If you want to help defeat Trump, but can’t donate (as much as you’d like) to Biden’s campaign or don’t feel comfortable cold-calling people, you might want to think about joining Vote Forward’s letter writing campaign.
It’s a simple process: sign up at www.votefwd.org & select the state you’d like to to send letters to possible Biden voters:
- They send you pre-printed letters for 5, 10 or 20 voters in that state;
- You print out the letters, add a personal note, then stamp and mail them on a specified date.
Your expense is the cost of postage (currently 55 cents) and envelopes, plus your time preparing the letters.
NOW, the big question, where will your letters do the most good?
I did some research on the topic this morning. Below is a list of what Politico thinks are the key states in this election, along with www.fivethirtyeight.com ‘s curent forecasts for those states; I’ve bolded the states with the closest forecasts atm, as well as the Kentucky senate race (which sad to say doesn’t look particularly good for us atm.)
Arizona Biden +5
Florida Biden +2.6
Georgia – Trump +1
[Kentucky Senate:
McConnell +5]
Michigan Biden +7.5
Minnesota Biden +7.7
North Carolina Biden +1.3
Pennsylvania Biden +4.9
Texas Trump +1
Wisconsin Biden +6.5
I’ve been preparing letters addressed to Texas voters; I think I’ll stick with the “Lone Star State” for the time being; now for a Daily Kos poll…
Oh, and PS: I strongly recommend using the stamp atop the diary for your letters!