marisatomay:

This year all 435 members of the House of Representatives are up for re-election, along with a number of Senators (including malevolent wet sock in a human suit, ted cruz), and many state Governors

Democrats have a real chance to take back the House and perhaps even the Senate if we work hard enough

In my state, Pennsylvania, this election is particularly important for democrats because the Supreme Court of PA ruled that our congressional map (which was drawn in 2010 by our republican majority state government) is unconstitutional due to excessive gerrymandering which purposely diluted the power of democrats

The PA GOP tried to take the case to the US Supreme Court claiming SCOPA didn’t have the right to redraw the map but SCOTUS refused to see the case so the new map (shown below) will be in effect for this year’s elections

Pennsylvania went for Trump in 2016 by an extremely narrow margin and we have a huge opportunity this election to not only re-elect our democratic Governor and Senator, but also send up to 7 women (all dems) to Congress (we’ve never had a woman in congress before) including one from my district, PA-6

But enough about just my state

Elections aren’t just about the federal government

Every single year there are hundreds of thousands of people are elected to fill positions on a local and state level that will affect you far more than any federal rep

Positions like school board, supervisors, mayors, sherrifs, county judges, district attorneys, state rep, etc

Every single election is important every single year

In 2018 it’s easier than ever to just google who’s running, what are they running for, and what do they believe in

You have to participate in democracy for it to work

Vote.