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August 4, 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: 30,200,858
DAYS UNTIL 2022 MIDTERM ELECTION: 96
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Democrats deliver.
If you think back to the utter chaos and corruption of the previous administration, the contrast could not be more stark.
Want a reminder of what Biden has done since his inauguration (with a 50/50 Senate!)? Click HERE and HERE.
400 families separated by Trump have been reunited by Biden's task force. As I listen to my son safely playing with friends online, I find this emotionally stunning.
Nancy Pelosi kept insurrectionists off of the January 6th Committee, and that bipartisan group continues to do a bang up job of presenting evidence (mostly from Republicans) into the criminal conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election – revealing who planned, paid for and promoted the attack on our democracy – and changing people’s minds (huge swing in Independents!) in the process. Stay tuned for more must-see episodes of this miniseries in September! I personally cannot wait (and our Slack watch parties are amazing).
Manchin and Schumer out-maneuvered McConnell with secret negotiations on the Inflation Reduction Act. Color me tickled.
PACT Act passed. CHIPs passed. Gun safety bill passed. Shout out to Kansas for making sure that their anti-abortion amendment didn't pass!
Democrats deliver when it comes to governing. Democrats deliver when it comes to democracy.
Help us in every way that you can deliver more Democrats to the polls this November.
Dale Roy Robinson - COO, Field Team 6
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COMING SOON: 420 POSTCARDING!
Brittney Griner's sentence has #Marijuana trending on Twitter today and the conversation about 40k Americans serving time for cannabis convictions is back on the front burner.
In a related note, the Lone Star State may be red, but Field Team 6 is planning to turn it green with our upcoming postcarding campaign! We've partnered with Ground Game Texas to reach out and register Texans who support decriminalizing pot. Although GOP support has been eking up recently, most people who favor decriminalizing weed are Democratic voters. So we're aiming high — very, very high — with our first ever psychedelic postcard and our first 420-friendly postcarding campaign! Coming soon! Click HERE to get started postcarding immediately!
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FIELD TEAM 6 IS ON HOW WE WIN!
If you haven't done so yet, now's a great time to check out last week's How We Win podcast. Our own Founder Jason Berlin had the honor of being interviewed by OG Swing Left activist hero Steve Pierson on the awesome How We Win podcast – and talked about how the tide is turning in Democrats' favor!
Jason shared his uplifting message and explained how Field Team 6 and allies are indeed working right now to save the world, one new Democrat at a time. Tune in HERE to check it out, and get ready to get hopeful!
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TODAY!!! — AUGUST 4:
BYOP TEXTING BOOTCAMP!
Get ready to BYOP – Bring Your Own Phone (*plan)! We're bootcamping this very afternoon… Thursday, August 4 at 4p PT. We’ll train you how to text from your computer, using your data plan. (Or a free Google Voice number!)
If you already know how to text from your computer, you're way ahead of the game! If not, we'll train you up and then you can do it on your own time, whenever you like!
We're texting swing states and districts all across the nation… all home to vital contests in the battle to save democracy. Let's register Democratic voters who can elect Democrats up and down the ballot!
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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FRIDAY, AUGUST 5:
HELP TURN PA BLUE
What’s better than working with Turn PA Blue to text eligible female voters and likely Dems in Pennsylvania? Nothing.
We’re all outraged over the Roe decision, and now we can turn that negative energy into something positive: let’s mint new, blue voters who can elect Fetterman to the Senate and increase our majority – elect more Democrats to hold the US House – elect Shapiro to the Governor's mansion – and elect more Democrats to the PA state legislature too, as well as downballot!
And don’t worry if you’ve never used Spoke Rewired – training will be provided. Register HERE for this fun time Friday, August 5 at 10a PT.
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 6:
CALL DEMOCRATS IN NEVADA!
Make a difference in the ramp-up to midterms: hop on a phone bank and join Field Team 6 as we register democrats in the important swing state of Nevada!
You’ll call eligible voters we already know are likely Dems, then get them registered as Democrats. If they're already registered (yay!) you'll help them sign up to vote from home (vote by mail). This is a super-effective way we can turn voices into votes, but we need your help! We’ll provide training, lots of good company and plenty of virtual pats on the back – plus it’s fun!
Join us Saturday, August 6 at 10a-12p PT / 1-3p ET. Click HERE to sign up – we hope to see you there!
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 7 &
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10:
WEEKLY POSTCARD PARTIES
Our famous Postcarding Parties are back and better than ever—because now they're twice a week!
Yes, you can write voter registration postcards in a group... from the comfort of your kitchen table... and you can do it on Sundays and Wednesdays. That's a win-win-win-win.
The weekend sessions take place Sunday evenings and are led by Sandy Johnson. RSVP HERE for the next one on Sunday, August 7 from 5-7p PT.
Wednesday's sessions are led by long-time postcarding guru Laurie Mendik and take place in the afternoon. RSVP HERE for our upcoming sesh on Wednesday, August 10 from 2-4p PT.
At both parties, we'll teach you everything you need to know about our voter registration outreach through postcards. Our focus, as always, is registering Democrats in flippable districts. And for those who are already trained up, feel free to hop right into our breakout room to write postcards and talk politics. See you soon!
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10 &
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17 (TWITTER + INSTAGRAM!)
Hi Social Stormers! The last week of July we had our best storming week, and now that we've totted up the numbers... it's official: we just had the best month ever in our history of Social Storming! We generated over 300 million impressions this month! Plus we had two weeks in a row with over 11,000 tweets generating over 70 million impressions each week! That's the kind of online wave-making that leads to a Blue Tsunami! So, thank you, thank you, thank you!
To build on that we introduced a new Instagram Training...and Facebook is coming! Read on for dates and times and we hope to see you churning it up online soon.
Instagram Training for Social Storming — Wednesday, August 10, 11am PT
Learn the 'gram from an expert! RSVP HERE!
Advanced Twitter Skills for Social Storming — Wednesday, August 10 at 3p PT
Already comfortable using Twitter? Learn tips and tricks to increase your followers, use Tweetdeck and more. RSVP HERE.
Basic Twitter Skills for Social Storming — Wednesday, August 17 at 11a PT
Brand new to Twitter, or just want a bit more explanation on how social media all works? This session is for you! RSVP HERE.
And, as always, you can send out our posts any time you like. You'll find more info and our super cool posts right HERE.
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 10am PT:
CALIFORNIA-WIDE TEXTING
California’s blue (and thank God for that!) but there are several swing districts that could help determine who controls the House.We have partnered with two activist organizations to text state-wide in all of the districts where we own data. Fearless Action is a youth-led group helping to register and turn out new (and young) Democrats, and Swing Left West Valley has adopted CA-27 and is working to flip it back to blue with canvassing, phonebanking, letters/postcards and textbanking. Thanks to both!
RSVP HERE for this important textbank on Wednesday, August 23 from 10a PT.
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NEW Field Team 6 Partner! |
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Click for the volunteer opportunities chosen by Meidas this week! |
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IN PERSON VOTER DRIVES!
Register Dems in-person in:
Boca Raton, FL,
Fullerton and Long Beach, CA,
Decatur, GA,
El Paso, TX,
and Milwaukee, WI!
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 weekly virtual postcarding parties!
We've got campaigns in all nine of our target states:
AZ, CA, FL, GA, NC, NV, PA, TX and WI!
Just added: Sunday postcarding with Sandy!
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!
Now featuring: Instagram training!
TEXTBANKING
Join our BYOP textbank to register Dems in all of our target states:
AZ, CA, FL, GA, NC, NV, PA, TX and WI!
And new superfast text banks to likely Dems in PA and CA!
Click VOLUNTEER OPS below to get up-to-the-minute details and sign up!
Let's do this!
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VOLUNTEER SHOUTOUT: TAMMY REUS |
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This week, we’re lighting the Candles of Appreciation in honor of an incredible volunteer, Tammy Reus, who has a long history of activism dating all the way back to 9/11.
She’d always been passionate about justice and fairness, but the attacks on the Twin Towers marked the true start of her activism. Appalled by Bush’s presidency, she marched against the Iraq War and then worked for the Kerry campaign in 2004. Although Kerry lost, she was lucky enough to meet him at a volunteer thank-you event. She was so inspired by the man that she rededicated herself to activism.
After volunteering on state-level campaigns and serving as a delegate to the state party convention, Tammy shifted her focus to local government issues and environmental activism. She’s now President of a nonprofit in the Bay Area, focusing on the protection of open space and wine country.
During the Obama years, her activism waned a bit. And then Trump won. “Those four years were dark, stomach-cringing times. The thought of him winning again was unacceptable.” So she went in search of volunteer opportunities and connected with Field Team 6.
“I’ve found that I am most depressed about the state of the world when I feel I have no control." Working with FT6 has given her a sense of empowerment, community and optimism that makes dealing with Trumpism tolerable for her. And because she’s involved with so many different causes, she’s short on time. With FT6, “there are opportunities to ‘customize’ your level of activism and find your sweet spot in terms of how and how much you want to help.”
Tammy has done it all, from textbanking to phonebanking to regularly proofreading the website's Volunteer Ops page and making sure the Current Storm Tweets conform. “I firmly believe that it is up to the people to make change happen and to never give up trying to achieve justice and protect our democracy. Together we can make a tremendous difference and create a country where human beings are treated compassionately.”
Tammy, we applaud your passion and longtime dedication, are grateful and honored to have your on our team, and look forward to continuing the fight for justice and democracy with you by our side.
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Be like Tammy! We're looking for volunteers with a little time and almost any skill to share. Find all of our current behind-the-scenes needs, or pleasantly surprise us HERE.
We're in particular need right now for a Wordpress and CSS-savvy volunteer. If that sounds like you – click HERE!
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HATCH YOUR OWN
FIELD TEAM 6 CHAPTER!
As the midterms loom, there’s no better time to assemble your peeps into a new Field Team 6 chapter, come up with a name for it, and lead them to register Democrats! ("Chapter" sound daunting? Call it a club, a justice league, a brunch bunch. If you and someone else are in it, it works for us! It's like the carpool lane!)
Your chapter can work in-person or virtually. It can draw from a geographic base (e.g. FT6 Five Points Atlanta)... an ethnic group (FT6 Chinese-Americans for Democracy)... or even an alumni pool (FT6 Notre Dame Fighting Democrats). Your community can be tiny at first. As long as you’re engaging and registering people, you’re making a difference!
Field Team 6 makes it easy-peasy to get going. We can help you create a Slack channel to communicate with your chapter members. We have a calendar of events you can join. We have training sessions to get you started phonebanking, textbanking, postcarding, and social storming. Questions? Reach out to Partnerships@FieldTeam6.org.
Using our database of unregistered likely Democrats, Field Team 6 can set up your own phone/text banks and postcard campaigns to help you register members of your community, laying the foundation for victory in November.
Click HERE for all our existing Volunteer Opportunities. Or click HERE to find out all the ways Field Team 6 can partner with your new chapter!
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SMARTPHONE QR LOCK SCREENS: GREAT FOR MARCHES & DRIVES!
Suiting up for your next march? Heading out to an in-person voter drive? Or maybe you're just going shopping but always like to be prepared...
Turn your phone into a registration machine by making one of these images your lock screen. The QR code on each sends people to Voterizer.org, the fastest way to register a Democrat!™ There they can check their registration or get registered to vote and depending on the state, even sign up to vote by mail.
Find these ready-to-download images at our PRINTABLE TOOLS section of FieldTeam6.org under Resources. That section has been growing by leaps and bounds as volunteers suggest new things they could use! Thanks y'all!
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GORGEOUS POSTCARDS AND SNAZZY TEES!
Along with our Magic Voter Registration Handout Cards we also have a full range of Jamie Rodgers, Shepard Fairey and James McMullan postcards and QR t-shirts linking to Voterizer.org and making it a snap for any eager recipient to register as a Democrat ASAP! Click HERE (or the 'Shop Now' button above) to find it all!
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