Black Voters Matter works to increase power in marginalized, predominantly Black communities.  LaTosha and Roger discuss the impact of the race protests in the wake of the George Floyd murder, the untapped potential to motivate rural black voters in Southern red states, Voter ID laws and more.

Sisters United Alliance (SUA) specifically targets Texas women who have registered in the past but did not vote. Roger talks with Sherrie & Diana from SUA about how they target these women, their success in getting them out for the 2018 midterms and whether Texas can turn blue in November.  

Amanda Litman is the Executive Director of Run For Something, which recruits and supports young progressives running for office at all levels across the U.S.  Roger and Amanda discuss how she went from being Hillary Clinton’s email Director (not those emails!) to launching Run For Something the day after Trump’s inauguration; how the organization finds candidates and decides which ones to endorse; successful candidates they have backed in red states, and more.

Why Cities Lose traces the deep roots of the Urban-Rural divide in the U.S. and shows that geography is the main reason the left loses many key elections. Roger and Jonathan discuss how  Democrats are making inroads with suburban voters and which states that is happening in the most; the changing nature of college educated voters; how housing costs in major urban places may be unintentionally helping Democrats, and more.