Smell the pumpkin spice lattes? That means it’s October, which means yanking out the Halloween decorations, watching The Golden Bachelor, picking apples… and THE LAST POSSIBLE DAYS TO REGISTER NEW DEMOCRATIC VOTERS FOR MAJOR RACES IN SIX SWING STATES THIS YEAR!

Sorry, didn't mean to yell. That’s right, deadlines are coming up fast, so we can’t be letting our attention wander; now is the time to jump on every opportunity to call, postcard, text, and donate so we have enough voters to win all of these elections.

Here’s a recap of what’s at stake, and all the deadlines hitting us this month:

MISSISSIPPI: Registration deadline 10/9 - Democrat Brandon Presley (a cousin of Elvis) is locked in a very close race for governor. Don’t be Cruel – register enough new Dems to vote him in!

KENTUCKY: Registration deadline 10/10 - Democratic Governor Andy Beshear is running only slightly ahead of his challenger – it’s way too close to leave to chance.

OHIO: Registration deadline 10/10 – It’s absolutely vital that we have enough Democratic voters to guarantee abortion rights in the state constitution.

NEW JERSEY: Registration deadline 10/17 - The GOP is trying to flip the state legislature. Only Democratic votes will stop them.

LOUISIANA: Registration deadline 10/18 for the 11/18 election – With enough new Dem voters, we really can beat the odds and elect a new Democratic governor.

VIRGINIA: Registration deadline extends to Election Day 11/7 – If we put in the effort, we WILL hold our tiny majority in the state Senate, plus win 3 more seats to flip the House of Delegates. If we fail and Republicans take control, they will ban abortion. We must stop them now.

BREAKING NEWS! Alabama has a brand new district we can flip: District 2! We are setting up BYOP texting and postcarding immediately with the data we own. Watch for these in Vol Ops in the next day or so. Donate to help us raise $ to buy more data here so that we can text and email as well!

Giant Dem wins in all six of these states would be a huge exclamation point at the end of 2023's blue winning streak, and we can make it happen! So please, sign up to volunteer, donate, and make a whole pumpkin spice latte of difference today!

–Elise Allen, Newsletter Team

AMP UP YOUR VOTER DRIVE WITH FREE IN-PERSON VOTER DRIVE STICKERS!

Everyone loves swag, so amp up your next voter drive with these super-duper cool stickers! Hand them out as conversation starters for about-to-be-registered Democrats, or make 'em your new party favors at your next activist meeting or GOTV event. Download and print them yourself HERE, or order them for free from our union printer HERE (just pay shipping). The stickers can be shipped anywhere in the USA, and come in combo packs, with 11 stickers each of the following:

• Blue Voter Guide
• Black Lives Matter
• Keep Your Laws Off My Body
• Protect Our Children from Gun Violence
• College Without Debt
• Healthcare for Everyone
• Love is Love
• Vote Like the Planet Depends On It
• Registered to Vote

Swag up now, and hand out stickers with pride – they're as much of a treat as full-size candy bars on Halloween!

BALLOTS OVER BROADWAY: A BIG BOFFO SUCCESS! AND YOU CAN STILL BID ON THE SILENT AUCTION!

A couple hundred fierce resistance fighters donned their finest and gathered under the rented tents in a gorgeous but potentially rainy Los Angeles backyard for the 5th annual Ballots Over Broadway, a magical event hosted by Chris Mann and featuring a chorus of Broadway's best-known voices (Rory O'Malley, Jared Gertner and Nicole Parker, to name only a few!) who made us laugh, cry, swoon - and empty our pockets in the name of democracy!

If you couldn't make it (or even if you could), there's still a chance to support Field Team 6 and DemocraShe at the online silent auction, which is open until tomorrow HERE! 

And if you really want to get fired up about saving the world, check out this VIDEO of Field Team 6 founder Jason Berlin’s speech at the event, and find out why there’s “no better bargain in activism” than registering new voters with Field Team 6!

EMAILS WORK: YOU'RE GETTING US TO OUR GOAL!

You are all killing it! Thanks to you, just since our last newsletter, we’re $2,100 closer to our $11,742 Emails Work fundraising goal!

This is huge. We’re running the fundraiser because we have email addresses for over 2.3 million people we couldn't afford to reach out to in the 2022 cycle. That’s a lot of potential voters, and we can reach them all for just half a penny per email. What would that mean? Well, in 2022, more than one in three voters we contacted actually registered as Democrats or progressive independent voters. So if we emailed those 2.3 million people, and a third of them registered to vote, we’d have 766,000+ new Democrats or progressive independent voters! That’s enough to send the GOP packing in a massive landslide! 

But here’s the thing: we’re not waiting to reach our full goal to get started. With the money you’ve donated, we’ve already sent emails to voters in the six swing states with upcoming elections. You’re already making a huge difference, and with just half a penny funding each email, any size donation truly helps. Thanks in advance for all your continued help. Please click HERE to donate online, HERE to donate by PayPal or check (please put "Email Works!" in the memo line), or to send a larger amount, email Contributions@FieldTeam6.org. Let's keep it going, and let’s hit that goal!

TODAY, OCTOBER 5: ZOOM HAPPY HOUR FOR TENNESSEE Belly up to the bar, and hear how the Volunteer State is partnering with Field Team 6 to register Democrats. Join this fun Zoom Happy Hour all about the state that had the world’s tallest treehouse until 2019… Tennessee! Login Thursday, October 5, from 6-7p ET to hear stories from amazing organizers in the state who are working hard to flip TN blue. You’ll also hear from local candidates (including Tennessee Three's Gloria Johnson, Bryan Goldberg, Dana Moran, and Domonica Floyd!), and get fired up about all we can do to help the state stop Tennes-see-ing red, and get it into the blue for good! Click HERE to sign up, and we’ll see there, rain or (moon)shine!

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10: WELCOME TO FIELD TEAM 6!

You know what we love almost as much as registering new voters and saving democracy? Meeting new people who want to get involved with Field Team 6! If that’s you, come join us for a meet-and-greet! You’ll meet Field Team 6 wunderkinds like our fearless leader and founder Jason Berlin, who brightens up any room he’s in, even over Zoom! We’ll chat, get to know each other, laugh about things like the crazy headless horseman that’s the current GOP House of Representatives, and along the way you’ll also hear about our mission to register new Democratic voters, plus how you can help us succeed. RSVP HERE to join us October 10, 12-12:30p PT. We'll save a Zoom square for you!

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17: HOW TO PARTNER W/ FIELD TEAM 6

Here’s a fact: the more progressive groups work together, the more we scale up, achieve vertical takeoff, and register more new Democrats in swing states, so we can win in all Novembers and save our democracy! That’s why we love our current partners, and why we’re always looking for more!

Come join a presentation and Q&A, Tuesday, October 17 at 12p PT by clicking HERE.

Or click HERE to watch How To Partner With Field Team 6, then share the video wide to let your favorite progressive organizations know we're ready to dive in, work together, and stop the MAGA right for good, because when we band together, there’s nothing we can’t accomplish!

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25: DEMOCRACY-SUPPORTING STAR STRATEGISTS LAY OUT HOW WE'LL WIN IN 2024!

Come join a can’t-miss conversation between top strategists who are fighting successfully to preserve our democracy. They know exactly how Democrats can take back Congress and keep the White House in 2024, because they have their fingers on the pulse of the American electorate.

Simon Rosenberg is a Democratic Strategist and Analyst, publisher of The Hopium Chronicles on Substack, and enough of a data whisperer that he correctly predicted no “Red Wave” in 2022. He’s bringing that same expertise to the polls and data surrounding the 2024 elections, and he’ll share why he believes Democrats will win.

Reed Galen is co-founder of The Lincoln Project, which was started by pro-democracy Republicans to take down Trump and the MAGA right. Their ads and social media posts are clever, biting, and hit where it hurts. Reed will talk about the origins of The Lincoln Project, what it’s doing next, and what he sees in this election cycle.

These two political strategy behemoths will be joined by Field Team 6’s own COO, Dale Roy Robinson, who will speak to what we all know is the best way to turn the tide in elections: reaching out to strangers and registering new Democrat and progressive independent voters!

This event will not only give you hope, it will also inspire you to action. Field Team 6 is proud to co-sponsor this fundraiser for their amazing partner Blue CD2 New Mexico, and the two orgs are building on their successful partnership in 2022 to help keep Gabe Vasquez as New Mexico’s CD2 congressional district’s representative in 2024.

Reed, Simon, and Dale take the Zoom stage Wednesday, October 25, from 6-8p PT. Click HERE to sign up for this incredible, eye-opening webinar, and get ready to win!

IN-PERSON VOTER DRIVES!

Register Democrats on the ground in cities all over CA,

and at Pride events in Atlanta, GA,

Palm Springs, and Visalia, CA!

VOTER DRIVE TRAINING

Learn on Zoom to lead your own voter drive

on the ground in all of our 2024 target states:

AZ, CA, GA, MI, MT, NC, NV, NY, OH, PA, WI, and WV!

PHONE BANKING

Call likely Dems in AZ, CA, GA, LA, MI, NY, and OH

and get them registered to vote!

Pennsylvania phone bank starting 10/19!

POSTCARDING

We're writing for crucial 2023 elections in OH and VA and

registering Dems in all of our 2024 target states!

Join us at our virtual postcarding parties on Wednesdays and Sundays!

SOCIAL STORMING

Got ten minutes?

Help us reach another 4 billion impressions this cycle -

all from the comfort of your social media accounts! 

Find camaraderie, tips, and tricks on our Zoom trainings!

No social media experience required!

TEXT BANKING

BYOP Text Banking to AZ, CA, IL, KY, LA, MS, NC, NJ, OH, PA, TN, and VA,

and weekly text arcades to AZ, OH and VA ($25 = 1400 texts)

Click VOLUNTEER OPS below to get up-to-the-minute details and sign up!

Let's do this!

BLUE VOTER GUIDE: NOW WITH FREE STICKERS!

BlueVoterGuide.org is a seriously indispensable voting tool. Type in your address, and you’ll see all the races up and down your ballot — candidates, judges, and ballot measures — each with a list of endorsements from trusted organizations on the left. With all that information in one place, you can quickly and easily pick the right candidates and measures for you, then head to the voting both (or fill out your mail-in ballot!) with confidence.

The Blue Voter Guide is active right now for the upcoming elections in KY, LA, MS, NJ, PA, VA, and OH (where Dems are fighting to guarantee abortion rights), so use it, share it, and social-media-scream about it! Click HERE to check it out, and to spread the word further, click HERE for free Blue Voter Guide QR-code stickers from our printer (just pay shipping), or print them yourself from our Resources/Printable Tools page HERE! And stay tuned, ‘cause in 2024, the Blue Voter Guide will expand to all 50 states!

GET A FACT ATTACK WITH THE FIELD TEAM 6 SUBSTACK

Love the newsletter but want it with fewer words so it hits your brain in a high-octane fuel injection? Subscribe to the Field Team 6 Substack! Grab it how you like it, with different levels of subscriptions – from free, to $5/month, to $50/year. Or if you really want to plant your flag, go big and become a Founding Member for $250/year. No matter what your level, know that all proceeds go right to our mission of registering Democrats in swing states – the best way to affect elections! Join our Substack HERE, and help us swing elections both this year and in 2024!

POSTCARDS & SNAZZY TEES, & STICKERS IN STORE!

We also have a full range of Jamie Rodgers, Shepard Fairey and James McMullan postcards and QR t-shirts linking to Voterizer.org, making it a snap for anyone to register as a Democrat!

Click HERE to order a whole bunch of all of 'em!