Supporting the national and state parties vs. supporting a grassroots organization isn’t an either-or question. It’s important that we have strong Democratic organizations such as the DNC, DCCC and DSCC — which is why we fundraise for these organizations on a year-round basis. But the grassroots perspective on endorsements, strategy and communication is every bit as critical.

Louisiana voters have never sent a Black woman to represent them in Congress, but that could change because of two winnable special elections this March. Karen Carter Peterson is running to fill the vacancy left by Cedric Richmond (D) in Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional District when he was appointed by President Biden to direct the White House Office of Public Engagement. Candy Christophe is running to flip Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District, which was left vacant after Luke Letlow (R) died from COVID-19 complications.

This week, our interview is with Rachel Murphy Azzara, the Director of Democrats Work for America, a PAC designed to harness grassroots energy and turn that into wins on election day. As someone who has followed their work since their…

A SuperPAC working from and for the LEFT to support ground-level actions to elect more Democrats. Now, what does that remind me of... oh, yeah, the Daily Kos Mission Statement circa 2005, "More and Better Democrats"

Elijah Cummings was right. We desperately need a return to normalcy. But, how do we do that? What is our role as American citizens? The Trump presidency has awoken us to the fragility of our democracy, but the crisis didn’t start with him – it culminated in him. Simply removing Trump from office may remove …

An in-depth look at the highly complex CA-48, CA-49 and CA-45 races, and all of the interacting variables that could sink or boost Democrats in these districts. by Rachel Murphy Azzara and Sudha Mohan Anxiety over California's jungle primaries is mounting - and for good reason. Also known as a non-partisan blanket primary, a jungle …

To win, you need to play chess, not checkers. Most would accept this as a political truth. "Winning", in our political game, is having the ability to affect policy. To change things. This isn't an abstract concept: the legislative process is clearly defined. And the legislative power to …