We are working hard in Texas. My hope is that Blue Texas will be the next state, we need help. But it is happening, slowly slowly and that is why I spend a lot of time in the rural counties of my district. The impact there, to turn out more democratic voters means a lot. Even if they just go up a little, it means Allred has a much better shot and maybe even… people are saying Iowa and Ohio or Florida are in play? My bet is Texas flips before all of them.
Sometimes a blue dot is isolated in a blue landscape. During the 2000 election I knocked on doors, put up signs, wore a t-shirt. I was able to get Democratic candidate signs and shirts at the office of my local Pima County Democratic Office.
This year they moved offices that I finally found and went to today. The door was locked but someone finally opened the door. They had NOTHING to purchase. No signs, no shirts, no hats. In addition, I had signed up online as a volunteer weeks ago. Crickets.
Oh well, I’ll still be voting, I have contributed three times to Kamala for a total in the hundreds. I’ll continue to contribute and have a Kamala Walz sign posted on my home. Would like to do more but crickets.
This is so true, Jim – we need to engage voters and volunteers everywhere. I hope you're able to find a way to plug into the local Democratic community in the next two months. No question that there will be loads of ways to pitch in virtually, whether via text banks, phone banks, postcarding, virtual events...
I'll be thinking of you when I'm finding actions for next week's post!
Sorry. On my way to Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam for several weeks where I will tune out of the craziness in our politics for awhile. However, I will try again to get plugged in when I return.
We are working hard in Texas. My hope is that Blue Texas will be the next state, we need help. But it is happening, slowly slowly and that is why I spend a lot of time in the rural counties of my district. The impact there, to turn out more democratic voters means a lot. Even if they just go up a little, it means Allred has a much better shot and maybe even… people are saying Iowa and Ohio or Florida are in play? My bet is Texas flips before all of them.
Volunteering at the Harris Walz Center tomorrow in Wilmington, Delaware
Great & pertinent information! Keep on trucking, as they say!
Thank you, Anthony! 💙
You, Jess & others are doing a remarkable job!
Sometimes a blue dot is isolated in a blue landscape. During the 2000 election I knocked on doors, put up signs, wore a t-shirt. I was able to get Democratic candidate signs and shirts at the office of my local Pima County Democratic Office.
This year they moved offices that I finally found and went to today. The door was locked but someone finally opened the door. They had NOTHING to purchase. No signs, no shirts, no hats. In addition, I had signed up online as a volunteer weeks ago. Crickets.
Oh well, I’ll still be voting, I have contributed three times to Kamala for a total in the hundreds. I’ll continue to contribute and have a Kamala Walz sign posted on my home. Would like to do more but crickets.
This is so true, Jim – we need to engage voters and volunteers everywhere. I hope you're able to find a way to plug into the local Democratic community in the next two months. No question that there will be loads of ways to pitch in virtually, whether via text banks, phone banks, postcarding, virtual events...
I'll be thinking of you when I'm finding actions for next week's post!
Sorry. On my way to Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam for several weeks where I will tune out of the craziness in our politics for awhile. However, I will try again to get plugged in when I return.
Michele, this is excellent and much needed. I went into the messaging issue toward the end of this essay:
https://open.substack.com/pub/mmansour/p/the-democratic-renaissance?r=tcxup&utm_medium=ios
Let me know what you think! And thanks!
Thank you, Mark! It’s next on my list to read! 🤓
I just loved this post. This something my mother-in-law needs to read. Sending it her way now..