Fresh meal delivery in New Orleans! 🍽 WCK's Charlie & Grayson are delivering food prepared by local restaurants to Familias Unidas en Accion with the help of cofounder, Leticia. We're serving 60,000 meals each week in the city as we also add more restaurants! #ChefsForAmerica
Last week, we narrowly dodged a government shutdown pushed by the #ChaosCaucus. Yet chaos reigns in the House after they voted to remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy. This highlights the ongoing #PrimaryProblem.
Social media is hurting our democracy, and new polling from Issue One and @CitizenData shows that an overwhelming majority of Americans across the political spectrum agree and want Congress to take action. Learn more: https://t.co/KJaoeAEjqt
The Voters First Movement is having a stellar month! From new research and reports to guides and wins...there's so much happening in the world of election reform! Check out today's edition of Three Things Thursday to learn more! 👇https://t.co/mLy3aWzUuc
Did you know that 44% of 2022 general election winners in statewide and federal races were election deniers?
New Citizen research shows electoral reforms are one solution to this problem.
Learn more ⬇️
https://t.co/ZrNYXvxjqs
The TL;DR: Election denialism remains pervasive among our elected leaders. Yet, the potential efficacy of electoral reform efforts in curbing candidate extremism should provide hope for less divisive & more competitive races.
Proud to have worked on this report alongside some incredible colleagues @CitizenData. The report is jam-packed with relevant research and lessons learned from the 2022 midterms.
Check out our latest research hot off the press below!
We’re launching Part 1 of our 2022 Political Impact Report.
Take a deep dive into what happened in the midterms, what pro-democracy strategies worked, and where our democracy partners should focus their resources moving forward.
Download the preview ⬇️
Democracy has faced immense challenges in the last few years. We've been on the front lines, driving impact and solutions for a stronger, more resilient America.
In 2022, we took this work to new heights. See the latest on Citizen's impact:
https://t.co/yHnlLkiFRG
.@CitizenData research on the favorability of pro-democracy candidates, and the political perspectives of American voters, was critical to providing actionable insights for the midterm elections.
Learn more:
https://t.co/RhOfcH2gvg
Alaska announces the results of its first regularly-scheduled general election w/ a Final Four/Ranked Choice Voting system tomorrow.
We're proud to have worked for @Alaskans4BE to pass the measure in 2020, a potential turning point in U.S. elections.
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No matter the final result in #CO03, enhancing political competition is good for our democracy.
We're grateful to partners like @theWelcomePAC for identifying fresh leaders and giving voice to more voters.
The election is a few weeks away, and with that we inevitably see the rise of election disinformation.
To help thwart it, we assessed comms approaches by Arizona and Georgia election officials and measured their impacts on voter confidence in the system.
https://t.co/aA9lQfXCm3
We just played this entire thing on the show and it is some of the most enraging footage I've seen in a while. Watch it and understand who Ron DeSantis is.
Former Georgia election worker Shaye Moss describes how her life changed after receiving threats:
"It's affected my life in a major way — in every way. All because of lies."
With the midterms only seven months away, our team is hard at work developing the products, datasets, and actionable insights needed to help our partners meet the moment.
A note from our CEO, @mindyfinn, on what we’re focused on building right now:
https://t.co/0BSRcGO69j
Dear @RepMTG the Gazpacho police was created by me in 1993 to make sure that no one will add Tabasco or jalalpeño or strange things to my beloved soup! Please don’t blame anybody else but me…stop by for a glass anytime. Don’t forget your mask and vaccination card!😜
Hi. My name is MacKenzie Bills and I am running to be the next representative for Iowa HD 40. I believe in good schools, competitive wages, investing in hardworking families and our communities. Help get me get started and donate today! https://t.co/rtSUjWvYSZ