Tag: midterm elections

In total, 117 women were elected during the 2018 midterm elections – 96 elected to the House, 12 to the Senate and 9 as governor – shattering records and increasing the number of women in power.

The 2018 election cycle largely shows increased participation by female donors to the benefit of Democratic candidates, both men and women.

"The suppression of American voters is something we thought our country had moved past, and yet here we are in the 21st century still engaged in this battle over fundamental rights."

"Taking the pledge means that a politician and their campaign will adopt a policy to not knowingly accept any contributions over $200 from the PACs, executives, or front groups of fossil fuel companies – companies whose primary business is the extraction, processing, distribution, or sale of oil, gas, or coal."

“You don't hand matches to an arsonist and you don't give power to an angry left-wing mob, and that's what the Democrats are.”

On November 6, you have the power to alter the course of American politics...

Three Native women are running for governor, and 31 are running for seats in state legislatures.

"This is voter suppression, Southern style."

"It is genuinely not an exaggeration to say that lives hang in the balance in the midterms, Republicans want to use their political power to kill people."

And several other reasons that the midterm elections are testing how far some states can go in disenfranchising certain voters.