I can assure you that I am as aware as you are of the crimes, follies, treason, incompetence, criminality, and chaos of Trump and his vicious Congressional Republican followers. And the flood of diaries that point this out is necessary. But basically, these diaries are preaching to the choir. We all agree on DKos that voting Democratic is absolutely necessary. The Republicans are going 100% in on hatred for immigrants. They are going all in on protecting Trump. They are going all in on destroying the ACA. The only way to stop this nightmare is to RALLY those voters we can reach.
WE MUST REACH OUT TO EVERY POTENTIAL DEMOCRATIC VOTER. Victory in 2018—which I am convinced is necessary to the survival of the United States— will require PRACTICAL measures. Many volunteers are currently engaged in such activities. BUT WE NEED MORE. We need INFORMATION and RESOURCES, info that is readily at hand, and information that can be updated and added to. So therefore I am going to post a Resource Wiki EVERY SINGLE DAY on DKos.
A. I will post it 1-2 times daily.
B. People who add links in the comments will see those links added to the diary, which will then be reposted every single day.
C. I do NOT want it to be a place for people to continue intraparty arguments from 2016.
D. I hope NOT to see personal agendas or the posting of irrelevant comments.
We saw it in Alabama in the 2017 Senate contest. We saw it in Virginia, where the Democrats won a sweeping victory. We’re seeing in the flood of state legislative victories we’ve been winning. We saw it in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race. DEMOCRATS WIN WHEN WE GET OUT THE VOTE. And we do that by organization, fundraising, and personal contact with voters.
I think the largest progressive site on the Web needs something like this. We need a place where people can find information IMMEDIATELY that will help them get involved. The existence of this Wiki will allow people to share and get in contact with others who are looking to get involved.
We need REGISTERED VOTERS, and we need to fight REPUBLICAN VOTE SUPPRESSION. Use These Tools!
Here are some tools to take action, if you haven’t already.
VOTER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS ARE RIGHT HERE.
FURTHER REGISTRATION INFORMATION IS RIGHT HERE.
HOW TO OBTAIN VOTER IDs IN EVERY STATE, RIGHT HERE.
MORE ON HOW TO OBTAIN VOTER IDs HERE.
STILL MORE INFO ON HOW TO OBTAIN IDs IS HERE.
LEARN HOW TO FIGHT VOTER SUPPRESSION HERE.
MORE INFORMATION ON FIGHTING VOTER SUPPRESSION IS HERE.
LET AMERICA VOTE (JASON KANDER) IS HERE.
VERIFIED VOTING IS HERE.
TOM STEYER’S NEXTGEN AMERICA HERE.
More voter registration info HERE.
THE UNITED STEELWORKERS REGISTRATION SITE IS HERE.
VOTE VETS IS HERE.
VoteRiders is HERE.
Kossack Bethesda 1971 has an ACTION PLAN to register or pre-register younger voters HERE.
From Kossack ShoshannaD:
www.rockthevote.org
From Kossack Poohtoo2, ELECTION PROTECTION IS HERE.
And useful research resource Ballotpedia is HERE.
TAKE ACTION LOCALLY!
Swing Left groups all over the country are HERE.
The Swing Left homepage is HERE.
Act Locally is HERE.
The DCCC Toolbox for working locally is HERE.
Indivisible, a progressive grassroots organization, is HERE.
Where the Kogs Are: Links to the 200+ DK Local & Political Groups by State & Beyond,2011-2018 (from Kossack mettle fatigue)
WHAT’S IN THIS DIRECTORY/INDEX
§1.General/National 39 DK political and organizing groups (see Connect! Unite! Act! in this section for event notices and how to start new local groups).
§2.a single alphabet of 207 unique local-groups in the US states, regions, and non-voting-delegate territories/possessions/districts, each with their groups by name (e.g.,Motor City Kossacks listed as such, not as Detroit). If there's no group near you, make friends with neighboring ones. In fact, do it anyway: networking supports new-group formation and collective strength. Groups for entire REGIONs —currently: Appalachia ■ Asian-Pacific ■ Four Corners ■ Koscadia ■ Caribbean ■ New England ■ Pacific Northwest ■ Southern— are cross-listed only if their profiles give locale or their admins tell mettle fatigue.
§3.International/Other Localities lists 6 unique local non-U.S. places where kosaks live & have or had groups. Kossacks on Mars is not yet a local group.
WE URGENTLY NEED TO ORGANIZE AT THE COUNTY LEVEL. TOM SULLIVAN HAS A GUIDE FOR DOING THAT CALLED FOR THE WIN. YOU CAN REQUEST A COPY OF IT AT THIS LINK RIGHT HERE.
From Kossack orangewatch, working in key counties can be done HERE.
From Kossack Ernest Edward:
And check out Civ.Works out, right
HERE. (HT: Kossack wordmonkey)
DONATE AND RAISE MONEY HERE!
The Koch brothers are giving $400 million to the Republicans. Other right-wing billionaires are threatening to bury us under dark money. SHELDON ADELSON just gave corrupt Paul Ryan $30 MILLION.
WE NEED CAMPAIGN RESOURCES! We need at least ONE BILLION DOLLARS this year from rank and file Democrats, Independents, and disillusioned Republicans. Here’s where you can contribute:
ACT BLUE IS HERE.
RED TO BLUE (DCCC) IS HERE.
THE DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATIVE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE IS HERE.
THE DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE IS HERE.
Want to Send Postcards? Look Here:
Writing postcards to voters is a good GOTV technique. If you want to join in, do this:
POSTCARDS TO VOTERS IS HERE.
Some nice designs for postcards are HERE.
Want to campaign door-to-door? Do this:
KNOCK EVERY DOOR IS HERE.
Look into phone banking is you’re comfortable doing that.
Give Rides to the Polls:
LEARN HOW TO GIVE RIDES TO THE POLLS FOR VOTERS HERE.
Phone Banking:
calls.org
And:
A How-to guide from OFA is
HERE.
Organizing for ACTION:
From Kossack RandomNonviolence:
boldprogressives.org
front.moveon.org
From Kossack ptressel:
www.314action.org
From Kossack ZenTrainer:
www.90for90.org
From Kossack rebel ga, don’t miss this FANTASTIC diary, HERE.
From Kossack Tookish, this valuable directory of Indivisible Sites, right HERE.
www.resistancecalendar.org
This FINE collection of links was gathered by Kossack SJohnson, and published in a great diary by WYgalinCali. A Hat Tip to both of you!
UPCOMING RALLIES AND MARCHES
THE RESISTANCE
LOTS OF GREAT PRACTICAL RESOURCES ON ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE TO ENACT CHANGE. ACTIVISM WORKS, AND IT WORKS BEST WHEN ORGANIZED AND UNITED.
2018 Midterm Elections Nov. 6, 2018
G.O.T.V.
"Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting."
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
32nd President of the United States
EVERY ELECTION MATTERS - THOSE WHO SHOW UP DETERMINE OUR FUTURE. GO VOTE...BARACK OBAMA
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LET’S START THIS WEEK OUT WITH POSITIVITY AND A SMILE
RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL FIFTY STATES:
www.infoplease.com/…
NOTE: Puerto Ricans in Texas and Florida need this information urgently.
MORE ORGANIZING TOOLS
FROM KOSSACK chrislemen, PRACTICAL TIPS ON HOW TO RUN A WINNING CAMPAIGN (BASED ON VIRGINIA’S EXPERIENCE) ARE RIGHT HERE
From Kossack ptressel, this fantastic list of resources:
"A Guide to Progressive Grassroots Organizations", from The Daily Banter:
https://thedailybanter.com/2017/11/guide-to-progressive-grassroots-organizations/
"If You Want to Run for Office (and You Should), Start With These Resources", from Slate:
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2017/01/a_guide_to_resources_for_running_for_office.html
"Activist groups are ‘amateurizing’ our political candidates", from Brookings (includes commentary, but isn't negative, in spite of how the title may read):
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2017/12/12/activist-groups-are-amateurizing-our-political-candidates/
"Progressive Electoral Politics Organizations", from START Guide (a more general list of progressive organizations involved in elections):
http://www.startguide.org/orgs/orgs01.html
"Organizations Working for Justice and Equity", from the Resistance Manual:
https://www.resistancemanual.org/Organizations_Working_for_Justice_and_Equity
"Training to Run for Office", from the Resistance Manual:
https://www.resistancemanual.org/Tools_of_Resistance#Political_Training
Organizations that train and support candidates -- note you should research any organization first, to make sure it's a good match.
National Democratic Training Committee (official Democratic Party organization): https://www.traindemocrats.org/
Progressive Change Campaign Committee: https://www.boldprogressives.org/
Wellstone Institute: https://www.wellstone.org/
Democracy for America: http://www.democracyforamerica.com/
90 for 90: http://www.90for90.org/
Brand New Congress: http://brandnewcongress.org/
Our Revolution: https://ourrevolution.com/
Justice Democrats: http://justicedemocrats.com/
21st Century Democrats: http://www.21stcenturydems.org/
RALLYING DEMOCRATIC VOTING GROUPS
Also From Kossack ptressel: The following are organizations that specialize in candidates belonging to particular categories. A specialist organization can be especially helpful, as they will understand the particular roadblocks for specific categories (e.g. racism), or specific needs for candidates (e.g. scientists may need to learn casual public speaking, not lecturing...). This is not an exhaustive list...
Millennials / young people:
Millennial Politics: https://millennialpolitics.co/
Run for Something: https://runforsomething.net/ , https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/11/9/16625966/run-for-something-progressives-local-election-virginia
New Leaders Council: http://www.newleaderscouncil.org/
Millennial / young women:
IGNITE: http://www.ignitenational.org/ , https://risenews.net/2016/09/meet-ignite-the-organization-working-to-get-millennial-women-to-take-over-politics/
Rise to Run: https://www.risetorun.org/
Women:
National Women's Political Caucus: http://www.nwpc.org/
Emerge America: https://emerge.ngpvanhost.com/
She Should Run (non-partisan): http://www.sheshouldrun.org/
EMILY's List: https://www.emilyslist.org/
Black women:
Higher Heights: http://www.higherheightsforamerica.org/
Blacks:
Collective PAC: https://collectivepac.org/
AND HELP MOBILIZE AFRICAN-AMERICAN VOTERS HERE.
LGBTQ:
Victory Fund: https://victoryfund.org/
Scientists:
314 Action: http://www.314action.org/ , https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/8qeypb/3000-scientists-have-asked-for-help-running-for-office-to-oppose-trump
There are also state and local organizations that support candidates. I urge you to add them, particularly in hotly contested Senate and House races.
Hispanic voters
From Kossack ghost7, an outstanding resource for mobilizing Hispanic voters:
lulac.org
Also from Kossack ghost7, this resource for safeguarding Hispanic voting rights:
www.maldef.org/…
Democrats Abroad is right HERE.
AND GET YOUR DKOS-SPONSORED BUMPER STICKERS RIGHT HERE!
UNION YES! Here Are Some Key Pro-Democratic Unions
AFSCME is HERE.
The AFL-CIO is HERE.
The NEA is HERE.
The United Steelworkers are HERE.
Special Elections
From Kossack Glenn Magus Harvey, the DKos guide to special elections, HERE.
Another list of special elections, HERE.
The DKos data set guide is HERE.
QUICK LIST OF SPECIAL ELECTIONS WITH CONTESTABLE PARTY CONTROL IS HERE.
The Special Elections This Summer are HERE.
Nuts and Bolts
Kossack Chris Reeves has a GREAT series called Nuts and Bolts. It’s right HERE.
Progressive Websites
PROGRESSIVE SITES! WE GOT ‘EM RIGHT HERE.
This one, too, right HERE.
Media Contact Information
The New York Times
The Washington Post
CNN
The Los Angeles Times
CBS News (Feedback)
CBS News (Every Affiliate in the Country!)
OHIO! OHIO! OHIO!
Ohio voter registration rules
In order to register to vote in Ohio, you must meet these requirements:
- You must be a citizen of the United States.
- You must be at least 18 years old on or before the next general election.
- You must be a resident of Ohio for at least 30 days immediately before the election in which you want to vote.
- You must not be currently incarcerated (in jail or prison) for a felony conviction. If you are an ex-felon and not currently incarcerated, you CAN register to vote in Ohio.
- You have not been declared incompetent for voting purposes by a probate court.
- You have not been permanently denied the right to vote for violations of election laws.
Register to vote
Ohio ID Requirements
IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Ohio law requires that every voter, upon appearing at the polling place to vote on Election Day, must announce his or her full name and current address and provide proof of identity.
The forms of identification that may be used by a voter who appears at a polling place to vote on Election Day include
- An unexpired Ohio driver’s license or state identification card with present or former address so long as the voter’s present residential address is printed in the official list of registered voters for that precinct;
- A military identification;
- A photo identification that was issued by the United States government or the State of Ohio, that contains the voter’s name and current address and that has an expiration date that has not passed;
- An original or copy of a current utility bill with the voter’s name and present address;
- An original or copy of a current bank statement with the voter’s name and present address;
- An original or copy of a current government check with the voter’s name and present address;
- An original or copy of a current paycheck with the voter’s name and present address; or
- An original or copy of a current other government document (other than a notice of voter registration mailed by a board of elections) that shows the voter’s name and present address.
For utility bills, bank statements, government checks, paychecks, and other government documents, “current” is defined as within the last 12 months. “Utility bill” includes a cell phone bill. “Other government document” includes license renewal and other notices, fishing and marine equipment operator’s license, court papers, or grade reports or transcripts. “Government office” includes any local (including county, city, township, school district and village), state or federal (United States) government office, branch, agency, commission, public college or university or public community college, whether or not in Ohio.
Provisional ballots: If you do not have any of the above forms of identification you may provide either your Ohio driver’s license or state identification number (which begins with two letters followed by six numbers) or the last four digits of your Social Security number and cast a provisional ballot. Once the information is reviewed and verified by the board of elections, your ballot will be counted.
If you do not provide one of the above documents or your driver’s license/state identification number or the last four digits of your Social Security number at the precinct, you will still be able to vote using a provisional ballot. However, in order for that ballot to be counted, you must return to the board of elections no later than seven days following Election Day to provide a qualifying form of identification.
Follow this link for more information on provisional ballots.
Ohio Residency Requirement:
30-day residency requirement. 30-day registration requirement.
The Ohio Secretary of State’s election information is HERE
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Swing Left for Ohio District 1 is HERE.
Indivisible’s Act Locally Link is HERE. (Put Ohio into the search box if need be.)
The Ohio Democratic Party is HERE.
ActBlue’s Ohio Page is right HERE.
U.S. SENATE RACE: Sherrod Brown’s site, HERE.
OHIO GOVERNOR’S RACE: Richard Cordray’s site is HERE.
Kathleen Clyde for Ohio Secretary of State, RIGHT HERE.
WEBSITES FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES. MORE WILL BE ADDED EVERY DAY!
SENATE RACES
Arizona
Kyrsten Sinema’s site is HERE
Connecticut
Chris Murphy’s site, HERE.
Florida
Bill Nelson’s site, HERE.
Hawaii
Mazie Hirono’s site is HERE.
Indiana
Joe Donnelly’s site is HERE.
Massachusetts
Elizabeth Warren’s site is HERE.
Missouri
Claire McCaskill’s site is HERE.
Montana
Jon Tester’s site, HERE.
Nebraska
Jane Raybould’s site is HERE.
Nevada
Jacky Rosen’s site, HERE.
New Mexico
Martin Heinrich’s site is HERE.
New York
Kirsten Gillibrand’s site is HERE.
New Jersey
Bob Menendez’s site, HERE.
North Dakota
Heidi Heitkamp’s site, HERE.
Ohio
Sherrod Brown’s site, HERE.
Pennsylvania
Bob Casey’s site, HERE.
Tennessee
Phil Bredesen’s site, HERE.
Texas
Beto O’Rourke’s site, HERE.
Virginia
Tim Kaine’s site is HERE.
Washington
Maria Cantwell’s site, HERE.
West Virginia
Joe Manchin’s site is HERE.
Wisconsin
Tammy Baldwin’s site, HERE
HOUSE RACES
Alabama: District 1, Robert Kennedy, Jr.; District 6, Danner Kline;
Arizona: District 3, Raul Grijalva; District 4 David Brill;
California: District 1, Audrey Denney, District 2 Jared Huffman, District 3, John Garamendi; District 4, Jessica Morse; District 5, Mike Thompson; District 6, Doris Matsui; District 7, Ami Bera; District 9, Jerry McNerney; District 10, Josh Harder; District 11, Mark DeSaulnier; District 12, Nancy Pelosi; District 13, Barbara Lee; District 14, Jackie Speier; District 15, Eric Swalwell; District 16, Jim Costa; District 17, Ro Khanna; District 18, Anna Eshoo; District 19, Zoe Lofgren; District 20, Jimmy Panetta; District 21, TJ Cox; District 22, Andrew Janz; District 23, Tatiana Matta; District 24, Salud Carbajal; District 25, Katie Hill; District 26, Julia Brownley; District 27, Judy Chu; District 28, Adam Schiff; District 29, Tony Cardenas; District 30, Brad Sherman; District 31,Pete Aguilar; District 39, Gil Cisneros; District 45, Katie Porter; District 49, Mike Levin; District 50, Ammar Campa Najjar;
Florida: District 4, George "Ges" Selmont;
Georgia: District 1, Lisa Ring; District 3, Chuck Enderlin; District 14, Steve Foster
Illinois: District 6, Sean Casten; District 8, Raja Krishnamoorthi; District 11, Bill Foster; District 14, Lauren Underwood; District 16, Sara Dady;
Indiana: District 9, Liz Watson
Iowa: District 1, Abby Finkenauer; District 2, Dave Loebsack; District 3, Cindy Axne; District 4, J. D. Scholten
Kansas: District 3, Sharice Davids
Kentucky: District 2, Hank Linderman; District 6, Amy McGrath;
Massachusetts: District 5, Katherine Clark; District 6, Seth Moulton;
Michigan: District 14, Brenda Lawrence;
Minnesota: District 1, Dan Feehan;
New Jersey: District 1, Donald Norcross; District 2, Jeff Van Drew; District 3, Andy Kim; District 4, Josh Welle; District 5, Josh Gottheimer; District 6, Frank Pallone; District 7, Tom Malinowski; District 8, Albio Sires; District 9, Bill Pascrell; District 10, Donald M. Payne, Jr.; District 11, Mikie Sherrill; District 12, Bonnie Watson Coleman
New Mexico: District 1, Deb Haaland; District 2, Xochitl Torres Small;
North Carolina: District 6, Ryan Watts;
Ohio: District 14, Betsy Rader,
Oregon: District 2, Jamie McLeod-Skinner;
Pennsylvania: District 17, Conor Lamb;
Tennessee: District 1, Marty Olsen;
Texas: District 1, Shirley J. McKellar; District 2, Todd Linton; District 3, Lorie Burch; District 4, Catherine Krantz; District 5, Dan Wood; District 6, Jana Lynne Sanchez; District 7, Lizzie Pannill Fletcher; District 8, Steven David; District 9, Al Green; District 10, Mike Siegel; District 11, Jennie Lou Leeder; District 12, Vanessa Adia; District 14, Adrienne Bell; District 16, Veronica Escobar; District 17, Rick Kennedy; District 18, Sheila Jackson Lee; District 19, Miguel Levario; District 20, Joaquin Castro; District 21, Joseph Kopser; District 22, Sri Preston Kulkarni; District 23, Gina Ortiz Jones; District 24, Jan McDowell; District 25, Julie Oliver; District 26, Linsey Fagan; District 27, Eric Holguin; District 28, Henry Cuellar; District 29, Sylvia Garcia; District 30, Eddie Bernice Johnson; District 31, Christine Eady Mann; District 32, Colin Allred; District 33, Marc Veasey; District 35, Lloyd Doggett; District 36, Dayna Steele. (Thank you, Kossack Catte Nappe!)
Virginia: District 10, Dan Helmer;
Wisconsin: District 6, Dan Kohl;
GUBERNATORIAL RACES
California
Gavin Newsom’s site is HERE.
Georgia
Stacey Abrams’ site is HERE.
Ohio
Richard Cordray’s site is HERE.
Pennsylvania
Tom Wolf’s site is HERE.
Wisconsin
Tony Evers’s site is HERE.
STATE LEGISLATURE RACES
Georgia
Becky Evans, House District 83, DeKalb County, HERE.
New York:
Senate District 38, HERE; Senate District 39 HERE; Senate District 53, HERE.
LOCAL CANDIDATES
Seminole County, Florida, HERE.
I NEED YOU TO HELP ME VIRALIZE THIS!! FACEBOOK, TWITTER, YOUR EMAIL LIST, ANYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF.
AND REMEMBER...WE HAVE NOT YET WON THIS THING. THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE TO VICTORY. NONE. MORAL VICTORIES MEAN NOTHING. WE MUST GOVERN. OUR COUNTRY IS AT STAKE. WE MUST VOTE. WE MUST WIN. PERIOD.