We all watched in dismay as one of the worst people in America, Donald Trump, won the state of Ohio in 2016. Barack Obama had carried the state twice, so it was jarring to watch Hillary Clinton lose it. And, as always, there are the gloomy pessimists who say we have no chance in Ohio. (If you’re one of them, would you please not spread your negativity in the comments?) But you know what?
IN 2020, WE’RE GONNA TAKE IT BACK.
How, you might ask? Well, in addition to a powerful media presence aimed squarely at Trump (and promoting our excellent and popular ideas), we’re gonna have a POWERFUL ground game. And where does that start? In the LOCAL DEMOCRATIC AND PROGRESSIVE ORGANIZATIONS. And it just so happens that I have a good sized list, below. The objective is clear: to boost the Democratic turnout in Ohio MASSIVELY. In 2016, Clinton won 2,394,169 votes in the state as opposed to 2,841,006 for Trump. We must assume the MAGATs will be out in force next year, so I’m setting a dramatic goal: An increase in the Democratic presidential vote of 800,000. Not doable, you say? Nonsense. In 2012 Barack Obama received 2,827,709 votes in the state, which was 50.58% of the vote. Setting a goal of at least 3.2 million votes for the Democratic candidate is in no way unrealistic. The total vote in Ohio in 2016 was 5,536,547. Because there is such high enthusiasm already, I predict a turnout in Ohio of 6 million in 2020. A Democratic vote of 3.2 million would be a little over 53% of that. The grassroots will make it happen! Therefore, I humbly present to you a list of places where you can volunteer if you live in Ohio, or simply want to help out even if you don’t live there:
THE OHIO DEMOCRATIC PARTY
ohiodems.org
INDIVISIBLE.ORG
indivisible.org
INDIVISIBLE LOCAL GROUPS
indivisible.org/…
DEMOCRATS OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY (Cleveland region)
www.cuydem.com
CUYAHOGA COUNTY PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS
https://www.cuycpc.org/
HAMILTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY (Cincinnati region)
https://www.hamiltoncountydems.org/party-organization
FRANKLIN COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY (Columbus region)
www.fcdp.org
OHIO DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CHAIRS ASSOCIATION
www.ohiodcca.org
OHIO DEMOCRATIC PARTY VOLUNTEER PAGE
go.ohiodems.org/…
OHIO DEMOCRATIC PARTY GET LOCAL
ohiodems.org/…
OHIO DEMOCRATIC PARTY ACTION PAGE
ohiodems.org/…
OHIO DEMOCRATIC PARTY EVENTS LOCATOR
www.mobilize.us/...
THE COALITION OF DEMOCRATIC AND PROGRESSIVE ORGANIZATIONS OF CENTRAL OHIO
https://www.facebook.com/DemCoalitionCentralOH/
Coalition of Democratic and Progressive Organizations of Central Ohio
https://www.uaprogressiveaction.com/taxonomy/term/561
Southeast Progressives of Franklin County
https://www.facebook.com/Southeast-Progressives-of-Franklin-County-275354571434/
Columbus Northwest Blues
https://www.facebook.com/rwentzel67/?eid=ARB7Ho6Q2jrsltljZngBN—lzs2w4POqqZVBG3bXdWQYkM817nG6xXiXwRGDrIkI8xaBA5PUEbMZ2__6
Central Ohio Democratic Women’s Caucus
https://www.facebook.com/Central-Ohio-Democratic-Womens-Caucus-288399790749/?eid=ARBU_nrOCLsyIh9mQponIByv79XYLI10h1p1zLAUlhEKUGDTrKJDOQpDwpd6EwCb_gyp_zmd5TXWq-ol
Upper Arlington Progressive Action (Central Ohio)
www.uaprogressiveaction.com (See the list on the left side of the page)
Franklin County Democratic Women’s Club
https://www.facebook.com/pg/Franklin-County-Democratic-Womens-Club-190761021133152/posts/
Dayton Action: Directory of Progressive Organizations in Ohio
https://www.daytonaction.com/progressive-organizations_directory/progressive_organizations/
Progressive Democrats of America, Ohio Chapter
https://movetoamend.org/progressive-democrats-america-ohio-chapter
Progress Ohio
https://progressohio.org/
The Liberal Activist Toolkit: Ohio
https://tlatoolkit.wordpress.com/resources-by-state/ohio/
Organize Ohio
https://www.organizeohio.org/index.html
MoveOn
https://front.moveon.org/
Progressive Turnout Project
https://www.turnoutpac.org/
DCCC Volunteer Page
action.dccc.org/...
OTHER COUNTY ORGANIZATIONS:
Butler County Democratic Party
http://www.butlercountydems.org/
Erie County Democratic Party
https://www.eriecountydems.org/about-us/ohio-democratic-party-odp/
Lake County Democratic Party
lakedems.com
Lorain County Democratic Party
https://loraincountydemocraticparty.com/
Lucas County Democratic Party (Toledo region)
http://www.lucascountydemocraticparty.com/
Mahoning County Democratic Party (Youngstown region)
www.mahoningdems.org
Marion County Democratic Party
https://mariondemocrats.org/
Ottawa County Democratic Party
http://ottawacountydems.org/
Summit County Democratic Party (Akron region)
http://www.summitdems.org/volunteer
Warren County Democratic Party
www.warrencountydems.org
VOTER REGISTRATION AND VOTER ID INFORMATION FOR OHIO:
Register to Vote in Ohio
Register to Vote Online
Verify Your Registration
Register to Vote and Update Your Registration (Ohio Secretary of State)
Check Your Voter Registration (Ohio Secretary of State)
Check Your Voter Registration by County (Ohio Secretary of State)
Ohio Voter ID Information (Vote Riders)
Voter ID Requirements (Ohio Secretary of State)
And you need to see this thread from Twitter:
NOW LET’S GET GOING!! WE HAVE A COUNTRY TO SAVE!!
[P.S.: The first in this series, Let’s Win PENNSYLVANIA, is here.]