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January 20, 2021
WORLDS SAVED: 1
DEMOCRATS WE'VE HELPED REGISTER: 3,150,092+
TOTAL VOTERS REACHED OUT TO: 16,443,811
DAYS UNTIL 2022 MIDTERM ELECTION: 292
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THE ONE TIME WE WILL GIVE UP
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Remember that Wonder Woman movie where the supervillain does something horrible, and Wonder Woman gets so depressed that she gives up? Or the one where Black Panther gets so disgusted by evil that he decides to Netflix and chill with Superman for a year?
I don’t either.
For most of my life, I’ve been a writer, and I know enough to recognize a major plot point. When things are darkest, hope is gone, and our heroes look completely doomed...
That isn’t the end of the story. That's the end of Act 2.
In 2022, we write Act 3.
Losing this battle by two votes in the Senate tells us one thing clearly.
It’s time to win more Senate seats.
We do that in November by flipping seats blue in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, North Carolina, and maybe even Florida. And by holding Democratic seats – Rev. Raphael Warnock’s seat in Georgia, Mark Kelly's seat in Arizona, and Catherine Cortez Masto’s seat in Nevada.
Stacey isn’t giving up. LaTosha isn’t giving up. And we’re not giving up either.
We fight for our moms and dads, our sisters and brothers, our children, and everyone we love – including ourselves. So when will we give up?
Not now. NOT EVER.
That’s not quite true. There is one time we will give up.
WHEN WE WIN. When the freedom to vote is protected for every American, when civil rights and women's rights and LGBTQ+ rights and workers' rights are enshrined in law, when we all have access to affordable health care and a great education, when we've addressed the climate crisis, when we've banished big money from politics, and created a democracy that lives up to our ideals.
Every new Democrat you register brings that moment closer. Sign up for an event below and let’s show them our love is stronger than their hate.
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GEORGIA NITTY GRITTY VIDDY
& VOTER DRIVE IN A BOX
We've been doing these awesome little videos as part of each battleground state's Voter Drive in a Box. They're fun, they're quick, and they teach you exactly how to register Democrats using either a paper form or with Voterizer.org on a smartphone or tablet.
Georgia… is on our mind! Georgia did all of us—and democracy itself—a huge solid in January of 2021 by electing Senators Jon Ossoff and the Reverend Raphael Warnock. We want to help turn the rest of Georgia blue and pave the way for our hero Stacey Abrams to take her rightful place in the Peach State Governor’s Mansion.
To that glorious end, we hope you find this particular video super helpful. (And thank you so much to the Georgia Democratic Party for vetting all the details!) You can watch How to Register Democrats in Georgia right HERE and check out our Georgia Voter Drive in a Box. Now let's get out there and make some more history!
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SOMETIMES, IN SPITE OF EVERYTHING, MIRACLES HAPPEN!
Despite a host of challenges, a worldwide pandemic that sidelined a couple of our crew, and international flights cancelled due to massive blizzards, we just pulled off a truly wonderful video shoot for our biggest event ever... America Needs a Queen: Drag Queens do Democracy... and Sports!
This behind-the-scenes sneak peak at just some of our stellar cast says it all. You will not want to miss the show itself, Feb 3! Get your ticket HERE and see the official event details below!
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TODAY!!! — JANUARY 20:
BYOP TEXTING BOOTCAMP
Get ready to BYOP – Bring Your Own Phone (*plan)! We're bootcamping this very afternoon… Thursday, January 20 at 4p PT. We’ll train you how to text from your computer, using your data plan. Once trained, you can do this on your own time, whenever you like!
We're texting Wisconsin, Texas, North Carolina, and CA-22 (formerly CA-21)… all vital states/districts in the battle to save democracy. Let's register Democratic voters who can elect Democrats up and down the ballot!
And next week, 1/27, join us for a special session! Just four days before the voter registation deadline for the March primary in crucial battleground Texas, we'll be sending voter registration texts to the Latino community!
We've upgraded the tech with some sassy Chrome extensions that turn this into a two-click operation! If you have an ActionID, Chrome browser, and software to text from your computer, you're ready. RSVP!
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26:
SOCIAL MEDIA STORM
Every Wednesday we jump onto the web to raise awareness for Field Team 6's efforts to #RegisterDemocrats and save the world.
Our current efforts are around the must-pass #FreedomToVote Act, the #VRAA, and our ongoing #FightForVotingRights. We’re keeping up pressure on Senators to reform the filibuster and pass these landmark pieces of legislation. We’ll also be supporting our ongoing in-person voter drive trainings, phone banks, text banks and postcarding programs.
Storm any time on your own or join our storm Wednesday, January 26 at 11a PT for added momentum. We’ll be on Zoom for some socializing and fun training. Our very own Deb Verla is literally a training professional so she’s got you covered!
RSVP HERE. And, as always, you can find info/assets for our latest storm right HERE.
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26:
WEEKLY POSTCARD PARTY
Have you ever wanted to write voter registration postcards in a group... from the comfort of your kitchen table? Then our weekly virtual postcarding parties are right up your alley! Join Postcarding Queen Laurie Mendik at the next one: Wednesday, January 26 at 2p PT.
She'll get you trained up and ready to write. RSVP HERE! If you'd like to order some of our incredible Shepard Fairey or James McMullan-designed cards then click HERE. And if you can't contain your postcarding enthusiasm until Wednesday, feel free to get started any time right HERE!
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 30: DEFENDING DEMOCRACY SPEAKER SERIES
We're cohosting this one with our friends at the Democratic Volunteer Center, Silicon Valley’s premier grassroots volunteer organization. Pepper will examine the longtime efforts to install permanent GOP minority rule and explain how we can successfully fight back. Register for this free event HERE.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3: AMERICA NEEDS A QUEEN
This year’s most anticipated sporting event ain’t the Super Bowl or that winter sports thing in Beijing. It’s America Needs a Queen: Drag Queens do Democracy... and Sports!
Your contribution to this star-studded drag and sports competition will benefit Field Team 6 and our efforts to register more Democrats in the LGBTQ+ and allies community, including the millions (yes, millions!!) of fans who follow our stars' every move on social media!
So join us on February 3 at 5p PT to see your favorite drag performers including: Alaska, runner-up of RuPaul's Drag Race: Season V and winner of Drag Race All Stars: Season II, Detox, star of RuPaul's Drag Race: Season V and Drag Race All Stars: Season II, Chy'enne Valentino, star of Queen of the Universe: Season 1, Torie and Cali Balmain, winners of HBO's Legendary: Season 1, Joey Jay, Milk, Salina and more (lineup subject to change). Get your tickets for the livestream HERE, starting at just $10. And let’s drag democracy into 2022!
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TRAIN TO LEAD IN-PERSON VOTER DRIVES
Our Zoom trainings give you all the skills to lead in-person voter drives!
We have trainings for AZ, CA, FL, GA, NC, PA, TX, and WI – with NV coming soon!
PHONEBANKING
Join Field Team 6 and our partners as we call likely Dems in
swing states and get them registered to vote!
POSTCARDING
Register Dems via postcard in the most flippable districts and
write with friends on Wednesdays at our weekly virtual postcarding party!
We've got campaigns in
AZ, CA, NC, PA, FL, GA, WI, NY and TX!
Our partner organizations are writing in TX, PA, NC, NM, NY, CA
and Korean and Vietnamese speakers in GA!
We're also writing to specific demographic groups about how
the infrastructure package will improve their lives and communities.
Coming soon: Postcards to Spanish speakers in FL!
SOCIAL STORMING
Build progressive awareness and help #RegisterDemocrats
from the comfort of your social media accounts!
Find camaraderie, tips, and tricks on our weekly Wednesday Zooms!
TEXTBANKING
Join our BYOP textbank to register WI, TX, NC & CA Dems!
Click VOLUNTEER OPS below to get up to the minute details and sign up!
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VOLUNTEER SHOUT-OUT: KIM COSGROVE
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This week we’re shining the gratitude spotlight on an amazing Field Team 6er, Kim Cosgrove. She has two great adult kids and two beautiful grandkids, who are the real reason she got active in the first place.
“I felt a great need during the Trump presidency to do something, and that became stronger with the Georgia runoff for Senate.” So Kim started making phone calls. “This was WAY WAY out of my comfort zone, but I did it — made many calls in Georgia for Ossoff and Warnock.”
Kim’s father believed that "the definition of evil is when good men and women sit back and do nothing." After the dark days of the Trump presidency, she knew she couldn't sit back and do nothing.
“I truly feel that generations after are going to wonder what happened to the USA during the Trump time, and I didn't want my grandchildren to ask why I didn't try to change things.”
Kim was supposed to have retired to spend more time with her grandkids. "But Covid hit, and I am still working part-time as a manager for a busy pediatric practice in two different states.”
After phonebanking for GA, she worked behind the scenes to thank donors. And now, she’s part of the Field Team 6 voter registration data team.
One of Kim’s main goals is to get science-backed Democrats into office. She’s an Education-Registered Nurse with another degree in Human Resource Management. So she really wants to get all Americans back to believing in science and not seeing vaccines as an infringement on our liberties.
“If you’re not in medicine, I don't think people realize the toll Covid — and the lack of believing in our science-based experts and vaccines — has taken on the medical community, and this will affect medicine as we know it for everyone, which is why I feel it's so important to volunteer.”
Kim, we’re so grateful you're part of the Field Team 6 family. We appreciate your passion and hard work, and look forward to achieving even more amazing things with your help in 2022.
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Be like Kim! We're looking for volunteers with a little time and almost any skill to share.
But here's one that could come in particularly handy right about now: if you'd be game to call other friendly volunteers and let them know about opportunities that match their interests, join our Activist Telecom Team (or AT&T) HERE!
Find all of our current behind-the-scenes needs, or pleasantly surprise us HERE.
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STRAT BRIEFING: NEW Q&A!
In case you missed it, we had our One Year Out Strat Briefing with Field Team 6 founder Jason Berlin and our very special guest Felicia Moore, the frontrunner in the Atlanta mayoral runoff election. Find the highlights HERE.
We also ran out of time for the Q&A, so we did it after-the-fact and recorded Jason fielding all of the fun questions posed by attendees. You can watch it HERE.
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NEW POSTCARD DESIGN, REGISTRATION T-SHIRTS,
AND OTHER MERCH TO SAVE THE WORLD!
If you know the North Carolina state dog, the Plott Hound, you'll know our new postcard will appeal to NCers who want to register to vote! Many thanks to James McMullan for this latest Democracy Donkey series art piece!
Want postcards, QR-code T-shirts or other merch to register Democrats? Click HERE to start shopping!
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