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September 8, 2022
WORLDS SAVED: 1
CONFIRMED DEMOCRATIC VOTERS WE HELPED REGISTER BY NOVEMBER 2020: 784,875
CONFIRMED DEMOCRATIC VOTERS WE HELPED REGISTER BY NOVEMBER 2021: 1,570,600
TOTAL VOTER TOUCHES TO DATE: 30,711,953
DAYS UNTIL 2022 MIDTERM ELECTION: 61
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2 BILLION PAIRS OF EYEBALLS |
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Our Field Team 6 Social Storming Squad just passed the 2 billion impressions mark just on Twitter (more if you count Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok and YouTube)! What does this even mean? Our messages have been served to over 2 billion people’s timelines so far on social media, in 2022 alone!
We know tweets don’t vote; they don’t register to vote, either. But people do read the tweets and act because of them. Think of the impact of having our pro-democracy and voter registration calls to action in front of 2 billion pairs of eyes!
And now that we’ve partnered with Meidas Touch and The Union, we’ll be able to reach even more people!
We’ve built a community of over 600 volunteer stormers who have sent out our ready-made posts over the last year and a half. Many of you have told me you were surprised at how easy this is – it’s a painless way to be an activist without having to drive anywhere or spend 4 hours carrying a sign. You can spend 10 minutes while you’re waiting in line and send out 30 quick tweets!
Wanna help but don’t think you have enough Twitter followers to make a difference? I started with 30, and grew it to over 13,000 followers. We’ll help grow your followers too!
Come to one of our trainings, we’ll show you how easy it is. Never used Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram? No problem, we’ll show you the first steps and how to make it work for you. Don’t want to write anything? You don’t have to, the posts are already designed and written.
Already on social media? Simply pop over to the Current Storm page HERE and send out a bunch of tweets; then head over to Twitter, do a quick search for #Voterizer, and like and retweet all the tweets you find.
You’ll find Social Storm trainings for Twitter, Facebook and Instagram on our website. So use your pair of eyeballs and click the Volunteer Ops button below.
-Deb Verla, Social Storming Czar
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OUR LATEST VOLUNTEER FAIR ...BIG AND UNION STRONG!
Last night, Field Team 6 hosted our best-attended (and arguably most fun) Volunteer Fair ever, and that had everything to do with our impressive new partner The Union – an organization that is an outgrowth of the Lincoln Project.
The Union recently exploded onto the scene with the purpose of directing the deluge of followers from The Lincoln Project into concrete activism to save the democracy – and it is now 60,000 volunteers strong.
Their promotion of this event brought a huge crowd of new volunteers – exactly what we need just over 60 days from the election! Attendees got to hear from our dream team of trainers about all the opportunities we offer to register Democrats – by phone, text, postcard, social media storm, in-person voter drives, helping out behind the scenes, or even helping with our latest groundbreaking tool, Blue Voter Guide. Sign up for our final Volunteer Fair before the election on Wed, 10/5 at 5p PT HERE.
Thanks to Community Organizing Lead Jacqueline Westman and everyone at the Union for all the good we will do together! See The Union's Volunteer Picks of the Week below!
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PICTURES FROM THE FRONT:
SWEET-TALKING IN SAVANNAH!
On August 31 from 10a-2p a group of hardy volunteers pounded the pavement in Savannah, in the ongoing fight against Trumpism in battleground Georgia.
They brought sunscreen, water, comfortable shoes... and a wonderful "save the world" attitude.
Lauren Mescon, who mainly lives in the Netherlands, but comes from Savannah originally, organized the drive and brought all her friends together. And our expert voter registrar Julie Glade drove down from Atlanta to help!
Even though it was a bit on the warm side, fellowship and fun was had by all... It's these kind of events where Field Team 6 originally made its bones... and it's a big reason why we remain so hopeful that we can, in fact, save democracy and the world. Thank you so much, Savannah gang!
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13:
TEXT ARCADES ARE FUN!
We don't have the cash, to text all the eligible voters who are likely Democrats in our database.
Hence the Text Arcade: a super-fast text bank that costs $25 a ticket, where 100% of your ticket funds this text bank. We cap attendance to make sure everyone has 1400 texts to send!
And now we're going all in with Text Arcade Tuesdays. Every Tuesday until October 18 we're hosting Text Arcades to likely Democrats in swing states that make the difference.
Here are the next ones:
Georgia Arcade — Tuesday, September 13 at 3p PT / 6p ET
Pennsylvania Arcade — Tuesday, September 20 at 3p PT / 6p ET
Texas Arcade — Tuesday, September 27 at 3p PT / 6p ET
Sign up HERE for any or all of the above Arcades. And Happy Texting!
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15:
FEARLESSLY TEXT TO REGISTER NC DEMS
We are ecstatic to be teaming up with our youth-led partner Fearless Action to reach out to young, unregistered North Carolinians in a peer-to-peer textbank! It's Thursday, September 15 from 6-8p ET. If you are a young person, please join us HERE!
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18:
"WRITE FOR DEMOCRACY"
RBG POSTCARD DRIVE-THRU
Here's how to honor the memory of Ruth Bader Ginsberg by saving democracy!
Join WAVE (Women for American Values and Ethics, one of FT6's fav partners) on Sunday, September 18, the two-year anniversary of RBG’s passing. From 10a-2p PT, you can cruise through WAVE’s outdoor DRIVE-THRU at 1900 Port Carlow, Newport Beach and pick up GOTV postcards to support Orange County Democratic candidates!
All postcard bundles have addresses, scripts, and directions; just pick up a bundle, fill out the cards, put on a stamp (though stamps are available for anyone with financial need), and pop ‘em in the mail on 10/10/22.
WAVE has had so much success with their Postcard Project that only 2,000 postcards remain – let's finish 'em off! Make sure there’s still inventory before you go: text Kim at 714-904-5982. And celebrate the life of RBG by flipping all of OC blue again in 2022!
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20:
TEXT BANK TO REGISTER
PENNSYLVANIA DEMS
Please join this superfast text bank to reach eligible female voters (who are likely Democrats) with a pro-abortion rights message on Tuesday, September 20 from 1-3p ET.
This must-win state is home to folk hero big John Fetterman vs medical zero and Jersey MAGA carpetbagger Doctor Oz in the Senate race; and Attorney General and all-around good guy Josh Shapiro versus insurrectionist and insane person Doug Mastriano for the Governor's mansion.
Training will be provided! You can join from anywhere. RSVP right HERE.
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TUESDAY, SEPT 27: IT'S BACK! MEET THE CANDIDATES 2!
Due to the phenomenal success of our last event, we’re doing this again – with all-new candidates, including superstar PA Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, and Oklahoma Senate candidate Madison Horn, with a bevy of heavyweights to be confirmed!
Why do we register Democrats? To get Democrats elected! Democrats like these – who can move this country forward in a million ways. Time to meet some more of the champions we’re fighting to get elected!
Tuesday, 9/27 from 5-6:30p PT/8-9:30 ET – RSVP HERE!
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29:
MY FRIEND'S IN A BAND!
A ROCK 'N ROLL FUNDRAISER
With the most important election of our lifetimes approaching on November 8, what's better than raising money to WIN that election – while drinking, singing and dancing to the music of some almost supernaturally talented friends? Correct answer: there is NOTHING better.
So join us on Thursday, September 29 at The Federal Bar (appropriate, right?) in North Hollywood. Doors open at 7pm and the kick-ass lineup includes:
• Crub
• Townland
• Melissa from “The Late Late Show” feat. Reggie Watts
Click HERE for more deets and to get tickets.
All proceeds go to Field Team 6's mission of registering Democrats to save the world! So let's drink, dance, and rock out to save abortion rights, LGBTQ+ rights, voting rights, education rights, health care rights... and, of course, our right to party!
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1:
4th TIME'S A CHARM! BALLOTS OVER BROADWAY FUNDRAISER
Seriously, the best in-person concert you’ll go to all year! It’s hilarious – it’s powerfully moving – and people have been known to fall deeply in love here (true story).
If you’re in L.A., don’t miss out! This magical night of musical talent is off-the-charts, with songs by your favorite stars of stage and screen to benefit not just Field Team 6 but also DemocraShe, founded by former Field Team 6 superstar and founding member Sarah Jakle.
Hosted by one of the world’s funniest and most talented people, Chris Mann, this event also features an open bar, delicious desserts, and a silent auction. Doors open at 7:30 – RSVP HERE before it sells out.
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AMAZING ALREADY-HAPPENED STUFF |
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PROGRESS NORTH... PROGRESS EVERYWHERE!
We are thrilled to report on another crazy successful text bank! This time we teamed up with our wonderful Wisconsin partners Progress North, an indigenous-led organization whose vision is this:
By coming together to rewrite the rules and making the wealthiest few pay their fair share, we can ensure that everyone — Black, white and brown, native and newcomer — can earn a good living and have a good life; we can resource our schools so that every child can pursue their dreams; and we can provide families with the care we all need to get and stay well.
As Field Team 6 does with all our partners, we encouraged them to take ownership of the script – and they did, perfecting the wording so that it truly spoke to the people we were connecting with. The upshot? We reached 50,000 unregistered women (and likely Democrats) across Wisconsin with a pro-abortion rights message! And our voter registration link reached a truly impressive 3.8% click through rate: 1880 people clicked through to the official WI registration page.
HUGE thank you to Shawnu, Cheyenne, Jade and the whole team at Progress North. Phenomenal work with a phenomenal partner – this is what swings elections!
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STRATEGY BRIEFING:
WHAT WENT DOWN!
Two days ago, we held a ‘very special episode’ of our Strategy Briefing. For one thing, it was our final briefing before the do-or-die midterm elections where we laid out our plan for saving the House, the Senate and (no pressure) the democracy itself, all in the next 61 days!
We were also joined by not one, not two, but threee (count ‘em) incredible partner groups with whom we’ve joined forces in this final push: Meidas Touch, The Union and Gen-Z voter registration super group Fearless Action!
You've built us the Ferrari. Now we just need the gas to power it over the finish line on November 8th. And this Ferrari runs on volunteer hours and donor dollars!
For all the details, to hear from our partners, and learn how there’s still plenty of time to get involved, check out the event video HERE!
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IN-PERSON VOTER DRIVES!
Register Dems on the ground in:
Tampa, FL, Reno, NV, Philadelphia, PA,
Banning, Cypress, Fullerton, Irvine, Orange and Mission Viejo, CA,
Norman, OK and Paxico, KS!
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 all of our target states:
AZ, CA, FL, GA, NC, NV, PA, TX and WI!
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 at our virtual postcarding parties
Wednesdays and Sundays!
We've got campaigns in all nine of our target states:
AZ, CA, FL, GA, NC, NV, PA, TX and WI!
It's not too late to get involved -
we'll be postcarding through 10/25!
SOCIAL STORMING
Got ten minutes?
Build progressive awareness and help #RegisterDemocrats
from the comfort of your social media accounts!
Find camaraderie, tips, and tricks on our weekly Zooms!
No social media experience required!
TEXTBANKING
Join our BYOP textbank to register Dems in all of our target states,
and our weekly text arcades to likely Dems
in all of our target states ($25 to participate)!
Just added: superfast textbanks to NC, PA, WI, AZ, FL, GA, NV and TX!
Click VOLUNTEER OPS below to get up-to-the-minute details and sign up!
Let's do this!
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Be a Difference Maker! We're looking for volunteers with a little time and almost any skill to share.
We have a real need right now for beta-testers for our Blue Voter Guide. We want BVG to be as smooth as possible when we roll it out en masse to enthusiastic progressive voters! So come, try it out, share your confusion or complements and make it better!
Have a different talent you'd like to share? Click HERE!
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BLUE VOTER GUIDE: YOUR
SAMPLE BALLOT MADE SIMPLE
Would you like to help everyone you know vote faster, easier, and smarter?
Blue Voter Guide is a new, unique get-out-the-vote tool. It’s progressive, simple, and sharable—bringing along all voters, including first-time or hesitant ones, to make voting easier and fun.
How does it work? Go to BlueVoterGuide.org, enter your address, and build your ballot using endorsements from progressive organizations — for candidates, propositions, and judges! There’s no cost and no tricks (address information is not collected) and you can easily share your choices with family, friends, and on social media.
Available now for battleground states AZ, CA, FL, GA, NC, NV, PA, TX, and WI. To learn more, check out the promo video HERE.
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DEFEND DEMOCRACY WITH A BEAUTIFUL BLUE YARD SIGN!
Working with our partners GrassrootsMessagingWorks.org, we're pushing out new yard signs that tell your neighbors just where you stand when it comes to our freedoms!
Order yours today by clicking HERE.
If you're in a swing state, get a Freedoms/Blue Voter Guide "combo" version and make your xeriscaping come alive with positivity!
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GORGEOUS POSTCARDS AND SNAZZY TEES, SIGNS & MORE!
Along with our Magic Voter Registration Handout Cards and 3 new yard signs, 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 any eager recipient to register as a Democrat ASAP! Click HERE (or the 'Shop Now' button above) to order a whole bunch of all of 'em! Blue Voter Guide swag coming soon!
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