Feel-good update: More winners, a fun party, and the future of *our* party
Got a few little updates to make you smile today…
Got a few little updates to make you smile today…
THE WINNERS: In last Tuesday’s elections, four Run for Something candidates won! Congrats to Zach Wahls and Lindsay James in Iowa, Andrea Romero in New Mexico, and Kyle Pierce in Alabama — and we’re forever proud of the folks who ran great campaigns, came up short, and are committing to keep fighting.
PARTY FOR SOMETHING: It really happened — and it was phenomenal. 250+ people came out on Wednesday night to help raise nearly a quarter million dollars. Senators Warren, Booker, and Gillibrand spoke, and VA Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy blew the crowd away. The party even included Senator Gillibrand and Senator Booker joining us for a few rounds of cornhole. (Obviously, the women won. #2018)
Check our Twitter feed for the highlights — and we’ll have tons of video to come soon.
OTHER GOOD STUFF!
Our pals at GoodWerk put together an incredible video of the three young women we’re working with in Dupage County, Illinois — Zahra Suratwala, Ashley Selmon, and Hadiya Afzal. Watch the video, then chip in to help all three succeed.
Huffington Post ran a great column on the future of the Democratic Party — spoiler alert: It’s young people, especially young people of color.
Opinion | The Future Of The Democratic Party Is Being Decided Right Now
As the 2018 midterm primary season began, many pundits wondered if the resistance to President Donald Trump would…www.huffingtonpost.com
Mother Jones came to a similar conclusion after Tuesday’s election: Millennials (especially millennial women!) are the ones leading our party forward. Seems like we’re on to something…
Thanks for making all this possible. We had an incredible kick off to our summer — we’re so glad to be doing this work with you.
Catch last week’s update…
Feel-good update: New endorsements, Medicaid expansion, & Breitbart
So, we had a week. How about you?medium.com