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October 30, 2026

People Powered Maine turns Senate campaign energy into a permanent group of 1,000 volunteers in all 16 counties

After Graham Platner’s U.S. Senate campaign ended in July, his volunteers built People Powered Maine, a permanent, independent group that will organize into Election Day and far beyond.

September 30, 2026

The Power Move: Less than five weeks (MVP September newsletter)

Early vote is ON! MVP partners are putting working-class voters first, taking on unregulated AI, and finally seeing their work in print (on the ballot!) Get the latest in this month’s The Power Move.

Photo: Maine Labor Climate Council and Maine Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson talk with mobile home residents about the issues facing working-class voters.

September 29, 2026

Maine: Workin’ for the working class? That’s how you flip the Senate.

MVP partners in Maine are spearheading a campaign to engage working-class voters. It’s become a winning strategy to flip the Senate.

MVP Briefing graphic: Swinging for the Senate

September 11, 2026

RECAP: National Briefing - Swinging for the Senate

Tune in for a briefing on our partners’ plans to win key U.S. Senate races and flip the chamber this November. Featuring leaders from Maine Labor Climate Council and Texas Organizing Project PAC.

July 29, 2026

The Power Move: 97 days left (MVP July newsletter)

It’s go time! MVP partners are turning their 24/7/365 organizing energy into electoral power. From the Maine Senate race to a Michigan ballot measure, our partners are ready to win.

Photo: Make the Road Action Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania Working Families Party getting out the vote at a community event with Democratic U.S. House candidate Bob Brooks in Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District.

July 24, 2026

The midterms are closer than you think. Here’s what you can do about it.

The midterms are less than four months away, and early voting starts in September. MVP partners have the plans to win the House, Senate, and downballot, but they need our help to get there.

July 8, 2026

Statement on Graham Platner exiting the Maine Senate race

We’re glad Platner has exited the Senate race. One key lesson from this: We must invest in year-round organizing groups, not just one-and-done candidate campaigns built around a single individual.

June 25, 2026

The Power Move: The heat is on now! (MVP June newsletter)

It’s summer, and it’s hot at MVP. Our partners are winning elections, crushing gerrymandering, and fighting back against the Trump regime. Read all about it in the latest edition of The Power Move.

May 28, 2026

The Power Move: The work does not stop in 2026 (MVP May newsletter)

House wins, despite redistricting losses? A Senate flip in Texas? Money out of politics in Michigan? Defeating MAGA and transforming our future? Find out how we’ll get there in The Power Move.

May 14, 2026

"What difference does it make if I give now vs. closer to November?" We're so glad you asked...

Here is a sampling of real opportunities in which immediate investment could make a major difference in winning the midterms and beating back autocracy.

Photo: MONARCA trains 700 constitutional observers to be election protection observers.

May 6, 2026

From Minnesota to the midterms: Protecting our communities and democracy

Organizers are turning rapid response networks to protect communities from ICE into networks to protect our democracy.

Photo: Contest Every Race-supported partner, Yavapai County Democrats in Arizona.

April 20, 2026

6 months to flip Congress. Here’s how you can help.

If we want to flip the House and Senate in November, we have to go all out. That’s exactly what MVP partners are doing. Here’s how you can help support them.