Battleground Alliance
Introduction
Battleground Alliance is a bold new coalition of national and local groups, organizing in all the top swing districts to flip the House in 2026 — and build local power to keep those seats for the long term.
Unlike candidate campaigns and TV ads that vanish after Election Day, Battleground Alliance is powered by local leadership, year-round organizing, and grassroots advocacy. This is how we build a power base to win the toughest seats in 2026, protect them long-term, and make lasting progress.
The Case
Problem: We keep losing the House. Winning it back is a coin toss.
- In 2022, we lost by 6,675 votes across five districts: 0.006% of all House votes cast.
- In 2024, we lost by 7,309 votes across three districts: 0.005% of all House votes cast.
- Right now, the odds are against us, from GOP-rigged maps to the severe underfunding of year-round local organizing and the most effective forms of person-to-person voter contact.
Associated Press – 2024 House Election Results
Solution: Permanent infrastructure for a durable House majority.
2024 had a big bright spot: Two new coalitions, Battleground CA and Battleground NY, helped win eight House seats by aligning community, labor, and activist groups under a shared plan.
By December 2024, MVP began scheming with partner organizations about taking this strategy national by bringing it to all the most competitive House districts. By early 2025, MVP’s national allies reached critical mass and launched Battleground Alliance, a behind-the-scenes coalition to:
- Win the House in 2026 by flipping and defending the most competitive seats.
- Grow a sustained House majority through local organizing in those districts.
- Optimize resources by coordinating local, state, and national groups’ efforts.
- Maximize impact by sharing insights and best practices across each district.
- Attract resources and people power to these districts in a coordinated way.
- Delay and defeat GOP bills by holding members’ feet to the fire through grassroots pressure.
The Target Districts
Battleground Alliance is targeting 42 House districts held by GOP and Democratic members who are A) electorally vulnerable and B) likely to see a high negative impact on constituents from MAGA bills.
Informed by political analysis, local insight, 2024 margins, and 2025 Democratic overperformance, the strategy is to play offense by starting from an expansive map and to adjust as the elections approach.
Battleground Alliance – Target Districts and 2024 Vote Margins, Updated 4/15/2025
The Coalition
National partners include: AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees), CWA (Communication Workers of America), Indivisible, MoveOn, People’s Action, Popular Democracy in Action, SEIU (Service Employees International Union), Working Families Party, and more.
MVP Partners in Target Districts
A sampling of recommended MVP local partners organizing in select target districts:
- Arizona: Activate 48, Arizona Working Families Party, Chispa AZ, LUCHA, Our Voice Our Vote (OVOV), Mi Familia Vota
- California: Battleground California (a coalition of several state-based organizations)
- Colorado: CIRC Action, Colorado Working Families Party
- Iowa: Addition Collective Action Fund
- Michigan: 482Forward, Clean Water Action, Detroit Action, Detroit Disability Power, Emgage Action, Fund MI Future, Michigan Education Justice Coalition, Oakland Forward, Rising Voices, Transportation Riders United, United for Respect, Up North Advocacy
- New York: Battleground New York (a coalition of several state-based organizations); Citizen Action of New York; Make the Road Action New York
- Pennsylvania: Action Together NEPA, CASA in Action, Make The Road Action PA, One PA, Pennsylvania Stands Up, Pennsylvania Working Families Party, POWER Action Fund
- Virginia: New Virginia Majority, CASA in Action Virginia
- Wisconsin: Citizen Action of Wisconsin, WI Farmers Union, Wisconsin Working Families Party
Leadership
Stephanie Porta, Campaign Manager
Stephanie Porta is an experienced non-profit and multi-entity social and economic justice executive director and founder, alignment and organization builder, fundraiser, donor advisor, community organizer, and political strategist, with over 25 years of experience organizing, building power, and winning campaigns. Before joining Battleground Alliance, she was the co-founder & executive director of Organize Florida; co-founder, board member, and executive team member of Florida For All; and co-executive director of Florida Rising.
Andrew Grossman, Senior Advisor
Andrew Grossman is recognized nationally as a campaign innovator and a leader in progressive politics. He specializes in strategy, campaign management, and leadership recruitment for advocacy and political organizations, labor unions, and government agencies. His successes include helping pass the Affordable Care Act in 2010, serving as a key liaison for the Obama White House and Senate Democrats to the advocacy community. In 2020, 2016, and 2012, Andrew was the Director of the Democratic National Convention Platform Committee. Andrew served as executive director and political director at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee from 1999-2004.
How to Contribute
To contribute to Battleground Alliance, you may support any of the national or local organizations above directly, or give through Movement Voter PAC or Working Families Party, and we will deploy funds to the organizations and districts where they are most needed.
- To give through Movement Voter PAC, go to movement.vote/donate. For gifts over $10,000: Contact your MVP liaison or advisor@movement.vote to discuss options.
- To give through Working Families Party, go to workingfamilies.org.