics - Reproductive Freedom - Environmental Protections - Common Sense Gun Reform - Public Education - LGBTQ+ Rights - Paid Family Leave - Veterans - Immigration Reform - Affordable Housing - Seniors
U.S. House, CA-48 - Stephen Houlahan (D) @electhoulahan - NONcorp
Covid Recovery - Expand Medicare and Propose Medikid - Clean Energy - Climate Action - Voting Rights - Election Integrity - LGBTQ+ Rights - Equality for All
U.S. House, CA-49 - Mike Levin (D) incumbent @RepMikeLevin - NONcorp
No Corporate PAC Pledge - Environmental Protections - Climate Action - Civil and Human Rights - Voting Rights - Immigration Reform - Living Wage - Public Education - Seniors - Public Safety - National Security - Nuclear Energy Oversight - Infrastructure
COLORADO
U.S. House, CO-04 - Ike McCorkle (D) @ike4co - NONcorp
Universal Basic Income - Affordable Housing - Expand Social Security - Living Wages - Workers’ Rights - Universal Healthcare - End War on Drugs - Drug Rehabilitation - Women’s Rights - LGBTQ+ Rights - End Private Prisons - Veterans - Immigrant Rights - Voting Rights - Automatic Citizen Registration - Equal Rights for All - Rural Reinvestment - Green New Deal - Net Neutrality - Federal Energy Development Bill
U.S. House, CO-06 - Jason Crow (D) incumbent @JasonCrowCO - NONcorp
Campaign Finance Reform - Civil Rights - Criminal Justice Reform - Voting Rights - Public Education - Climate Action - Public Lands - Foreign Policy That Promotes Human Rights - Gun Violence Prevention - Universal Healthcare - Affordable Housing - Immigration Reform - LGBTQ+ Rights - Sustainable Transportation and Infrastructure - Veteran Supports - Women’s Rights
U.S. House, CO-08 - Yadira Caraveo (D) @YadiraCaraveo - Close Race
Children Advocate - Environmental Protections - Affordable Healthcare - Paid Family and Sick Leave - Affordable Housing - Climate Action - Reproductive Freedom - Voting Rights
CONNECTICUT
Nada
DELAWARE
Zip
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Zero
FLORIDA
U.S. Senate - Val Demings (D) @ValDemings - Close Race
Good-Paying Jobs - Small Business Supports - Affordable Healthcare - Affordable Housing - Environmental Protections - Climate Preparedness - Police Funding - National Security
U.S. House, FL-01 - Rebekah Jones (D) @RebekahJonesForCongress - NONcorp
Environment - Government Transparency and Responsibility - Veterans - Voter Rights - Science and Research - Media Accountability - Universal Pre-K
U.S. House, FL-03 - Danielle Hawk (D) @HawkforCongress - NONcorp
Reduce Gun Violence - Water Conservation - Climate Action - Right to Repair - Reproductive Freedom - Universal Healthcare - Eldercare - Worker Rights - Living Wages - Rural Broadband - Affordable College - Equality for All
U.S. House, FL-10 - Maxwell Frost (D) @MaxwellFrostFL - NONcorp
End Gun Violence - Universal Healthcare - Green New Deal - Thrive Act - Criminal Justice Reform - Legalize Recreational Marijuana - Decriminalize Sex Work - Voting Rights
U.S. House, FL-12 - Kimberly Walker (D) @kw4congress - NONcorp
Public Education - Affordable Healthcare - Women’s Rights - LGBTQ+ Rights - Voting Rights - Combat Homelessness - Police Reform for Public Safety - Clean Energy Economy - Environmental and Economic Justice - Veteran Supports and VA modernization - Senior Supports - Gun Reform - Ban Assault Weapons - Foreign Policy for Prosperous World
U.S. House, FL-13 - Eric Lynn (D) @EricLynnFL - Close Race
Lower Costs - Child Tax Credit - Paid Family and Medical Leave - Small Business Supports - Affordable Housig - Living Wages - Expand Social Security - Gun Reform - Reproductive Rights - Veteran Supports - Police Investment - Public Education - Public Parks and Recreation - National Security - Protect Borders - American Manufacturing - Environmental Protections - Climate Action
U.S. House, FL-16 - Jan Schneider (D) @VoteJan - NONcorp
Campaign Finance Reform - Living Wages - Climate Action - Clean and Renewable Energy - Gun Control - Ban Assault Weapons - Universal Healthcare - Immigration Reform - Port Infrastructure - Senior Supports - Tax Reform - Women’s Rights
U.S. House, FL-19 - Cindy Banyai (D) @Cindy_Banyai_FL - NONcorp
Climate Action - Environmental Protections - Green New Deal - Affordable Housing - Education Supports - Gun Control - Legalize Cannabis - Affordable Healthcare - Tax Reform - Equal Rights - Fair Wages - Federal Jobs Guarantee - Expand Social Security - Veteran Supports - Diplomacy-First Foreign Policy - Government Reform - Public Transportation - Immigration Reform
U.S. House, FL-20 - Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D) incumbent @sheila4congress - NONcorp
Economic Recovery - Universal Healthcare - Social Justice - Immigration Reform
U.S. House, FL-26 - Christine Olivo (D) @ChristineforFL - NONcorp
Universal Healthcare - Financial Economic Relief - Racial Justice - Immigration Reform - Climate Action - End War Now
GEORGIA
U.S. Senator - Raphael Warnock (D) incumbent @ReverendWarnock - NONcorp - Close Race
No Corporate PAC Pledge - Agriculture - Climate Action - Criminal Justice Reform - Infrastructure - Fair Wages - LGBTQ+ Rights - Reproductive Rights - Voting Rights - Veterans and Military Families - Immigration Reform
U.S. House, GA-07 - Lucy McBath (D) incumbent @lucymcbath - NONcorp
No Corporate PAC Pledge - LGBTQ+ Rights - Women’s Rights - Infrastructure - Climate Action - Two State Solution for Israel and Palestine - Campaign Finance Reform - Immigration Reform - Tax Reform - Public Education
U.S. House, GA-14 - Marcus Flowers (D) @Marcus4Georgia - NONcorp
Revitalize Manufacturing - Small Business Supports - Care Economy - Rural Broadband - Veteran Services - Anti-Corruption Legislation
HAWAII
U.S. House, HI-02 - Jill Tokuda (D) @tokudaforhawaii - NONcorp
Healthcare/Mental Health Access - Climate Action - Environmental Protections - Public Education - Free Public College - Overturn Citizens United - Anti-Corruption - Voting Rights - Big Money Out of Politics - Bring Federal Funds to Hawaii - Reproductive Rights - Pandemic Preparedness - Public Safety and Gun Control
IDAHO
Zip
ILLINOIS
U.S. House, IL-03 - Delia Ramirez (D) @Delia4Congress - NONcorp
Housing Justice - End Homelessness - Universal Healthcare - Immigration Reform - Reproductive Rights - Public Education - Free Public College - Cancel Student Loan Debt - Strong Safety Net - Universal Childcare and Pre-K - Paid Sick Leave - Long-Term Care - Public Housing - Universal Basic Income - Local Economies - Small Businesses - Transportation Investments - Worker Rights - Living Wages - Labor Unions - Voting Rights - End Gerrymandering - Covid Recovery - Pandemic Prevention - Public Safety - End Gun Violence - Climate Action - Green New Deal - Green and Clean Jobs
U.S. House, IL-13 - Nikki Budzinski (D) @Nikki4Congress - Close Race
Lower Costs - Labor Unions - Living Wages - Public Education - Child Care - Affordable Housing - Affordable Healthcare - Paid Sick and Medical Leave - Reproductive Rights - Immigration Reform - Environmental Protections - Clean Energy Economy - Fair Taxes - Veteran Supports - Affordable College - Student Debt Relief - End Opioid Crisis - Small Farmers - Criminal Justice Reform - Pandemic Preparedness - Voting Rights - Big Money Out of Politics
U.S. House, IL-14 - Lauren Underwood (D) incumbent @RepUnderwood - NONcorp
Build Back Better - Public Education - Environmental Protections - Climate Action - Reproductive Healthcare - Veteran Supports - Gun Violence Prevention - Immigration Reform - Homeland Security and Defense - Modern Infrastructure
U.S. House, IL-17 - Eric Sorensen (D) @ERICSORENSEN - Close Race
Lower Costs - Reproductive Rights - Sustainable Jobs - Affordable Healthcare - Climate Action - Education - Pandemic Prevention
INDIANA
U.S. House, IN-01 - Frank Mrvan (D) incumbent @mrvan4congress - Close Race
Emergency Response - Good-Paying Jobs - Affordable Healthcare - Women’s Rights - Public Education - Environmental Protections
U.S. House, IN-09 - Matt Fyfe (D) @hoosiers4fyfe - NONcorp
Public Education - Quality Infrastructure - Environmental Protections - Energy Independence - Paid Parental Leave - Dignified Retirement Policies - Worker Rights - Labor Unions - Criminal Justice Reform - Equal Rights for All - Veteran Supports - Legalize Cannabis - Fight Political Corruption
IOWA
U.S. Senate - Mike Franken (D) @FrankenforIowa - NONcorp - Close Race
Voting Rights - Civil Liberties - Campaign Finance Reform - Protect Social Security - Expand Medicare - Fair Tax Reform - Criminal Justice Reform - Reproductive Rights - Equal Pay - Gun Control - National Security - Climate Action - Universal Healthcare - Resilient, Independent, Diversified Farms
U.S. House, IA-01 - Christina Bohannan (D) @BohannanIowa - Close Race
Working Family Supports - Protect Social Security and Medicare - Public Education - Small Business Supports - End Human Trafficking - End Elder Abuse - High-Wage Jobs - Clean Energy - Voting Rights - Affordable Healthcare - Statewide Broadband
U.S. House, IA-02 - Liz Mathis (D) @LizMathis1 - NONcorp
Affordable Healthcare - Small Farmers and Fair Food System - Environmental Protections - Climate Action
U.S. House, IA-03 - Cindy Axne (D) - incumbent @Axne4Congress - Close Race
Good-Paying Jobs - Labor Unions - Living Wage - Affordable Healthcare - Public Education - Affordable College - Immigration Reform - Farms and Rural Communities - Renewable Energy - Climate Action - End Revolving Door - End Corruption - Reproductive Rights - Protect Social Security and Medicare - Veteran Supports - LBGTQ+ Equality
KANSAS
U.S. House KS-03 - Sharice Davids (D) incumbent @sharicedavids - Close Race
Lower Costs - Affordable Healthcare - Infrastructure and Transit Investment - Small Business Supports - Competitive Agriculture
KENTUCKY
U.S. Senate - Charles Booker (D) @Booker4KY - NONcorp - Close Race
Kentucky New Deal - End Poverty - Universal Healthcare - Rebuild Infrastructure
U.S. House, KY-02 - Hank Linderman (D) @hank4ky - NONcorp
Contract for Rural and Working America - Free Public College - Small and Family Farms - Living Wages - Rural Renewable Energy - Legalize Cannabis - Secretary of Rural Affairs - Social and Economic Justice - No Single-Use Plastic
U.S. House, KY-05 - Conor Halbleib (D) @conor_halbleib - NONcorp
Universal Healthcare - Federal Jobs Guarantee - Green New Deal
U.S. House, KY-06 - Chris Preece (D) @ChrisPreece4KY - NONcorp
Universal Healthcare - Public Education - Living Wages - Criminal Justice Reform
LOUISIANA
U.S. Senate - Gary Chambers (D) @GaryChambersJr - Close Race
Universal Healthcare - Public Education - Free College - Student Loan Debt Forgiveness - Worker Rights - Labor Unions - Living Wages - Fair Taxes - Infrastructure - Mass Transit - Environmental Protections - Good Jobs - Gun Reform - Criminal Justice Reform - Legalize Marijuana - Reproductive Rights - LGBTQ+ Rights - Green New Deal - Immigration Reform - Nuclear Disarmament
MAINE
ME voting info (RCV)
U.S. House, ME-02 - Jared Golden (D) incumbent @golden4congress - NONcorp - Close Race
No Corporate PAC Pledge - Campaign Finance Reform - Election Reform - Anti-Corruption Legislation - Senior Supports - Labor Unions - Veteran Services - Environmental Protections
MARYLAND
U.S. House, MD-03 - John Sarbanes (D) incumbent @RepSarbanes - NONcorp
Public Health - Big Money Out of Politics - Environmental Protections - Gun Safety - Women’s Rights
MASSACHUSETTS
U.S. House, MA-04 - Jake Auchincloss (D) incumbent @RepAuchincloss - NONcorp
Reproductive Rights - Address Pandemic Impact on Children - Lower Costs for Working Families - Climate Action - Green Infrastructure - Sustainable On-Demand Transit - Voting Rights
U.S. House, MA-07 - Ayanna Pressley (D) incumbent @RepPressley - NONcorp
Criminal Justice Reform - Public Education - Student Debt Cancellation - Climate Action - Universal Healthcare - Housing Protections - Immigration Reform - Worker Protections - Paid Family Leave - Reproductive Justice - Survivor Justice - Public Transit - USPS Protections - Veterans Support
MICHIGAN
U.S. House, MI-01 - Bob Loriser (D) @drlorinser - Close Race
Environmental Protections - Clean Renewable Energy - Universal Healthcare - Veteran Supports - Public Education - Universal Pre-K - Affordable College - Rural Broadband - Voting Rights - Labor Unions - Reproductive Rights and Privacy - Reduce Abortion With Social Supports and Education - Infrastructure Investment - 2nd Amendment Support AND Gun Violence Prevention - Living Wages - International Diplomacy
U.S. House, MI-07 - Elissa Slotkin (D) incumbent @ElissaSlotkin - NONcorp - Close Race
No Corporate PAC Pledge - Clean Water - Campaign Finance Reform - Veteran Supports - Environmental Protections - Climate Action - Women’s Rights - LGBTQ+ Rights - Racial Equality - End Government Shutdowns - End Gun Violence
U.S. House, MI-08 - Dan Kildee (D) incumbent @dankildee - Close Race
Improve Economy and Wages - Affordable Healthcare - Clean Water - Protect the Great Lakes - Public Education with Physical Fitness, Art, Music and STEM
U.S. House, MI-09 - Brian Jaye (D) @jayeformi - NONcorp
Reduce Violent Crime - Reproductive Rights - Humanitarian Aid to Palestine - Decriminalize Marijuana - Living Wages - Economic Justice - End Corporate Money in Politics - Gun Safety - LGBTQ+ Rights - Voting Rights - Cut Military Spending - Police Reform - Racial Equality - Universal Healthcare - Immigration Reform - Living Wages - Public Education - Free Public College - Protect Social Security - Green New Deal - Community Safety
U.S. House, MI-12 - Rashida Tlaib (D) incumbent @RepRashida - NONcorp
BOOST Act, Families and People First - Green New Deal - Environmental Justice - Racial Equity - Fight Corporate Greed - Economic Justice - Universal Healthcare
U.S. House, MI-13 - Shri Thanedar (D) @shrithanedar - NONcorp
Criminal Justice Reform - Living Wages - Economic Empowerment - Environmental Justice - LGBTQ+ Justice - Mental Health - Police Reform - Voting Rights - Government Reform
MINNESOTA
U.S. House, MN-02 - Angie Craig (D) incumbent @AngieCraigMN - Close Race
Lower Costs - Reproductive Rights - Police Funding - Affordable Healthcare - Anti-Corruption - Farms and Rural Communities - Protect Social Security and Medicare - National Security - Immigration Reform - Clean Energy - Climate Action - Veteran Supports - Gun Safety - Public Education - Affordable College
U.S. House, MN-03 - Dean Phillips (D) incumbent @deanbphillips - NONcorp
No Corporate PAC Pledge - Campaign Finance Reform - Gun Violence Prevention - Immigration Reform - Climate Action - Public Education - Equal Pay - Reproductive Freedom
U.S. House, MN-05 - Ilhan Omar (D) incumbent @IlhanMN - NONcorp
LGBTQ+ Rights - Just Immigration - Arts and Humanities Investment - Economic Justice - Environmental Justice - Energy Independence - Universal Healthcare - Public Education - Free Public College - Cancel Student Debt - Clean Elections - Prevent Gun Violence - Resilient Infrastructure - Criminal Justice Reform - Promote Peace and Prosperity
U.S. House, MN-08 - Jen Schultz (D) @JenSchultzForCongress - NONcorp
Universal Healthcare - Living Wages - Paid Family Leave and Sick Time - Child Tax Credit - Affordable College - Climate Action - Modern, Green Infrastructure - Affordable Housing
MISSISSIPPI
Nada
MISSOURI
U.S. House, MO-01 - Cori Bush (D) incumbent @CoriBush - NONcorp
LGBTQ+ Equality - Immigration Reform - Prison Reform - Gender Equality - Criminal Justice Reform - Universal Healthcare - Green New Deal - Housing for All - Public Safety - Public Education - Free Public College - Economic Justice - Campaign Finance Reform
U.S. House, MO-02 - Trish Gunby (D) @TrishForMO - NONcorp
Universal Healthcare - Reproductive Rights and Healthcare - Voting Rights - Overturn Citizens United - Justice for All - LGBTQ+ Rights - Policing National Standards - Abolish Death Penalty - Legalize Cannabis - Pathway to Citizenship - Disability Rights - Green Tech and Renewable Energy - Remove Lead Piping, Across the U.S. - Affordable Housing - Universal Internet Access - Expand Public Transportation - Worker Rights - Labor Unions - Living Wages - Enforce Anti-Trust Laws - Paid Family Leave - Small Business Wage Credits - Public Education - Gun Legislation - Universal Pre-K - School Meals
U.S. House, MO-06 - Henry Martin (D) @hmforcongress - NONcorp
Infrastructure - Internet and Energy - Living Wages - Family Farms - Universal Healthcare - Family Rights - End Gun Violence - Campaign Finance Reform - Climate Action - Marijuana Reform - The Farm Bill of Rights - Criminal Justice Reform
U.S. House, MO-07 - Kristen Radaker (D) @KristenRSheafer - NONcorp
Small Business Supports - High-Speed Internet - Cyber Security - Welcome Refugees, Immigrants and Asylum Seekers - Avoid Large Omnibus Bills - Easy to Understand Legislation
U.S. House, MO-08 - Randi McCallian (D) @RandiMcCallian - NONcorp
Rural Housing Development - Public Education - Affordable Childcare - Paid Caregiving - Universal Healthcare - Small Farm Supports - High-Speed Internet - Worker Rights - Labor Unions - Medications Available at Cost - Environmental Protections - Privacy and Rights Protection - Energy Independence
MONTANA
Jun 7 open primary; Nov 8 election - MT voting info - NONcorp
U.S. House, MT-02 - Penny Ronning (D) @penny4congress
Farming and Ranch Reforms - Affordable Healthcare - Rural Healthcare - Affordable Housing - EARN IT Act to Protect Children - People Over Politics at Home and Abroad - Infrastructure Improvement and Reform
NEBRASKA
U.S. House, NE-01 - Patty Pansing Brooks (D) @Patty4Nebraska - NONcorp
Healthcare Access for All - Tax Reform - Family Farmers - Labor Unions - Small Businesses - Infrastructure - Green Energy - Women’s Rights - LGBTQ+ Rights - Criminal Justice Reform
U.S. House, NE-02 - Tony Vargas (D) @TonyVargas - Close Race
Affordable Healthcare - Reproductive Freedom - Lower Costs - Paid Family Leave - Fair Taxes - Small Business Supports - Voting Rights
NEVADA
U.S. House, NV-01 - Dina Titus (D) incumbent @dinatitus - Close Race
Job Creation - Living Wages - Infrastructure Investment - Animal Welfare - Diplomacy First Foreign Policy - Immigration Reform - Gun Violence Prevention - Environmental Protections - Stop Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Storage - Climate Action
U.S. House, NV-03 - Susie Lee (D) incumbent @RepSusieLee - Close Race
Affordable Healthcare - Public Education - Veteran Supports - Bipartisan Cooperation
U.S. House, NV-04 - Steven Horsford (D) incumbnet @RepHorsford - Close Race
Lower Costs - Protect Nevada Lithium Mines - Environmental Protections - Affordable Healthcare - Veteran Supports - Immigration Reform - Infrastructure Investment - Good Jobs - Assault Weapons Ban
NEW HAMPSHIRE
U.S. House, NH-01 - Chris Pappas (D) incumbent @ChrisPappasNH - Close Race
Lower Costs - Bipartisan Cooperation - Reproductive Rights - Affordable Healthcare - Small Business Supports - Police Funding - Firefighter and First Responder Supports - Gun Safety - Veteran Supports - End Addiction Crisis - Anti-Corruption - Voter Rights - Statewide Broadband - Infrastructure - Clean Energy - LGBTQ+ Equality - Environmental Protections
NEW JERSEY
U.S. House, NJ-02 - Tim Alexander (D) @talexander_NJ02 - NONcorp (against Rep. Jeff Van Drew)
Gun Safety - Police Reform With Training and Transparency - Women’s Rights - Voting Rights - Big Money Out of Politics - Affordable Healthcare - Good Paying Jobs - Living Wages - Expand Public Transit - Child Tax Credit - LGBTQ+ Advocacy - Environmental Protections - Climate Action
U.S. House, NJ-07 - Tom Malinowski (D) incumbent @Malinowski - NONcorp - Close Race
No Corporate PAC Pledge - Tax Reform - Gun Reform - Anti-Corruption Legislation
NEW MEXICO
U.S. House, NM-01 - Melanie Stansbury (D) incumbent @MelanieforNM - NONcorp
Infrastructure - Living Wages - Immigration Reform - Campaign Finance Reform - Women’s Rights - Gender Equality - LGBTQ+ Rights - Universal Healthcare - Public Safety - End Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives Crisis - Racial Justice - Legalize Cannabis - Climate Action - Public Land Protections - Food and Income Support Programs - Public Education - Paid Family Leave
U.S. House, NM-02 - Gabriel Vasquez (D) @gabe_nm - NONcorp - Close Race (against Rep. Yvette Herrell)
Workers’ Rights - Living Wages - Small Business Supports - Tax Reform - Affordable Healthcare - Promote Public Health - Public Lands - Environmental Conservation - Clean Energy - Climate Action - Voting Rights - Fair Elections - Women’s Rights - Immigration Reform - Police Reform - Veteran Supports - Congressional Ethics - Tribal Sovereignty and Support for Native American Communities
U.S. House, NM-03 - Teresa Leger Fernandez (D) incumbent @TeresaForNM - NONcorp
Covid Relief - Infrastructure - Renewable Energy - Environmental Protections - Climate Action - Public Education
NEW YORK
U.S. House, NY-01 - Bridget Fleming (D) @bridgetmfleming - Close Race
An Economy for All - Voting Rights - Democracy - Reproductive Rights - Affordable Healthcare - Environmental Protections - Clean Energy - Clean Water - Climate Preparedness - Tax Reform - Protecting Social Security and Seniors
U.S. House, NY-11 - Max Rose (D) @MaxRose4NY - NONcorp (against Rep. Nicole Malliotakis)
Universal Healthcare - End Overdose Epidemic - Women’s Rights - Universal Childcare - Paid Family Leave - Climate Action - End Forever Wars - Congress’ Sole Authority to Declare War - Civil Rights - Tax Equity - Living Wages - Labor Unions - Expand Social Security - Public Safety - End Gun Violence - Pandemic Preparedness - Big Money Out of Politics - Voting Rights - Veteran Supports - Immigration Reform
U.S. House, NY-14 - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) incumbent @repaoc - NONcorp
Green New Deal - Universal Healthcare - Cancel Student Debt - Immigration Reform - Affordable Housing
U.S. House, NY-16 - Jamaal Bowman (D) incumbent @JamaalBowmanNY - NONcorp
Racial Justice - Universal Healthcare - Housing Justice - Free Public College - Cancel Student Debt - Public Education - Green New Deal - Tax the Rich - Expand Social Security - Labor Unions - Baby Bonds
U.S. House, NY-19 - Josh Riley (D) @joshuaue99 - NONcorp - Close Race
Voting Rights - Campaign Finance Reform - End Gerrymandering - Fair Trade Deals - Made-in-the-USA+Bought-in-the-USA Procurement System - Federal Economic Development Agencies - Labor Unions - Inflation Relief - End Price Gouging - Affordable Housing - Public Education - Universal Pre-K - Expand School Meals - Healthy Maternity and Obstetric Medicine Act - Paid Family Leave - Living Wages - Infrastructure Investment & Job Act - Climate Action - Affordable Healthcare - Pandemic Preparation - Racial Justice - Rural America Supports - Veteran Supports - Senior Supports
U.S. House, NY-21 - Matt Castelli (D) @CastelliMatt - Close Race (against Rep. Elise Stefanik)
Lower Costs - Access to Care - Economic Growth Investments - Public Safety - National Security - Addiction and Mental Health Services - Climate Action - LGBTQ+ Equality - Reproductive Rights - 2nd Amendment Protections
U.S. House, NY-22 - Francis Conole (D) @FDConole - NONcorp - Close Race
Affordable Healthcare - CNY Economy - Climate Action - Cybersecurity and Election Security - Women’s Rights - Campaign Finance Reform - Racial Justice - Criminal Justice Reform - Equality for All - Gun Violence Prevention - Rural Investments - Entitlement Protections - End Opioid Crisis - Pandemic Preparedness
U.S. House, NY-24 - Steve Holden (D) @believein_steve - NONcorp (against Rep. Claudia Tenney)
Universal Healthcare - Global Climate Action - Racial and Economic Equality - Living Wages - Cancel Student Debt - Voting Rights - Women’s Rights - Veteran Supports - LGBTQ+ Rights - Gun Safety Laws - End Forever Wars and Occupations
NORTH CAROLINA
U.S. Senate - Cheri Beasley (D) @CheriBeasleyNC - NONcorp (against Rep. Ted Budd)
No Corporate PAC Pledge - Public Education - Universal Pre-K - Infrastructure - Renewable Energy - $15 Minimum Wage - Small Business Supports - Labor Unions - Child Tax Credit - Paid Family and Medical Leave - Rural and Agriculture Supports - Women’s Rights - Gender Equality - Reproductive Freedom - Environmental Justice - Climate Action - Hurricane Relief and Recovery Funding - Voting Rights - Campaign Finance Reform - Veteran Supports - Public Safety - Police Reform - Gun Safety - Criminal Justice Reform - Affordable Housing - Immigration Reform
U.S. House, NC-03 - Barbara Gaskins (D) @Barbara4NC - NONcorp (against Rep. Greg Murphy)
Public Education - Rebuild Middle Class - Criminal Justice Reform - Infrastructure - Affordable Housing - Clean Agriculture - Veteran Protections
U.S. House, NC-07 - Charles Graham (D) @charlesgrahamnc - NONcorp (against Rep. Davd Rouzer)
Agriculture - Jobs and Economic Opportunity - Indian Affairs - Public Education - Veteran Supports and National Security - Reproductive Freedom - Immigration Reform - Infrastructure
U.S. House, NC-13 - Wiley Nickel (D) @wileynickel - Close Race
Fair Taxes - American Manufacturing - Labor Unions - Small Business Supports - Affordable Healthcare - Public Education - Affordable College - Affordable Housing - Senior Supports - Gun Safety - Reproductive Rights - Marriage Equality - Voting Rights - Anti-Corruption - Immigration Reform - Environmental Protections - Public Safety - Co-Response Programs - Criminal Justice Reform - Legalize Marijuana
NORTH DAKOTA
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OHIO
U.S. Senate - Tim Ryan (D) @TimRyan - Close Race (against J.D. Vance)
Economy for American Workers - Education - Renewable Energy - Access to Healthcare - End Drug Epidemic - Climate Action - Veteran Supports - Infrastructure - Marriage Equality - American Manufacturing - Protect Social Security and Medicare - Equal Pay
U.S. House, OH-01 - Greg Landsman (D) @VoteLandsman - Close Race (against Rep. Steve Chabat)
Jobs - Environmental Protections - Public Safety - Infrastructure Investment - Ethics and Good Government
U.S. House, OH-05 - Craig Swartz (D) @ForSwartz - NONcorp (against Rep. Bob Latta)
Immigration Reform - Renewable U.S. Independent Energy - Labor Unions - Peaceful Foreign Policy - Smarter Taxation - Reproductive Rights - Public Banking - Voting Rights - End Gerrymandering - Environmental Protections - Campaign Finance Reform - Congressional Term Limits - Ban Stock Trading in Congress - Gun Safety - Medicare Expansion - Drug Addiction Rehabilitation - LGBTQ+ Rights - Expand Veteran Services
U.S. House, OH-09 - Marcy Kaptur (D) incumbent @Marcy_Kaptur - Close Race
Green Jobs - Better Economy - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative - Affordable Housing - Family Farms - Environmental Protections - Veteran Supports - National Defense - Return to Prudent Banking Act - Campaign Finance Reform - Repeal Citizens United
U.S. House, OH-10 - David Esrati (D) @esrati - NONcorp (against Rep. Mike Turner)
End Corporate Welfare - Healthcare Not Health Insurance - Close the Wall Street Casino - Careers for Everyday Americans
U.S. House, OH-13 - Emily Sykes (D) @EmiliaSykesOH - Close Race
Lower Costs - Good-Paying Jobs - Affordable Healthcare - Public Safety - Domestic Abuse Supports - Police Funding - Criminal Justice Reform - Reproductive Freedom - Education - Affordable College - Environmental Protections - National Parks - Voting Rights - Fair Trade - Immigration Reform - Senior Supports
OKLAHOMA
U.S. House, OK-01 - Adam Martin (D) @AdamMartin4OK - NONcorp (against Rep. Kevin Hern)
Gun Reform - Women’s Rights - LGBTQ+ Rights - Affordable Healthcare - Paid Maternity Leave - Public Education - Free Universal School Meals - Living Wages - Worker Rights - Labor Unions - Equal Pay - Federal Jobs Guarantee - Tax Reform - Veteran Supports - Affordable Housing - Rural America Investments
U.S. House, OK-02 - Naomi Andrews (D) @NaomiForOK - NONcorp
Focus on the Common Good - Democracy - Straight Forward Legislative Process
U.S. House, OK-05 - David Frosch (I) @FroschForOK - NONcorp (against Rep. Stephanie Rice)
Universal Healthcare - Free Public College - Big Money Out of Politics - Living Wages - Small Business Supports - Local Supply Chains - Immigration Reform - Labor Unions - Protect Second Amendment - Legalize Marijuana - Child Tax Credit - End Homelessness and Hunger With Tiny Home Parks - Affordable Housing - Environmental Protections - Clean Energy - Partial Student Loan Forgiveness
OREGON
U.S. House, OR-05 - Jamie McLeod-Skinner (D) @jamiefororegon - NONcorp - Close Race
Climate Action - Affordable Housing - Reproductive Freedom - Voting Rights - End Gerrymandering
PENNSYLVANIA
U.S. Senate - John Fetterman (D) @JohnFetterman - NONcorp - Close Race (against Mehmet Oz)
Labor Unions - Criminal Justice Reform - Climate Justice - End Gun Violence - LGBTQ+Rights - Legalize Marijuna - Living Wages - Immigration Reform - Universal Healthcare - Reproductive Freedom
U.S. House, PA-07 - Susan Wild (D) incumbent @wildforcongress - NONcorp - Close Race
Worker Rights - Infrastructure - Rural Broadband - Protect Social Security and Medicare - Affordable Healthcare - LGBTQ+ Equality - Climate Action - Criminal Justice Reform - Public Education - Veteran Supports - Affordable Housing - Women’s Rights
U.S. House, PA-08 - Matt Cartwright (D) incumbent @CartwrightPA - Close Race
Lower Prices - Affordable Healthcare - National Security - Veteran Supports - Police Funding - End the Opioid Crisis
U.S. House, PA-12 - Summer Lee (D) @SummerForPA - NONcorp
Voting Rights - Campaign Finance Reform - End the Filibuster - Expand the Courts - Disability Justice - Economic Justice - Living Wages - Union Jobs - Green New Deal - Public Education - Free Public College - Cancel Student Debt - Environmental Justice - Clean Air and Safe Drinking Water - Immigration Reform - Criminal Justice Reform - LGBTQ+ Rights - Universal Healthcare - Reproductive Rights
U.S. House, PA-17 - Chris Deluzio (D) @ChrisForPA - NONcorp - Close Race
Voting Rights - Overturn Citizens United - End Gerrymandering - Enforce Antitrust Laws - Corporate Tax Reform - Consumer Protections - Labor Unions - Guard Government from Being Privatized - Universal Healthcare - End Forever Wars - Veteran Supports
RHODE ISLAND
Zero
SOUTH CAROLINA
Nada
SOUTH DAKOTA
Nobody
TENNESSEE
U.S. House, TN-03 - Meg Gorman (D) @meg4congress - NONcorp (against Rep. Chuck Fleischmann)
People Over Profits - Immigration Reform - Reproductive Rights - End For-Profit Prisons - Gun Safety - Living Wages - Universal Basic Income - Paid Parental Leave - Universal Healthcare - Public Servant Supports - Wealth Tax - Estate Tax - Corporate Responsibility - Police Reform - Voting Rights - Campaign Finance Reform - Congressional Term Limits - Publicly-Funded Elections - Voting Rights - Climate Action - Green New Deal - Legalize Marijuana - Net Neutrality
U.S. House, TN-07 - Odessa Kelly (D) @OdessaKellyTN - NONcorp (against Rep. Mark E. Green)
Economic Justice - Living Wages - Covid Recovery - Universal Healthcare - Justice Reform - Housing Justice - Green New Deal - LGBTQ+ Equality - Immigrant Rights - Gun Violence Prevention
TEXAS
U.S. House, TX-05 - Tartisha Hill (D) @tartishahill - NONcorp (against Rep. Lance Gooden)
Democracy - Free Public College - Cancel Student Debt - Climate Action - Green New Deal - Universal Healthcare - Big Money Out of Politics
U.S. House, TX-12 - Trey J. Hunt (D) @VoteHunt2022
Criminal Justice Reform - Public Transportation - Affordable Healthcare
U.S. House, TX-15 - Michelle Vallejo (D) @michellevfortx - NONcorp - Close race
Universal Healthcare - Living Wages - Infrastructure and Climate Jobs - Federal Jobs Guarantee - Free Public College - Cancel Student Debt - Immigration Justice - Campaign Finance Reform - Ban Corporate Super PACs - Tax Reform - Expand Social Security - Fair Trump - Justice Reform - LGBTQ+ Justice - Reproductive Justice - End Gun Violence - Voting Rights - Progressive Foreign Policy - Veterans Protections
U.S. House, TX-21 - Claudia Zapata (D) @poderconclaudia - NONcorp (against Rep. Chip Roy)
Food Access - Affordable Housing - Universal Healthcare - Living Wages - Public Education - Green New Deal
U.S. House, TX-32 - Colin Allred (D) incumbent @ColinAllredTX - NONcorp
No Corporate PAC Pledge - Voting Rights - End Gerrymandering - Gun Violence Prevention - Equality for All - Police Reform - LGBTQ+ Rights - Pay Equity - Paid Family Leave - End Violence Against Women - Public Education - Immigration Reform - Animal Welfare - Environmental Protections - Climate Action
U.S. House, TX-35 - Greg Casar (D) @gregcasar - NONcorp
Inclusive Democracy - End Gerrymandering - Voting Rights - Campaign Finance Reform - Reproductive Rights - Criminal Justice Reform - Immigration Rights - Equality for All - Labor Unions - Universal Healthcare - Tax Reform - Public Education - Free Public College - Universal Pre-K and Childcare - Veteran Support - Senior Support - Affordable Housing
UTAH
UT voting info - (RCV in several cities)
U.S. House, UT-02 - Nick Mitchell (D) @Nick4utah - NONcorp (against Rep. Chris Stewart)
Affordable Healthcare - Gun Responsibility - Renewable Energy - Climate Action - Worker Rights - Labor Unions - Police Reform - Voter Rights - Tax Reform - Public Education - Subsidized College - Small Business Supports
VERMONT
U.S. Senate - Peter Welch (D) @welchforvt - Close Race
Affordable Education - Affordable Housing - Dairy Farmer and Organic Dairy Supports - Universal School Lunches - Green New Deal - Clean Jobs - Public Land Conservation - Outdoor Recreation Funding - Disability Rights - Gun Safety - Universal Healthcare - LGBTQ+ Rights - End Opioid Crisis - Pandemic Recovery - Racial Justice - Rebuild Middle Class - Reproductive Rights - Labor Unions - Worker Protections - Veteran Supports - Voting Rights
U.S. House, VT-at-Large - Becca Balint (D) @BeccaBalintVT - NONcorp
Pandemic Recovery and Prevention - Universal Healthcare - Mental Health Care - Medicare Prescription Medication Negotiation - Opioid Epidemic Treatment - Gun Violence Prevention - Affordable Housing - Paid Family and Medical Leave - Universal Child Care - Public Education - School Meals - Senior Supports - Voting Rights - Supreme Court Reform - Racial Justice - Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform - End Qualified Immunity - Unarmed First Responders - Reproductive Rights - Cancel Student Debt - Affordable College - Climate Action - Green New Deal - Labor Unions - Modern Infrastructure - Broadband Access for All - Small Business Supports - Legalize Cannabis
VIRGINIA
U.S. House, VA-02 - Elaine Luria (D) incumbent @ElaineLuriaVA - Close Race
Veteran Supports - Affordable Healthcare - Living Wages - Equal Pay - Clean Air and Water - National Security - Diplomacy First Foreign Policy - Protect Social Security and Medicare - Universal Pre-K - Public Education - Affordable College - Clean Energy - Climate Action - Infrastructure - Rural Broadband - Reproductive Choice - Gun Safety
WASHINGTON
U.S. House, WA-03 - Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D) @MGPforCongress - NONcorp - Close Race
Big Money Out of Politics - Reproductive Freedom - Stop Inflation - Living Wages - Affordable Child Care - Take On Big Pharma - Small Business Supports - Boost American Manufacturing - More Skills and Cheaper Degrees - Fix Supply Chain - Environmental Protections - Right-to-Repair Legislation - Police Funding and Training
U.S. House, WA-05 - Natasha Hill (D) @VoteNatashaHill - NONcorp (against Rep. Cathy Ann McMorris Rodgers)
Child Tax Credit - Public Education - Universal Healthcare - Rural Healthcare - Expand Social Security - Veteran Benefits - Renewable Energy - Living Wages - Worker Rights - Tax Reform - Voting Rights - Criminal Justice Reform - Police Reform - Anti-Corruption Legislation - Legalize Cannabis
U.S. House, WA-07 - Pramila Jayapal (D) incumbent @PramilaJayapal - NONcorp
Universal Healthcare - Humane Immigration - Workers’ Rights - Big Money Out of Politics - Racial Justice - Economic Justice - Social Justice - Environmental Justice - Green New Deal
U.S. House, WA-08 - Kim Schrier (D) incumbent @DrKimSchrier - NONcorp - Close Race
No Corporate PAC Pledge - Living Wages - Public Transit - Public Lands - Climate Action - Climate Justice - Reproductive Rights - Public Education - Immigration Reform - Overturn Citizens United - Gun Safety - Veteran Supports
WEST VIRGINIA
U.S. House, WV-01 - Lacy Watson (D) @votelacy - NONcorp (against Rep. Carol Miller)
Expand Medicare - Women’s Health - Senior Protections - Family Medical Leave and Sick Days - Civil Rights - Rural Broadband - Tax Reform - Family Farms - Environmental Protections - Local Tourism - Fully Funded Public Libraries - Legalize Cannabis
WISCONSIN
U.S. Senate - Mandela Barnes (D) @TheOtherMandela - NONcorp - Close Race (against Sen. Ron Johnson)
No Corporate PAC Pledge - Filibuster Reform - End Gerrymandering - Overturn Citizens United
U.S. House, WI-02 - Mark Pocan (D) incumbent @repmarkpocan - NONcorp
Public Education - Clean Energy - Universal Healthcare - Diplomacy First Foreign Policy - Veteran Support - Senior Support - Voting Rights - Family Farm Protections
U.S. House, WI-03 - Brad Pfaff (D) @pfaff4congress - Close Race
Affordable Healthcare - Infrastructure - Rural Broadband - Senior Supports - Affordable Childcare - Affordable College - Family Farms - Environmental Protections - Voting Rights - Veteran Supports -
WYOMING
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Political Results of Wealthy Special Interests
Below, I have listed just a few of the corporate-fueled political shenanigans and coups de grâce, to illustrate my original point that Big Money kills democracy. (“My” original point? More the point of Noam Chomsky and many other great thinkers.) These plutocratic accomplishments were promoted and funded by people who represent wealthy special interests, like the Koch Brothers and other powerful oligarchs.
The 1971 Powell Memo
Ronald Reagan’s neoliberal agenda, 1981-1989
The Citizens United Supreme Court decision of 2010
The Voting Rights Act gutted, 2013
The Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade, 2022
The “largest known political advocacy donation [$1.6 billion] in U.S. history,” 2022
Currently, the independent state legislature (ISL) theory is on the Supreme Court docket. Depending on the Court’s decision, Republican state legislators could be able to legally overturn electoral votes in 2024. Corporate oligarchs are ready, and salivating, to claim their prize in total.
Unless democracy holds. Unless we make the stormy Blue Wave surge!
Where People-Power Steps In
It’s up to us, the voters. Human rights and policies that mean the most to us—like reproductive freedom, climate action, or sensible gun control—don’t have a chance under the authoritarian, fascist, corporate-funded rulership of an extremist Republican Party.
Far-right Republican voters may be nice people, when you know them in person. But they don’t get the big picture. The most highly bought-and-paid Republican motivators (i.e., elected leaders and media pundits) have taught them to hate Big Government, instead of Big Money (which, at this point, virtually controls government).
It is true… Democratic leadership eventually followed the GOP down a dark path, around the time of the 1993 Bill Clinton presidency. But the Democratic House and Senate are more diverse than their Republican counterparts. The Democratic composition includes a fair number of noncorporate, left-leaning Congress Members who resist corporate money and fight for people-oriented policies.
It is also true… there are a few noncorporate elected Republicans. They’re not household names like “Bernie Sanders” or “AOC.” The rare, unbought Republican does exist. But he or she carries little name recognition or clout.
While a large chunk of the Democratic Party is not exactly pretty, our good progressive and/or noncorporate Congress Members keep pulling the Party to the Left. This is the Democratic Party’s saving grace, and why it is useful (if not imperative) to elect Democrats in 2022 and 2024.
[MEANWHILE: keep on organizing, protesting, advocating, demonstrating, writing op-eds, contacting representatives, marching, and committing nonviolent acts of civil disobedience—for the sake of justice and democracy.]
We totally agree in practice and probably in theory. Voting only for (D) or "against" any (R) and "for" any other political party letter are good general rules, when not knowing the candidate well. There is a theoretical and unique category of candidate requiring a case-by-case analysis as to the better or best candidate in both primary and general elections. The elements to keep in mind are: 1. A candidate’s electability and 2. A candidate's ability to get us closer to taking over the Democratic Party from the neoliberals. Only candidates using the DP ballot-line can take over the party from the inside. This strategy is used by the Working Families Party and advocated by the DSA, the SDA, and the PDA.
One must disregard one's "heart' or at least acknowledge, any personal dislike of a candidate and consider the outcome of the opponent’s success. I am glad I do not face this dilemma as my Representative is Barbara Lee; not a Berniecrat; but close enough. My vote to replace Feinstein.
Mostly, rules-of-thumb work well; sometimes It's a judgment call. Good luck.
Great work.
The sad thing is that no candidate above supports all the reforms we need to have a government that truly represents the will of the people. We must have ranked choice voting in all elections, multi-winner districts instead of winner-take-all districts, and the national popular vote interstate compact.
Multi-winner districts would solve the gerrymandering problem and give the vast majority of the people a representative who shares their views and values. Ask yourself why the "non-corporate" candidates above don't support these reforms. Are they stupid? In most cases, no.