Washington, D.C – In response to the present state of the midterm election outcomes, leaders from progressive organizations issued the next statements:
“This was speculated to be MAGA’s triumphant night time. It changed into an enormous embarrassment. Whereas we’re nonetheless awaiting closing outcomes, the general image is evident: Democrats massively carried out the midterm fundamentals. Voters don’t like anti-abortion zealots. Voters don’t like election deniers. Voters don’t like Trump. And voters don’t like MAGA.Trump misplaced greater than 40 seats in his first midterm. Obama misplaced greater than 60. Clinton over 50. Indivisibles and grassroots volunteers throughout the nation prevented a MAGA wave and defied historical past within the course of. MAGAs are going to proceed their assault on our elections and our rights. However this midterm we confirmed the world: there are extra of us than there are of them. And we are going to win.”
— Ezra Levin, Indivisible
“The Democrats’ victories have been powered by organizers and voters—the individuals ignored by incessant horse-race political reporting. Our persons are pushed by their perception in democracy at its most elementary stage – not the summary invocation of democracy as an idea, however the true, messy democracy that enables us to construct a society the place everybody can thrive. They’re centered on constructing energy for low earnings individuals of colour to really construct a multi-racial democracy that works for everybody. Put money into the individuals and organizers who’re constructing the long run we deserve. Voters bought a style of people-first financial insurance policies that Dems put ahead during the last two years, and reaffirmed that imaginative and prescient as the trail ahead. Voters may have your again once you give them one thing to consider in.”
– Lorella Praeli, Co-President of Group Change Motion
“Final night time, Democrats defied political gravity and had probably the most profitable midterm election in a president’s first time period in workplace in 20 years. Voters turned out in droves in assist of Democrats who handed daring insurance policies to handle the wants of the American individuals and who’re dedicated to guard our freedoms to reproductive healthcare and our proper to vote. There are nonetheless many races but to be referred to as and we have to make sure that each vote is counted. However we’re waking up in a rustic that when once more noticed a broad and various coalition come collectively to reject the damaging MAGA motion and its assaults on us and our nation. And that may be a large win.”
– MoveOn Political Motion Govt Director Rahna Epting
“Confronted with a disaster, voters throughout the nation selected reproductive freedom over concern wherever that they had the ability to resolve final night time. In Michigan, Kentucky, California, and different states voters supported poll initiatives to guard the correct to abortion and contraception or defeated efforts to limit reproductive freedom. And in key battleground states, Democrats dedicated to reproductive freedom gained big victories. There are extra outcomes to come back in, however we ought to be happy with the work we’ve began, and look forward to verify we defend and construct on our positive aspects.”
– Mini Timmaraju, President of NARAL Professional-Selection America
“Document breaking turnout, together with amongst girls and ladies of colour, despatched a strong, hopeful message that voters will present as much as defend our rights and democracy, and see voting as a car to make an actual distinction for our households and our future, to guard what issues to us and reject what is going to hurt us. Home staff mobilized in unprecedented numbers to vote for candidates who care about defending girls, working households and the caregivers who assist us.
We should proceed to depend each vote. We consider within the energy of the thousands and thousands who made a plan, overcame voter suppression and confirmed as much as vote. We all know the problems girls and ladies of colour care about will proceed to encourage voters and we’re dedicated to persevering with the work to make progress on these points and guarantee a wholesome democracy the place all of our voices are heard.”
– Nationwide Home Employees Alliance Govt Director, and Senior Advisor to Care in Motion, Jenn Stowe
“What we all know for sure is that Care in Motion’s technique of constructing the political energy of girls of colour within the Sunbelt area and Michigan is mission vital to successful and constructing energy long run. With out girls of colour, the razor skinny margins we would have liked to grab key elections can be misplaced. Care in Motion revamped 12 million voter contact makes an attempt this yr throughout seven states by door knocking, cellphone banking, textual content messages, junk mail to voter households, and internet hosting life-changing group care occasions in areas which can be too typically left behind – all of which centered on Black, Latina, Indigenous, and AAPI girls. And for the Georgia U.S. Senate runoff: whereas Georgia is grieving a tough electoral loss this morning of our forever-leader Stacey Abrams, Georgia organizers are able to clinch a run-off win to re-elect Senator Warnock. We’ve achieved it earlier than, and we’ll do it once more.”
– Care in Motion Govt Director, Hillary Holley
“When abortion is on the poll, we win. Abortion entry and reproductive freedom supporters are the bulk, and we despatched a transparent message: Politicians haven’t any place in our private medical choices. Voters need candidates who’re daring fighters for his or her reproductive well being and rights, and politicians who assault abortion entry or any of our freedoms symbolize a radical fringe motion — not the need of the individuals.
“This combat is much from over and it’ll take a couple of election to undo the hurt attributable to the Supreme Court docket’s devastating determination that allowed state politicians to ban abortion. However coverage makers have been warned: they should keep out of our physician’s places of work.”
– Jenny Lawson, Vice President of Organizing and Engagement Campaigns, Deliberate Parenthood Motion Fund
“Working individuals and voters of colour turned out and made the distinction in defying expectations on this midterm election, expressing their anger about firms jacking up costs and holding down wages whereas making document income, paying little-to-no taxes, and union busting. Whilst the ultimate stability within the Home and Senate stays too near name, staff’ votes symbolize a collective demand that may’t be ignored: elected leaders should act to carry firms accountable, stand with staff preventing to win unions, and defend our freedom to make our personal selections about whether or not to have kids. The outcomes thus far are a rejection of disgusting race-baiting advertisements that performed on fears about public security and immigration, as voters turned out regardless of efforts to make use of race to divide us, voter suppression, gerrymandering, and assaults on our democracy.”
– Mary Kay Henry, Worldwide President, SEIU
“From the start, progressives refused to simply accept the inevitability of a ‘pink wave.’ We consider that voters reward events that combat for individuals’s materials wants and their elementary rights. We’re thrilled to be sending not less than six WFP champions to Congress subsequent session to proceed the combat for working individuals, whether or not it’s defending Social Safety and Medicare, safeguarding abortion rights or stopping local weather change in its tracks. The lesson of 2022 is that after we ship for working individuals, we will beat again right-wing authoritarianism and defend our democracy.”
– Maurice Mitchell, Nationwide Director, Working Households Get together
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