As we continue working to elect Wendy Davis and other Texas Democrats on November 4, Battleground Texas has organized a statewide
Weekend of Action (WOA) for this weekend. In a recruiting email, Field Director Victoria Zyp sums up our goals for this WOA:
I get this question a lot: "How are you gonna win this thing?"
Well, I have a lot of answers -- 23,792 of them: our volunteers. From putting in serious elbow grease out in the field to amplifying Wendy's message online, volunteers are the backbone of this entire movement. But on top of all those answers, I like to remind people of something else: We don't need 100% of the votes to win. All it takes is 50%, plus one.
To keep our eyes on the ultimate goal, we're throwing a giant 50+1 Weekend of Action, starting Friday. Organizers have planned hundreds of canvasses and phone banks across the state and, with your help, we're going to knock on 50,001 doors and make 50,001 phone calls for Wendy Davis and other Texas Democrats. [...]
We've set some pretty steep goals for this weekend. But I'm confident we can hit them because Team Wendy has some of the most dedicated, passionate supporters I've ever seen (and I've been working in politics for a while now).
Look, we've got the numbers on our side for this one -- if everyone pitches in what they can, we'll hit our goals in no time.
If you live in or near Texas and have some spare time this weekend, now's the time to take the plunge and
find a phone bank or block walk event near you!
And if you live too far away from any of the events or are in another state, you can also make calls!
As some of you may recall, Battleground Texas announced our Texpat group almost a year ago:
So if you're sick and tired of guys like Dubya, Rove, and Perry dominating the political conversation about Texas, become a Texpat. If you cringe every time some wacky law makes Texas the laughing stock of the nation, become a Texpat. If you see the potential in our emerging stars like the Castro brothers and Wendy Davis, become a Texpat. Even if you've never stepped foot in Texas but you recognize its importance in electoral politics, become a Texpat.
And now we have a Virtual Phone Bank (VPB) so that folks can make calls from their homes! Just look for the
blue Battleground phone at the top right of any page of the Battleground Texas site.
Battleground Texas will provide a script and, of course, the numbers to call. Remember that most of Texas is on Central Daylight Time (CDT), with a small part of far west Texas on Mountain Daylight Time (MDT), so don't call too early or too late here! We usually make calls between 10:00am CDT and 8:00pm CDT.
If voters want to learn more about Wendy, here's her campaign site: WendyDavisTexas.com
And if they want to get involved but don't know where to go, encourage them to find events at either the Wendy Davis site or BattlegroundTexas.com
Also, we can certainly use everyone's help on social media this weekend. We're using hashtags #TeamWendy and #50Plus1 for this WOA.
Finally, here's part of Wendy's speech to volunteer leaders last Saturday in Houston: