Want To Help Democrats Win But Can't Afford To Donate? Volunteer virtually or in person!

[FelineOverlord]

Here are some volunteer opportunities to help Democrats in winnable races. I provide these links because they can be hard to find through all the donation pages.

We must remember that it's not enough to try to swing certain seats, but to keep the ones we already have!

You can phone bank (in English or Spanish), text bank, send postcards, canvass door to door, and help in many other ways!

They will train you on the programs needed. I know! My husband and I are already phone banking and texting.

Here are some upcoming events. Not much texting yet, but it will gear up in October!

Lots of phone banking and canvassing opportunities.

Here are some opportunities:

Democrats.org:

https://events.democrats.org/

Activate America:

https://www.activateamerica.vote/

Swing Left:

https://swingleft.org/

Indivisible:

https://indivisible.org/


Help get or keep Democratic governors:

Wes Moore (Maryland):

https://wesmoore.com/getinvolved/

Maura Healey (Massachusetts):

https://secure.ngpvan.com/banxRXxenE2Wdk8orzaZ9Q2

Josh Shapiro (Pennsylvania):

https://joshshapiro.org/join/

Tony Evers (Wisconsin):

https://tonyevers.com/volunteer-with-team-tony/

Tina Kotek (Oregon):

https://www.tinafororegon.com/get-involved/


Senate races:

Maggie Hassan (New Hampshire):

https://secure.ngpvan.com/ZBTFgI6hhUimmlDyukNzRA2

Val Demings (Florida):

https://valdemings.com/get-involved/

Cheri Beasley (North Carolina):

https://cheribeasley.com/volunteer/


House races:

There are hundreds of House races. They usually don't have text banking but do have phone banking and canvassing.

Swing Left works on Congressional races and you can also check out different websites of candidates, particularly in swingable seats.

Here are a few:

Lauren Underwood (Illinois):

https://underwoodforcongress.com/volunteer/

Pat Ryan (New York):

https://www.mobilize.us/patryanforcongress/?country=US&page=0&per_page=25&state=NY

Mary Peltola (Alaska):

https://www.marypeltola.com/take-action

Links to articles about House races:

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3626104-seven-races-that-could-determine-control-of-the-house/

https://rollcall.com/2022/08/12/there-are-just-as-many-competitive-house-races-this-year-as-usual/

https://people.com/politics/five-battleground-house-races-now-lean-democrat-ahead-of-midterms/

[we can do it]

1. Can't rec this enough.

Voter protection volunteers needed, too.

[FelineOverlord]

3. Thank you!

😊

[ColinC]

2. Kicked and rec'd

I would do it a million times if I can

https://www.google.com/amp/s/fivethirtyeight.com/features/contact-gap-proof-of-importance-of/amp/

[FelineOverlord]

4. Thanks!

🥰

[usonian]

5. Added to my GOTV page!

https://democraticunderground.com/index.php
Now:

I'll add more info on 5 CA house races now in play in Roevember as I can find it.
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/18/california-abortion-house-roe-00057023
Abortion ruling has put these 5 California House races in play
The Roe ruling and an abortion ballot measure are expected to drive turnout in the state.

[FelineOverlord]

6. Thank you!

😁

[Lucinda]

7. ❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️

[Niagara]

8. Kicked, Rec'd & Bookmarked.

[Kaleva]

9. How does text banking work?

I could look it up but thought I'd ask her from those who have done it. That could be something I could do as I don't have extra money to donate.

[FelineOverlord]

10. Text banking is a lot of fun

You can reach hundreds and even thousands of voters (usually ones who have voted Democratic in the past) in a shift.

You sign up for text banking training through Zoom here:

https://events.democrats.org/event/418266/?utm_source=ws_ddo_2022Textlandingpage_do_acq_vm


And they train you on the program used for text banking (usually a program called Spoke).

They also have a Slack channel, where you can ask questions when you have an issue with something the potential voter wants to know.

There's a little bit of a learning curve at first, but once you've done it, you'll find it easy.

You would be assigned a few hundred names, and click on the enter button to send out the original message.

When you are finished, you wait for the responses.

The campaigns will provide you with standard replies for all sorts of voter responses.

For example, if it's near Election Day, the original message might ask if the person has voted yet.

How did they vote? Early, by mail, etc. You will get a list of replies to text back.

Most people never respond, but those that do are generally very polite, even the MAGAts.

When I was texting California voters last fall during the Gavin Newsom recall attempt, many of them thanked me for reminding them because they had forgotten all about it!

[Kaleva]

11. Thanks! I'll check that out.