September 24, 2026
How Big a Blue Wave?? (An Investor’s Dilemma)
How should we invest today so that, in November, we don’t just have a Blue Wave but a Blue Tsunami? MVP Executive Director Billy Wimsatt weighs in.
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September 10, 2026
Beyond the Autopsy: An 8-Part Action Plan to Reform the Democratic Party
We spent a year interviewing people across the Democratic Party about what’s broken, and just published the results — along with a pledge of $1 million to start fixing it. Read on for details.
May 15, 2026
BAT SIGNAL 2026: Our Chance to Win Back Everything!
2026 is our best shot at a comeback — likely for years to come. But the groups that could tip the scales are underfunded. MVP's Billy Wimsatt lays out the crisis — and why there is hope.
December 10, 2025
Following the Voter Data: How the 2025 Elections Reversed 2024 Voter Shifts – and Show Our Path to Power
The results of the 2025 elections put to rest the question of whether rightward shifts among voters of color and young voters in 2024 were signs of a permanent political realignment. They were not.
October 16, 2025
The Comeback Plan: 10 Steps to End Our Political Nightmare in 3 Years
This memo is a roadmap: A provocative ten-step plan to turn our movement, our politics, and our country around – in the next three years.
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August 17, 2025
Organize the Internet: MVP's New-Media Strategy Memo
Right now, the progressive new-media landscape is underfunded, underdeveloped, and unorganized. In 2025-2026, MVP aims to change this by investing at least $5-10 million in five key areas. Read the new strategy memo to learn more.
June 23, 2025
How Do We Stop Trump? Flip the House in 2026. Here's the Plan.
MVP just put out its strategy to win the House in 2026 and build a bold Democratic majority for cycles to come — by funding long-term organizing in key districts starting now. Read on for the plan.
April 25, 2025
7 Big Questions for Democratic & Progressive Donors
In the nearly six months since we lost the 2024 election, MVP staff have had more than 1,000 conversations with our grantee partners, donors, movement allies, and volunteers. Over and over again, we’ve heard seven big questions. These are our answers.
December 19, 2024
An Expansive Take on the Urgent Work Ahead
As we close out 2024, here is an expansive take on how we are thinking about the next four years, offered by MVP Director of Communications, Zo Tobi.
July 12, 2024
Why MVP is Asking Biden to Pass the Baton
To maximize our chances of defeating Trump, MVP is publicly joining the growing chorus of calls for President Biden to pass the baton, and we are amplifying the voices of battleground organizations who are struggling to motivate their voters in this existentially important election.
June 28, 2024
The 3 things we need to do post-debate
As the dust starts to settle on last night's debate, the assignment for all of us is more clear and urgent than ever. In summary: We need to fund the biggest ground game in history to beat the worst President in history by electing whichever Democrat is on the ticket.
June 27, 2024
Bat Signal 3: Sliding Doors
This election will likely be won or lost by 10,000 votes – the "margin of effort." Here’s our take on the political situation, the money situation, and how we rebuild our divided team. Our big play: An all-hands-on-deck effort to support hundreds of organizations to run the biggest (emotionally intelligent!) voter turnout and persuasion effort in history.
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