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Politico – Democrats are running pastors for office. Republicans are attacking their religious comments.
James Talarico speaks to crowd. (Talarico for Texas campaign website) Doug Pagitt, executive director of progressive group Vote Common Good, counts nine clergy running for federal office this cycle as Democrats — something he hasn’t seen before. “The idea that a faith...
The New York Times – Can Democrats Reclaim the Christian Moral High Ground?
Sarah Trone Garriott, a Lutheran minister running as the Democratic candidate for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District. (Travis LaCoss/Reuters) “Religion is something that sits deep in the identity of a person regardless of how often they go,” says Doug Pagitt, an...
Telling Tom Emmer to Get to Work
Vote Common Good has placed billboards across Minnesota calling out Congressman Tom Emmer's voting record and accessibility to constituents. The billboards highlight that Emmer hasn't held an in-person town hall since August 2023, has sided with ICE over Minnesotans,...
The Hill – Democrats shied away from faith voters for years — that’s finally changing
Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico speaks at a rally on Monday, July 13, 2026, in Eagle Pass, Texas. (AP Photo/Brenda Bazán) In his fight to hold Republican power, President Trump has made a cruel claim that could not be further from the truth: Democrats are...
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ADD YOUR NAME: Tell Congress ICE must stop harming children
ICE is hurting children every day in this country. Friends, I've stood with the families praying for loved ones trapped in Alligator Alcatraz more than once, and I've seen the devastation brought to my own community in Minneapolis during ICE's Operation Metro...
A tree branch tried to defeat our bus
But we're never giving up. Friends, You never know what will happen when you're on the road fighting for democracy. Many enemies lurk — including low-hanging tree limbs. One knocked the horn right off our bus roof. And that was just one of the...
This is a huge shift — Politico quoted me on this
People thought I was nuts. Friends, On our first bus tour in 2018, when I told people we were mobilizing faith voters to vote for Democrats, more than one person looked at me like I was a little nuts. By then, it was long assumed those voters weren't for us....
People were willing to do this on a Monday — this is next
We really are turning our anger into something special. Friends, Yesterday was phenomenal. The Faith, Hope, & Love bus made it to my hometown of Minneapolis, and we sat together at the Riverview Theater to watch our film, Who's the...
Can you help us get the TED conference — seriously
An exciting opportunity for Who's the We? Friends, TED Talks are a huge brand — maybe you've seen one, spoken in one, or watched them on YouTube. Well, TEDxChicago wants Who's The We? — our documentary on immigration, which recently debuted on PBS...
“You are making a difference”
This is what people are asking for, and you can help. Friends, "We need to encourage each other to KEEP MOVING FORWARD because you are making a difference." That's what Rev. Carolyn Blair wrote me the morning after I left her church in Burlington, Iowa, last...