I run Progressives Everywhere, a newsletter and website devoted to highlighting and fundraising for strong progressive candidates who are running in local, state, and congressional elections. We started late last year, and already we’re starting to raise real money for candidates!
The good news is that the base is energized, and there are more people running for office as Democrats than ever. The upshot is that there are just so many candidates to comb through, and oftentimes, local coverage doesn’t exactly do a great job of giving information about the candidates (another fallout from the death of local journalism). So I’m hoping the Daily Kos community can help me out.
Could you let me know which candidates you really support and think deserve special focus in our newsletter and in our fundraising? We highlight about two candidates a week, and are starting to do interviews with them (I’m a journalist by day), so anyone who might be willing to talk is especially welcome.
I want to make sure that we are endorsing the right candidates, because as we know, not all Democrats are created equal or equally progressive. Any help you can give would be tremendous. Comments are great, as are emails to ProgressivesEverywhere@gmail.com.
Our ActBlue page is here, if you want to take a look and maybe donate to our existing slate!