All right New Yorkers. This is it. The home stretch. The final countdown. Taking back congress is within our grasp and YOU can help make it possible.
actNOW is a PAC that mobilizes New Yorkers to work on grassroots activities on behalf of progressive candidates.
actNOW has been working all summer long with three terrific candidates to get out the vote. So far we've made over 20,000 calls and knocked on over 14,000 doors; we've identified lots of potential voters and now we need to get them to show up at the polls and vote!
This weekend it is crucial that we talk to as many voters as possible and remind them that if they want to bring troops home, preserve our social safety net, restore fiscal discipline in DC and take our country back, then they need to VOTE! Even if you only have an hour to give consider spending some time helping one of the following fine candidates get elected:
Diane Farrell is running for Congress in Connecticut against Chris Shays. In the past few days Diane has been endorsed by the Hartford Courant and the NY Times. She will be a great progressive voice to have in DC. She and Shays are literally neck and neck in the polls.
Lois Murphy is running for Congress in Pennsylvania against Jim Gerlach. Jim Gerlach has votes with Bush 80% of the time. He voted to make the Patriot Act Permanent and to allow Bush to continue warantless spying on Americans. Lois Murphy was just endorsed by the Philadelphia Enquirer
Andrea Stewart-Cousins is running for New York State Senate in Westchester County. Andrea lost in 2004 by 18 votes, yes that slim a margin. Eliot Spitzer is promising to reform Albany, but he's going to need the help of great progressives like Andrea.
These candidates are all in extremely tight races and getting out the vote will be crucial if we want them to win. actNOW has been working with these candidates since July and all our efforts are coming down to these final days. Even if you only have an hour to give between now and November 7th it can make the difference. Our big push will be during the four days leading up to and including election day. We'll be running phone banks and canvassing trips on behalf of all of three candidates and we need all hands on deck.
Below is our calendar of events. If you'd like to sign up for anything you can go directly to actNOW's website and sign up. It's very easy.
I can promise you that if you'll sign up you will be part of a well run organization; you're time will be put to good use, you'll make a difference and you'll have fun. Please, please, please come out and make change happen.
actNOW
96 HOUR PLAN
Saturday November 4th
CT Trip Leaves from Grand Central at 9:45a
Westchester Trip Leaves from Grand Central at 10:30a
Congressional Phone Bank 12p - 6p
State Senate Phone Bank 12p - 6p
Sunday November 5th
PA Trip Leaves from Penn Station 9a
Congressional Phone Bank 12p - 8p
State Senate Phone Bank 12p - 8p
Monday November 6th
Congressional Phone Bank 10a - 8p
State Senat Phone Bank 10a - 8p
Tuesday November 7th
CT Trip #1 leaves from Grand Central at 10:00a
CT Trip #2 leaves from Grand Central at 2:30p
PA Trip leaves from Penn Station at 9:00a
Westchester Trip #1 Leaves from Grand Central at 10:00a
Westchester Trip #2 Leaves from Grand Central at 2:30p
Congressional Phonebank 10a - 8p
State Senate Phone Bank 10a