If you have followed my posts, you know that I am the Apostle of Get Out the Vote. Yes, we need to immerse ourselves in the Great Debate. Yes, we need to thunder out the crimes of Trump/McConnell/Barr all across the nation. Yes, we need to stay on social media and carry our message there. (Our enemies are staying on. ‘Nuff said.) Yes, we have to stop these Trump/Republican bastards from cheating and stealing. But when it’s Winnin’ Time, only one thing will ultimately matter:
GETTING OUR VOTERS TO VOTE.
Hillary Clinton got almost 65.9 million votes. I’d like to see Joe Biden get at least 85 million votes.
It’s doable, but not in the way I was originally planning on. In January 2019 I began advocating a massive canvassing campaign of reaching out to voters door-to-door. In pandemic-ridden America, that may not be an option (unless we want to be the Masked Door Knockers). But I am convinced that there MUST be a personal element involved. Texts, postcards, and letters seem to me to be the key to this personal contact. Where to start? Try these links.
POSTCARDS TO VOTERS.
VOTE FORWARD’S LETTERS TO VOTERS.
TEXT OUT THE VOTE.
THE MoveOn TEXT TEAM
And don’t close the door on canvassing just yet! There are safe ways in which this can be done!
Our Target Groups: WHERE THE VOTES ARE
ID REQUIREMENTS FOR EVERY STATE, HOW TO OBTAIN VOTER IDs
1. Information from The National Conference of State Legislatures, located here. This is an excellent source.
2. Information from Ballotpedia, here. This has a wealth of detail.
3. VoteRiders will help people obtain voter IDs. Take a look here.
REGISTERING TO VOTE
1. State voting requirements can be found at U.S. Vote Foundation, located here.
2. You can register people to vote at Vote.Org, located right here.
3. You can not only register to vote at this site, you can check your current eligibility, right here.
WORKING WITH DEMOCRATIC GROUPS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL
1. Act Local put this guide out last year. It has plenty of good information, and I’m sure they’re already cranking up for 2020. Take a look here.
2. You want to be part of a fighting organization? Check out Indivisible, right here.
3. Check out Wave 2020, right here. Their list of local organizations is here.
4. Take a look at SwingLeft, right here.
FOR AMERICANS ABROAD AND MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY
I have GOTV suggestions specifically targeted for PENNSYLVANIA, OHIO, MICHIGAN, WISCONSIN, IOWA, NORTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, and FLORIDA. If you want to help in Texas, try The Texas Organizing Project. You want to help in Arizona, look at AZ Dems.
We need your help BIG TIME this year! Never think we’ve got this in the bag. We need to be fighting EVERY day. And your money is vital as well. ActBlue is a handy-dandy way to contribute.
So every day from now until 3 November, my message will be simple and straight-forward:
GET OUT THE VOTE, GET OUT THE VOTE, GET OUT THE G-D DAMNED VOTE!