The Battle for State Legislative Power with Gaby Goldstein and Shaniqua McClendon
What will it take for Democrats to compete at the state legislative level, and wrest power back from conservatives: a conversation with Gaby Goldstein of Sister District and Shaniqua McClendon from Crooked Media
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Show Notes
Co-founder of Sister District, Gaby Goldstein, and the Senior Political Director at Crooked Media, Shaniqua McClendon discuss winning state legislative races as a strategy for saving democracy, and how Democrats can wrest back control from conservatives who’ve used state legislatures to rule from the minority. We also discuss what level of voter engagement is required to strengthen democracy. #midterms #midterms2022 #statepowerseries #midtermmadness #statelegislatures
Mentioned in this episode:
- Sister District State Power Series
- Vote Save America Midterm Madness
- Slay the Dragon Documentary: A secretive, high-tech gerrymandering initiative launched 10 years ago threatens to undermine our democracy. Slay the Dragon follows everyday people as they fight to make their votes matter.
- Book: "Ratf**ked: Why Your Vote Doesn't Count" by David Daley
- Cook Political Report
- Jenifer Lewis "Vote, Don't F*ck Up" viral video
- Project Redmap
- Karl Rove Op-ed: The GOP Targets State Legislatures
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