About Unite the Country
Unite The Country is a Super PAC dedicated to electing Democrats who support common sense policies, champion middle class values and are willing to engage Americans regardless of where they live. This in turn will help our Party reclaim its brand and expand the electoral map – both of what we will need to build a sustainable majority.
We formed in 2019 to support Joe Biden’s candidacy for President. We believed the path to victory in the primary and the general of 2020 was rooted in telling the the story of then Vice President Biden’s success as a leader and policymaker and his commitment to restore and renew the best in American values. We spent nearly $90 million in that cycle, and are proud that we received many awards for our various programs, including the Pollie for the single best ad in the 2020 Presidential election cycle.
While 2024 did not go the way any of us planned, the formula for winning in 2026, 2028 and beyond is not a mystery.
We need to build a coalition that can compete throughout the country – not just in several states or with certain demographics. Because the math and strategy we have been relying on will continue to fail in the coming years.
A few facts to consider:
- The gender and education gaps are widening with Democrats having lost men in the last election by 17 and Republican strength with non-college voters growing at a faster rate than Democratic growth with college educated voters.
- We don’t have a single U.S. Senator from a state that Trump won in 2020, and only a handful of Democrats serve in Congressional seats won by Trump.
- In this past election, we won roughly half the number of counties we did in 2008, 100 less than in 2024, and 200 less than in the year 2000.
- In 2009, Democrats had an 847-seat advantage over Republicans in the 50 state legislatures. Today, Republicans have a 795-seat edge.
- Today, you can drive 1,850 miles between Yakima, WA and Moline, IL and not travel through a single Congressional District held by a Democrat.
This isn’t a commentary on any one candidate or political organization. But it should be a wakeup call. We will not be able to win sustainable majorities as a regional party. Nor will we be able to win simply by running up the score in large cities.
The work starts with electing House, Senate and Gubernatorial candidates who are willing and able to cut through the noise, focus on issues that matter to a large swath of American voters and more importantly listen to what these voters have to say about the state of the country.
That is where we come in. We are dedicated to championing these candidates – whether incumbents or challengers, blue state or red state.
We have a lot of work to do, but we are confident that our strategy will help Democrats win, expand the map and Unite the Country.
Our Board Members
Mark Doyle, Chair
Tom Flynn
Austin Keyser
Michelle Maravich
John Rosenthal