My fellow Kossacks, I am engaged in a very determined effort. Every day, I publish a new version of the diary I have been publishing since February. (Here’s today's.) As part of my project, and with the help of my AMAZING Kossack contributors, I am gathering links to the campaign websites of EVERY Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, Governor, executive offices other than governor, and every Democratic candidate for state legislature. (I’ll even list local races people want me to!)
In the UPPER part of my diary is a huge wealth of information about how to get people registered to vote, how to fight vote suppression, how to obtain voter ID, protect the integrity of elections, how to contact local groups, how to contact EVERY STATE AND TERRITORIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN THE NATION, where to donate money, how to engage in GOTV efforts such as sending postcards, campaigning door-to-door, phone banking, sending text messages, and giving rides to the polls. I have links to a whole slew of organizations you can contact to take action. I have lists of special elections. I have residency requirements. I have tools for getting the vote out in our target groups, links to GREAT diary series like Nuts and Bolts, lists of progressive organizations, union contacts, and media contact info.
In the LOWER section of the diary is my ever-growing list of Democratic candidates and their websites. Here’s what I suggest:
1. Find a candidate you are interested in helping in your state, your congressional district, and/or your legislative district.
2. Use tools like SwingLeft, MobilizeAmerica, Act Locally and Indivisible to find out what you can do this very week.
3. Use the registration, residency, voter ID info, and anti-suppression tools to REGISTER DEMOCRATS TO VOTE.
4. Contact your state or territorial Democratic Party for further info.
5. Spread the donation tools around. Every dollar we collect helps.
In other words, link up the candidate you want to support with the tools that will help your candidate WIN! And remember, even if you live in a red district, the more Democratic voters we turn out locally, the more our STATE candidates will benefit!
We can DO THIS. We can spread this resource far and wide. We can make this a NATIONAL tool. We can put this info in the hands of thousands of Democratic activists. We can save our country THIS YEAR, by winning THIS YEAR.
BTW, by the end of June, I will have ALL Democratic candidates for the Senate, the U.S. House, and state governor listed. (I just finished California House candidates today! Whew!) So many of you have been awesome in helping me gather information, and I *love* it! I’m fired up every day.
HOPE YOU ARE TOO!