Turning out unprecedented numbers of Black, Millennial, and women voters, the group trained 1,345 volunteers in four counties who reached out to 421,816 infrequent voters prior to Election Day. In response to the Midterm Election results, Act Indiana’s President Rev. Shannon MacVean-Brown issued the following statement:
“Act Indiana congratulates newly-elected Senator JD Ford. In the face of a voter-suppressing, race-baiting, fear-mongering opponent, Senator Ford boldly committed to issues that give voice to working families, people of color, and new immigrants and forged a new electoral path – one that establishment candidates failed to follow and it cost them greatly.
“Donnelly’s defeat serves as a clarion call for red state Democrats, quick to jump on the race-baiting bandwagon in a desperate attempt to woo mythical ‘swing’ — read white — voters at the expense of alienating the very people whose lives so desperately depend on their success. If Democrats want to truly succeed in the future, they need to speak directly to young people, women, and people of color who can tip the scale if engaged.
