{"id":785,"date":"2026-05-02T10:28:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T10:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flipthestates.com\/pages\/?p=785"},"modified":"2026-05-03T10:39:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T10:39:48","slug":"midterms-get-out-of-your-bubble-260502","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flipthestates.com\/pages\/midterms-get-out-of-your-bubble-260502\/","title":{"rendered":"Midterms: Get Out of Your Bubble"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get Out of Your Bubble.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>There&#8217;s plenty of outrage so we aren&#8217;t going to do that. Instead, we&#8217;re creating a place with new tips, tools, insights, sources, and stories that can help us understand how to win this November.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size\"><strong>\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\ude31<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The DNC is hiding its own 2024 autopsy \u2014 the chair got torched for it on Pod Save America and he deserved it. It&#8217;s exactly why we can&#8217;t rely on the party. &nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jon Favreau spent more than\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=h8IwrO-03WU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10 minutes pressing DNC Chair Ken Martin<\/a>\u00a0on why a 200-page post-election report \u2014 paid for with donor money \u2014 is being kept from the public. Martin\u2019s answer? Releasing it would be \u201cnavel-gazing.\u201d The problem: when Martin ran for DNC chair, he specifically criticized the party for refusing to release the 2016 autopsy after Hillary Clinton\u2019s loss \u2014 and promised this one would be different. He is now doing exactly what he condemned.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=h8IwrO-03WU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch the interview<\/a>\u00a0and decide for yourself whether this is a party ready to win in November. It\u2019s also the clearest sign yet of why we can&#8217;t wait for the party to fix itself. We have to fix it. (<a href=\"https:\/\/secure.actblue.com\/donate\/flip-the-states?utm_campaign=Get%20Out%20of%20Your%20Bubble%3A%20Midterms&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Donate today to our Flip 5 to Take the House Campaign<\/em><\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=h8IwrO-03WU\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"962\" src=\"https:\/\/flipthestates.com\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flipthestates.com\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image.png 1280w, https:\/\/flipthestates.com\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-600x451.png 600w, https:\/\/flipthestates.com\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-768x577.png 768w, https:\/\/flipthestates.com\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-415x312.png 415w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size\"><strong>\ud83d\ude4c<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Donate today to our Flip 5 to Take The House Campaign<\/strong><br>Take direct action to target vulnerable Republicans this Spring. Our campaign to flip 5 seats is focused on targeting Republican incumbents and tying them to Trump&#8217;s abuse of power and corruption.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/secure.actblue.com\/donate\/flip-the-states?utm_campaign=Get%20Out%20of%20Your%20Bubble%3A%20Midterms&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=newsletter\">We can take power together. Support our campaign now.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.actblue.com\/donate\/flip-the-states?utm_campaign=Get%20Out%20of%20Your%20Bubble:%20Midterms&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=newsletter\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;background-color:#158f2a\">Donate to Flip the States, Support Our Work<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size\"><strong>\ud83e\udd2f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s happening in broad daylight &#8211; following the Supreme Court gutting of the Voting Rights Act, Louisiana Republicans are trying to cancel their primary so it can redraw its maps \u2014 and Trump is cheering them on.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thenationaldesk.com\/news\/americas-news-now\/louisiana-governor-expected-to-suspend-midterms-to-redraw-house-maps-reports-jeff-landry-ron-desantis-florida-virginia-gerrymander\">Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry just suspended his state\u2019s May 16 House primaries\u00a0<\/a>\u2014 an election already underway \u2014 after a Supreme Court ruling struck down the current district map as an \u201cunconstitutional racial gerrymander.\u201d The Republican-controlled LA legislature is expected to use the pause to redraw maps that eliminate Democratic seats and black voter representation before November. Trump posted on Truth Social praising Landry for \u201cmoving so quickly.\u201d This isn\u2019t just Louisiana: Florida is pursuing the same strategy with the Supreme Court\u2019s blessing. This is the real story of how Republicans plan to hold the House \u2014 not by earning votes, but by drawing the maps. It\u2019s why we can&#8217;t just assume a blue wave is enough. Every dollar you direct to Flip the States high-impact races matters more than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color: #1E73BE; height: 5px; margin-bottom: 25px; width: 100%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thenationaldesk.com\/news\/americas-news-now\/louisiana-governor-expected-to-suspend-midterms-to-redraw-house-maps-reports-jeff-landry-ron-desantis-florida-virginia-gerrymander\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1242\" height=\"774\" src=\"https:\/\/flipthestates.com\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flipthestates.com\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-1.png 1242w, https:\/\/flipthestates.com\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-1-600x374.png 600w, https:\/\/flipthestates.com\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-1-768x479.png 768w, https:\/\/flipthestates.com\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-1-415x259.png 415w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1242px) 100vw, 1242px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color: #1E73BE; height: 5px; margin-bottom: 25px; width: 100%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size\"><strong>\ud83d\ude24\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The DOJ just indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center on ridiculous charges. Trump thinks threatening us will stop us; it won&#8217;t.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel announced 11 criminal counts against the SPLC \u2014 a storied civil rights organization \u2014 for paying informants to infiltrate hate groups. The problem, as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justsecurity.org\/137171\/indictment-southern-poverty-law-center-splc\/\">former DOJ Fraud Section Chief Andrew Weissmann lays out in withering detail in his newsletter Just Security<\/a>: the indictment doesn\u2019t meet basic legal standards, and the SPLC was doing exactly what a civil rights organization should \u2014 gather intelligence on white supremacist groups and report it directly to the FBI. These charges won&#8217;t stop the SPLC and it won&#8217;t stop us from fighting back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color: #1E73BE; height: 5px; margin-bottom: 25px; width: 100%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justsecurity.org\/137171\/indictment-southern-poverty-law-center-splc\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1610\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/flipthestates.com\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flipthestates.com\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-2.png 1610w, https:\/\/flipthestates.com\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-2-600x268.png 600w, https:\/\/flipthestates.com\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-2-768x343.png 768w, https:\/\/flipthestates.com\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-2-1536x687.png 1536w, https:\/\/flipthestates.com\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-2-415x186.png 415w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1610px) 100vw, 1610px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size\"><strong>\ud83d\ude4f\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rep. David Scott died in office at 80. His legacy was important, but it is time for the next generation of Democratic leaders.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Georgia Democrat served 12 terms and passed away on April 22 \u2014 one day after casting his final House vote. While his service was exceptional, colleagues had raised concerns about his cognitive health for years. His death is a painful but necessary reminder:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/22\/us\/politics\/david-scott-dead-georgia-congress.html\">Democratic lawmakers are staying in office past the point of effective service, and it is costing us<\/a>. The next generation of leaders is waiting. We honor Scott\u2019s legacy \u2014 but we also must be honest that his Georgia seat is a safe Dem seat, which means your dollars need to go elsewhere and its time for us to remake the party.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color: #1E73BE; height: 5px; margin-bottom: 25px; width: 100%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/22\/us\/politics\/david-scott-dead-georgia-congress.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"1122\" src=\"https:\/\/flipthestates.com\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flipthestates.com\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-3.png 950w, https:\/\/flipthestates.com\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-3-508x600.png 508w, https:\/\/flipthestates.com\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-3-768x907.png 768w, https:\/\/flipthestates.com\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-3-415x490.png 415w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color: #1E73BE; height: 5px; margin-bottom: 25px; width: 100%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you like what we&#8217;re doing, please share Flip the States with a friend and ask them to sign up so they get analysis and recommendations like these.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/secure.actblue.com\/donate\/flip-the-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">If you love what we are doing, send us a donation<\/a>&nbsp;to help fund the work. 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There&#8217;s plenty of outrage so we aren&#8217;t going to do that. Instead, we&#8217;re creating a place with new tips, tools, insights, sources, and stories that can help us understand how to win this November. \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\ude31 The DNC is hiding its own 2024 autopsy \u2014 the chair got torched for it &hellip;<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":786,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2026-midterms","category-get-out-of-your-bubble"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flipthestates.com\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flipthestates.com\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flipthestates.com\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flipthestates.com\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flipthestates.com\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=785"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/flipthestates.com\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/785\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":925,"href":"https:\/\/flipthestates.com\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/785\/revisions\/925"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flipthestates.com\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flipthestates.com\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flipthestates.com\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flipthestates.com\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}