Amanda Littman
Appearances
The Rachel Maddow Show
Trump accidentally builds broad coalition of opponents energized by his unpopular agenda
It is unprecedented. It is a wave of people signing up to run for office that we have not seen since we launched on Trump's first inauguration day back in 2017.
The Rachel Maddow Show
Trump accidentally builds broad coalition of opponents energized by his unpopular agenda
We have had more people sign up just since Election Day. And in fact, almost just since inauguration than we did in the entire calendar year of 2017. When people sign up with you, what are they signing up for? They're saying, I'm thinking about running for local office probably 2025 or 2026. Some of them are ready to get on the ballot now.
The Rachel Maddow Show
Trump accidentally builds broad coalition of opponents energized by his unpopular agenda
We know that the average person stays in our pipeline about 310 days. So we expect many of them to be running in 2026, which is good because 2026 could be a year in which Democrats win really big if we're on the ballot in as many places as possible. And how do you help people try to compete?
The Rachel Maddow Show
Trump accidentally builds broad coalition of opponents energized by his unpopular agenda
So we help people with every step of the process, from thinking about what office to actually run for, how to get on the ballot, how to write a campaign plan, how to really connect with their constituents to knock doors, talk to voters. We have an endorsement program that's helped elect almost 1,500 millennials in Gen Z in the last eight years in nearly every state. We are just missing Idaho.
The Rachel Maddow Show
Trump accidentally builds broad coalition of opponents energized by his unpopular agenda
Idaho.
The Rachel Maddow Show
Trump accidentally builds broad coalition of opponents energized by his unpopular agenda
You know, we're seeing people tell us they want to run because their school boards have banned books and they want to fight back. Where they're saying they want to run because the elected official who currently represents them isn't fighting hard enough for them, their kids, their community. They're saying if I don't do this, I don't think anyone else will. And I believe them.
The Rachel Maddow Show
Trump accidentally builds broad coalition of opponents energized by his unpopular agenda
It has been so inspiring to see. We looked at a map of where everyone is coming from, every single state, rural, urban, suburban, ex-urban, all across the country. And they're telling us, I feel like no one has my back, so I have to have my own back.
The Rachel Maddow Show
Trump accidentally builds broad coalition of opponents energized by his unpopular agenda
They're so angry. They want their leadership to show a spine. They don't want to have to do this. They feel like they need to because no one else is doing it for them.