Hi there,

For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Neisha Blandin, Head of Political Strategy here at Swing Left. I oversee our relationships with Democratic campaigns, partnerships with other progressive organizations, and our work with public figures. My team also determines Swing Left’s target races and lays out how we’ll work collaboratively with individuals and organizations outside of Swing Left to elect Democrats up and down the ballot.

Big picture: We help take the guesswork out of when and where your time or contribution will move the needle most in key races up and down the ballot.

Right now, the team is focused on 2022 and the target races that will keep Democrats in the majority in the U.S. House and Senate, strengthen Democratic power in the states, and most importantly, elect leaders who will do the most good for the American people. To determine our target races, our team looks at recent elections and considers factors like how a district or state has voted previously, how the district or state has voted depending on the party in power in the White House, the party of the incumbent and whether they’re running for re-election, and any history of attempts to restrict voting. This year, we’ll also take into account the results of redistricting and how it has changed the electoral landscape for congressional and state legislative races. These races—especially those where flipping a district could determine which party controls a chamber of government—are where we know volunteers and donors like you can have the biggest impact.

As we continue to gear up for 2022, you can support the team behind our research and strategic planning by making a contribution to Swing Left.

While the redistricting process has delayed our ability to set target congressional races, we’ve already identified many of our key 2022 races:

Winning the White House and razor-thin majorities in Congress in 2020 wasn’t the end of the work, it was the beginning. Increasingly, each election is “the most important election of our lives” because the stakes are just that high. Democrats have made progress this year—passing the American Rescue Plan to provide COVID relief, approving COVID vaccines for people age five and up, and passing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to rebuild and expand our roads and bridges and protect our environment—but there’s still a long way to go on issues from voting rights to abortion access to immigration, and the 2022 election will determine if we take a step forward or three steps back. Republicans are even more motivated now because they’ve seen what happens when Democrats organize and come together to mobilize voters.

A Republican party that promotes the Big Lie, that acquiesces to former President Trump, goes out of their way to make it harder for Black, brown, and young people to vote, weaponizes diversity, and attempts to stop children from learning about the accurate and often painful realities of our history is an enormous threat to our democracy. But, there are always reasons to be hopeful. There are Democrats currently in office and running in races around the country who want to fight for voting rights, health care access, better schools, climate justice, gun violence prevention, and more. Yes, there are some places where partisan gerrymandering makes Democratic wins challenging, but there are still places where we can make real gains. That’s why I do this work, and I’m proud to have you on our team.

There’s so much at stake in 2022, and we’re excited to be out there doing this work alongside you. Right now, we need your support so we can continue to lay the groundwork for success next year. Will you chip in to our final fundraising push of the year?

Thank you for your hard work this year, and for being with us in the sustained effort to protect our democracy.

Neisha Blandin
Head of Political Strategy
Swing Left

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