Why States Matter

Sister District Project MA&RI gives the lowdown on why state-level races are so vital to the nation’s health. SDP helps top-notch Democratic candidates win strategically important state elections across the country, and works to expand civic engagement. Join us!

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Oct 14

Why States Matter: Laws & Learning in Georgia (And Beyond)

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Aug 5

Why States Matter: The Glory of Grassroots

Here at Sister District Project, we’re all about building progressive power in state…

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May 7

Why States Matter: Our Alums, Making Virginia Safer

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Feb 20

Why States Matter: Candidates & Coattails

I’m puttin’ on my top hat,
Tyin’ up my white tie,
Brushin’ off my tails.

- Fred Astaire, Top Hat

Have you heard of the “coattails effect” in politics? It’s where voters who arrive at the polls in full…

Juliet Eastland in Why States Matter

Dec 31, 2023

Why States Matter: Abortion & Gerrymandering in Ohio

Juliet Eastland in Why States Matter

Sep 4, 2023

Why States Matter: Virginia v. Environment

Ah, summer! 2023: the season of Barbie, farm-stand tomatoes, supermoons, and the Apocalypse. Raging floods, searing heat, torrential rains, scalding oceans, tornadoes, hurricanes — good god, what’s next, boils and frogs?

Juliet Eastland in Why States Matter

Jul 4, 2023

Why States Matter (More Than Ever): SCOTUS Saves Us, Sort Of

Phew! A close call, but our tottering democracy lives to see another day: last week, in Moore v. Harper, the US Supreme Court rejected the radical “Independent State Legislature” theory (ISL), which would have granted state…

Juliet Eastland in Why States Matter

Jun 5, 2023

Why States Matter: “Alas, Poor ERIC!” Red StatesTrash Voter Records

Juliet Eastland in Why States Matter

Dec 27, 2022

Why States Matter: Virginia, Democrats, and Guns

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Juliet Eastland in Why States Matter

Oct 30, 2022

Why States Matter: Blue State, Red Laws

As the midterms barrel toward us, I find myself thanking the Powers that Be that I’m in Massachusetts, a relatively sane state. (To clarify, that’s “state” as in “geographical area,” not “state of mind,” about which less said the better.) In general, our…

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