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I've volunteered for political campaigns for literally 40 years. And one thing that's always helped when things look bleak is the knowledge that there is ALWAYS something practical you can do to help make things better -- whether through electoral politics or other kinds of service. For example...
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If you care about getting out the vote among AAPI communities, you could throw some bucks at Asian Americans for Democracy. They're funding a bunch of trusted grass roots swing state AAPI groups to get out the vote. secure.actblue.com/donate/aa4d
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And you can follow @romancingthevote.bsky.social and support their auction to raise money for VoteRiders and Fair Fight!
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And in general, you can pick a swing state and volunteer to text bank, phone bank, or write letters. I've written hundreds of letters through Vote Forward -- check 'em out here! votefwd.org
Vote Forwardvotefwd.org Vote Forward volunteers send heartfelt handwritten letters to unregistered and low-propensity voters encouraging them to participate in our democracy. The letters have been shown to significantly boos...
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And I highly recommend volunteering to GOTV in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. Must win states if we want to defeat Trump. I've done a lot of textbanking in past elections for WisDems - check 'em out! wisdems.org
Democratic Party of Wisconsinwisdems.org Join us in building a brighter future for Wisconsin. Learn more.
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BTW, here are the groups that Asian Americans for Democracy is funding. I've personally volunteered for the Asian American Advocacy Fund in GA and I love them. There are also groups here in PA, WI, and MI - check 'em out and volunteer! asianamericans4democracy.org/portfolio/
Who We Fund - Asian Americans For Democracyasianamericans4democracy.org Who We Fund The road to defeating Trump runs through battleground states where AANHPI voters can be the margin of victory for Biden/Harris According to 270toWin President Biden can count on 226 electo...
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One of the most effective things we can do is phonebank for these groups. Easy to do online without using your own phone. But phonebanking isn't for everyone. But there's also TEXTbanking, which is as easy and much better for the soul than doomscrolling! And writing letters/postcards!
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is there a group to organize transportation of folks to the polls?
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Oh thank you! I usually do stuff through League of Women Voters :) This sounds cool too!!
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I'm switching to postcards this election.
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I texted for Biden 4 years ago and really enjoyed it. It’s relatively easy and very flexible. Highly recommend.
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I was reading that one of the most effective voting thing is people taking their 18 year child old to vote for the first time. I cannot find that study anymore have you guys seen this?
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Field Team 6 also does wonderful work