IN THE STATES: Democrats Fight for Americans’ Rights and Livelihoods while Republicans Face Fury Over Trump’s Anti-Worker Agenda Arrow

After Republicans sold out their constituents to champion Donald Trump's Billionaire Budget Betrayal, Democrats did what Republicans didn't have the guts to do: meet voters and hear them out. Through "Organizing Summer," a joint campaign launched by the DNC, DCCC, DSCC, DGA, and ASDC, Democrats showed up in voters' backyards nationwide to hold Trump and Republicans responsible for making the lives of working families harder. Democrats successfully held 150 events this summer in 47 states, engaging over 1,650,000 Americans to build momentum for critical elections ahead.

• Nationwide: Washington Examiner: DNC touts party's 'momentum' after summer of organizing blitz

In a major victory for the North Carolina voters, the DNC successfully defended against Trump's DOJ and the North Carolina Board of Elections' attempt to discard votes cast by 80,000 North Carolinians. Make no mistake: while Republicans carry out their attacks on voters' will by any means necessary, the DNC is fighting back and ensuring that Americans' constitutional right to vote is protected.

• In North Carolina: The Guardian: Democrats foil justice department lawsuit by negotiating to keep 98,000 North Carolina voters
• In North Carolina: WRAL: NC elections officials reach settlement with DOJ in voter registration lawsuit
• In North Carolina: NC Newsline: The DOJ and NC elections board reach a settlement in the voter registration lawsuit
• In North Carolina: WBTW: 80,000+ NC voters keep federal ballot access in deal between DOJ, NC Board of Elections

Across the board, Democrats are overperforming and winning - and this week's special elections in Florida were no exception. Florida Democrats RaShon Young and LaVon Bracy Davis pulled off major victories in their respective elections and overperformed the top of the 2024 Democratic ticket.

• In Florida: Newsweek: Democrats Overperform in Florida as They Cruise to Victory in Two Elections
• In Florida: Florida Phoenix: Florida Democrats say special election win margins bode well for 2026

DNC Vice Chair Pennsylvania State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta completed his five-day, 105-mile walk across Pennsylvania to demand immediate action on transit funding after Senate Republicans blocked budget and appropriation bills already passed by the House. On the steps of the Pennsylvania Capitol Building in Harrisburg, Rep. Kenyatta made it abundantly clear public transit isn't a privilege for Pennsylvanians, but a lifeline that Republicans want to take away.

• In Pennsylvania: NOTUS: DNC Vice Chair to Protest Cuts By Walking 105 Miles Across Pennsylvania
• In Pennsylvania: The Guardian: The Pennsylvania Democrat marching for public transit: 'time-honoured American tradition'
• In Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Inquirer: State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta is walking 105 miles from North Philly to Harrisburg to protest SEPTA cuts
• In Pennsylvania: Fox 29 Philadelphia: State Rep. walking from Philly to Harrisburg to 'demand immediate action on transit funding'
• In Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Tribune: 'Praying with our feet': State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta walking to Harrisburg in support of transit
• In Pennsylvania: WGAL: Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta is walking 105 miles to Harrisburg to demand transit funding
• In Pennsylvania: KYW Newsradio: State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta is walking from Philly to Harrisburg to protest SEPTA cuts
• In Pennsylvania: Fox 43: Pa. lawmaker walking from Philadelphia to Harrisburg to push for mass transit funding
• In Pennsylvania: NBC 10 Philadelphia: Philly Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta walks to Harrisburg while calling for SEPTA funding
• In Pennsylvania: WGAL: Pennsylvania lawmaker to walk over 100 miles to highlight transportation funding issues

After betraying their constituents to line the pockets of Trump's billionaire buddies, House Republicans fled Washington and returned to their home states only to face angry voters. At town halls across the country, heated voters have voiced their fury with Trump and Republicans' deeply unpopular, disastrous agenda.

• Nationwide: Mother Jones: Republicans Keep Getting Booed at Their Own Town Halls
• In Alabama: AL.com: Republican Alabama congressman running for Senate booed at town hall, leaves out the back
• In Alabama: Raw Story: 'Shame!' GOP rep flees through back door after town hall devolves into booing and heckling
• In Iowa: New Republic: "Stop Lying": Voters Erupt at GOP Lawmaker's Shocking Claim on Economy
• In Maine: MSNBC News: 'Shame!': Republican Sen. Susan Collins faces heckling, boos at public event in Maine
• In Maine: Spectrum News: 'This is not the Maine I know.' Susan Collins confronted by protesters at Searsport event
• In Michigan: WNDU: Rep. Tim Walberg faces backlash from residents at heated town hall in Dowagiac
• In Michigan: WSBT: Michigan Congressman Walberg holds packed town hall to hear voter concerns
• In Missouri: The Independent: Angry town hall attendee rips Republican congressman for sucking up to Trump: 'The man is a dictator'
• In Missouri: Daily Beast: Republican Told to Take His 'Head Out of Trump's A**' in Town Hall Trainwreck
• In Ohio: Daily Beast: Republican Hit With Furious Boos at Town Hall Disaster in JD Vance's Backyard
• In Ohio: New Republic: Republican Town Hall Goes Sideways as Hundreds Chant "Tax the Rich"
• In Oklahoma: KJRH: Rep. Josh Brecheen faces heated questions at first town hall in months
• In Oklahoma: Daily Beast: GOP Rep Quizzed on Trump's Math in Trainwreck Town Hall

As the party of working people, Democrats spent Labor Day celebrating the working families and the unions who built this country and the middle class, while sounding the alarm on Donald Trump's disastrous attacks on workers' rights and pocketbooks.

• Nationwide: New York Times: Trump Moves to Strip More Federal Workers of Union Protections
• Nationwide: HuffPost: Trump Celebrates Labor Day With An Attack On Union Workers
• Nationwide: Newsweek: Trump Expands Push To Scrap Federal Workers' Union Deals
• Nationwide: Stateline: States begin to see job losses from Trump's cuts, housing and spending slowdowns

Last week, Iowa Democrat Catelin Drey won the Iowa Senate District 1 special election - extending Democrats' streak of special election wins and overperformances. With her victory, Democrats broke Republicans' supermajority in the Iowa Senate, and have now overperformed or won in 41 out of 42 key elections this year.

• In Iowa: NBC News: Democrats break GOP supermajority in Iowa Senate by flipping Republican seat in special election
• In Iowa: Iowa Capital Dispatch: Iowa Democrats celebrate as Drey wins special election, breaks GOP supermajority
• In Iowa: ABC News: Democrats celebrate special election victory in Iowa State Senate, ending GOP supermajority
• In Iowa: Fox News: Democrats break GOP's supermajority in Iowa after flipping state Senate seat
• In Iowa: New York Times: Iowa Democrat Appears to Flip State Legislative Seat in Upset Victory
• In Iowa: Newsweek: Democrats Flip State Seat in District Trump Won by Double Digits
• In Iowa: Fox 9: Democrats flip Iowa Senate seat, break GOP's supermajority
• In Iowa: Des Moines Register: Democrat Catelin Drey wins Iowa Senate special election, breaking Republican supermajority
• In Iowa: Washington Post: Democrats win special Iowa state Senate race, boosting optimism nationally
• In Iowa: The Hill: Democrats flip Iowa state Senate seat, breaking GOP supermajority
• In Iowa: UPI: Iowa GOP loses supermajority in state Senate after Democrat's win
• In Iowa: Daily Beast: Dems Celebrate Breaking MAGA Stranglehold on Deep Red State
• In Iowa: The Guardian: Democrat flips Iowa state senate seat and breaks Republican supermajority
• In Iowa: Washington Examiner: Catelin Drey flips Iowa state Senate seat to break GOP supermajority
• In Iowa: Des Moines Register: Democrats celebrate Iowa Senate special election victory while GOP calls party 'desperate'

###