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Rural Democracy​

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The path to a House Majority runs through rural and small town America.

Rural and small town voters comprise over 40% of the population

 in PA, MI, NC, OH, IA, NH and WI

 

The Rural House Accountability Project

This project is designed to help Flip the House in the 2026 midterms by highlighting the impact of recent federal policies and budget cuts on rural and small town voters in six House districts currently represented by Republicans, and promoting popular policy alternatives. 

 

The project will use hyper-local media to amplify the voices of real people in these communities whose lives and families have been hurt by Republican policies and actions. The specific districts are IA 01, IA 03, PA 07, PA 08, PA10, and WI 03.

 

The Rural House Accountability Project is being funded through the Rural Democracy Initiative, with whom Force Multiplier has had a four year partnership.

100% of your donation will go to the Rural Democracy Initiative's c4 Rural Victory Fund.

If you would like to learn about tax advantaged ways to support rural organizing  through your DAFs, QCDs,  RMDs, stock transfers, or family foundations, please reach out to info@forcemultiplierus.org for more information

 

The Rural House Accountability Project has four parts: : 

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  1. Recruit and train trusted members of the community in each district - parents, educators, small business people, veterans, farmers, small-town mayors, nurses, and other working people - to become storytellers and online content creators. 

  2. Help these trusted local messengers generate hyper-localized messaging about the consequences of Federal cuts and policies. For example a nurse in WI 03 could explain the danger of losing a specific local ER or a teacher in IA 03 could discuss the educational harm caused by cutting broadband funding. 

  3. Distribute their content across a selection of RVM’s 500 Facebook and Instagram pages such as Standing Up for the Working Class, and Our Part of Iowa, as well as across RDI partner organization social feeds, and peer-to-peer distribution channels, like church listservs and  neighborhood groups. 

  4. Integrate relational organizing through RDI’s grassroots groups so that organizers knocking on doors reinforce the messaging of these trusted messengers.

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The Rural Democracy Initiative is convening the Rural House Accountability Project. Real Voices Media builds local social media pages, provides technical and digital media expertise, and will take the lead in content creation, training and distribution. RDI’s local partners such as Main Street Alliance, Iowa Farmers Union and PA Stands Up will  identify local voices and integrate these messages into their on-the-ground accountability, voter  education, and mobilization work. 

 

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100% of your donation will go to the
Rural Democracy Initiative's c4 Rural Victory Fund.

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