6 days until Election Day!

The Cook Political Report rates these 5 red-to-blue races as TOSS-UPS with just weeks until Election Day: Beto O'Rourke (TX-Sen), Stacey Abrams (GA-Gov), Andrew Gillum (FL-Gov), Katie Porter (CA-45), and Andy Kim (NJ-03).

VOX reports: "North Carolina’s extreme gerrymandering could save the House Republican majority."

If Democrats flip the House of Representatives without flipping state legislatures, Republican gerrymanders will ERASE our gains by 2022, leading to a brutal decade of Democratic losses. 

That’s why we’re supporting these 12 crucial races for the North Carolina legislature, which controls the maps for 13 seats in the House of Representatives.

Can you help these 12 bold progressives and flip the North Carolina legislature? In state legislative races, a little goes a long way.

North Carolina’s Republican-dominated legislature has drawn unconstitutional district lines and damaged the economy with bigoted anti-LGBTQ bills.

While voters elected Democrat Roy Cooper Governor in 2016, Republicans have overridden Cooper's vetoes as they cling narrowly to a 3/5 veto-proof majority.

This ends now. No more bathroom bills. No more gerrymanders. 

Meet some of our North Carolina champions:

Christy Clark (NC-HD-98) has helped many small business owners and entrepreneurs get their businesses off the ground as a certified paralegal. She’s an advocate for quality education and clean drinking water, and is running on a platform of affordable healthcare, voting rights, and keeping her community safe from gun violence. Her opponent was the architect of the anti-LGBTQ law known as the “bathroom bill.” Click here to donate.

Julie von Haefen (NC-HD-36) decided to run for office after Republicans began to defund and attack the public-school system. As a parent and President of the Wake County PTA, she’s an advocate for more public-school investment and will take that fight to the state House. Julie is also campaigning to find long-term solutions to protect the state’s natural resources and is an advocate for reducing health care costs. Her opponent is the chairman of the redistricting committee that has drawn unconstitutional maps to gerrymander the state. Click here to donate.

Marcia Morgan (NC-HD-19) is a retired Army Colonel and former professor. Starting as an ROTC instructor, she served two tours in the Pentagon and served under the Army Chief of Staff. She is the first person to challenge the incumbent since 2012. Her opponent serves on the Committee on River Quality but has a 5% lifetime rating from the League of Conservation Voters. She is running to clean up contaminated drinking water, restore public education funding and attract new business to the community. Click here to donate.

Kirk deViere (NC-SD-19) is an Army veteran, business owner, and Fayetteville city council member. He’s also active in Pathways to Prospertiy, a non-profit focused on reducing generational poverty. This district was redrawn after the courts threw out the old district lines for gerrymandering, and the new district is very competitive. Kirk is running to cleaning up polluted waterways, restoring the cut funding to pre-k programs, and a living wage. Click here to donate.

Wiley Nickel (NC-SD-16) is a practicing attorney in Cary, NC, where he lives with his wife and two children. Wiley is a bold progressive who is running against the Vice-President of North Carolina Right to Life. He will lead the fight to protect a woman’s right to choose, push for stronger gun control laws, and enact criminal justice reform including eliminating for-profit prisons. Click here to donate.

Caroline Walker (NC-SD-35) is a former educator and business owner who now works as a government consultant to improve efficiency and transparency. She’s the proud mother of two beautiful children and is a Girl Scout Leader. Caroline came to national prominence when she shared her #WhyIDidntReport story in response to the Kavanaugh hearings. If elected, she will focus on combating the opioid epidemic, increasing teacher pay, and investing in local infrastructure. Click here to donate.

Meet more of these progressive red-to-blue flips.

Darryl Moss (NC-HD-02) served as the mayor of Creedmoor for 18 years before running for the legislature. As Mayor, he spearheaded funds to improve water and wastewater systems and led the way to improve sidewalk infrastructure. He’s also served on the Board of Directors of the National League of Cities. He is running to increase school funding, expanding Medicaid, and keeping domestic abusers from getting firearms. Click here to donate.

Da'Quan Love (NC-HD-04) is a 3rd grade teacher and community activist. Raised by a single mother who worked multiple jobs, Da'Quan was the first member of his family to go to college, where he served as student body president. He is a former member of the NAACP National Board of Directors. He is running on a platform of fully funding public schools, removing barriers to equality, and providing incentives for small businesses. Click here to donate.

Kris Rixon (NC-HD-09) is a recent graduate of Eastern Carolina University and at age 24, is the youngest person seeking the North Carolina House. If elected, he would be the first LGBTQ legislator from Pitt County. Kris is running to make sure healthcare is treated as a human right, the wealthiest pay their fair share, and the minimum wage is raised to $15/hour. Click here to donate.

Leslie Cohen (NC-HD-20) is an artist and small business owner who won a close contest in a three-way primary. Her opponent has a 0% lifetime score from the League of Conservation Voters in a race where contaminated river water will likely be a big issue. Cohen is an avid environmentalist who is campaigning on clean drinking water, restored school funding, and opposing off-shore drilling. Click here to donate.

Lowell Simon (NC-HD-52) is a small business owner and entrepreneur that went on to teach high school math, business, and marketing. Lowell has served on numerous Boards including charitable organizations, industry associations, and small business corporations. He is running on a platform of on requiring polluters to clean up hog waste, fully-funding Pre-K programs, and ending mass incarceration. Click here to donate.

Albert Pacer (NC-SD-11) is a veteran and naturalist with a history of activism in local politics and is a former county Democratic party chair. This district was redrawn after courts judged the previous district to be too gerrymandered and became more competitive. Albert is campaigning on a platform of single payer healthcare and campaign finance reform. Click here to donate.

Republicans in North Carolina have abused their power in the legislature for too long.

Recent polls show three of our women in red-to-blue races have a SLIGHT LEAD over their Republican opponents:

• SENATE: In Nevada, Jacky Rosen (D) is ahead of Dean Heller (R) by 2 points, 48% - 46%.
   
• HOUSE: In Florida's 26th, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D) has a 1-point edge over Carlos Curbelo (R), 45% - 44%.
   
• GOVERNOR: In Georgia, Stacey Abrams (D) leads Brian Kemp (R) by 2 points, 46% - 44%.

Our women might be up right now, but we can't take any chances with just nine days to go — we need to invest in our women right away to help them win.

Donate $3 to help reach our $750,000 End-of-Month goal and help pro-choice Democratic women flip seats:

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The Cook Political Report rates these 5 red-to-blue races as TOSS-UPS with just weeks until Election Day: Beto O'Rourke (TX-Sen), Stacey Abrams (GA-Gov), Andrew Gillum (FL-Gov), Katie Porter (CA-45), and Andy Kim (NJ-03).

It's now or never to win these big fights. All 5 are facing millions of dollars worth of desperate right-wing attack ads. If our candidates don't have the resources to fight back, these attacks could cost us these races and our chance to take back Congress.

Read more about our 5 toss-up progressive candidates.
Stacey Abrams (GA-Governor). Stacey is the former Georgia House Minority Leader, and the founder of the New Georgia Project, which registered more than 200,000 voters of color between 2014 and 2016. If Stacey wins, she’ll make history by becoming the first black woman governor in the country. Her opponent, Secretary of State Brian Kemp, threw over half a million voters off the Georgia rolls and has now frozen over 50,000 voter registrations. If elected, Stacey will fight to expand Medicaid and raise the minimum wage. Click here to help Stacey Abrams get out the vote and make history.

Andrew Gillum (FL-Governor). As the mayor of Tallahassee, Andrew fought the NRA, even winning a lawsuit against them. Lately he’s been a national voice for gun control and has been campaigning on other bold progressive issues like corporate tax hikes and marijuana legalization. Andrew is the real deal — an activist who isn’t afraid to take on powerful opponents. His opponent, Ron DeSantis, warned voters not to “monkey this up” by electing Gillum Florida’s first black governor. As Governor, Andrew will fight to repeal Stand Your Ground, raise the minimum wage, and expand education funding. Click here to support a bold progressive who will stand up to the NRA and raise up all Floridians.

Beto O’Rourke (TX-Senate). Beto first got elected to Congress by defeating a corrupt corporate Democratic incumbent in a 2012 primary. He’s stayed true to himself, running a grassroots campaign and refusing to take PAC money. If we keep the momentum, Beto can pull off a HUGE win in Texas and throw Ted Cruz’s vile hatred out of the Senate. Beto supports Medicare for All and banning assault weapons. Click to help fuel Beto's people-powered campaign and rid the Senate of Ted Cruz.

Katie Porter (CA-45) is known as the "Elizabeth Warren of California" after writing books with Senator Warren and being appointed by then-Attorney General Kamala Harris to be California's top consumer watchdog. She has spent 20 years fighting Wall Street and powerful interests and was one of the first to sound the alarm about the foreclosure crisis. Katie's running on a message of bold economic populism and Medicare For All. Click here to put a strong consumer advocate in Congress and flip this long-time Republican seat.

Andy Kim (NJ-03) is a former Obama administration diplomat who helped fight ISIS and has unique standing as he calls climate change a "national security crisis." His experience ranges from being a Rhodes Scholar to an advocate against homelessness, where he saw how many working families are living one paycheck away from catastrophe. His opponent led the House Republicans’ push to take healthcare from millions of people – and now Paul Ryan says he’ll campaign for the guy right before Election Day. Andy is committed to making college affordable and ensuring every senior can retire with dignity and security. Click to help save healthcare and send Andy Kim to Congress.

Republican dark-money groups are spending big in these races because they know they will come down to the wire. 

These candidates need our help to fight back.