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States Win with Ben Wikler (opens the original)
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In just a few weeks, we have a chance to make history: winning a Democratic trifecta in Wisconsin.For more than a decade, Wisconsin’s maps were some of the most gerrymandered in the country. After years of strategic organizing, Democrats are closer than ever to changing that.The States Win team sat down with Ben Wikler — former chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin and author of This Is the Plan: How to End America’s Meltdown and Save Democracy — to talk about what it actually took to unrig
Zohran Mamdani, Gretchen Whitmer and Barack Obama all got their start in the same place. Here’s why. (opens the original)
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Since Trump’s first election, it’s been clear where the Republican party was going. But since 2016, Democrats have returned to the same existential question again and again: Who is the future of the party?Trump’s personal brand has captivated Republican voters so much that at times he has felt unstoppable, and in ten years, he has completely reshaped the entire GOP. Democrats have been left wondering who – if anyone – could be our answer to the MAGA movement.<d
Democrats Are Leaving the Biggest Opportunities of a Blue Wave on the Table (opens the original)
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If you follow punditry, scroll through your social media feed, or have been added to a candidate’s email list, you’ve almost certainly heard the prediction that 2026 is shaping up to be a blue wave.It would be easy to dismiss that as optimistic messaging that Democrats are using to energize voters and donors — but when you look beyond the rhetoric, you’ll notice that nearly every major indicator we have heading into November is pointing in the same direction:History favors the party out of power
Dan Pfeiffer and Sarah Curmi on Where Democrats Can Build Power in 2026 (opens the original)
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Pod Save America host Dan Pfeiffer sits down with States Win Executive Director Sarah Curmi to discuss why state legislatures are one of the most consequential and underinvested battlegrounds of the 2026 midterms. From building Democratic trifectas to breaking Republican supermajorities, Dan and Sarah break down where Democrats can win and why investing down ballot can deliver an outsized impact.Support States Win’s work to win state legislatures by clicking here.Full transcript of the Substack
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