In our March Convention, keynote speaker Brady Quirk Garvan argues that the road to change in South Carolina runs through Greenwood!
For his full speech: youtu.be/vNvJ7KC2Pns
#SouthCarolina #GreenwoodSC #SCPol #WinnableSeats #ContestEveryRace
The filing period for the 2026 election cycle is in about 50 days. If you are in Utah and have ever considered running for office, please contact me. We need good candidates to run! In the 2024 election, 40% of the races statewide were uncontested. 😞 #contesteveryrace
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#contesteveryrace
Run for something! There are national & regional organizations that will assist you in the mechanics of running a campaign.
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This is brilliant! I’m working in my rural, Red county to make sure that Dems contest every race!!
#contesteveryrace
At Contest Every Race, we are building power EVERYWHERE 👊🔥
Take for example our recent partnership with @utahdemocrats.org. We are reaching into the heart of local communities and ensuring that NO local election gets overlooked.
#ContestEveryRace #UTPolitics
Thrilled to see @deseret.com.web.brid.gy write about our partnership with @utahdemocrats.org!
We're helping to recruit more than 700 local candidates to run for office in their communities!
Click the link to read more: deseret.com/utah/2025/05...
#progressthroughpersistence #contesteveryrace
We don't do it for the prestige; we do it because these races matter, and ensuring that we have anti-MAGA candidates on the ballot helps restore our democracy at all levels of government.
#contesteveryrace #wapolitics #kspolitics
If makes you feel better, i text with #movementlabs and one of their biggest efforts is #contesteveryrace (interest in running for offices ) Currently a KS text bank and getting a lot of yeses!! texting can be brutal but the responses have drastically changed. This gives me hope!
#dems #bluecrew
⏰⏰APRIL 15: New application deadline⏰⏰
In the wake of Tuesday's elections, Democrats are energized and organized to #contesteveryrace.
So, we've extended the deadline for local Dem groups to apply to our 2025-26 Grants Program to April 15!
To apply: forms.movementlabs.com/Application2...
Thanks to @wisdems.bsky.social for consistently showing that when you run strong Dems on every line of the ballot, Dems win!
Every county in WI swung left, and since inauguration, we've seen throughout the country that when voters have a choice, they will vote blue!
#wipol #contesteveryrace
Congrats to @kendallscudder.bsky.social on being elected Chair of @texasdemocrats.bsky.social! Seeing another Dem leader commit to running strong candidates on every line of every ballot fills us with hope!
#txpol #contesteveryrace
We’re putting our foot on the gas in 2025. With over 100,000 local elections this year, we’re going all-in to recruit and train Dem candidates and invest in long term organizing.
Our new website and updated branding make it easier than ever to #contesteveryrace.
Join us at contesteveryrace.com
Who’s challenging him for 2026? Let’s go. #contesteveryrace
Lmk when she has a reasonable Democratic opponent for the midterms & I will happily help raise their visibility. #MedSky #ContestEveryRace #FlipTheHouse
Graphic art with quote: “Democrats are ready to fight by stepping up in every county, especially in rural communities, to ensure that every Pennsylvanian has a government that fights for working people and common-sense leadership.” – Mitch Kates Executive Director Pennsylvania Democratic Party
We're not taking one step back in our commitment to #contesteveryrace. That's why we're excited to announce our partnership with @padems.org to recruit and support nearly 5,200 candidates in the The Keystone State.
Read more about our work and partnership here: ow.ly/U1U350UYJQV
Was just talking with Zach Farmer at #ContestEveryRace which has been or will be in touch with local Dem chairs in PA re: their help recruiting for down ballot races. Watch your voice mail or email for their offers of names of local supervoters who might run for office.
Ballot Ready: The Impact of Uncontested Races in Last Year's General Election. "In total, 7 in 10 races went uncontested."
Of particular concern to Democrats, of the 20,000 uncontested partisan races last year, Republicans won nearly 80% of them.
There are over 100,000 open seats for election in 2025, significantly exceeding the number in 2024. This includes over 22,000 school board seats, 5,000 mayoral seats, and 1,000 elected judges representing millions of Americans.
Our past research shows that without investment in targeted candidate recruitment, most of these races will go uncontested yet again. Plus, evidence shows that voter mobilization for seats like these in odd years has a positive impact on voter turnout in future election cycles.
From our friends at @ballotready.bsky.social comes a stunning report on uncontested races during the 2024 election.
TL;DR: If Democrats ran everywhere last year, our democracy would look a lot better this year. And one of the best ways to keep democracy running going forward is to #contesteveryrace
Congrats to @kenmartin.bsky.social on being elected DNC Chair!
Thank you for pledging to #contesteveryrace! We’re thrilled to see a seasoned leader who believes in year-round organizing & down-ballot candidate recruitment at the helm.
No more letting Republicans win local power unchallenged!
Our CER staff retreat left us fired up for the next four years and as a team we couldn’t be more grateful for the time spent stirring up new ideas to combat the current hatred, division, and corruption!
Follow us to hear more about how we'll #contesteveryrace in 2025 and beyond!
#Motivation #CER
ICYMI: @toledoblade.bsky.social provided some cozy reading over the holiday break by writing about our partnership with @ohdems.bsky.social to recruit down-ballot candidates.
To read more about our partnership to #ContestEveryRace, click this link: www.toledoblade.com/local/politi...
ICYMI: Still looking for a New Year's resolution? @roganslist.bsky.social lays out a few recommendations, including how you can help us #ContestEveryRace and ensure every voter has their voice heard.
Read more from our favorite Rogan on the internet: susanrogan.substack.com/p/january-3-...
To #ContestEveryRace, you have to find every race. With the help of Ballot Ready (www.ballotready.org), we've uncovered thousands of races where Democrats don't run anyone. We're thankful for their work, and their data will continue to help us recruit candidates so that no race goes uncontested.
The stats are in: Our 2024 wrapped shows we played democracy's greatest hits—recruiting candidates, winning races, and rebuilding the Democratic bench in rural communities.
#ContestEveryRace #RuralOrganizing
@GreenFire #ContestEveryRace. I agree Kevin. I’m so down in the dumps over what’s to come, I need to push away the darkness. I’m in FL and now Lara Trump wants to be our Senator. Gag.
100,000 Republicans win local races without a challenger every year. #ContestEveryRace is on a mission to make Democrats competitive everywhere.
Don't miss their opinion piece published today in Newsweek on why year-round organizing and candidate development are key to building back Democratic […]
Newsweek headline: How to Give the Democratic Party Back to the People | Opinion
Excerpt: The future of the Democratic Party demands a different approach: starting with the acknowledgment that an "off year" doesn't exist, that no single county warrants being overlooked, and cluminating with a commitment to year-round organizing and party building in all 50 states. With the upcoming election of the new Democratic National Committee chair, we have an opportunity to redefine how our party engages every voter in every state—not just in blue strongholds during elections, but in rural and red communities, year round.
Don't miss our opinion piece TODAY in @newsweek.com on why year-round organizing and candidate development are key to building back Democratic strength everywhere, for the long run. ow.ly/epFT50UmxH3
#contesteveryrace #dncchair #dnc #democrats #rural
