Kate Barr
@katebarrcantlose.bsky.social
Founder of Can’t Win Victory Fund.
Running Can’tidates in gerrymandered districts. Can’t win? F*ck it, we’re running anyway.
https://linktr.ee/KateBarrCantLose
Running Can’tidates in gerrymandered districts. Can’t win? F*ck it, we’re running anyway.
https://linktr.ee/KateBarrCantLose
The South is where it’s happening. If you want real change, you need to care about Southern state legislative and state Supreme Court seats right away.
Gerrymandering is locking in Republican political power in the South. It’s going to take all of us to overcome it. And we’re gonna lose a lot.
Gerrymandering is locking in Republican political power in the South. It’s going to take all of us to overcome it. And we’re gonna lose a lot.
May 16, 2026 at 2:19 PM
The South is where it’s happening. If you want real change, you need to care about Southern state legislative and state Supreme Court seats right away.
Gerrymandering is locking in Republican political power in the South. It’s going to take all of us to overcome it. And we’re gonna lose a lot.
Gerrymandering is locking in Republican political power in the South. It’s going to take all of us to overcome it. And we’re gonna lose a lot.
The algorithm is going to hate this because it’s more than 60 seconds long...but we have to get up to speed on what is happening with these MAPS. Spoiler: it’s very bad.
Annnnd we may have to add Alabama to the in process list. SCOTUS cleared the way for them to use a map that eliminates a
Annnnd we may have to add Alabama to the in process list. SCOTUS cleared the way for them to use a map that eliminates a
May 15, 2026 at 2:25 AM
The algorithm is going to hate this because it’s more than 60 seconds long...but we have to get up to speed on what is happening with these MAPS. Spoiler: it’s very bad.
Annnnd we may have to add Alabama to the in process list. SCOTUS cleared the way for them to use a map that eliminates a
Annnnd we may have to add Alabama to the in process list. SCOTUS cleared the way for them to use a map that eliminates a
Coming to you live from bedtime because the gerrymandering never stops so neither can we.
Have red district Dems candidates’ backs. They’re doing a big hard thing that’s really important and that will help us for years and years to come.
Have red district Dems candidates’ backs. They’re doing a big hard thing that’s really important and that will help us for years and years to come.
May 8, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Coming to you live from bedtime because the gerrymandering never stops so neither can we.
Have red district Dems candidates’ backs. They’re doing a big hard thing that’s really important and that will help us for years and years to come.
Have red district Dems candidates’ backs. They’re doing a big hard thing that’s really important and that will help us for years and years to come.
SCOTUS just made state legislative races the most important races on the ballot this year
The Can’t Win Victory Fund PAC gives direct support to progressive state legislative candidates running in red districts. Help us help them.
🔗in the comments.
Who are you excited about on the state leg
The Can’t Win Victory Fund PAC gives direct support to progressive state legislative candidates running in red districts. Help us help them.
🔗in the comments.
Who are you excited about on the state leg
April 29, 2026 at 8:22 PM
SCOTUS just made state legislative races the most important races on the ballot this year
The Can’t Win Victory Fund PAC gives direct support to progressive state legislative candidates running in red districts. Help us help them.
🔗in the comments.
Who are you excited about on the state leg
The Can’t Win Victory Fund PAC gives direct support to progressive state legislative candidates running in red districts. Help us help them.
🔗in the comments.
Who are you excited about on the state leg
Welp.
I’m gonna make some content about why this matters and wtf is going on with these maps and all that stuff. But I’ve gotta let these feelings out first.
I’m gonna make some content about why this matters and wtf is going on with these maps and all that stuff. But I’ve gotta let these feelings out first.
April 29, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Welp.
I’m gonna make some content about why this matters and wtf is going on with these maps and all that stuff. But I’ve gotta let these feelings out first.
I’m gonna make some content about why this matters and wtf is going on with these maps and all that stuff. But I’ve gotta let these feelings out first.
VA passed their ballot measure to gerrymander themselves (in order to counter GOP mid decade redistricting in states like Texas).
How do I feel? Sad. Relieved. Bummed. Bleh.
How do I feel? Sad. Relieved. Bummed. Bleh.
April 22, 2026 at 9:21 PM
VA passed their ballot measure to gerrymander themselves (in order to counter GOP mid decade redistricting in states like Texas).
How do I feel? Sad. Relieved. Bummed. Bleh.
How do I feel? Sad. Relieved. Bummed. Bleh.
Forget national politics. Like mrs.frazzled said, we have to focus locally. And WOOO do we have some awesome candidates. Meet jenwilesnchouse andycantwin and west4forsyth (Marsie! I am sorry your name is misspelled in the captions!)
These are terrific humans first and great candidates
These are terrific humans first and great candidates
April 11, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Forget national politics. Like mrs.frazzled said, we have to focus locally. And WOOO do we have some awesome candidates. Meet jenwilesnchouse andycantwin and west4forsyth (Marsie! I am sorry your name is misspelled in the captions!)
These are terrific humans first and great candidates
These are terrific humans first and great candidates
“Mommy why are you making a video of that?”
(Internal monologue: because we’re at war with Iran & Venezuela & probably Greenland eventually, gas costs $4/gallon, kids are getting measles, other kids are getting kidnapped by government agents without due process, and Artemis II is re-entering the
(Internal monologue: because we’re at war with Iran & Venezuela & probably Greenland eventually, gas costs $4/gallon, kids are getting measles, other kids are getting kidnapped by government agents without due process, and Artemis II is re-entering the
April 11, 2026 at 1:17 AM
“Mommy why are you making a video of that?”
(Internal monologue: because we’re at war with Iran & Venezuela & probably Greenland eventually, gas costs $4/gallon, kids are getting measles, other kids are getting kidnapped by government agents without due process, and Artemis II is re-entering the
(Internal monologue: because we’re at war with Iran & Venezuela & probably Greenland eventually, gas costs $4/gallon, kids are getting measles, other kids are getting kidnapped by government agents without due process, and Artemis II is re-entering the
Check on your NC friends. The Republicans on the State Supreme Court are wrecking our rights again.
How do we fix this? Re-elect Justice Anita Earls in 2026 and then flip the court in 2028. Not an instant fix, but a lasting one.
How do we fix this? Re-elect Justice Anita Earls in 2026 and then flip the court in 2028. Not an instant fix, but a lasting one.
April 2, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Check on your NC friends. The Republicans on the State Supreme Court are wrecking our rights again.
How do we fix this? Re-elect Justice Anita Earls in 2026 and then flip the court in 2028. Not an instant fix, but a lasting one.
How do we fix this? Re-elect Justice Anita Earls in 2026 and then flip the court in 2028. Not an instant fix, but a lasting one.
Very important work in the office today. You’re welcome.
March 30, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Very important work in the office today. You’re welcome.
ELECTION RESULTS BREAKDOWN IS UP IN SUBSTACK! Search for katebarrcantlose on substack and read to find out what worked, what didn’t, and what we learned. If you have more questions after you read, drop them below and I’ll do a question round up!
March 30, 2026 at 6:07 PM
ELECTION RESULTS BREAKDOWN IS UP IN SUBSTACK! Search for katebarrcantlose on substack and read to find out what worked, what didn’t, and what we learned. If you have more questions after you read, drop them below and I’ll do a question round up!
How do you look in the No Kings’ mirror? Follow andycantwin and find out! (Please ignore the backyard camera alert. Had to get security cams installed after MAGA got their knickers in a twist about me. I get a notification every time a bird flies by…May need to adjust the camera sensitivity 😬)
March 24, 2026 at 9:13 PM
How do you look in the No Kings’ mirror? Follow andycantwin and find out! (Please ignore the backyard camera alert. Had to get security cams installed after MAGA got their knickers in a twist about me. I get a notification every time a bird flies by…May need to adjust the camera sensitivity 😬)
Dusting off the button maker for the best possible reason.
March 18, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Dusting off the button maker for the best possible reason.
Day in the life of the ! Training prep in full swing. Apologies to the trees.
March 18, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Day in the life of the ! Training prep in full swing. Apologies to the trees.
But did it work?
And HIIIIII from Disney!
And HIIIIII from Disney!
March 10, 2026 at 11:13 PM
But did it work?
And HIIIIII from Disney!
And HIIIIII from Disney!
Let’s go NJ, you can elect a real one by voting for @samwang.bsky.social - get out there and help him get his signatures!
And, the story with Major Garrett on @cbsnews.com:
www.cbsnews.com/video/north-...
Let's terminate gerrymandering nationwide! SamForNJ.org
www.cbsnews.com/video/north-...
Let's terminate gerrymandering nationwide! SamForNJ.org
North Carolina progressive enters Republican primary to protest gerrymandering
Kate Barr, a self-described progressive in North Carolina, is running in the Republican primary for North Carolina's 14th congressional district as a protest against gerrymandering. CBS News' Major Ga...
www.cbsnews.com
March 4, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Let’s go NJ, you can elect a real one by voting for @samwang.bsky.social - get out there and help him get his signatures!
Reposted by Kate Barr
Friends in central NJ, come out this lovely weekend to help me qualify for the ballot! Send an educator and scientist to Congress!
Canvassing for signatures in Princeton and Montogomery:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Canvassing for signatures in Princeton and Montogomery:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
March 4, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Friends in central NJ, come out this lovely weekend to help me qualify for the ballot! Send an educator and scientist to Congress!
Canvassing for signatures in Princeton and Montogomery:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Canvassing for signatures in Princeton and Montogomery:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
I lost tonight. But y’all won. You had a choice on the ballot. And you built something that will last long past this one day.
This is just the beginning. More soon.
This is just the beginning. More soon.
March 4, 2026 at 3:12 AM
I lost tonight. But y’all won. You had a choice on the ballot. And you built something that will last long past this one day.
This is just the beginning. More soon.
This is just the beginning. More soon.
Thank you for having me and for highlighting NC and our gerrymandered, rigged maps. Polls are open until 7:30PM (watch the full story with link in my bio!)
March 3, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Thank you for having me and for highlighting NC and our gerrymandered, rigged maps. Polls are open until 7:30PM (watch the full story with link in my bio!)
✅Bucket list item checked!
We made the newsletter. Woohoo!!!
We made the newsletter. Woohoo!!!
March 3, 2026 at 7:24 PM
✅Bucket list item checked!
We made the newsletter. Woohoo!!!
We made the newsletter. Woohoo!!!
Avengers…ASSEMBLE!
Polls close at 730. Let’s smash this turnout.
Polls close at 730. Let’s smash this turnout.
March 3, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Avengers…ASSEMBLE!
Polls close at 730. Let’s smash this turnout.
Polls close at 730. Let’s smash this turnout.
Win or lose, you can find us at King Canary Brewery in Davidson on election night. This has been so much more than a campaign, this has become a community, it’s become a movement. And it all belongs to you! See you there! 🪩🩷🇺🇸
March 2, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Win or lose, you can find us at King Canary Brewery in Davidson on election night. This has been so much more than a campaign, this has become a community, it’s become a movement. And it all belongs to you! See you there! 🪩🩷🇺🇸
This campaign…and everything that comes next…belongs to you.
Thank you for fighting. Thank you for letting me come on this journey with you.
Thank you for fighting. Thank you for letting me come on this journey with you.
March 2, 2026 at 6:24 PM
This campaign…and everything that comes next…belongs to you.
Thank you for fighting. Thank you for letting me come on this journey with you.
Thank you for fighting. Thank you for letting me come on this journey with you.
Today is the last day to early vote in our March 3 Primary.
I’ve talked to voters from one end of this absurd map to the other, and now it’s time to make your voice count.
Early voting ends today at 3 PM — then polls open again on Tuesday, March 3.
Go vote. Show up. Make it matter.�#NoMoreMoore
I’ve talked to voters from one end of this absurd map to the other, and now it’s time to make your voice count.
Early voting ends today at 3 PM — then polls open again on Tuesday, March 3.
Go vote. Show up. Make it matter.�#NoMoreMoore
February 28, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Today is the last day to early vote in our March 3 Primary.
I’ve talked to voters from one end of this absurd map to the other, and now it’s time to make your voice count.
Early voting ends today at 3 PM — then polls open again on Tuesday, March 3.
Go vote. Show up. Make it matter.�#NoMoreMoore
I’ve talked to voters from one end of this absurd map to the other, and now it’s time to make your voice count.
Early voting ends today at 3 PM — then polls open again on Tuesday, March 3.
Go vote. Show up. Make it matter.�#NoMoreMoore