Ohio, September 23, 2022 – Today Change Research released a new poll showing that Ohio Republicans are deeply unpopular, including among suburban women, and are at risk of losing their statewide races in November due in part to their unpopular views on abortion. See...
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‘VEEP’ star Julia Louis-Dreyfus urges suburban women to join a ‘troublemaker turnout’
Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus channels her inner John Lewis in a women-led advocacy campaign seeking suburban "troublemakers" who'll try and get 100,000 abortion rights to the polls this fall in four battleground states. Campaign architect Red Wine and Blue, which...
Fox News Poll Shows GOP and Dems Tied Going into November, Dads Swung 28 Points to Democrats Since May
As the political map continues to shift ahead of November’s midterm elections, the latest Fox News poll, released last week, shows the Republicans and Democrats tied with 41 percent support on a generic Congressional ballot. In May, the same poll found Republicans...
How to protect schools from right-wing extremists
Reader Commentary in the Balitmore Sun. My thanks to Dhruvak Mirani for his clear and extensive commentary on the current right-wing attacks on public education (“Don’t get distracted by Dan Cox; Maryland boards of education are under threat from right-wing...
As the school year begins, calls for book bans begin to accelerate in Ohio
“What the parents of the school district really want and are focused on are very different things than what we're seeing is coming in from the outside,” activist Katie Paris said. Paris is the founder of Red Wine and Blue, an advocacy group that encourages suburban...
Republicans Better Watch Out for the Suburbs in Abortion Battle
“What happened in Kansas Tuesday night wasn't a shock wave; it was just the first wave. For all who wondered what the overturn of Roe v. Wade might mean for the midterms, take note: The suburban woman backlash has started.” Read Katie's op-ed on Newsweek.
Anonymous Story
I was 12 and visiting my father in Dallas. As I was walking to the pool a man stopped in his truck and asked if I needed a ride. Always wanting to act older than I was I accepted a ride. The next thing I knew we were stopping at a store for beer ”to drink while we...
Heather C’s Story
I was in my early twenties and in a relationship that started out like a fairytale, until my boyfriend became increasingly jealous and controlling. After about two years, I broke up with him. A few days later he called me nonstop all day and left voicemails. I...
Erica’s Story
At 19 my high school sweetheart and I got pregnant. We were both at college and he had a full scholarship. We tried to give the baby to his uncle and aunt who had been trying but ended up also having a baby on the way. While you are at Planned Parenthood they do a...
Shannon’s Story
My story: I wasn’t ready to be a mom
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