Down to the Wire
From New York City to the governor’s races in Virginia and New Jersey, Democrats are facing the first major electoral stress test since Donald Trump retook the White House. What happens this week will tell us everything about where the energy is and what kind of country we’re waking up to in the midterms.
🍎 Zohran Mamdani
Zohran Mamdani (D) is standing tall with a double-digit lead over disgraced governor Andrew Cuomo! He recently spent a few minutes with Anderson Cooper on CNN. You can watch his interview here:
📊 Deadheats in Virginia + New Jersey
In Virginia, Rep. Abigail Spanberger is running neck-and-neck against a Trump-endorsed extremist who wants to defund public schools and ban abortion.
In New Jersey, Rep. Mikie Sherrill is fighting tooth and nail to fend off a MAGA wave fueled by dark money and billionaire-funded PACs. Early vote returns show GOP voters turning out at higher-than-expected levels, and Democrats beginning to lag behind.
Why these races matter:
Both races are seen as a barometer for how the country responds to the coming wave of elections under Donald Trump-era politics.
Democratic turnout is essential in both races and must overcome Republican energy to pull through.
A few thousand votes will make the difference in either of these races to tip the scales.
⏰ Trump is back… on 60 minutes?
Yes, really. His first sit-down with the production since the network quietly settled for $16 million after last year’s Kamala Harris defamation interview.
This is exactly how they want it to go: Trump smiling smugly, Norah O’Donnell nodding along, and a national platform to rewrite the past and pretend everything’s fine.
It’s not. While Trump rebrands for prime time, families are struggling to buy groceries. U.S. citizens are being arrested by ICE. Democracy is hanging by a thread.
We don’t get to sit back and watch. We have to organize like hell.
Do something that makes tomorrow less terrifying.
In fight,
David Austin
Executive Director, Forward Blue
I think if sixty minutes caves in this Trump segment, we should all boycott the program.