Everybody Gets Pie's Podcast The $50M Plan to Flip States by 2032 w/ Amanda Litman
Nov 3, 2025
Amanda Litman, co-founder of Run for Something, discusses her mission to recruit young progressive candidates for local offices. She emphasizes the importance of electing city councilors to pave the way for stronger senators by 2032. Amanda tackles how to revitalize competitive districts, advocates for ranked choice voting, and highlights the significant role renters can play in reshaping housing debates. With a bold $50M plan to attract Gen Z and millennial candidates, she illustrates a future of renewed political engagement and authentic local representation.
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Decline In Electoral Competitiveness
- Congressional and House races have become far less competitive over decades, concentrating incumbency and aging the political class.
- Amanda Litman highlights this decline as a root cause of representation gaps and the need to rebuild the bench.
Proportional Ranked-Choice Boosts Local Representation
- Cambridge uses at-large ranked-choice with proportional representation to elect diverse councilors from the same electorate.
- Amanda Litman and Berhan credit proportional ranked-choice systems with creating minority representation and competitive local elections.
How Run For Something Began
- Amanda Litman describes starting Run for Something after the 2016 loss when friends asked how to run for local office.
- She launched the organization on Trump's inauguration day to build on-ramps for young candidates.