There’s one thing we can agree Trump has achieved in his first 100 days: activating a fired-up resistance movement.
In Swing Left’s first 100 days, over 300,000 of us have signed up to take back the House in 2018. We’ve held canvassing events in every single Swing District and raised nearly $200,000 in donations for Democrats.
And today,we’re officially expanding our map of Swing Districts—adding 12 (twelve!) more competitive districts we now believe are swingable per Democratic gains in recent elections.
We made a video with NowThis to celebrate 100 days of Swing Left and share our new districts. Check it out, then share it with anyone you think should join the mission to win back the House.
Why is Swing Left adding 12 new Swing Districts?
Swing Left is a national grassroots network of over 300,000 volunteers supporting Democratic candidates in Swing Districts, with the goal of flipping the House in 2018.
We’re adding 12 new Swing Districts today because our momentum is real all across the country. We saw it play out in the two special elections that have taken place so far, where Democrats dramatically outperformed their 2016 shares of the vote.
These new Swing Districts are: CA-21, CA-39, CA-45, CA-48, IL-06, MT-AL, NY-24, NY-11, PA-07, TX-32,VA-02, and WA-08. The decision to select these 12 specific districts was based on months of careful research, including feedback from both volunteers and experts such as the Daily Kos Elections team's David Beard and Stephen Wolf. Our map now includes every district where Hillary Clinton beat Donald Trump, as well as additional districts that are worthwhile targets because of proximity to large groups of Swing Left volunteers.
We only need to flip 24 seats to win back the House next year.This is a winnable fight. Organizing in 12 more Swing Districts makes that goal even more achievable, but it also means there’s more work to do.
Here’s two easy ways you can help right now:
1. Pass this video on to friends—and ask them to join Swing Left.
2. If you’re new to Swing Left,find your closest Swing District now and join its team to learn about actionable opportunities to support Democrats—and defeat Republicans—in that district, no matter where you live.
Thanks to all who’ve done so much these last 100 days. There’s a lot of work still to do, and we couldn’t be prouder to be fighting alongside you.
Ethan, Miriam, Michelle, Matt, and the Swing Left Team