IN THE STATES: With Less Than Two Weeks to Election Day, Democrats Are Fired Up and Ready to Win Across the Board Arrow

With less than two weeks until Election Day, this week, the DNC launched major investments into the New Jersey, Virginia, and Pennsylvania Democratic coordinated campaigns as part of its ongoing commitment to elect Democrats up and down the ballot. With these investments, the DNC is ensuring that our state parties and coordinated campaigns have the tools and resources they need to boost voter outreach, build long-standing Democratic infrastructure, and secure Democratic victories in 2025 and beyond.

• In New Jersey, Virginia, and Pennsylvania: Reuters: Democratic National Committee hikes spending on New Jersey, Virginia races
• In New Jersey, Virginia, and Pennsylvania: The Hill: DNC increasing spending in New Jersey, Virginia, Pennsylvania
• In New Jersey: New Jersey Globe: DNC to make further six-figure investment backing Sherrill, Democrats
• In New Jersey: Insider NJ: DNC Announces New $500K Investment into New Jersey, Virginia, and Pennsylvania Democratic Coordinated Campaigns to Get Out the Vote
• In Pennsylvania: MyChesCo: DNC Pours $500K into Pennsylvania and Neighboring States Ahead of Key November Elections
• In Virginia: WRIC: DNC makes 6-figure investment in Virginia Democrats' campaign efforts as Election Day approaches
• In Virginia: Virginia Mercury: DNC boosts Virginia's get-out-the-vote efforts with additional six-figure investment

Over the weekend, DNC Chair Ken Martin visited New Jersey to stump across the state, campaigning for gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill and strong Democratic leaders up and down the ballot. From canvassing in Paterson, speaking at the No Kings rally in Montclair, knocking doors in Medford, and meeting with high school Dems in Lawrence Township, Chair Martin reaffirmed his commitment to organizing everywhere and making sure New Jerseyans elect commonsense leaders like Mikie Sherrill who will deliver results for New Jersey.

• In New Jersey: Washington Post: No Kings protests against Trump draw huge crowds across the country
• In New Jersey: NBC News: No Kings: Demonstrators take to the streets nationwide to protest Trump administration
• In New Jersey: BBC News: After 'No Kings' protests, where does Democratic opposition go next?
• In New Jersey: Insider NJ: At No King's Rally, Mikie Sherrill Stands up for New Jersey
• In New Jersey: TAPinto Paterson: DNC Chair Ken Martin rallies Paterson Democrats Ahead of Election Day
• In New Jersey: New Jersey Globe: Maryland's Moore among Sherrill allies on the campaign trail

DNC Chair Ken Martin continues to hammer the importance of the upcoming Pennsylvania Supreme Court retention races - which will decide the fate of abortion, voting rights, and gerrymandering in Pennsylvania. As Republicans collude with right-wing billionaires to buy our courts, Democrats are on offense and fighting tooth and nail to ensure Pennsylvanians' right to decide our elections is protected.

• In Pennsylvania: 90.5 WESA: National Democratic chair Ken Martin: big stakes for party and Pa. in Supreme Court retention
• In Pennsylvania: City & State PA: DNC, PDP chairs: PA Supreme Court retention races have national implications

On Thursday, DNC Chair Ken Martin traveled to California to mobilize voters behind Proposition 50 ahead of the November election. While Trump and Republicans launch their brazen attempts to rig our maps and undermine democracy, Democrats are responding in-kind to put a check on Trump's craven power grab.

• In California: Spectrum News: Exclusive: DNC chair heads to California to stump for redistricting plan, says Democrats will 'fight fire with fire'
• In California: Spectrum News: Democratic leaders push for Proposition 50 votes in LA
• In California: LA Times: Unions opposing Trump agenda pouring money into Proposition 50 campaign

Also this week, the DNC announced a brand new tech pilot program furthering its mission to develop tools and tech that state parties and coordinated campaigns can use to build party infrastructure. Across states with critical races in 2025 and 2026, as well as states in the midst of the redistricting fight, the DNC is finding new ways to modernize, innovate, and retool our technologies that will benefit the Democratic ecosystem and campaigns for years to come.

• Nationwide: Axios: First look: DNC bets on new AI and tech tools

With less than two weeks until Election Day in New Jersey and Virginia, high-profile Democrats from across the country are barnstorming the states to campaign for gubernatorial candidates Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill, as well as to generate excitement among voters.

• In New Jersey: New Jersey Globe: Obama will campaign with Sherrill in gov race's closing stretch
• In New Jersey: New Jersey Globe: Shapiro, Buttigieg coming to N.J. to help Sherrill
• In New Jersey: New Jersey Monitor: Dem lawmakers come to Mikie Sherrill's aid in her bid to become NJ governor
• In Virginia: Cavalier Daily: Spanberger, Buttigieg draw over 1,000 to get-out-the-vote rally in Charlottesville
• In Virginia: The Virginian-Pilot: Obama to campaign with Spanberger in Norfolk days before election
• In Virginia: CBS News: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro heading to Virginia in final stretch of Spanberger's gubernatorial campaign
• In Virginia: Richmond Times Dispatch: Pete Buttigieg to appear with Spanberger in Charlottesville

Finally, the Association of State Democratic Committees (ASDC) is getting involved with the Georgia Public Service elections by sending President Jane Kleeb down to campaign next week, along with deploying hundreds of volunteers for the final stretch before the election.

• In Georgia: WABE: Democratic National Committee gets involved in Georgia PSC election
• In Georgia: Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Why the PSC election next month is an early test for Democratic momentum