Cate Gormley
@categormley.bsky.social
She/her. VP at Lake Research Partners. Feminist killjoy. Mom of two strong-willed girls. Texas Ex.
Really interesting stuff going on with moms, dads, childless men, and childless women in the exit polls.
November 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Really interesting stuff going on with moms, dads, childless men, and childless women in the exit polls.
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POST-ELECTION MASS CALL on Wednesday November 5th. Let's talk about our wins, losses, and what's next.
The work doesn't end here.
See you there: mobilize.us/workingfamilies/event/342586/?utm_source=social
The work doesn't end here.
See you there: mobilize.us/workingfamilies/event/342586/?utm_source=social
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## 2026 Starts Now! Join the 2025 Post Election Mass Call We’ll come together the day after Election Day to take stock of where we stand: what we won, what we lost, and what it all means for the road…
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November 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
POST-ELECTION MASS CALL on Wednesday November 5th. Let's talk about our wins, losses, and what's next.
The work doesn't end here.
See you there: mobilize.us/workingfamilies/event/342586/?utm_source=social
The work doesn't end here.
See you there: mobilize.us/workingfamilies/event/342586/?utm_source=social
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Young people in NYC absolutely showed out and there should be 1000 articles and profiles about this. Because we have had to put up with 1000 MAGA diner stories for years now.
November 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Young people in NYC absolutely showed out and there should be 1000 articles and profiles about this. Because we have had to put up with 1000 MAGA diner stories for years now.
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Every single county in Virginia shifted Blue.
November 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Every single county in Virginia shifted Blue.
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Last night, we went to the USDA building to send a big message to Trump: Half isn't good enough—FULLY fund SNAP. Trump has the power to stop this but chooses politics over people. One in eight families rely on SNAP, and half funding means hunger. Don't starve families so you can play politics.
November 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Last night, we went to the USDA building to send a big message to Trump: Half isn't good enough—FULLY fund SNAP. Trump has the power to stop this but chooses politics over people. One in eight families rely on SNAP, and half funding means hunger. Don't starve families so you can play politics.
Sharing this again because when Way to Win surveyed people who voted for Biden in 2020 and did not vote at all in 2024, "too far to the left" wasn't their critique.
Good morning friends, here's the first writeup of our poll. We'll have more about the details we're excited about and our podcast interview with Celinda - the genius pollster we worked with - posted shortly, so stay tuned!
EXCLUSIVE: Democratic voters who skipped the 2024 election favor candidates like Bernie Sanders and AOC. Polling shows they believe inequality is at the heart of America’s problems and health care should be available to everyone.
November 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Sharing this again because when Way to Win surveyed people who voted for Biden in 2020 and did not vote at all in 2024, "too far to the left" wasn't their critique.
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We've been doing research into activation (civil resistance beyond voting) for last 4 months - who is activated, activatable, barriers to it, inducements, etc. Key pre-condition for activism isn't mere disapproval. It's viewing current regime as break from standard right wing gov't. /1
October 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
We've been doing research into activation (civil resistance beyond voting) for last 4 months - who is activated, activatable, barriers to it, inducements, etc. Key pre-condition for activism isn't mere disapproval. It's viewing current regime as break from standard right wing gov't. /1
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October 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Pritzker: "One of the reasons Trump wants to send troops into cities is bc he wants to be able to take control of the 2026 elections...if they've got troops in cities, & it becomes a kind of norm for people, then it won't be abnormal for them when they're going to vote having troops at ballot boxes"
September 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Pritzker: "One of the reasons Trump wants to send troops into cities is bc he wants to be able to take control of the 2026 elections...if they've got troops in cities, & it becomes a kind of norm for people, then it won't be abnormal for them when they're going to vote having troops at ballot boxes"
Have they looked at issue priorities among voters under age 40?
trump’s numbers are tanking and there is a palpable desire in the electorate for a real alternative and yet the only money in democratic politics is for doing starmerism
September 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Have they looked at issue priorities among voters under age 40?
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The asymmetrical media response to political violence in America is, in itself, one of the most important contributing factors to how we arrived at this place of escalating political violence.
September 11, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The asymmetrical media response to political violence in America is, in itself, one of the most important contributing factors to how we arrived at this place of escalating political violence.
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This is the line that Dems need to push. It can't be simply. "Political violence is bad" it MUST be "Political violence is bad and Trump and his ilk are responsible for creating conditions ripe for political violence"
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on the shooting of Charlie Kirk:
"Political violence, unfortunately, has ramped up in this country ... I think there are people who are fomenting it in this country. I think the president's rhetoric often foments it."
"Political violence, unfortunately, has ramped up in this country ... I think there are people who are fomenting it in this country. I think the president's rhetoric often foments it."
September 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
This is the line that Dems need to push. It can't be simply. "Political violence is bad" it MUST be "Political violence is bad and Trump and his ilk are responsible for creating conditions ripe for political violence"
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Yes, it's true. Someone did take your job. And your healthcare, pension, wage hikes and life off a single income.
It just wasn't immigrants, welfare recipients, queer people or women having abortions.
If you want to know who took your money, it's the people with all the money.
It just wasn't immigrants, welfare recipients, queer people or women having abortions.
If you want to know who took your money, it's the people with all the money.
August 30, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Yes, it's true. Someone did take your job. And your healthcare, pension, wage hikes and life off a single income.
It just wasn't immigrants, welfare recipients, queer people or women having abortions.
If you want to know who took your money, it's the people with all the money.
It just wasn't immigrants, welfare recipients, queer people or women having abortions.
If you want to know who took your money, it's the people with all the money.
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I said this months ago but I really need a BLUE STATE COMPACT IMMEDIATELY. Bring together all health depts, all education depts, etc... under one umbrella. Collectivize guidance, ensure that disabled students get what they need, etc... An emergency meeting of all Blue State Governors is overdue.
August 28, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I said this months ago but I really need a BLUE STATE COMPACT IMMEDIATELY. Bring together all health depts, all education depts, etc... under one umbrella. Collectivize guidance, ensure that disabled students get what they need, etc... An emergency meeting of all Blue State Governors is overdue.
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NEW STUDY + POD: today we are releasing a comprehensive study of Biden '20 voters who were then not moved to vote in 2024. Lots of surprises in here! Start with our discussion with genius pollster @celindalake.bsky.social here -🧵
YT: youtu.be/rxl7JDtdqD8
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
YT: youtu.be/rxl7JDtdqD8
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
How Things Fell Apart (feat. Celinda Lake) - Charting the Way Forward Ep 31
YouTube video by Way to Win Action Fund
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July 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
NEW STUDY + POD: today we are releasing a comprehensive study of Biden '20 voters who were then not moved to vote in 2024. Lots of surprises in here! Start with our discussion with genius pollster @celindalake.bsky.social here -🧵
YT: youtu.be/rxl7JDtdqD8
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
YT: youtu.be/rxl7JDtdqD8
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
What did we find in our survey for Way to Win among folks who voted for Joe Biden in 2020 and sat out the 2024 election? They...
1. hold favorable view of Democrats
2. think inequality is at the heart of the country’s problems
3. think health care should be available to everyone who needs it
1. hold favorable view of Democrats
2. think inequality is at the heart of the country’s problems
3. think health care should be available to everyone who needs it
Good morning friends, here's the first writeup of our poll. We'll have more about the details we're excited about and our podcast interview with Celinda - the genius pollster we worked with - posted shortly, so stay tuned!
EXCLUSIVE: Democratic voters who skipped the 2024 election favor candidates like Bernie Sanders and AOC. Polling shows they believe inequality is at the heart of America’s problems and health care should be available to everyone.
July 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
What did we find in our survey for Way to Win among folks who voted for Joe Biden in 2020 and sat out the 2024 election? They...
1. hold favorable view of Democrats
2. think inequality is at the heart of the country’s problems
3. think health care should be available to everyone who needs it
1. hold favorable view of Democrats
2. think inequality is at the heart of the country’s problems
3. think health care should be available to everyone who needs it
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The point is to create a world in which the authoritarians can simultaneously inhabit a position of victim and abuser, creating an imagined threat of persecution and violence in order to persecute and carry out violence.
This is how this always works. We cannot allow this to continue.
This is how this always works. We cannot allow this to continue.
June 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The point is to create a world in which the authoritarians can simultaneously inhabit a position of victim and abuser, creating an imagined threat of persecution and violence in order to persecute and carry out violence.
This is how this always works. We cannot allow this to continue.
This is how this always works. We cannot allow this to continue.
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I know that many don't want to hear this but we've been moving towards this current state of affairs over the past 65 years. And it's really been a bipartisan project. The expansion of the carceral state is the fuel for fascism. Folks have been trying to make this case for a long time.
June 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I know that many don't want to hear this but we've been moving towards this current state of affairs over the past 65 years. And it's really been a bipartisan project. The expansion of the carceral state is the fuel for fascism. Folks have been trying to make this case for a long time.
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Surprisingly few factions across the Democratic family have said this (so far!), so we are capturing the flag:
We declare complete and total vindication of our strategy based on the release of Catalist’s definitive 2024 report.
We kid! But a 🧵 tying it together with some of our recent research.
We declare complete and total vindication of our strategy based on the release of Catalist’s definitive 2024 report.
We kid! But a 🧵 tying it together with some of our recent research.
WHAT HAPPENED IN 2024 | Catalist
AN ANALYSIS OF THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Introduction Catalist’s What Happened reports offer a comprehensive voter-file based view of the electorate after every major presidential and midterm ele...
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May 22, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Surprisingly few factions across the Democratic family have said this (so far!), so we are capturing the flag:
We declare complete and total vindication of our strategy based on the release of Catalist’s definitive 2024 report.
We kid! But a 🧵 tying it together with some of our recent research.
We declare complete and total vindication of our strategy based on the release of Catalist’s definitive 2024 report.
We kid! But a 🧵 tying it together with some of our recent research.
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It’s casting desire for affordable household goods as both feminine and childish. Funny how they didn’t do that under Biden
This constant use of "little girls dolls" as a placeholder for all of world trade, is doing a lot of really weird work here...
Bessent says that little girls who are sad about having fewer dolls should just have it explained to them that they will have a better life for it
May 6, 2025 at 11:49 PM
It’s casting desire for affordable household goods as both feminine and childish. Funny how they didn’t do that under Biden
For @waytowinus.bsky.social, we held some focus groups in swing states with 2020 Biden voters who skipped voting in 2024. They're deeply disappointed in the Democratic party and weren't even remotely persuaded to vote for Trump. Read more: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
April 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
For @waytowinus.bsky.social, we held some focus groups in swing states with 2020 Biden voters who skipped voting in 2024. They're deeply disappointed in the Democratic party and weren't even remotely persuaded to vote for Trump. Read more: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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I know you aren't going to want to hear this but the reason the system can deport Mahmoud Khalil and send Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador is that for years we've been executing factually innocent people like Marcellus Williams and sending legally innocent people to places like Riker's Island.
April 15, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I know you aren't going to want to hear this but the reason the system can deport Mahmoud Khalil and send Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador is that for years we've been executing factually innocent people like Marcellus Williams and sending legally innocent people to places like Riker's Island.
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i'm not sure why i keep asking men to explain the stock market to me when they also have no idea what they're talking about
April 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
i'm not sure why i keep asking men to explain the stock market to me when they also have no idea what they're talking about
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