Chase Lindsey
@benjaminchase.bsky.social
Helping good people get elected. 📍TN
There’s a very specific kind of person who runs for office.
You’ve seen them. The folks who think being everywhere is the same thing as being needed. The “it’s my turn” crowd.
You’ve seen them. The folks who think being everywhere is the same thing as being needed. The “it’s my turn” crowd.
November 18, 2025 at 12:59 AM
There’s a very specific kind of person who runs for office.
You’ve seen them. The folks who think being everywhere is the same thing as being needed. The “it’s my turn” crowd.
You’ve seen them. The folks who think being everywhere is the same thing as being needed. The “it’s my turn” crowd.
The Republican VP says it was just “college kids joking around.”
But a 2,900-page leak from Young Republican leaders shows the truth:
this isn’t a group chat — it’s a curriculum.
But a 2,900-page leak from Young Republican leaders shows the truth:
this isn’t a group chat — it’s a curriculum.
Not a Group Chat. A Curriculum.
The kids are not alright, and they’ve been taught that cruelty is leadership.
open.substack.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:58 PM
The Republican VP says it was just “college kids joking around.”
But a 2,900-page leak from Young Republican leaders shows the truth:
this isn’t a group chat — it’s a curriculum.
But a 2,900-page leak from Young Republican leaders shows the truth:
this isn’t a group chat — it’s a curriculum.
They want you blaming your neighbor instead of noticing the hand in your pocket.
But you know better. That badge you’ve worn your whole life is flashing red right now.
But you know better. That badge you’ve worn your whole life is flashing red right now.
A Letter to My Republican Neighbor: Don’t Let Them Sell You a Lie
This shutdown isn’t about immigrants. It’s about gutting protections for workers, veterans, and families while the powerful cash in.
redstatebluevoter.substack.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:13 AM
They want you blaming your neighbor instead of noticing the hand in your pocket.
But you know better. That badge you’ve worn your whole life is flashing red right now.
But you know better. That badge you’ve worn your whole life is flashing red right now.
One bullet has tilted the ground beneath us. But before Charlie Kirk’s family could even plan a funeral, the right has already turned his death into a weapon.
September 15, 2025 at 11:15 PM
One bullet has tilted the ground beneath us. But before Charlie Kirk’s family could even plan a funeral, the right has already turned his death into a weapon.
Labor Day is about the choice in front of us: let the ticks keep bleeding us dry, or fight to build something they can’t buy, can’t silence, and can’t kill.
redstatebluevoter.substack.com/p/against-us
redstatebluevoter.substack.com/p/against-us
The War They Waged Against Us
Labor Day was carved out of blood and defiance. For seventy years they’ve tried to erase it, but the tick of what they stole is still with us. And so is the fight.
redstatebluevoter.substack.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Labor Day is about the choice in front of us: let the ticks keep bleeding us dry, or fight to build something they can’t buy, can’t silence, and can’t kill.
redstatebluevoter.substack.com/p/against-us
redstatebluevoter.substack.com/p/against-us
Nothing changes if no one runs. The ballot is a tool. Pick it up and use it.
Read: If You Want Something Different, Run
redstatebluevoter.substack.com/p/want-somet...
Read: If You Want Something Different, Run
redstatebluevoter.substack.com/p/want-somet...
If You Want Something Different, Run
Change isn’t coming from the top. The fastest way to break their grip is to walk onto the ballot yourself—and make them face you.
redstatebluevoter.substack.com
August 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Nothing changes if no one runs. The ballot is a tool. Pick it up and use it.
Read: If You Want Something Different, Run
redstatebluevoter.substack.com/p/want-somet...
Read: If You Want Something Different, Run
redstatebluevoter.substack.com/p/want-somet...
This far, and no farther.
When the line is crossed, the only question left is where you stand.
When the line is crossed, the only question left is where you stand.
This Far and No Farther? | Project Battleground
When the promises are broken and the harm is done, all that’s left is the choice of where we plant our feet.
redstatebluevoter.substack.com
August 12, 2025 at 4:02 AM
This far, and no farther.
When the line is crossed, the only question left is where you stand.
When the line is crossed, the only question left is where you stand.
We keep hearing that voters in red states “vote against their own interests.”
You can’t vote against your own interests if you’re never given a real choice.
You can’t vote against your own interests if you’re never given a real choice.
The Voters We Left Behind
Rural voters aren’t voting against their interests. They’ve been abandoned. If we want their support, we have to earn it — block by block, door by door, race by race.
redstatebluevoter.substack.com
August 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM
We keep hearing that voters in red states “vote against their own interests.”
You can’t vote against your own interests if you’re never given a real choice.
You can’t vote against your own interests if you’re never given a real choice.
August 3, 2025 at 10:05 PM
It’s not enough. But it’s something, and something matters a hell of a lot more than nothing.
This is what it looks like when we stop waiting for heroes and start doing the damn work.
redstatebluevoter.substack.com/p/work-youre...
This is what it looks like when we stop waiting for heroes and start doing the damn work.
redstatebluevoter.substack.com/p/work-youre...
July 28, 2025 at 2:34 AM
It’s not enough. But it’s something, and something matters a hell of a lot more than nothing.
This is what it looks like when we stop waiting for heroes and start doing the damn work.
redstatebluevoter.substack.com/p/work-youre...
This is what it looks like when we stop waiting for heroes and start doing the damn work.
redstatebluevoter.substack.com/p/work-youre...
Trump didn’t hijack anything. He just gave them permission to stop pretending.
We have to name what we’re fighting. Because if we can’t… we’re already losing.
We have to name what we’re fighting. Because if we can’t… we’re already losing.
"Call Them the Redskins, Dammit": Trump’s Tantrum Government, Fully Unleashed
He’s not trying to govern. He’s trying to punish. Over a team name. This isn’t small government... it’s authoritarian cosplay with real-world consequences. The mask is off. Now what are we gonna do ab...
redstatebluevoter.substack.com
July 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Trump didn’t hijack anything. He just gave them permission to stop pretending.
We have to name what we’re fighting. Because if we can’t… we’re already losing.
We have to name what we’re fighting. Because if we can’t… we’re already losing.
Tired of trying to figure out what’s real and what’s just loud? I made a no-fluff fact-checking toolkit… the sites I actually use.
For your mom. For the group chat. For you.
redstatebluevoter.substack.com/p/fact-check
For your mom. For the group chat. For you.
redstatebluevoter.substack.com/p/fact-check
July 17, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Tired of trying to figure out what’s real and what’s just loud? I made a no-fluff fact-checking toolkit… the sites I actually use.
For your mom. For the group chat. For you.
redstatebluevoter.substack.com/p/fact-check
For your mom. For the group chat. For you.
redstatebluevoter.substack.com/p/fact-check
For anyone who knows what it feels like to be alive in the breaking.
Just something for the ones carrying more than their share.
Just something for the ones carrying more than their share.
Let This Be Enough | Project Battleground
I spent the Fourth of July in Charleston, walking the streets where children were once sold, and sitting in a church painted with stars. This isn’t a prayer for salvation. It’s a prayer for the ones s...
redstatebluevoter.substack.com
July 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
For anyone who knows what it feels like to be alive in the breaking.
Just something for the ones carrying more than their share.
Just something for the ones carrying more than their share.
Being a Democrat in a state with a Republican supermajority doesn’t mean we don’t have power. It means we’re free to imagine something better.
We don’t owe voters more slogans. We owe them real answers. A vision. A plan. A party that isn’t afraid to talk about why things are broken…
We don’t owe voters more slogans. We owe them real answers. A vision. A plan. A party that isn’t afraid to talk about why things are broken…
Stop Settling: Imagining a New Way Forward for Southern Democrats
Southern Democrats keep losing because safe slogans aren't enough. Here's how we build power by being brave enough to imagine radical solutions.
redstatebluevoter.substack.com
July 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Being a Democrat in a state with a Republican supermajority doesn’t mean we don’t have power. It means we’re free to imagine something better.
We don’t owe voters more slogans. We owe them real answers. A vision. A plan. A party that isn’t afraid to talk about why things are broken…
We don’t owe voters more slogans. We owe them real answers. A vision. A plan. A party that isn’t afraid to talk about why things are broken…
Everyone’s talking about the 17–20 million people who will lose their health insurance if Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” becomes law.
And yeah—
That number should be a national scandal.
It’s staggering.
It’s cruel.
It’s deliberate.
But it gets a whole hell of a lot worse:
And yeah—
That number should be a national scandal.
It’s staggering.
It’s cruel.
It’s deliberate.
But it gets a whole hell of a lot worse:
Still Covered. Still Screwed. What Trump’s Bill Really Does to Your Health Care
Seventeen million people may lose their insurance, but the damage doesn’t stop there. Even if you keep your coverage, this bill guts what it means to be insured. Higher costs. Fewer options. More debt...
redstatebluevoter.substack.com
July 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Everyone’s talking about the 17–20 million people who will lose their health insurance if Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” becomes law.
And yeah—
That number should be a national scandal.
It’s staggering.
It’s cruel.
It’s deliberate.
But it gets a whole hell of a lot worse:
And yeah—
That number should be a national scandal.
It’s staggering.
It’s cruel.
It’s deliberate.
But it gets a whole hell of a lot worse:
I wish there was better news this morning. The Senate is still reading through Trump’s nearly 1000-page bill aloud, but it’s going to pass.
Almost a trillion cut from Medicaid. Millions about to lose care. Nursing homes will close. Families will pay more for energy. Billionaires get more tax breaks
Almost a trillion cut from Medicaid. Millions about to lose care. Nursing homes will close. Families will pay more for energy. Billionaires get more tax breaks
We’re Losing More Than Healthcare. We’re Losing Our Humanity.
While billionaires cash in, millions will lose care. The only thing standing between us and disaster is each other.
redstatebluevoter.substack.com
June 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I wish there was better news this morning. The Senate is still reading through Trump’s nearly 1000-page bill aloud, but it’s going to pass.
Almost a trillion cut from Medicaid. Millions about to lose care. Nursing homes will close. Families will pay more for energy. Billionaires get more tax breaks
Almost a trillion cut from Medicaid. Millions about to lose care. Nursing homes will close. Families will pay more for energy. Billionaires get more tax breaks
You can't plant nothing and expect a harvest.
But that's what keeps happening. A race gets close. A seat opens up. A district shifts by a few points, and we act shocked we're not ready to win.
But that's what keeps happening. A race gets close. A seat opens up. A district shifts by a few points, and we act shocked we're not ready to win.
We didn’t plant anything. And now we’re shocked when we can’t harvest.
A congressional seat just opened up in Tennessee. But what it’s really exposing is how little the Tennessee Democratic Party has built. Part 3 of The Race That Shows the Bones pulls back the curtain o...
redstatebluevoter.substack.com
June 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
You can't plant nothing and expect a harvest.
But that's what keeps happening. A race gets close. A seat opens up. A district shifts by a few points, and we act shocked we're not ready to win.
But that's what keeps happening. A race gets close. A seat opens up. A district shifts by a few points, and we act shocked we're not ready to win.
RFK JR: “My vision is that every American is wearing a wearable within 4 years.” Can you imagine if a Democrat said they wanted to track every American?
redstatebluevoter.substack.com
redstatebluevoter.substack.com
June 24, 2025 at 10:51 PM
RFK JR: “My vision is that every American is wearing a wearable within 4 years.” Can you imagine if a Democrat said they wanted to track every American?
redstatebluevoter.substack.com
redstatebluevoter.substack.com
June 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Yesterday was the largest protest in American history.
June 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Yesterday was the largest protest in American history.
There are thousands of protests planned across the country tomorrow, Saturday, June 14.
Find one near you. redstatebluevoter.substack.com/p/not-safer-...
If it’s not for you, do it for someone else. So they know they aren’t the only one seeing what’s happening - and that they’re not alone.
Find one near you. redstatebluevoter.substack.com/p/not-safer-...
If it’s not for you, do it for someone else. So they know they aren’t the only one seeing what’s happening - and that they’re not alone.
You’re Not Safer in a Crouched Position
Thousands of protests are happening across the country on Saturday, June 14. Find one near you - and show up so someone else knows they’re not alone. Your presence matters more than your comfort.
redstatebluevoter.substack.com
June 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
There are thousands of protests planned across the country tomorrow, Saturday, June 14.
Find one near you. redstatebluevoter.substack.com/p/not-safer-...
If it’s not for you, do it for someone else. So they know they aren’t the only one seeing what’s happening - and that they’re not alone.
Find one near you. redstatebluevoter.substack.com/p/not-safer-...
If it’s not for you, do it for someone else. So they know they aren’t the only one seeing what’s happening - and that they’re not alone.
I don’t know if y’all saw the memo Trump just put out…
The one federalizing 2,000 National Guard troops AND opening the door for unlimited active-duty military to be used against protests.
The one federalizing 2,000 National Guard troops AND opening the door for unlimited active-duty military to be used against protests.
June 12, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I don’t know if y’all saw the memo Trump just put out…
The one federalizing 2,000 National Guard troops AND opening the door for unlimited active-duty military to be used against protests.
The one federalizing 2,000 National Guard troops AND opening the door for unlimited active-duty military to be used against protests.
Kristi Noem warned that if Biden federalized the National Guard, it would be a dangerous, unconstitutional power grab.
Now Trump’s done exactly, she’s not just silent. She’s all in.
So what happened??
Now Trump’s done exactly, she’s not just silent. She’s all in.
So what happened??
June 9, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Kristi Noem warned that if Biden federalized the National Guard, it would be a dangerous, unconstitutional power grab.
Now Trump’s done exactly, she’s not just silent. She’s all in.
So what happened??
Now Trump’s done exactly, she’s not just silent. She’s all in.
So what happened??
Trump doesn’t give a damn about the deficit. Elon doesn’t care about the future of your job or your kid’s school. They are not on opposite sides of anything real. They’re just pissed off the other one tried to steal the spotlight.
Read the full piece: redstatebluevoter.substack.com/p/trump-elon...
Read the full piece: redstatebluevoter.substack.com/p/trump-elon...
The Billionaire Breakup That Should Scare the Hell Out of You
They’re not fighting for you. They’re fighting over control, while Medicaid gets gutted, AI takes your job, and your kid’s school loses funding. Don’t mistake this for entertainment.
redstatebluevoter.substack.com
June 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Trump doesn’t give a damn about the deficit. Elon doesn’t care about the future of your job or your kid’s school. They are not on opposite sides of anything real. They’re just pissed off the other one tried to steal the spotlight.
Read the full piece: redstatebluevoter.substack.com/p/trump-elon...
Read the full piece: redstatebluevoter.substack.com/p/trump-elon...
People will tell you to run for office like it’s a dare or a compliment. But running takes more than a name on a ballot.
It takes more than being mad at the way things are.
It takes more than being mad at the way things are.
The Questions No One Asks (But Every Potential Candidate Should Answer)
Thinking about running for office? Start here. These 7 gut-check questions go deeper than a checklist - they help you figure out if you're really ready to lead, especially in red and rural places.
redstatebluevoter.substack.com
June 6, 2025 at 8:38 PM
People will tell you to run for office like it’s a dare or a compliment. But running takes more than a name on a ballot.
It takes more than being mad at the way things are.
It takes more than being mad at the way things are.