9/25 at EXIT/IN: Turn Up for Turnout —-> Gun Sense Votes Get Your Groove On #Nashville

Turn Up for Turnout! is an event dedicated to gun violence prevention and voting with gun sense. Join us for a night out with live performances by Grace Weber and other Nashville artists. Admission is free for all Gun Sense Voters — all you have to do is click here to RSVP! What: Turn Up for Turnout! A Night […]

Tweet(s) of the Day: The Big Demographics Catch-Up

Attention GOP: You cannot win elections this way. You cannot govern this way. And it certainly is no way to make friends. MT @ThePlumLineGS: GOP makeover watch: Poll: GOP seen favorably by 29% Latinos; 25% nonwhites; 33% women; 31% young: http://t.co/iqqreqkFv2 — Mike Signorile (@MSignorile) August 5, 2014 Gender, sexuality, and race all trend in […]

Tweet of the Day: The States Who Don’t Want You To Vote Edition

One year after SCOTUS VRA decision, new voting restrictions in place in 22 states http://t.co/R6EoDlVFOh pic.twitter.com/FcdfNM4dhe — Ari Berman (@AriBerman) June 24, 2014 Two-thirds of states previously under Sec 5 of VRA passed new voting restrictions since 2010 http://t.co/R6EoDlVFOh pic.twitter.com/jXswuwt15W — Ari Berman (@AriBerman) June 24, 2014 Fifty Years After Freedom Summer, the Voting Rights […]

An Average Election

Originally posted on The Dish:
Waldman puts 2012’s turnout under the microscope: Last year’s turnout was right in the middle of the 17 elections presented in this chart—better than eight, but worse than eight. It was a bit down from that of 2008, which at 61.6 percent was the highest since 1964. And it’s important…