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Feb 10

Revolution Report: February 8th, 2025

By Our Revolution Homepage, Revolution Report, Revolution Report Newsletter

INSIDER NEWS FROM THE FRONTLINES OF THE POLITICAL REVOLUTION

While Congressional Democrats dither in DC, Trump and the Oligarchs are aggressively moving to consolidate control over our government by engaging in unlawful and unConstitutional acts by:

Purging career civil servants and busting unions;
Firing independent Inspector Generals and Commissioners of the EEOC, FDA;
Embedding loyalists and top lieutenants of CEOs in top posts;
Gagging experts at agencies across the government, including the CDC and EPA;
Breaking into sensitive databases and mining citizen private data;
Weaponizing the DOJ and the FBI against opponents…

Trump and the Oligarchs are trying to break the guardrails of our fragile democracy. We will not let them.

We are organizing citizens across our Republic to stand up to this corrupt regime, and we’re demanding a unified opposition from the Democratic Congressional Leaders.

Collaboration is unacceptable.
That means no more Senate Dems breaking ranks to vote yes on any of Trump’s dangerous nominees. It means no more House members shirking their responsibility to hold the Oligarchs accountable. We must stand united to stop the slide into authoritarian capitalism.

TELL YOUR SENATORS TO REJECT TRUMP NOMINEES
(We’ll deliver the message straight to their Senate offices, and keep up the temperature with a flood of calls demanding the same).

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We’re fighting for our future by mobilizing a Citizen Army of grassroots activists to fight back against Trump and the Oligarchs, seizing the reins of the Democratic Party, and electing the next generation of Progressives in hundreds of down-ballot races across the country.

Read more below about how we’re fighting on our 3-point plan to Defeat Trump & the Oligarchs, Transform the Democratic Party, and Elect Progressives up and down the ballot in 2025.

It’s up to us to create a well-organized and effective opposition to the Trump regime. We are not powerless in this moment, but we need your help! Please pitch in a donation to help fund our fightback.

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Oligarchy is no longer at the gate, it’s busting its way through the house — and we need our movement to be activated.

This means getting in the streets, showing up in Senate offices, raising the pressure through media and targeted actions, and mounting a public show of force that cannot be ignored.

That’s why we’re building out our Citizen Action Team — 30,000 strong and growing — with organizing networks in Washington D.C. and every congressional district in the country.

Our Citizen Action Team will meet this Thursday, Feb. 13, at 8:30 pm ET / 5:30 PT. Hop on the Zoom to learn about the actions we’re already taking and the different ways you can be involved as we Fight Trump and the Oligarchs.

JOIN THE CALL!

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Trump is on a mission to ‘Drill Baby Drill’ and he has forged an unholy alliance between Big Oil and Big Tech to ravage our planet — but we are not powerless.

This week, we’re kicking off our national End Polluter Handouts Campaign to halt the worst of the Oil Oligarchs’ agenda.

Our powerful coalition - made-up of Our Revolution, Sunrise, Friends of the Earth, Zero Hour, Greenpeace, the Hip Hop Caucus, Oil Change International and dozens of other organizations - are joining forces to block Trump’s money pipeline to Big Oil.

Sign-up to be part of our LIVE Climate Fightback Kickoff Call this Monday! We’ll hear from leading climate organizers, including Aru Shiney-Ajay, Director the Sunrise Movement; Erich Pica, President of Friends of the Earth; Jaime Minden, Organizing Director of Zero Hour; and Tefere Gebre, Chief Program Officer of Greenpeace USA.

RSVP NOW and we’ll send you a reminder to tune in LIVE at 8:30pm ET/5:30 PT on Monday, Feb. 10th.

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On Wednesday at 1pm ET at the US Capitol, our Coalition to End Polluter Handouts will join Members of Congress to voice our public opposition to Trump’s fossil-fueled frenzy. We’ll be joined by US Rep. Ilhan Omar and other progressive champions.

Join us IN-PERSON on Capitol Hill!

This will be followed by a “Climate Revival” featuring award winning actress / singer Antonique Smith and Rev. Lennox Yearwood of the Hip Hop Caucus.

The event starts at 7pm at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation at 212 E. Capitol St. NE, Washington DC, 20003 — hope you can make it!

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If you can, chip in a donation of any amount to help fund our climate fightback against Trump and the Oil Oligarchs. Thank you!

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BEATING BACK THE PARTY ELITE

To defeat Trump and the Oligarchs, we need a true Opposition Party that isn’t bought by the billionaires. That’s why Our Revolution organized to beat back the Political Establishment - and its billionaire backers - to elect Ken Martin to serve as the new chair of the Democratic National Committee.

Ken - chair of the Minnesota state party - defeated his main rival who was backed by Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, and bankrolled by billionaires like Reid Hoffman and ‘liberal’ dark money groups.

Even though only 448 DNC party insiders got to vote, Our Revolution’s grassroots-powered Citizen Action Team: Hold the Party Accountable worked to make sure our voices were heard - we hosted the only grassroots DNC Candidate Forum of the race, sent letters, and made calls.

Even though we’ve won, our work is not done. Our Revolution Leader Joseph Geevarghese wrote in The Nation about how the grassroots must hold the new Democratic leadership accountable.

“The decades-long dependence on billionaires has fundamentally undermined the Democratic Party’s credibility as an opposition party. Democrats claimed to be the party of the working class—while still taking money from the same elites who rig the system,” Joseph wrote.

“If the party is serious about becoming a true opposition force, it must now fully commit to a grassroots fundraising model—one that rejects corporate influence and restores faith in its ability to fight for working-class Americans.”

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In addition to electing a new DNC chair, we also organized to elect Jane Kleeb — an Our Revolution founding board member and climate activist — as the next President of the Association of State Democratic Chairs (ASDC) and Vice Chair of the Party.

Jane, who also serves as Chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party, is committed to investing resources in State Parties and strengthening grassroots organizing.

With true insurgents like Ken and Jane at the top of the Party, it’s time to ramp up our work to hold Democrats accountable to working people, not billionaires and corporate consultants.

Our Revolution is one of the only grassroots political groups doing this work inside the party. Can you chip in to help us keep up the pressure for change?

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With our impact on the direction of new DNC leadership, we now have a foothold to push for real change in the party. So far, more than 10,000 grassroots volunteers, donors and local leaders have signed on demanding these necessary party reforms.

It’s time for the Democratic party to reject corporate money, increase transparency and accountability and rebuild a multiracial, working-class base. Let’s get to work to grow our power in the party, recenter the working class, regain voter trust, and win crucial elections.

SIGN THE PETITION

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2025 isn’t an off-year for elections -- in fact, there are thousands of races at the state and local level with progressives running for mayor, city council, state offices, and more.

Our goal is to build power. Our movement elected a progressive voting bloc in Congress with the Progressive Caucus — and this year is a chance to do the same in cities and counties across the country.

Proof of concept: In St. Louis, Our Revolution Board Member Megan Green ran for city alderman and realized she needed allies serving alongside her to move a progressive agenda. So she partnered with Our Revolution and ran progressive slates over multiple cycles, creating a governing majority in the city — from mayor to council and more.

If progressives are going to build power in the United States, we have to return to our roots and do it from the bottom up.

If you’re a candidate running for election or re-election, join Megan Green and the Our Revolution Political Team for a 2025 Candidate Meetup to learn about our endorsement process and how we support candidates with strategic resources to win elections and build power for the long haul.

REGISTER HERE (ANNOUNCED CANDIDATES ONLY)

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The Citizen Action Team meets this Thursday, Feb. 13, at 8:30 pm ET / 5:30 PT. Hop on the Zoom to learn about the actions we’re already taking and the different ways you can be involved as we Fight Trump and the Oligarchs.

JOIN OUR CITIZEN ACTION TEAM CALL

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Trump is on a mission to ‘Drill Baby Drill’ and he has forged an unholy alliance between Big Oil and Big Tech to ravage our planet — but we are not powerless.

Sign-up to be part of our LIVE Climate Fightback Kickoff Call this Monday at 8:30p ET / 5:30 PT! We’ll be strategizing with leading climate organizers, including Aru Shiney-Ajay, Director the Sunrise Movement; Erich Pica, President of Friends of the Earth; Jaime Minden, Organizing Director of Zero Hour; and Tefere Gebre, Chief Program Officer of Greenpeace USA.

RSVP HERE

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WHEN WE ORGANIZE, WE WIN!

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Feb 01

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This Is a 911 Moment for the DNC

By Our Revolution Homepage

To: Democratic National Committee Members
From: Our Revolution
Subject: This Is a 911 Moment for the DNC

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As President Biden warned us in his farewell address, the danger to our democracy has never been more urgent. “Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power, and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy, … powerful forces want to wield their unchecked influence to eliminate the steps we’ve taken to tackle the climate crisis … the potential rise of a tech-industrial complex could pose real dangers for our country as well.”

January 20th provided a chilling illustration of Biden’s words when President Trump took the Oath of Office, flanked by Big Oil and Tech Oligarchs.

Immediately, the Trump Administration began executing a clear plan to turn our government into a tool of oligarchic dominance. Trump is purging career servants and replacing them with political and industry loyalists; he’s rewarding his benefactors by rolling back President Biden’s progress on climate, infrastructure, and tech regulation, while announcing plans to accelerate the expansion of fossil fuels, unregulated AI, and the crypto industry.

With Project 2025 as their blueprint, Trump’s is preparing to go even further and dismantle democracy itself. By pledging to pardon January 6th insurrectionists, Trump is legitimizing political violence as a tool for his movement. Meanwhile, right-wing media networks, social media platforms, and dark money groups are fueling a coordinated disinformation campaign designed to erode public trust and secure minority rule for a corporate elite. At the same time, figures like Kash Patel are laying the groundwork for an expanded surveillance state, weaponizing government institutions to target opponents.

As Democrats, we must recognize this moment for what it is: a fight for the survival of democratic institutions and for an economy that works for our planet and the people, not just the wealthiest few. The trajectory we are on leads to authoritarian capitalism, climate catastrophe, and a culture of fear and repression. To stop this, we must embrace a bold vision that energizes our base, expands our coalition, and meets the urgency of the moment with action.

Our survey of over 20,000 Our Revolution members reveals deep concern among grassroots voters about the current moment”

98% believe Trump’s return and the rise of the MAGA movement represent a dangerous moment for the country. 43% report feeling angry and 40% feel worried, scared, or sad.
76% lack confidence in the Democratic Party’s ability to fight back against Trump’s radical agenda and the corporate takeover of government.

Their message is simple: Democrats must fight back, or we will all lose. This is not just a plea from Our Revolution—it comes from our grassroots members we represent: Democratic Party volunteers, precinct captains, door-knockers, and donors. In short, this is what rank-and-file Democrats who don’t have a seat or a vote in the DNC, but want their voices to be heard.

Significantly, Our Revolution members identified 4 top priorities for the candidates running for DNC leadership:

Become a True Opposition Party – By rejecting corporate influence, dark money, and stand firmly against Trump’s policies. We need to aggressively communicate how Trump’s policies directly harm working families, gut democracy, and serve only the interests of the ultra-rich.
Invest in State Parties and Grassroots Organizing – Recognizing that state parties are the direct link between the Democratic Party and the people.
Demand Budget Transparency & Consultant Accountability – Ensuring grassroots donors know where their money is going and holding consultants accountable for results.
Unite the Democratic Party Behind a Pro-Worker, Pro-Climate and Pro-Democracy Agenda: To mobilize the broadest possible coalition, we must make clear that our party stands unequivocally for the concerns of working people and the planet.

That’s why Our Revolution is urging every DNC leadership candidate to adopt these priorities. In addition, we are proud to support our members running for Vice Chair positions: Jim Zogby, Michelle Deatrick, Shasti Conrad, and Jane Kleeb (ASDC). Their leadership and commitment to grassroots democracy make them strong advocates for the future of the party.

As DNC members, the decisions made now will shape the course of history. Listen to what grassroots progressive voters have to say so we can fight for the future together.

ADD YOUR NAME

Jan 18

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Revolution Report: January 18th, 2025

By Our Revolution Homepage, Revolution Report, Revolution Report Newsletter

INSIDER NEWS FROM THE FRONTLINES OF THE POLITICAL REVOLUTION

HEADLINES: Fight Trump & The Oligarchs | Our 2025 Plan of Action | DNC Leadership Elections | 2025 Downballot Elections | & MORE!

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On Monday, Trump and the Oligarchs will take control of our government. Progressives need to be ready.

The Oligarch’s Mission: Plunder our tax dollars by privatizing our government and selling-off agencies and public assets to the highest bidder, gutting regulations for corporations and rolling back protections for working people; and slashing taxes for the rich by cutting public programs.

This week, in the Senate, we heard directly from Trump’s wealthy, far right political picks —

Hedge fund executive Scott Bessent (Treasury) said NO to raising the minimum wage, while vowing to expand Trump’s tax cuts for the rich; Oil & Gas CEO Chris Wright (Energy) denied the climate crisis and pledged to double down on drilling; and billionaire Doug Burgum (Interior) vowed to hand over our public lands to Big Oil.

In addition to extremist political appointees, Trump will start sowing policy chaos on Day 1, pledging to sign 100 Executive Orders to try to undermine the progress we’ve made on climate, healthcare, taxing the rich, and much more.

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We’re getting ready for the fight of our lives, and it starts with our 2025 3-Point Action Plan:

OUR MISSION: This moment calls for a total reboot. We’re fighting for our future by mobilizing a Citizen Army of grassroots activists to fight back against Trump and the Oligarchs, seizing the reins of the Democratic Party, and electing the next generation of Progressives in hundreds of down-ballot races across the country.

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Since the holidays, over 30,000 Our Revolution supporters have shown they’re ready to fight — participating in organizing meetings, strategy huddles, and taking strategic actions to get ready for Trump’s Second Term.

Despair is not an option. Our Citizen Action Team is preparing for battles ahead in 2025. We need to know you’re with us. Sign here to show our activists that you have our backs.

PLEDGE TO SUPPORT OUR GRASSROOTS ARMY

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WORKING TO TRANSFORM THE PARTY

“The Democratic Party cannot win back the working class without first addressing its own structural decay,” Our Revolution leader Joseph Geevarghese wrote in a recent Common Dreams opinion piece.

“The party has grown too reliant on corporate donors, consultants, and top-down strategies that ignore the real needs of working people,” he said. “It’s unlikely that the insiders who built a system that enriches themselves—guaranteeing profits whether the party wins or loses—will willingly dismantle it.”

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In looking at the contest for DNC chair and reforming the party’s operations, Our Revolution Board Chair Larry Cohen told Sludge his goal is: “Organizing in, dirty money out.”

Larry sees an opportunity for us to organize and win in “more than 3,000 counties nationwide where there is virtually no Democratic Party presence.” This is fertile ground for progressives to take over — but it’s just the start.

Looking at the totality of the party and its failures, the prescription is clear: Cut off the party’s reliance on corporate donors, abandon the consultant-driven strategies that fail working people, and rebuild a Party that serves the grassroots base.

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That’s why Our Revolution - working in coalition with progressive allies - organized a LIVE DNC Candidate Forum this week.

More than 25,000 Our Revolution supporters engaged with over a dozen candidates running for key DNC Leadership positions, including Chair candidates like Ken Martin and Ben Wikler, and Our Revolution leaders running for Vice Chair positions such as Jane Kleeb, Jim Zogby, and others.

This was an important event to give the grassroots a say in the party election process because as we know — just 448 voting members of the DNC will choose the new leadership — despite it being the rank-and-file volunteers who do the work to mobilize voters each election cycle and build the party in their counties and states.

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Our Revolution Executive Director Joseph Geevarghese opened the forum by summarizing the state of the party after the November election.

The Democratic Party has “ceased to be the party of the working class — MAGA won voters who make less than $100k a year. The Democratic Party also lost young people, voters of color, and women.

“Let me put it another way,” Joseph said, “the Democratic Party is now the party of the college educated suburban elite. At the end of the day, the corporate hacks who got the party in trouble in the first place aren’t going to be the ones to save us.”

Read more about our DNC candidate forum in Common Dreams.

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Robert Borosage wrote about our candidate forum in the The Nation, zeroing in on the most important issue to our members: Banning Dark Money from Democratic Primaries.

Borosage reported that while Chair candidate Ken Martin used the forum to state his commitment to rooting out Corporate Money from the party, other candidates were less clear.

For example, when Ben Wikler, Wisconsin State Chair, was asked directly about outside money on our call, he claimed the party “couldn’t do anything because it can’t pass laws—but this was, if not disingenuous, clearly wrong,” Borosage wrote. “For example, the chair of the DNC could ostracize pollsters, ad producers and consultants who work with outside groups to attack Democratic candidates.”

Borosage also noted how State Parties “can ban outside PAC money and enforce that ban by disqualifying any candidate that benefited from such spending.”

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Coming out of our DNC Candidate Forum, we are proud to announce the endorsement of Our Revolution leaders for Vice Chair positions in the party: Shasti Conrad, James Zogby, and Michelle Deatrick - and Jane Fleming Kleeb for ASDC Chair.

Shasti is the Washington State Party Chair and worked on both of Bernie’s presidential campaigns, Jane is an Our Revolution founding board member and Nebraska Party Chair, Michelle is an Our Revolution Michigan leader and DNC Climate Council Chair, and Jim, also Our Revolution founding board member who has been working to transform the party for three decades.

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So far, more than 10,000 grassroots volunteers, donors and local leaders have signed on demanding new DNC leadership sign on to these critical party reforms.

Some of our progressive allies in Congress are also calling on DNC candidates to commit to these reforms, including Pramila Jayapal and Greg Casar — the new chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

We need a massive groundswell of demand ahead of the Feb. 1st DNC election — urging party leaders and candidates to reject corporate money, increase transparency and accountability and rebuild a multiracial, working-class base.

SIGN THE PETITION

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On Thursday, Jan. 30th, Our Revolution is turning out our supporters to make our voices heard during the last official DNC Candidate Forum in Washington DC.

If you live in or around DC - the District of Columbia, Maryland, or Virginia - join us to make our voices heard again before the DNC votes on Feb 1st. Our movement for change must have a presence every step of the way in the DNC election process.

SIGN UP TO JOIN US IN DC!

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BUILDING PROGRESSIVE POWER IN 2025

2025 isn’t an off-year for elections -- in fact, there are thousands of races at the state and local level with progressives running for mayor, city council, state offices, and more.

If progressives are going to build power in the United States, we have to return to our roots and do it from the bottom up.

REGISTER HERE (ANNOUNCED CANDIDATES ONLY)

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Over 30,000 Our Revolution supporters have already stood up and shown they’re ready to fight back against Trump and the Oligarchs.

We know that despair is not an option. Our Citizen Action Team is preparing for battles ahead in 2025, and we need to know you’re with us. Sign here to show our activists that you have our backs.

PLEDGE TO SUPPORT OUR GRASSROOTS ARMY

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Mood. We know the frustration, but as Bernie says: “Despair is not an option.” Get this mug and enjoy a moment of self-care with a hot coffee or cocoa as we re-energize for the political battle of 2025. Fun trivia: this image comes from Bernie’s interview with the New York Times during his 2020 campaign. Get yours here!

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WHEN WE ORGANIZE, WE WIN!

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Dec 12

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Rapid Response

By Our Revolution Homepage, Revolution Report, Take Action

Our Revolution has launched a new Rapid Response Team — connecting progressives around the country in a network that can jump into action to resist Trump.

Sign up to get looped in and we will reach out with actions — which could include calling your reps, joining a protest, or amplifying an important information on social media.

Hundreds have already signed up — and we need you to be part of the team!

JOIN THE TEAM

Nov 14

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Post Election Survey Results

By Our Revolution Homepage, Revolution Report

In our post-election survey of more than 12,000 progressives, 85% told us they’re feeling Angry, Sad, and Depressed. The rest told us they’re Shocked or Confused.

While some ranked misogyny, racism, and xenophobia as factors in the election, many pointed to the neglect of working people, the failure of the Democratic Party, the late switch from Biden to Harris, and the campaign’s misguided focus on Cheney Republicans and celebrities.

76% said they believe the Democratic Party has lost its way, and 91% said they believe the Party has long neglected the multiracial working class.

Nov 14

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Abandoned Working Class People

By Our Revolution Homepage, Progressive Champions, Revolution Report

“It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them,” Sen. Bernie Sanders said the morning after the election.

“First it was the white working class, and now it’s Latino and Black workers as well. While the Democratic Party leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change. And they’re right.”

“In the coming months, those of us concerned with grassroots democracy and economic justice need to have some very serious discussions. Stay tuned,” Bernie said.

It’s time for the Democratic Party to take stock and heed the warnings that progressives and working class Americans have been raising for years.

Bernie founded Our Revolution to take on corporate power, elect progressives, and transform the party — which is exactly what we’re going to do in 2025 as fight back against Trump every step of the way. Chip in to the resistance here.

Our Revolution made more than 5,000,000 voter contacts into the battleground states — door knocking, calls, texts, emails, and more — flipping many folks who weren’t planning to vote for VP Harris — but it wasn’t enough.

For weeks, Our Rev Executive Director Joseph Geevarghese spoke out to the AP and NPR about the campaign’s dangerous strategy to court Republicans at the expense of the base, as our surveys and voter conversations revealed a worrying motivation gap for Harris.

“We were seeing clear evidence that buddying up with the Cheneys and parroting conservative talking points rather than leaning into a strong, populist economic message was turning off voters,” Joseph told the NYT.

“We sounded the alarm,” he said to Axios. “But the party wouldn’t listen. They took the base for granted. People were voting their self-interest, which is their pocketbooks. Trump had an economic story, though flawed, while Harris’ narrative was vague.”

That’s why Our Revolution “aggressively worked to engage these voters on issues like job creation, wages, housing and health care to close the narrow margin,” Axios reported. In the end, just 5% of Republicans voted for Harris — less than voted for Joe Biden.

The Times asked Joseph who Democratic Party would blame if they lost, and we already knew the answer:

“As they always do, the establishment will blame progressives instead of taking a serious look in the mirror and acknowledging their failure to lay out a clear vision for addressing the very real economic pain folks are feeling,” Joseph said.

Like clockwork, Bernie is being attacked by corporate Democrats for pointing out the obvious. Joseph summarized it well when he told Axios: “Voters want a leader who will take on corporate interests to improve their standard of living. The struggle is real, whether you’re Gen Z or a laid-off factory worker.”

Now, more than ever, we must transform the Party to be more democratic and responsive to the working class in order to beat back Trump and rising rightwing authoritarianism. Help us build our network of organizers and make sure we are prepared for 2025. Thank you.

Nov 14

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Chicago School Board Victories

By Our Revolution Homepage, Progressive Champions, Revolution Report

Our Revolution partnered with the Chicago Teachers Union to fight against the Charter School billionaires and elect a slate of 4 new members to the School Board. Our progressive voting bloc includes public education champions Jennifer Custer, Ebony Deberry, Jitu Brown, and Yesenia Lopez.

“Project 2025-aligned billionaires lost big in Chicago. Despite all they invested to block our union’s vision for public schools, they won’t be able to stop Chicago’s commitment to finally delivering for communities who have been told to go without for generations,” CTU president Stacy Davis Gates said.

Oct 28

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Chicago School Board

By Our Revolution Homepage, Progressive Champions, Revolution Report

EARLY VOTING SITES

NOV 5th - ELECTION DAY VOTING SITES

For the FIRST time ever, Chicago voters can elect their school board members. And, Our Revolution is supporting the Our Schools Slate of 10 progressives on the ballot!

We are proud to endorse:

District 1: Jennifer Custer

District 2: Ebony DeBerry

District 3: Jason Dones

District 4: Karen Zaccor

District 5: Jitu Brown

District 6: Anusha Thotakura

District 7: Yesenia Lopez

District 8: Felix Ponce

District 9: Lanetta Thomas

District 10: Rev. Robert Jones

Make a plan to vote and find your polling place here

EARLY VOTING SITES

NOV 5th - ELECTION DAY VOTING SITES

The ‘Our Schools’ slate of candidates is committed to fostering equity, inclusion, and excellence in education. They believe that every student in Chicago—regardless of their race, income, or zip code—receives a fully resourced, equitable, safe, and healthy learning environment.

On our recent Live Organizing Call, Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates said: “We have expanded democracy in the city of Chicago,” Stacy told us. “It’s an amazing feat, and it only happened because we organized AND we voted AND we went on Strike.. and and and..” Our diverse movement is fighting on every terrain — and that’s how we win.

Bernie Sanders founded Our Revolution in 2016 to build progressive power from the bottom up. Thank you for staying in the fight for the better world we all know is possible.

Sep 13

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2024 Swing State Plan

By Our Revolution Homepage, Policy Fights, Revolution Report

We know our mission: Defeat Donald Trump and elect Progressives up and down the ballot.

Our goal is to make 5 million voter contacts into the 7 key swing states that will decide this election – Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

Four years ago, Biden/Harris narrowly beat Trump in 6 of these states with under 300,000 votes combined — and the polls right now are tight! That means 2024 will be a turnout election — whichever side runs the most surgical and efficient voter mobilization program will prevail.

Our Revolution has over 1.2 million supporters in these battlegrounds, and we know what it takes to mobilize our base of progressive voters. In 2020, we made over 5 million voter contacts, and with your support we hope to match or exceed that by November.

Bernie founded Our Revolution in 2016 to be a people-powered progressive political organization to mobilize for candidates and causes up and down the ballot. Since then, we’ve built an effective voter turnout machine.

Because we’ve been doing election work every year in these 7 swing states, we not only have accurate voter data, we also have relationships with over 1000 activists on the ground who are motivated to door-knock, make calls, send texts, and use social media to motivate other progressives to vote.

Chip in to help power our work in the homestretch to Election Day Nov. 5th. For every $1, our teams can make 5 voter contacts into a swing state.

Sep 12

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Post Debate #2 Survey

By Our Revolution Homepage, Policy Fights, Revolution Report

94% Say Harris Won the Debate in Our Revolution Survey of 10,000 Progressive Voters

Survey results showed 94% thought VP Harris won the debate against former President Trump. Respondents largely felt Harris was most effective on the issues of abortion and defending democracy, while expressing far less confidence in how the Vice President tackled questions on immigration, affordable housing, and climate change.

Stark warning signs for the Harris campaign emerged, however, when respondents were further questioned about specific policy positions and other factors related to the Vice President’s viability in the general election against Trump. According to findings from the Our Revolution post-debate survey:

More than half of respondents indicated that they have no intention to volunteer for the campaign or actively encourage family and friends to vote, despite an intent to vote for Harris themselves.
44 percent of respondents expressed doubt that Harris will take on corporate power in the White House.
A quarter of respondents indicated that they do not fully trust the Vice President, with 1 in 5 questioning her authenticity as a candidate.
30 percent of those surveyed remain uncertain that Harris can defeat Trump.

“The Harris campaign won’t win by courting Never Trumpers at the expense of young progressives, millions of whom vote in swing states,” said Our Revolution Executive Director Joseph Geevarghese. “These voters don’t care what Dick Cheney has to say. They are ready, however, to hear the Vice President’s plans to reign in corporate power, address climate change, and make housing and healthcare more affordable in this country.”

With just 55 days remaining until the November election, the central challenge for the Harris campaign remains translating newfound enthusiasm for the Vice President into actual votes.

Overall, data collected in our post-debate survey makes clear that despite the online fanfare on platforms like TikTok and X, the Vice President has work to do to win over skeptical progressives and young voters and convince them that she is aligned with their policy values on issues like reigning in corporate power and addressing climate change.

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