Giving money to local and state candidates can have a MUCH bigger impact than giving to national candidates: candidates for President and Senate get lots of donations and only have so many places to spend it. Local candidates get less money and less attention but can put your dollars to better use.

And your donation to a local candidate can also benefit the national candidates - a Democrat running for the state legislature can boost enthusiasm for Harris and Walz and candidates for Congress while they're campaigning for themselves.

Your downticket donations can multiply the power of your dollars.