In Massachusetts, Our Revolution worked to get out the vote for YES ON 3 which allows Uber and Lyft drivers to join a union in Massachusetts if they want to!
This will now empower rideshare drivers with the option to form a union, while maintaining flexibility and independence. AND, it will help drivers negotiate for better pay, working conditions and job protections.
In Denver, all public workers will finally have union rights they’ve been denied for far too long thanks to passage of 2U. We were proud to phonebank, text, and email voters to help fix Denver’s broken laws so librarians, sanitation workers, and others could take their rightful seat at the table to advocate for their safety, pay, and benefits.
Greenpeace is under attack from the notorious corporate polluter Energy Transfer – which is trying to bankrupt the organization for standing up against the Dakota Access Pipeline.
As Rep. Jamie Raskin told the Wall Street Journal, “Energy Transfer’s $300 million lawsuit against Greenpeace shows how megacorporations deploy legal strategies to strong-arm and crush their critics.
Our Revolution is joining with hundreds of our allies to demand that the corporation – which also is behind the massive pipeline fire now raging in Houston – to drop the meritless lawsuit, warning that it “could have a chilling effect on anyone engaged in peaceful protest and assembly.”
Thanks to grassroots organizing, the Stronger Denver campaign for collective bargaining rights for all public sector workers will be on the ballot in November!
While firefighters and police officers have a voice on the job, most of the 11,000 public workers in Denver do not have collective bargaining rights, making the city an outlier among peer cities across the country.
Beginning in 2022, all county workers in Colorado have collective bargaining rights. It is time for workers in the city and county of Denver to be able to secure these basic rights as well.
City workers keep Denver running. Librarians, social workers, recycling collectors and other city workers deserve union rights and the ability to collectively bargain. Everyone deserves safe jobs, family-sustaining wages, and time to spend with loved ones.
Donate to help us mobilize for key down ballot races and ballot measures as we head into November!
Housing has rightfully become a top national issue this election season. We’re proud to be part of the coalition fighting for direct policy change in California that could be replicated in other states.
Michael Weinstein of Justice for Renters joined our Live Call Monday to rally for Prop 33 — the ballot measure for CA Rent Control which would also allow local communities to stop predatory corporate landlords from charging unfair rent.
“The rent is too damn high,” Michael said. “California is the poorest state by standard of living. Billionaire corporate landlords are sucking this country dry. They’re using algorithms to squeeze the last bit of money out of tenants.”
“Solving the housing affordability crisis requires a variety of approaches, but it starts with the rent,” he said. This is why Our Revolution is calling, texting, emailing, and having conversations with Californians to vote Yes on Prop 33.
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.
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:
“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.
The AVERAGE rent is now $2,895 in California, and more than 171,000 people are now homeless in the state.
The rent is still too damn high! And, that’s why Our Revolution is throwing our full support behind Proposition 33, the statewide ballot measure for rent control in California.
Renters and advocates delivered more than 730,000 letters to Gov. Gavin Newsom, urging him to support Yes on 33 — and now, voters will get to decide in November.
Not only will Prop 33 remove the California ban on Rent Control, it will allow cities and counties to expand Rent Control. AND – this is huge – it will allow local communities to stop predatory corporate landlords from charging unfair and unaffordable rents.
We are proud to be part of this massive coalition of renters, families, veterans, seniors, and young people fighting alongside social justice organizations and labor unions for Justice for Renters.
Add your name here to support Rent Control in California and help us get the word out to Vote Yes on 33 by Election Day Nov. 5th.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, July 31, 2024
CONTACT: media@ourrevolution.com
73 Percent of Democrats Believe a Strong, Working-Class Economic Agenda is Necessary to Boost Harris’ Chances of Beating Trump
According to the survey of more than 34,000 likely progressive voters, confidence levels of Democrats defeating Trump have more than doubled since Biden bowed out, but 1 in 3 remain unsure that Harris will prevail.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Our Revolution, the largest grassroots-funded progressive political organizing group in the United States, is releasing the findings of a sweeping new survey of more than 34,000 Democratic voters across the country. The respondents, a subset of the organization’s grassroots network of approximately 8 million supporters in all 50 states, were surveyed via email from July 22 to 24 and again from July 29 to 31.
Half of respondents surveyed reported earning below $125,000 annually, with one third bringing home under $50,000 a year. Topline findings from the survey reveal that:
“These results underscore the substantial boost in excitement we’re seeing with Harris at the top of the ticket, but translating this newfound energy into actual votes won’t happen on its own,” said Joseph Geevarghese, Executive Director of Our Revolution. “If Democrats are going to retain the White House in November, we have to get behind a strong, working-class economic agenda that speaks directly to the most pressing concerns of young people, progressives, and swing state voters alike — a substantial block of which are still concerned about Harris’ ability to beat Trump. These are the kind of policies that will rebuild trust and generate enduring enthusiasm that translates into votes and volunteer activism heading into the election.”
Survey respondents made clear that Harris needs to come out as a strong leader willing to take on the corporate elite and powerful special interests, who will deliver on economic and environmental issues that directly address voters’ quality of life and put government back on the side of working people.
When asked which policies would turn out more voters in support of the Vice President in key battleground states and across the country, respondents ranked campaign finance reform and holding corporations accountable as their top choices. Voters want to see a commitment to getting big money out of politics and breaking the corporate capture of government to clear the way for real policy change.
The survey results indicated broad support for specific policies focused on climate action (to end fossil fuel subsidies, lower energy costs and create new jobs), health care (end medical debt and expand Medicare to include dental, hearing, and vision), a permanent ceasefire in Gaza (and an end endless wars to redirect defense spending), and create affordable housing (plus a federal 5% cap on rent prices). Other priorities included raising the federal minimum wage, growing unions through labor law reform, and universal childcare.
“These findings make clear that the Harris campaign’s recent reversals to oppose a ban on fracking and a single-payer health insurance program will dampen progressive enthusiasm which she will need heading into November,” Geevarghese added.
Last November, political scientists from Stony Brook University and the College of William and Mary conducted an extensive survey of the Our Revolution network to better understand the composition of the organization’s support base. According to findings, the vast majority (80 percent) of Our Revolution supporters identify as Democrats, with three-fourths of respondents reporting that, beyond just voting, they contributed money, canvassed, or otherwise directly participated in electoral activities on behalf of Democratic candidates for House, senate, or local races in the 2022 midterm elections.
Joseph Geevarghese, Executive Director of Our Revolution, is available to discuss these survey findings and the path to a Democratic victory in 2024. To schedule an interview, contact: media@ourrevolution.com.
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Our Revolution is America’s largest grassroots progressive political organizing group, born out of Senator Bernie Sanders’s 2016 presidential campaign. It focuses on mobilizing communities, electing progressive champions, advocating for progressive policies, and transforming the Democratic Party to serve people, not corporate interests.
Our Rev Supports Articles of Impeachment Against Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito & Clarence Thomas
“Let’s face it, the nation’s highest court has been compromised. Justices Alito and Thomas are on the payroll of billionaire Republican donors and must be held accountable for violating the law and betraying the trust of the American people”
Our Revolution supports the filing of articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas, both of whom continue to face mounting scrutiny for failure to disclose millions of dollars worth of lavish gifts from conservative billionaire donors.
Recent reports indicate that both justices have received undisclosed gifts and substantial financial advantages from wealthy conservative supporters. Also, they have not recused themselves from cases where conflicts of interest exist and have demonstrated support for efforts to challenge the results of the 2020 presidential election.
These actions constitute abuses of power and are impeachable offenses. They undermine the impartiality and legitimacy of the Court and violate the public’s trust.
The effort to uphold the Constitution, led by U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), comes on the heels of the shocking decision by the nation’s highest court to grant broad immunity from prosecution to former President Donald Trump as he faces felony charges for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
“Let’s face it, the nation’s highest court has been compromised. Justices Alito and Thomas are on the payroll of billionaire Republican donors and must be held accountable for violating the law and betraying the trust of the American people,” said Our Revolution Executive Director Joseph Geevarghese.
Geevarghese continues, “If Congress refuses to take action, the horrifying ruling granting broad immunity to would-be dictators will only be the tip of the iceberg. Democracy is truly on the line, and we stand firmly behind efforts by Congressman Ocasio-Cortez to reign in these rogue justices.”
