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===Progressive Organizations in Kentucky=== | ===Progressive Organizations in Kentucky=== | ||
Below is a list of progressive organizations in Kentucky. If you see a state organization that isn't on this list, please add it. | Below is a list of progressive organizations in Kentucky. If you see a state organization that isn't on this list, please add it. | ||
* '''[https://www.kydemocrats.org/ Kentucky Democrats:]''' As Kentucky is a deep red state, the state's Democratic party is likely your best bet for progressive/liberal organizing efforts. | |||
===Notable Campaigns in 2024=== | ===Notable Campaigns in 2024=== | ||
Below is a list of progressive candidates or ballot measures in the 2024 election cycle for Kentucky. Non-progressive candidates may also be placed here if they are substantially to the left of their district's partisan lean and worth campaigning for. If you see a candidate or ballot measure that should be on this list, please add them. | Below is a list of progressive candidates or ballot measures in the 2024 election cycle for Kentucky. Non-progressive candidates may also be placed here if they are substantially to the left of their district's partisan lean and worth campaigning for. If you see a candidate or ballot measure that should be on this list, please add them. | ||
'''November 5th General Election''' | '''November 5th General Election''' | ||
There are unlikely to be any swing races in Kentucky during this election cycle. If you know of any, please add them. | |||
===Run for Local Office=== | ===Run for Local Office=== | ||
Latest revision as of 13:30, 29 August 2024
Welcome to the Kentucky state page! Here, Kentucky organizers can access and document ongoing projects, current leadership positions, upcoming races, and other important information. This list is non-exhaustive, and state teams are encouraged to expand and adapt these pages to their organizing needs.
Political Landscape of Kentucky
Partisan Composition of Kentucky
Overall, Kentucky is considered a deep red state, with a Cook PVI of R+16 as of 2022, regularly voting 60-65% Republican in statewide races. Interestingly, Kentucky's governor is a Democrat. Both of their US Senators and 5 out of 6 of their US House representatives are Republican. Republicans hold comfortable supermajorities in the state legislature - 78-20 with 2 vacancies in the state house, 31-7 in the state senate (as of 2/10/24), giving them a veto-proof majority but not a trifecta.
Progressive Outlook for Kentucky
The overall progressive strategy for Kentucky is troubled. The state does not allow for ballot measures and the Republican state legislature is veto-proof. The priority here should be harm reduction while waiting for federal support and making sure KY-3 is held by a progressive in the future, as this is the only blue seat in Kentucky on a federal level. Progressives here would also do well to make sure the Beshear name is alive and well by supporting the Democrat governor, as he can at least ensure the state legislature has to work that much harder to make people's lives worse. As Kentucky is a closed primary state, it is also recommended to register as a Republican to participate in their primaries, voting for moderate Republicans as a further means of harm reduction. Kentucky is an ancestral Democrat state and there's still strong support for unions and fiscal liberalism, meaning the right candidate can win!
Get Involved
Register to Vote in Kentucky
Progressive Organizations in Kentucky
Below is a list of progressive organizations in Kentucky. If you see a state organization that isn't on this list, please add it.
- Kentucky Democrats: As Kentucky is a deep red state, the state's Democratic party is likely your best bet for progressive/liberal organizing efforts.
Notable Campaigns in 2024
Below is a list of progressive candidates or ballot measures in the 2024 election cycle for Kentucky. Non-progressive candidates may also be placed here if they are substantially to the left of their district's partisan lean and worth campaigning for. If you see a candidate or ballot measure that should be on this list, please add them.
November 5th General Election
There are unlikely to be any swing races in Kentucky during this election cycle. If you know of any, please add them.
Run for Local Office
An underrated way to impact change is to run for a local position! Please feel free to add information on doing so below.