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October 14, 2021
WORLDS SAVED: 1
DEMOCRATS WE'VE HELPED REGISTER: over 3,000,000!
TOTAL VOTERS REACHED OUT TO: 16,212,682
DAYS UNTIL 2022 MIDTERM ELECTION: 390
DAYS UNTIL ELECTIONS IN AZ, FL, GA, NC, PA, VA : 19
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As we speak, the battle is joined for the governorship of Virginia, the former capital of the Confederacy that Democrats have managed to swing Union blue in the last few years. In Democrat Terry McAuliffe we have a solid, proven candidate who led the state well in his previous tenure as Governor. And we have a true Trumpian villain in his opponent, Republican Glenn Youngkin, who propagates the Big Lie. In fact, Trump and Steve Bannon just held a rally for Youngkin, which began with a pledge of allegiance to a flag from the 1/6 insurrection.
Polls have the race in a dead heat.
But we have the strategy, the training, and the tools to make the difference.
So take heart – and take action! Join a social media storm or a postcarding party today, and help get the word out to the good people of Virginia!
Though that rough beast slouches towards Richmond to be born, you and I stand in its way. Just like we beat Trump – like we beat the Republicans in Georgia – like we beat the recall in California – we will beat this.
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"THIS WORK IS WORKING!"
INSPIRATION FROM BEN WIKLER
Our recent Blue Cheese party explosively launched our Democratic voter registration campaign in battleground Wisconsin. And Ben Wikler, visionary Chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, shared harrowing and uplifting stories of how the Resistance won back the Badger State and restored the Blue Wall.
Click HERE to hear some of Ben's inspirational words for yourself, especially his message that "this work is working!" Ben answers questions, shares insider war stories, and lifts up the volunteers and donors who ignored the polls in 2020 and kept registering more Democrats instead of assuming Biden/Harris had it in the bag. Their work helped literally save the world. He also shares tips on how we can ensure 2022 is the next blue wave! And chip in to our Blue Cheese Wisconsin fund HERE!
Thank you for being our hero, Ben!
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VIDEO SPOTLIGHT: MCAULIFFE DELIVERS
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HELP ENSURE MCAULIFFE DELIVERS ON ELECTION DAY!
3 weeks out from Election Day in Virginia, and the latest polls have Terry McAuliffe and the Trump stooge locked in a dead heat for the Governorship. If the GOP wins its first major statewide race in Virginia in a dozen years, it could spell trouble for the 2022 midterms and the potential return of President Disgusto in 2024.
So we need everyone to help push McAuliffe and the Democrats over the line. Check out this video about his many accomplishments. And share bit.ly/McAuliffe21 (where all of the #McAuliffeDelivers shareable social assets live) with everyone you know in Virginia, and with Virginia organizations who are on the ground.
We just proved that the 10s of millions of impressions with positive messaging helped defeat the bogus CA recall. And we need your help to do it again in Old Virginny. Early voting: now through October 30!
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TODAY — OCTOBER 14:
BYOP TEXTING BOOTCAMP
Get ready to BYOP – Bring Your Own Phone (*plan)! We're bootcamping TODAY, Thursday, October 14 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 in honor of our recent Blue Cheese event with Ben Wikler and the yeoman's work he's doing there in the fight against the GOP's nakedly anti-democracy shenanigans. Let's register new Wisconsin Democrats and get Democrats elected up and down the Badger State ballot! ...especially a new senator to replace Republican—and obvious Russian asset—Ron Johnson!
This is no-frills textbanking, so if you’re at all tech-challenged, you may be excused. If you have an ActionID and software to text from your computer, you're ready. RSVP!
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TONIGHT — OCTOBER 14:
OP-EDS FOR ORDINARY PEOPLE
Join published op-ed writer and brilliant voting rights advocate Valerie Morishige this very night, Thursday, October 14 at 6p PT, for a how-to on writing an op-ed as an "ordinary person." The goals for the workshop are to increase your motivation, unlock your abilities, and get published!
We will discuss why an op-ed is a powerful tool for change, how to choose a target, positioning yourself as an "expert," crafting your argument, and the nitty gritty of submitting your final product. You can RSVP right HERE.
Since this is a hands-on workshop, please come prepared with an issue you would like to write about. The goal is to be co-creators and co-conspirators in this space; therefore, sign-ups will be capped at 20 people and the session will not be recorded. Thank you!
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20:
SOCIAL MEDIA STORM
Every Wednesday we hit the web to raise awareness for Field Team 6's efforts to register Democrats and save the world.
Our next efforts will be around the must-pass #DemsBuildBackBetter act, promoting our #McAuliffeDelivers assets as well as supporting all of our in-person drive trainings, phonebanks, textbanks and postcarding programs!
Storm any time on your own or join our upcoming storm on Wednesday, October 20 at 11a PT on Zoom for some socializing and training to develop mad storming skillz! RSVP HERE. No idea what we're talking about? Show up and learn! Our very own Deb Verla is literally a training professional and will make it fun and easy.
And, as always, you can find info/assets for our latest storm right HERE.
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20:
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 postcarding parties are right up your alley! Join Postcarding Queen Laurie Mendik at our upcoming virtual shindig this Wednesday, October 20 from 2-3p 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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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23:
DAY OF ACTION FOR CA-25
The voters of CA-25 are mobilizing! They’ve had enough of Republican Mike Garcia, who slithered into Katie Hill’s old seat and promptly became a vocal Trump stooge totally at odds with the vast majority of the people he claims to serve. He retained his seat by just 333 votes... in a district full of unregistered progressives.
In 2022 we'll send him packing – and we've been hard at work on this all year! So on Saturday, October 23 from 9:30a-3p PT Field Team 6, in association with a host of Democratic clubs and grassroots organizations, is holding a rally and Voter Registration Day of Action to reach out to Democratic households in the Antelope Valley.
We'll canvass with bilingual door hangers to make sure everyone in the family is registered to vote, let them know about Rep. Garcia’s abysmal voting record, and connect them to the Democratic community in the area.
Come with your mask, hat, comfortable shoes, and a fully charged mobile phone. For more info or to sign up click HERE.
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26:
FLIP VICTORVILLE BLUE!
(CA-08)
Want to fight Trumpism and the GOP circus of horrors, and make a real difference? Registering Democrats is the #1 most effective way to do that... and now, once again, you can do that in person!
Join Field Team 6 and the San Bernardino County Democratic Party on Tuesday, October 26 from 10a-12p PT for an exciting, in-person, voter registration drive in CA-08. This district has leaned red, but its voters are finally realizing the GOP's policies don't benefit them in any way, shape or form. Let's make that crystal clear as we sign them up to vote as honest-to-God, democracy-loving Democrats! RSVP to join us right HERE.
No experience necessary. We'll start with a 15-minute training and deploy to some local hot spots. We'll have clipboards, forms, and pens. Just bring your smartphone or tablet (optional) a mask, a little water, sunscreen, some comfortable shoes, and maybe a hat.
NOTE: If possible, wear a liberal-looking t-shirt, hat, or pin! It really helps.
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8:
YEAR OUT STRATEGY BRIEFING
We're alllllmost one year out from the most important election of our lives. (Why does this sound familiar?) So come find out exactly all the new, fun, effective ways you and Field Team 6 can save the world at our upcoming Strategy Briefing on Monday, November 8 at 5:30p PT. It's a party and info session, rolled into one – with surprise guests we'll announce soon! RSVP HERE.
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REGISTER VOTERS IN PERSON!
Join us for in-person voter registration drives in CA-39, CA-08 and WI-01!
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
CA-25, NC-08, GA, AZ, PA, VA, FL and TX and get them registered to vote!
PHONE BANK IN SUPPORT OF FILIBUSTER REFORM
AND VOTING RIGHTS LEGISLATION
To protect voting rights, we must reform the filibuster
and pass the Freedom to Vote Act.
Call voters in AZ and WV!
POSTCARDING
Register Dems via postcard in the most flippable districts,
write with friends in the OC at our in-person postcarding parties
or virtually at our weekly Wednesday postcarding parties!
We've got campaigns going in
AZ, CA, CO, FL, NC, PA, WI, NY and TX!
And we just launched a high-priority
VA GOTV campaign!
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 texting efforts to register likely Dems in swing states like AZ and TX!
Including our new BYOP textbank to register WI Dems!
Click VOLUNTEER OPS below to get details and sign up!
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VOLUNTEER SHOUT-OUT: JUDITH BOLKER
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This week we’re shouting out Judith Bolker, a longtime political activist and Field Team 6er who's organized Democrats in the U.S. and abroad, helping spread the Blue Wave around the world.
She started by working on Obama’s 2008 campaign. “Call lists were all on paper and the data was given to one individual who entered it into a computer. How far we have come in 13 years!”
Judith stayed active, helping support the Affordable Care Act, Hillary Clinton in 2016, and the crucial 2018 midterms. Then she wound up living in England and got involved with Democrats Abroad, the largest group of civilian Americans outside the U.S., with members in 197 countries. “I was nicknamed the ‘California tornado’ because I brought California-style organizing to Oxford. I held phonebanks at our flat to let Americans living abroad know that they could vote.”
When Judith came home, she “saw the call for volunteers in the Field Team 6 newsletter and offered up my body and soul.” She worked on the Information Team, answered emails, and focused on voter registration. At a naturalization ceremony for new U.S. citizens, she registered hundreds of new voters!
Then the pandemic hit, and all the action moved to Zoom. “How do you manage loads of people on a new platform, while you try to safely register voters, phonebank and canvass from your couch?” A daunting task – but Judith somehow figured it out.
While she stays active and hopeful, Judith is also very concerned. “Hear that swirling sound? It’s our democracy swirling down the toilet. Yes, Biden won. We won a battle, but the war for our democracy continues...Now is not the time to be tired. You can rest all you want when you are dead! Now is the time to dig deep.”
Inspiring words! Judith, we salute your work to safeguard democracy here in the U.S., even when you weren't in the U.S.! Thank you so much for your invaluable service!
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Be like Judith! We're looking for people with a little time and almost any skill to share. Find our current needs or pleasantly surprise us HERE.
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WE'VE TURNED POSTCARDING INTO A FINE ART...
Everybody knows about Shepard Fairey's wonderful postcards, but did you know we now have a second world-famous artist on the team?
Yes, James McMullan's incredible artistry has graced Lincoln Center Theater posters, U.S. stamps, and the classic children's book I Stink!
And now you can buy a series of "register to vote" postcards featuring his original Democracy Donkey, and join our postcarding efforts in true style.
So grab James and Shepard postcards HERE, and thank you again to James for joining the good fight with his colorful creations!
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REGISTRATION T-SHIRT:
SAVE THE WORLD BY WALKING AROUND!
Feel like taking a stroll? Pull on this snazzy tee and get some exercise, clear your head, run an errand... and register voters as you go! On the front, the simple but all-important message in super cool shadow script: "REGISTER." On the back: a handy QR code that sends new voters to Voterizer.org for instant registration. You spin around, they snap away with their smartphone, and VOILA – a Democrat is born. Fast, fun and stylish! Click HERE to start shopping!
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