Want to meet up at Netroots Nation or chat about the Obama Model, Relational Organizing or Ranked Choice Voting? Comment below or Email me at jimmcbride@networkforprogress.com or Message me on Facebook / Twitter / LinkedIn! Today is my birthday but I will be spending the day driving to Netroots Nation…

FWD BLOG: Former DPVA Chair Candidate Jim McBride calls for Unity and Reforms Jim McBride for Virginia Democrats **** PRESS RELEASE **** Date: March 21, 2022 Contact: Jim McBride, jimmcbride13@gmail.com, 703–867–5070 Former DPVA Chair Candidate calls for Unity and Reforms to lay the groundwork to win two key U.S. House…

The following is a letter I sent to many DNC Members on October 6, 2023 during the Fall DNC Meeting in St. Louis: Dear DNC Members, I know you are busy with your Fall Meeting but I would like to invite you to engage in a critical dialogue before you…

The movie is so “woke” that it sells a LITERALLY anti-democratic message as social justice. UPDATE: Here is a review from a liberal woman YouTuber that supports my arguments and partially inspired this commentary. Feel free to watch it before reading further. UPDATE: So I made a meme on Facebook where I use a blunt headline. “Sorry ladies but to the average guy Barbie…

As I said in my recent Letter To The Editor published in the Washington Post recently, if Virginia Democrats want to build Majorities and win statewide they need to run democracy-driven campaigns that follow the Obama-Biden bridge-building playbook that preached to Respect, Empower and Include. I have been pleasantly surprised…

As we approach the final weeks of the Virginia primary season, I want to highlight the importance of engaging a campaign’s supporters for the Get Out The Vote push beyond generic emails or social media posts. In a primary race every personal contact can make a difference in motivating your…

Live near Richmond? Join us for a 1/23 RCV Celebration tonight and Virginia Democracy Day events on 1/24. Live in Virginia? Contact these Senators and Delegates regarding Ranked Choice Voting bills being considered this week. As you may know, Ranked Choice Voting is simply an “Instant Runoff” system used in…

The best path to move forward is to evaluate what happened and what can be done to prepare better in 2023 and 2024. — Although Virginia Democrats won 6 of the 11 House Seats in 2022, the loss in the 2nd Congressional District appears to be one of the key tipping point seats that will cost Democrats the Majority in the U.S. House and our candidate under-performed pre-election forecasts. As of today, according to…

— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — - DEAR DEMS: KEEP CALM AND TWEET ON. If you quickly surrender on social media platforms because you “think” you don’t like who owns them or participates on them then you are surrendering your voice in our democratic discourse as well. I want to share a message with all Democrats on social media, especially those who complain about the platforms…