The Bench
@ElectTheBench
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Changing the status quo of the Democratic Party by electing authentic leaders.
Joined April 2022
What’s The Bench? Candidates who put people over partisanship. People with real jobs, who understand what it takes to deliver results. The Bench candidates are already leaders in their communities. Next they’re going to be the future leaders of the Democratic Party.
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Sam Forstag got into this race to protect public lands and keep Montana affordable. And he won’t be scared off by the establishment.
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WATCH: This is the ad James Talarico's dropping during the Super Bowl. If we're going to take on the billionaires and win back Texas, we'll need to reach voters everywhere.
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Nancy Lacore isn’t in this fight for her own personal gain. She’s running in SC-01 because she genuinely believes in putting people above partisanship.
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“It’s Stephen Miller, it’s Donald Trump. It’s the people who are enabling [ICE.] That’s who has to be called out, and we can’t give them a pass.” —Tejano musician and Texas Congressional Candidate Bobby Pulido
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To make strides and win hard fights, we need to run candidates that actually know the districts they want to represent. Bobby Pulido, Jamie Ager, Sam Forstag, Nancy Lacore, and more are leading the way. These are the names to learn and support in 2026.
nytimes.com
Democrats are tapping candidates with unusual résumés — a Tejano recording star, a smokejumper and a fourth-generation farmer — to compete in areas long seen as inhospitable.
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Sam Forstag's lived experiences are what sets him apart, and makes him the kind of leader MT-01 deserves.
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Bobby Pulido just called out how Americans are paying the price for a broken health care system.
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NEW from @BulwarkOnline: Democrats are testing whether faith-based candidates can help the party win back religious voters. Case in point: Sarah Trone Garriott and James Talarico.
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After a lifetime of defending America, Cait Conley is sounding the alarm on the most unpatriotic behavior she’s ever seen.
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Got a question for Matt Maasdam? Head on over to his Instagram (@mattmaasdam), submit it, and he might answer it later this week.
I’m doing an Ask Me Anything later this week - head over to my Instagram story to submit your questions!
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Sam Forstag has had enough of the corporate greed in the housing market. We need more leaders who aren’t afraid to call it like they see it.
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Bobby Pulido set the record straight: You can support public safety *and* know that this administration has gone too far.
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"I hope in the U.S. Senate that I can continue my fight against Christian nationalism because it is fundamentally un-Christian." State Rep. @JamesTalarico shares how his Christian faith has shaped his politics and candidacy in the Democratic primary for Texas Senate.
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My mom is the only reason I’m on The View. She’s a fighter — she showed me how to stand up to the bullies. That's what I've done in the Texas Legislature, and that's exactly what I’ll do in the U.S. Senate.
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What makes James Talarico different? His latest endorsement from The Houston Chronicle puts it perfectly: “Talarico offers Democrats their best chance to change direction — because he’s running a campaign that starts from an unblinking assessment of political reality.”
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Bob Brooks is the kind of big tent Democrat who cares more about keeping his community safe than getting the perfect soundbite. How do we know? He rescheduled this interview because the roads needed plowing.
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"We don't complain about problems, we solve them." Matt Maasdam's exactly right, and we need his leadership now more than ever.
In the Navy, I had a saying: we don't complain about problems, we solve them.
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