Suburban women are a force. Following the 2016 election, it became clear that the contingent of white suburban women could sway the power in the country. But in the months following, other suburban women knew it was time to step up, and in 2018, a group banded...
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Mother in Bucks County pushes back against book bans
A mother from Bucks County is pushing back against book bans in school districts across the country. Suburbs Across America said Thursday Stacey Smith of Perkasie has joined suburban moms from around the country to stop book bans with the organization Red Wine and...
Suburban moms from red and blue states unite to organize against local book bans
Red Wine & Blue Education Fund in Coalition with PEN America, Race Forward & Others Is Mobilizing Hundreds of Thousands Against Attempts to Ban Books in Public Schools & Their Libraries Suburbs Across America, February 3, 2022 – As suburban mothers from...
Red Wine & Blue on CNN
The political fight over pandemic policy is playing out in America's suburbs, where some of the same voters -- namely suburban women -- who propelled Democrats to big wins in the 2018 and 2020 elections are now breaking ranks ahead of this year's midterms." Read more...
Suburban women helped Biden, Democrats win. This group wants to keep it that way.
Red, Wine and Blue, an Ohio-based nonprofit advocacy group, is expanding its reach with a podcast and a move into other battleground states. An Ohio group that specializes in nudging suburban women toward progressive candidates will launch a national podcast and...
The Field: Why Suburban Women Changed Their Minds
In America’s increasingly divided political landscape, it can be hard to imagine almost any voter switching sides. One demographic group has provided plenty of exceptions: white suburban women. In the past four years, the group has turned away from the president in...
‘Please Like Me,’ Trump Begged. For Many Women, It’s Way Too Late.
The white suburban voters the president needs to carve a path to victory have turned away from him, for deeply personal reasons. Kate Rabinovitch voted for Donald J. Trump in 2016, but she supports Joseph R. Biden Jr. this year.
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