Katie Phang interviews Vote Mama founder Liuba Gretchen Shirley, who says the group elected 188 Democratic mothers in the 2026 elections with a 95% win rate, and that a third of new members of Congress are Vote Mama moms. Shirley credits the wins to candidates speaking plainly about the costs of raising kids, and says Vote Mama will back Angie Nixon fully when she runs again in 2028.