Alexandra Acker-Lyons
@alackerlyons.bsky.social
Political dork, Democrats, repro rights, women, democracy. Avid reader. Mom. Colorado.
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youtu.be/QgMqX_kXjjk PoliticAL Update 10.23.26: Republicans are lighting money on fire. Ohio & @amyactonoh.bsky.social dominated this week. I just don’t think this last-minute air war matters. Taking races off the map. Where last minute $ matters. Good early vote numbers. Help GOTV!
youtu.be/PuAVG2UPeWs PoliticAL Update 10.16.26: Whew, we are good at raising money! Dem candidates demolished Rs in #fundraising. Yellow light in #Minnesota Senate; give to Peggy Flanagan. Elon is buying #Texas. Get out there for #NoKings! And shout out to Jaime West.
youtu.be/INGdC8oMstY PoliticAL Update 10.9.26: Voters are voting! What early votes show. Polling breakdown. What the media buys actually mean. Where your dollars matter now. Remember, you are an influencer. And shout out to my son and Phil Weiser!
Sweet 16 State Legislative National Zoom with States Win and EMILY’s List and special guests Govs. Katie Hobbs (AZ), Gretchen Whitmer (MI) and Tina Kotek (OR) womencount.org/teams/sweet-...
youtu.be/INGdC8oMstY PoliticAL Update 10.9.26: Voters are voting! What early votes show. Polling breakdown. What the media buys actually mean. Where your dollars matter now. Remember, you are an influencer. And shout out to my son and Phil Weiser!
youtu.be/INGdC8oMstY PoliticAL Update 10.9.26: Voters are voting! What early votes show. Polling breakdown. What the media buys actually mean. Where your dollars matter now. Remember, you are an influencer. And shout out to my son and Phil Weiser!
If you live in Colorado, go to aladvising.com/colorado for my voter guide.
youtu.be/mjRDnl9JgdY PoliticAL Update 10.2.26: Whew, we survived the end of the fundraising quarter. Analysis of fundraising and ad buys coming soon. Things are looking good but nothing just happens! It’s time to #GOTV! Tools to help. And shout out to our forever Speaker #NancyPelosi.
youtu.be/qh97DZ4tKr4 PoliticAL Update 9.25.26: Warning, I am going to curse a lot. EOQ $$$ deadline is 9/30. How big is the wave? Should we double down on must-wins or fund a tsunami? It’s looking good. And the f*cking media tries to bring down a “mean” woman again.
@cawp-ru.bsky.social analysis on women donors and women candidate fundraising: cawp.rutgers.edu/research/caw...
youtu.be/v9PMHcXu2Zs PoliticAL Update 9.18.26: It’s looking…good? Polls look good but the funding disparities are scary. Keep giving on the hard side. KS, NE, NH Senate tied. #SCOTUS did something right! Lots of ai orgs doing good work. Gavin win-win, Pete is so smart. Shout out Allison Janney!
Keep giving on the hard side. Oath slates Senate: app.oath.vote/donate?p=al-... House: app.oath.vote/donate?p=al-... Governors: app.oath.vote/donate?p=al-... Statewide: app.oath.vote/donate?p=al-...
youtu.be/v9PMHcXu2Zs PoliticAL Update 9.18.26: It’s looking…good? Polls look good but the funding disparities are scary. Keep giving on the hard side. KS, NE, NH Senate tied. #SCOTUS did something right! Lots of ai orgs doing good work. Gavin win-win, Pete is so smart. Shout out Allison Janney!
NPR on funding gaps: www.npr.org/2026/09/18/n...
youtu.be/Hn4Bh28CfYk PoliticAL Update 9.11.26: It’s a hard day 25 years since September 11th; it really did change everything. Three women in RI. CNN polls good for candidates, great for Dem enthusiasm. Most timely giving: Oath slates in the notes. And shout out to Gloria Steinem.
youtu.be/33bNKCeU0do PoliticAL Update 9.4.26: Live from NY! It’s the countdown to Election Day. Ed Markey and other olds survive primary challenges. #SCOTUS folds again. Kandidates say no to Kamala and she’s fine with it. And shout out to the #labor movement.
youtu.be/dBt9wLKOHB0 PoliticAL Update 8.28.26: Underwhelming, to say the least SC and OK may be closer than we think; good polls in TX and OH. Sept is silly season, then we make hard decisions. Orange man wants to spend warchest on himself. Don’t worry too much about mail-in voting. #LakeWisconsin
youtu.be/79FSmB6Dhkg PoliticAL Update 8.21.26: The Shrug Emoji Election Be a Florida believer! Good news out of Alaska. My most recent Where To Give Now outlines new Opportunity Districts in the House where prognosticators disagree. Help some women win primaries in MA and RI.
Shoutout of the Week SLEA www.state-elections.org Inseperable www.inseparable.us
youtu.be/79FSmB6Dhkg PoliticAL Update 8.21.26: The Shrug Emoji Election Be a Florida believer! Good news out of Alaska. My most recent Where To Give Now outlines new Opportunity Districts in the House where prognosticators disagree. Help some women win primaries in MA and RI.
Opportunity Districts -- places where prognosticators disagree. secure.actblue.com/donate/oppor...
youtu.be/79FSmB6Dhkg PoliticAL Update 8.21.26: The Shrug Emoji Election Be a Florida believer! Good news out of Alaska. My most recent Where To Give Now outlines new Opportunity Districts in the House where prognosticators disagree. Help some women win primaries in MA and RI.
A few remaining primaries where we can help women win -- RI and MA womencount.org/teams/politi...
youtu.be/79FSmB6Dhkg PoliticAL Update 8.21.26: The Shrug Emoji Election Be a Florida believer! Good news out of Alaska. My most recent Where To Give Now outlines new Opportunity Districts in the House where prognosticators disagree. Help some women win primaries in MA and RI.
My most recent Where To Give Now -- the shrug emoji election substack.com/home/post/p-...
youtu.be/ZHBfoa5wCgQ PoliticAL Update 8.7.26: Go Blue MI primaries are done and now we need to win. Keep an eye on KS AG. Bad men are bad men-ing. Why were the polls so off? FiftyPlusOne model. DCCC adds 12 districts. Shout out to NYT for 50 thrillers.
youtu.be/_QJiqN1VgKc PoliticAL Update 7.31.26: Races where more money matters Sabato moves GA and 13 House races. I analyzed who needs money now plus 3 women who need help winning primaries. Musk says he’ll spend $100m; go for it, bro. Keep our eye on winning amongst DNC drama.
Three women who need help getting through late primaries: womencount.org/teams/politi...
youtu.be/_QJiqN1VgKc PoliticAL Update 7.31.26: Races where more money matters Sabato moves GA and 13 House races. I analyzed who needs money now plus 3 women who need help winning primaries. Musk says he’ll spend $100m; go for it, bro. Keep our eye on winning amongst DNC drama.
Races where more money can make a difference: secure.actblue.com/donate/polit...
youtu.be/r2PB99FDu5Q PoliticAL Update 7.25.26: On the ground in Maine. Let’s wait a few weeks on Troy Jackson. Some unexpected wins in AZ primaries. Our candidates are crushing fundraising. Another week, another mess in Iran. DNC sets the primary calendar. Shout out to National Park employees.
youtu.be/p4qippeGvPA PoliticAL Update 7.17.26: Air quality and candidate quality AZ primaries will determine how crazy the Rs are. ME convention next week. Orange guy endorses My Pillow Guy. Senate updates. DDHQ has new ratings out. Todd Blanche is not a good guy. And shout out to books!
youtu.be/F7fni3K3pYo PoliticAL Update 7.10.26: He who shall not be named Can we be done talking about this guy now? Cook moves five Gov races. The Downballot has new data. I have renewed faith in our ability to innovate & win. Politics is art AND science. Shout out to the @mainedems.bsky.social
youtu.be/F7fni3K3pYo PoliticAL Update 7.10.26: He who shall not be named Can we be done talking about this guy now? Cook moves five Gov races. The Downballot has new data. I have renewed faith in our ability to innovate & win. Politics is art AND science. Shout out to the @mainedems.bsky.social
youtu.be/m-qGOypvw0c PoliticAL Update 7.3.26: Happy birthday, America! Social media is on fire for the 250th. Lots of political news in my home state of CO. Go Phil! Great Senate and Gov polls. SCOTUS decision upsets how money will flow in campaigns. Happy Taylor & Travis day to all who celebrate.
youtu.be/MR76ScSeWmM PoliticAL Update 6.26.26: Everyone needs to calm the f*ck down. Hi from MO. NY primaries have everyone in a tizzy. Check out my Where To Give Now memo. Trump’s SAVE temper tantrum. SCOTUS screws immigrants. Will AOC own the progressive lane? And give to @ppact.org!
And support Rural West Project / Way Back PAC slate: app.oath.vote/donate?p=rwp....
youtu.be/MR76ScSeWmM PoliticAL Update 6.26.26: Everyone needs to calm the f*ck down. Hi from MO. NY primaries have everyone in a tizzy. Check out my Where To Give Now memo. Trump’s SAVE temper tantrum. SCOTUS screws immigrants. Will AOC own the progressive lane? And give to @ppact.org!
And give to Planned Parenthood’s federal PAC for my birthday: secure.everyaction.com/onlineaction...
youtu.be/MR76ScSeWmM PoliticAL Update 6.26.26: Everyone needs to calm the f*ck down. Hi from MO. NY primaries have everyone in a tizzy. Check out my Where To Give Now memo. Trump’s SAVE temper tantrum. SCOTUS screws immigrants. Will AOC own the progressive lane? And give to @ppact.org!
More in my most recent Where To Give Now on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/alackerl...
youtu.be/lO0z2sZ0NMw PoliticAL Update 6.19.26: Obamas remind us why we do the work. Happy Juneteenth. Still emotional from watching the Obama Center opening. Hannah Pingree and RCV FTW. Lots of GA runoff news. Join Electing Women to support six women running for AG. And the Iran “deal” sucks.
Join us for the Electing Women Attorneys General Zoom on 6/24: womencount.org/teams/women-...
youtu.be/RSiNKFVDNbc PoliticAL Update 6.12.26: Shocker, I am a Loyal Liberal Counting votes takes time. Can’t read too much into CA results. I am waiting on Platner. Great slate in NV. Sabato moves races towards Ds and new redistricting analysis. Pew’s political typology quiz.
PoliticAL Update 6.6.26: Origins of democracy. Hello from Greece! CA still counting but looks like Beccera vs. Hilton. Turek wins in IA. Haaland scores decisive win in NM. Graham Platner continues to soak up the political oxygen and I have feelings. And House cuts WIC funding. youtu.be/cYuzohA8Afw
youtu.be/er5frcqOzqI PoliticAL Update 5.29.26: Game on Hello from Louisville! OK, Texas, let’s go. Lots of primaries next week. So much amazing work in the states. “The sleeping giant is awake” post-Callais. Voters don’t trust us until we can show what we’re fighting for.
youtu.be/gRmphQaJpmY PoliticAL Update 5.22.26: It’s a good news/bad news kind of week for Dems. Keisha wins outright in GA. Duggen out in MI. Trump demands full loyalty even as generic ballot shows Ds +11. DNC autopsy was released and the whole thing is a mess. And shout out to The Reckoning.
youtu.be/x0D3jTLFtTs PoliticAL Update 5.15.26: Opportunity Districts All roads lead to the South protests. Deep dive on redistricting and House races. 24 Opportunity Districts. Check out my Substack. AOC and big ideas. The corruption is unbelievable. And we get to keep mifi for now.
Check out my Substack for more on redistricting and Opportunity Districts: open.substack.com/pub/alackerl...
youtu.be/x0D3jTLFtTs PoliticAL Update 5.15.26: Opportunity Districts All roads lead to the South protests. Deep dive on redistricting and House races. 24 Opportunity Districts. Check out my Substack. AOC and big ideas. The corruption is unbelievable. And we get to keep mifi for now.
Well, VA just screwed the Dems. This is bad. But we can still win the House.
youtu.be/j40MsLNPvVs PoliticAL Update 5.8.26: Building Power in the South Hello from NOLA! Lots happening in a post-VRA world. FL and TN maps eliminate 4-5 seats; lots of moving pieces. Devastating impact for Ds but mainly for Black political power. Please vote on Trump’s stupid $1b ballroom.
youtu.be/j40MsLNPvVs PoliticAL Update 5.8.26: Building Power in the South Hello from NOLA! Lots happening in a post-VRA world. FL and TN maps eliminate 4-5 seats; lots of moving pieces. Devastating impact for Ds but mainly for Black political power. Please vote on Trump’s stupid $1b ballroom.
youtu.be/_3lTk0PdXns PoliticAL Update 5.1.26: One year of PoliticAL! SCOTUS guts the VRA. Have to win as much as we can. New maps in FL. Mills out in ME. Vance vs. Rubio is fun; listen to The Focus Group podcast. Shout out to my former colleagues who defended the VRA for decades.
Reposting for no apparent reason #CAgov
Every election cycle, dozens of rich Americans spend millions trying to get themselves elected. They have an abysmal track record — but the candidates I spoke to insist it’s worth it to try. “This is God testing me, saying, ‘Put your money where your mouth is.’” www.notus.org/2026-electio...
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