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Progressive Candidate Endorsement

methodology: candidate_endorsement

By endorsing progressive candidates who challenge the status quo and center working-class and community-driven values, we shift political power toward transformative policies, because electoral legitimacy amplifies marginalized voices and creates accountability to grassroots movements. This strategy leverages the symbolic and practical power of endorsements to align electoral politics with social justice goals. Unlike traditional political endorsements that prioritize electability or party loyalty, this approach centers ideological alignment with community organizing, peace, and economic justice, thereby strengthening the link between movements and governance. It distinguishes itself by integrating foreign policy values like human rights with domestic economic equity in candidate evaluation.

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who runs it

organizations running this strategy · 1

what it looks like in practice

activities of orgs running this strategy

A sample of programmatic activities from the orgs above. These are what the strategy looks like on the ground.

  • Educational Seminars CATCH FIRE MOVEMENT
    capacity building
    Hosts seminars on relevant political and social issues, such as a seminar in October 2025 on Palestine and Israel delivered by George Bisharat.
  • Immigrant Rights Advocacy and Support CATCH FIRE MOVEMENT
    advocacy
    Provides on-the-ground support in Flagstaff for individuals during encounters with ICE or law enforcement and organizes the Keep Flagstaff Together coalition to advance immigrant rights and protect vulnerable immigrant communities, including advocating for an Immigrant Safety Ordinance.
  • Immigrant Rights Advocacy and Support in Flagstaff CATCH FIRE MOVEMENT
    advocacy
    Provides on-the-ground support to individuals in Flagstaff during encounters with ICE or law enforcement and organizes the Keep Flagstaff Together coalition to advance immigrant rights and advocate for an Immigrant Safety Ordinance.
  • Labor Standards Advocacy and Enforcement CATCH FIRE MOVEMENT
    advocacy
    Organized a citizen initiative in Flagstaff, Arizona, to raise the local minimum wage, eliminate the subminimum tipped wage, and establish a local labor standards enforcement office. The organization also helps Flagstaff workers recover stolen wages and monitors the City of Flagstaff's enforcement office.
  • Labor Standards Advocacy and Enforcement CATCH FIRE MOVEMENT
    advocacy
    Provides information on common labor standard violations, helps Flagstaff workers recover stolen wages, and monitors the City of Flagstaff's enforcement office to ensure proper implementation of a voter-passed initiative that raised the local minimum wage and eliminated the subminimum tipped wage.
  • Policy Research and Publication CATCH FIRE MOVEMENT
    research
    Publishes policy primers and resources on topics such as Palestine, tipping and tipped wages, food systems, policing, and practical first steps for individuals running for Congress, including a 9-page text and 42-minute audio resource titled "Palestine and Israel - A Framework for Political Leadership" and "Twenty Questions on Palestine - A Political Guide."
  • Policy Research and Publication CATCH FIRE MOVEMENT
    research
    Publishes policy primers and resources on topics such as Palestine, tipping and tipped wages, food systems, policing, and practical steps for individuals running for Congress, including a 9-page text and 42-minute audio resource titled "Palestine and Israel - A Framework for Political Leadership" and "Twenty Questions on Palestine - A Political Guide."
  • Progressive Candidate Endorsements CATCH FIRE MOVEMENT
    advocacy
    Considers and issues endorsements for progressive candidates on a rolling basis for various political offices, including federal, state, and local elections, for cycles such as 2025-2026.
  • Progressive Candidate Endorsements CATCH FIRE MOVEMENT
    advocacy
    Considers and issues endorsements for progressive candidates on a rolling basis for various political offices, including congressional, state senate, state treasurer, and city council positions.
  • Progressive Electoral Leadership Development CATCH FIRE MOVEMENT
    capacity building
    Develops a progressive electoral leadership pipeline by coaching activists on political leadership and organizing a signature coaching program for human-rights-forward progressives as a cohort-based program.
  • Progressive Electoral Leadership Development CATCH FIRE MOVEMENT
    capacity building
    Develops a progressive electoral leadership pipeline by coaching activists on political leadership and organizing a signature coaching program for human-rights-forward progressives through a cohort-based program.
  • Voter Mobilization CATCH FIRE MOVEMENT
    direct service
    Mobilizes disenfranchised working-class voters and activates non-voters to participate in primary elections, including through initiatives like Bluejay Rising in West Virginia.
  • Voter Mobilization CATCH FIRE MOVEMENT
    direct service
    Mobilizes disenfranchised working-class voters, including non-voters, to participate in primary elections, and founded Bluejay Rising to lead disenfranchised West Virginians to the ballot box.