Governing: Put Pedal to the Metal NOW for the 2025 & 2026 Elections!

June 19. 2025

Although millions of people are absorbed with protesting the actions of the Trump Administration, it’s equally important to launch an intensive planning effort for the 2025 and 2026 elections NOW! The strategy for these federal, state, and local contests must include achievement of the following objectives:

Every incumbent (Democratic and Republican) must have primary election challengers;

No candidate should run unopposed in the General Election;

Each and every voter – if he/she doesn’t run for office – MUST do everything he/she can to ensure robust competition. That means recruiting candidates, supporting their campaigns (financially & with sweat equity), and establishing a city/county/multi-county/state framework to support that work (if necessary);

High level attention must be paid to ballot issues in the states that allow initiative and referendum;

Recruitment of a diverse pool of candidates (e.g., young adults and female candidates in particular) is imperative; and

A commitment must be made to not only advocate for candidates, but also to fight the waves of disinformation, misinformation, and lies that are destroying our system of governance.

For those willing to step up to the challenge to run for office and/or to recruit candidates, Information Bank is being loaded with content to assist in that effort. Current content is as follows with an index of posted and forthcoming articles available as well.

Resources

A. Resources for Candidates and/or Potential Candidates (See Governing Tab)

• Advice for Candidates: Communications 1

• Advice for Candidates: Communications 2

• Advice for Candidates: Determine Your Policy Positions 1

• Advice for Candidates: Determine Your Policy Positions 2

• Advice for Candidates: From a Winning One

• Advice for Candidates: General Advice 1

• Advice for Candidates: General Advice 2

• Advice for Candidates: Recommended Reading

• Advice for Candidates: Speeches 1

• Advice for Candidates: Speeches 2

• Advice for Democratic Party Leaders: Part 1

• Advice for Democratic Party Leaders: Part 2

• Project 2026

B. Resources for Activists, Campaign Staff, Candidates, and Voters (See Governing & Issue Insight Tabs)

• Issue Insights: DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) Alternatives

• Issue Insights: Kilmar Abrego Garcia

• Issue Insights: Crime Rate

• Issue Insights: Domestic Violence Deaths

• Issue Insights: Economic Mobility

• Issue Insights: FDR’s Proposed Second Bill of Rights

• Issue Insights: Federal Debt Reduction

• Issue Insights: Federal Disaster Assistance to State & Local Governments

• Issue Insights: Immigration, Parts 1 & 2

• Issue Insights: Medicaid Expansion

• Issue Insights: National Guard Activation

• Issue Insights: PFAs (a.k.a, Forever Chemicals)

• Issue Insights: Political Reform, Parts 1 - 3

• Issue Insights: Preventing Social Security Payments To and Voting By The Deceased

• Issue Insights: Regressive State Tax Systems

• Issue Insights: Rural Child Care Services

• Issue Insights: Rural Economy, Parts 1 – 3

• Issue Insights: Rural Mental Health

• Issue Insights: Tariffs

• Issue Insights: Untested Rape Kits

• Issues & Answers: Suggestions for Improving the Performance of Government (ongoing series)

• News to Know: Elections et al. (ongoing series)

• News to Know: Climate Change, Environment & Emergency Management (ongoing series, see tab by the same name)

• News to Know: Health & Human Services (ongoing series)

• News to Know: Trump 2.0 Actions (ongoing series).

C. Guidance to Become a High Impact Voter (See Governing Tab)

• Elections 2025 & 2025: An Action Plan For Voters, Parts 1 – 5

• Elections 2025 & 2026: Ballot Issues (calendar & detail)

• Elections 2025 & 2025: Congressional Elections (calendar)

• Elections 2025 – 2027: State Legislative Elections (calendar)

• Elections 2025 & 2026: The Race is ON! (list of major candidates for federal & state offices)

• Elections 2025 & 2026: Voter Registration Contacts (to be updated for 2025)

• Special Topics: Accessible Voting Equipment

• Special Topics: Alternative News Sources

• Special Topics: Be On the Alert for Election Related Scams

• Special Topics: Be Prepared for Special Elections

• Special Topics: Bilingual Voting Materials & Translation Assistance

• Special Topics: Candidate Forums (general)

• Special Topics: Candidate Forums (judges & prosecutors)

• Special Topics: Common Mistakes to Avoid When Voting

• Special Topics: Communicating with Government Officials

• Special Topics: How to Make Certain Your Vote Counts (Voting Tips 1 – 50)

• Special Topics: May People with Autism Vote?

• Special Topics: May People with Dementia Vote?

• Special Topics: Rethinking Voter Education

• Special Topics: Updating Your Signature on File with the Elections Office

• Special Topics: What Are Provisional Ballots? Why Are They Important?

• State Guide – Kentucky Votes 2024 (to be updated for 2025 & 2026)

• State Guide – Texas Votes 2024 (to be updated for 2025 & 2026)

• State Guide – New Jersey (to be added)

• State Guide – Virginia (to be added)

D. Combating Disinformation, Misinformation, and Deliberate Lies (See Governing Tab)

• Behind the Scenes of Election Administration #1 (multiple topics)

• Behind the Scenes of Election Administration #2 (voting equipment security)

E. Facts, Figures & Lists (See Facts, Figures & Lists Tab)

• Animal Welfare Advocacy Groups

• Budget, Economic & Tax Facts, Parts 1 – 4

• Calendar of Federal, State, and Local Government Activity (2025 – 2026)

• Election Administrators, Experts, Professional Organizations, and Recommended Reading

• Government Acronym Guide

• Governors (detailed biographical & electoral information)

• Index to Information Bank (including posted & forthcoming articles)

• Local Election Officials (Links to All States)

• Local Governments in the United States, 1942 - 2022

• State Attorneys General (detailed biographical & electoral information)

• State Chief Election Administrators

• State Supreme Court Justices (expanded information forthcoming)

• The Federal Workforce

• United States Senate Democrats (detailed contact information)

• United States Senate Republicans (detailed contact information)

• Who’s In Charge? Political Party Control of the Federal Government (January 1995 to Present)

All content is free for a 10-day period with key articles (e.g., election schedules) removed from the paywall. To enhance utility of the material, a PDF version is included with each post, which you are free to download and share.

Materials are available for license to advocacy organizations, candidates, and other interested parties.

Facts, Figures, Lists Index (2025 6 19)

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Elections Putting Pedal To The Metal

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