I can assure you that I am as aware as you are of the crimes, follies, treason, incompetence, criminality, and chaos of Trump and his vicious Congressional Republican followers. And the flood of diaries that point this out is necessary. But basically, these diaries are preaching to the choir. We all agree on DKos that voting Democratic is absolutely necessary. The Republicans are going 100% in on hatred for immigrants. They are going all in on protecting Trump. They are going all in on destroying the ACA. The only way to stop this nightmare is to RALLY those voters we can reach.
WE MUST REACH OUT TO EVERY POTENTIAL DEMOCRATIC VOTER. Victory in 2018—which I am convinced is necessary to the survival of the United States— will require PRACTICAL measures. Many volunteers are currently engaged in such activities. BUT WE NEED MORE. We need INFORMATION and RESOURCES, info that is readily at hand, and information that can be updated and added to. So therefore I am going to post a Resource Wiki EVERY SINGLE DAY on DKos.
A. I will post it 1-2 times daily.
B. People who add links in the comments will see those links added to the diary, which will then be reposted every single day.
C. I do NOT want it to be a place for people to continue intraparty arguments from 2016.
D. I hope NOT to see personal agendas or the posting of irrelevant comments.
We saw it in Alabama in the 2017 Senate contest. We saw it in Virginia, where the Democrats won a sweeping victory. We’re seeing in the flood of state legislative victories we’ve been winning. We saw it in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race. DEMOCRATS WIN WHEN WE GET OUT THE VOTE. And we do that by organization, fundraising, and personal contact with voters.
I think the largest progressive site on the Web needs something like this. We need a place where people can find information IMMEDIATELY that will help them get involved. The existence of this Wiki will allow people to share and get in contact with others who are looking to get involved.
We need REGISTERED VOTERS, and we need to fight REPUBLICAN VOTE SUPPRESSION. Use These Tools!
Here are some tools to take action, if you haven’t already.
VOTER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS ARE RIGHT HERE.
FURTHER REGISTRATION INFORMATION IS RIGHT HERE.
HOW TO OBTAIN VOTER IDs IN EVERY STATE, RIGHT HERE.
MORE ON HOW TO OBTAIN VOTER IDs HERE.
STILL MORE INFO ON HOW TO OBTAIN IDs IS HERE.
LEARN HOW TO FIGHT VOTER SUPPRESSION HERE.
MORE INFORMATION ON FIGHTING VOTER SUPPRESSION IS HERE.
LET AMERICA VOTE (JASON KANDER) IS HERE.
VERIFIED VOTING IS HERE.
TOM STEYER’S NEXTGEN AMERICA HERE.
More voter registration info HERE.
THE UNITED STEELWORKERS REGISTRATION SITE IS HERE.
VOTE VETS IS HERE.
Kossack Bethesda 1971 has an ACTION PLAN to register or pre-register younger voters HERE.
From Kossack ShoshannaD:
www.rockthevote.org
From Kossack Poohtoo2, ELECTION PROTECTION IS HERE.
And useful research resource Ballotpedia is HERE.
TAKE ACTION LOCALLY!
Swing Left groups all over the country are HERE.
The Swing Left homepage is HERE.
Act Locally is HERE.
The DCCC Toolbox for working locally is HERE.
Where the Kogs Are: Links to the 200+ DK Local & Political Groups by State & Beyond,2011-2018 (from Kossack mettle fatigue)
WE URGENTLY NEED TO ORGANIZE AT THE COUNTY LEVEL. TOM SULLIVAN HAS A GUIDE FOR DOING THAT CALLED FOR THE WIN. YOU CAN REQUEST A COPY OF IT AT THIS LINK RIGHT HERE.
From Kossack orangewatch, working in key counties can be done HERE.
DONATE AND RAISE MONEY HERE!
The Koch brothers are giving $400 million to the Republicans. Other right-wing billionaires are threatening to bury us under dark money. SHELDON ADELSON just gave corrupt Paul Ryan $30 MILLION.
WE NEED CAMPAIGN RESOURCES! We need at least ONE BILLION DOLLARS this year from rank and file Democrats, Independents, and disillusioned Republicans. Here’s where you can contribute:
ACT BLUE IS HERE.
RED TO BLUE (DCCC) IS HERE.
THE DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATIVE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE IS HERE.
THE DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE IS HERE.
Want to Send Postcards? Look Here:
Writing postcards to voters is a good GOTV technique. If you want to join in, do this:
POSTCARDS TO VOTERS IS HERE.
Some nice designs for postcards are HERE.
Want to campaign door-to-door? Do this:
KNOCK EVERY DOOR IS HERE.
Look into phone banking is you’re comfortable doing that.
Give Rides to the Polls:
LEARN HOW TO GIVE RIDES TO THE POLLS FOR VOTERS HERE.
Phone Banking:
From Kossack Ernest Edward:
And:
A How-to guide from OFA is
HERE.
Organizing for ACTION:
Connect New York! (state) diary list ■ members — NY-23 merged into this group, per info rec'd Mar2015 — see below.
Jeff-Lewis (counties) NY Orange Action Group" diary list ■ members
Long Island contact: grannycarol - group formation in process as of 2014.
New York City diary list ■ members
New York Hudson Valley diary list ■ members
New York State 39th Senate District diary list ■ members
New York State diary list ■ members
New York State Weekly/NY Open Thread diary list ■ members
NY-23 / NNY Dems "NY-23 & neighboring districts...northern New York" diary list ■ profilemerged w/Connect New York!(above)mssg rec'd Mar2015.
And take a look here:
www.resistancecalendar.org
RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL FIFTY STATES:
www.infoplease.com/…
NOTE: Puerto Ricans in Texas and Florida need this information urgently.
MORE ORGANIZING TOOLS
FROM KOSSACK chrislemen, PRACTICAL TIPS ON HOW TO RUN A WINNING CAMPAIGN (BASED ON VIRGINIA’S EXPERIENCE) ARE RIGHT HERE
From Kossack ptressel, this fantastic list of resources:
"A Guide to Progressive Grassroots Organizations", from The Daily Banter:
https://thedailybanter.com/2017/11/guide-to-progressive-grassroots-organizations/
"If You Want to Run for Office (and You Should), Start With These Resources", from Slate:
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2017/01/a_guide_to_resources_for_running_for_office.html
"Activist groups are ‘amateurizing’ our political candidates", from Brookings (includes commentary, but isn't negative, in spite of how the title may read):
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2017/12/12/activist-groups-are-amateurizing-our-political-candidates/
"Progressive Electoral Politics Organizations", from START Guide (a more general list of progressive organizations involved in elections):
http://www.startguide.org/orgs/orgs01.html
"Organizations Working for Justice and Equity", from the Resistance Manual:
https://www.resistancemanual.org/Organizations_Working_for_Justice_and_Equity
"Training to Run for Office", from the Resistance Manual:
https://www.resistancemanual.org/Tools_of_Resistance#Political_Training
Organizations that train and support candidates -- note you should research any organization first, to make sure it's a good match.
National Democratic Training Committee (official Democratic Party organization): https://www.traindemocrats.org/
Progressive Change Campaign Committee: https://www.boldprogressives.org/
Wellstone Institute: https://www.wellstone.org/
Democracy for America: http://www.democracyforamerica.com/
90 for 90: http://www.90for90.org/
Brand New Congress: http://brandnewcongress.org/
Our Revolution: https://ourrevolution.com/
Justice Democrats: http://justicedemocrats.com/
21st Century Democrats: http://www.21stcenturydems.org/
RALLYING DEMOCRATIC VOTING GROUPS
Also From Kossack ptressel: The following are organizations that specialize in candidates belonging to particular categories. A specialist organization can be especially helpful, as they will understand the particular roadblocks for specific categories (e.g. racism), or specific needs for candidates (e.g. scientists may need to learn casual public speaking, not lecturing...). This is not an exhaustive list...
Millennials / young people:
Millennial Politics: https://millennialpolitics.co/
Run for Something: https://runforsomething.net/ , https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/11/9/16625966/run-for-something-progressives-local-election-virginia
New Leaders Council: http://www.newleaderscouncil.org/
Millennial / young women:
IGNITE: http://www.ignitenational.org/ , https://risenews.net/2016/09/meet-ignite-the-organization-working-to-get-millennial-women-to-take-over-politics/
Rise to Run: https://www.risetorun.org/
Women:
National Women's Political Caucus: http://www.nwpc.org/
Emerge America: https://emerge.ngpvanhost.com/
She Should Run (non-partisan): http://www.sheshouldrun.org/
EMILY's List: https://www.emilyslist.org/
Black women:
Higher Heights: http://www.higherheightsforamerica.org/
Blacks:
Collective PAC: https://collectivepac.org/
AND HELP MOBILIZE AFRICAN-AMERICAN VOTERS HERE.
LGBTQ:
Victory Fund: https://victoryfund.org/
Scientists:
314 Action: http://www.314action.org/ , https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/8qeypb/3000-scientists-have-asked-for-help-running-for-office-to-oppose-trump
There are also state and local organizations that support candidates. I urge you to add them, particularly in hotly contested Senate and House races.
Hispanic voters
From Kossack ghost7, an outstanding resource for mobilizing Hispanic voters:
lulac.org
Also from Kossack ghost7, this resource for safeguarding Hispanic voting rights:
www.maldef.org/…
UNION YES! Here Are Some Key Pro-Democratic Unions
AFSCME is HERE.
The AFL-CIO is HERE.
The NEA is HERE.
The United Steelworkers are HERE.
Special Elections
From Kossack Glenn Magus Harvey, the DKos guide to special elections, HERE.
Another list of special elections, HERE.
The DKos data set guide is HERE.
QUICK LIST OF SPECIAL ELECTIONS WITH CONTESTABLE PARTY CONTROL IS HERE.
Nuts and Bolts
Kossack Chris Reeves has a GREAT series called Nuts and Bolts. It’s right HERE.
Progressive Websites
PROGRESSIVE SITES! WE GOT ‘EM RIGHT HERE.
This one, too, right HERE.
I NEED YOU TO HELP ME VIRALIZE THIS!! FACEBOOK, TWITTER, YOUR EMAIL LIST, ANYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF.
AND REMEMBER...WE HAVE NOT YET WON THIS THING. THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE TO VICTORY. NONE. MORAL VICTORIES MEAN NOTHING. WE MUST GOVERN. OUR COUNTRY IS AT STAKE. WE MUST VOTE. WE MUST WIN. PERIOD.