The transition from Red to Purple to Blue in election outcomes has been much talked about for years. Although we have indeed witnessed a gradual shift thanks to demographic trends, predictions for widespread, immediate impact benefiting Democrats have often been more aspirational than realized.

MOVE Texas is using visual and performing arts to get young voters motivated. Young voters are the key to this election. 41% of Texas voters are under 30 and 61% of those are people of color. If this portion of the voters can be motivated to vote, it will utterly change Texas politics!

One of the biggest success stories from the 2018 mid-terms was Orange County, the once solidly Republican vast population center in Southern California. All four of Orange County’s Republican-held U.S. House seats flipped blue, as did a district attorney, county supervisor, and two state legislature seats. Voter turnout was the highest it has been in decades for a mid-term election.