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?
THIS YEAR, 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!
REMEMBER!! OHIO IS IN PLAY. THE DEMOCRATS CAN CARRY OHIO IF THEY WORK FOR IT.
A Democratic presidential victory in Ohio is not some sort of distant event. It was achieved in 2012. A statewide Democratic victory is not some rare occurrence. It was achieved in 2018. Let me call your attention to this OUTSTANDING Twitter thread from February of this year:
We can DO this. Let’s get to work.
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/…
OHIO YOUNG DEMOCRATS
www.ohioyd.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/...
ProgressNEO
www.progressneo.com
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)
Try these links.
POSTCARDS TO VOTERS.
VOTE FORWARD’S LETTERS TO VOTERS.
TEXT OUT THE VOTE.
THE MoveOn TEXT TEAM
And don’t close the door on canvassing just yet! There are safe ways in which this can be done!
Our Target Groups: WHERE THE VOTES ARE
Just for your information:
ID REQUIREMENTS FOR EVERY STATE, HOW TO OBTAIN VOTER IDs
1. Information from The National Conference of State Legislatures, located here. This is an excellent source.
2. Information from Ballotpedia, here. This has a wealth of detail.
3. VoteRiders will help people obtain voter IDs. Take a look here.
ABSENTEE BALLOT REQUIREMENTS
Vote.org
Absentee and Early Voting
REGISTERING TO VOTE
1. State voting requirements can be found at U.S. Vote Foundation, located here.
2. You can register people to vote at Vote.Org, located right here.
3. You can not only register to vote at this site, you can check your current eligibility, right here.
WORKING WITH DEMOCRATIC GROUPS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL
1. Act Local put this guide out last year. It has plenty of good information, and I’m sure they’re already cranking up for 2020. Take a look here.
2. You want to be part of a fighting organization? Check out Indivisible, right here.
3. Check out Wave 2020, right here. Their list of local organizations is here.
4. Take a look at SwingLeft, right here. And their swing state project is HERE.
5. The Action Network has links to let you volunteer in key states.
FOR AMERICANS ABROAD AND MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY
And Democrats Abroad has valuable information.
DON’T OVER LOOK THESE LINKS, EITHER!
The Campaign Workshop: GOTV for Democrats
Nuts & Bolts, right here on DKos.
Progressives Everywhere
National Democratic Training Committee
Progressive Turnout Project
For the Win (county-wide GOTV)
Daily Kos Groups (from Kossack mettle fatigue)
Sister District Project (for winning state legislatures)
Joe Biden’s Take Action Page.
Flip Everything!
And MICHELLE OBAMA is ready to go BIG on GOTV!
Here are ALL of the state Democratic parties!
We need your help BIG TIME this year! Never think we’ve got this in the bag. We need to be fighting EVERY day.
And your money is vital as well. ActBlue is a handy-dandy way to contribute.
Monday, Jun 29, 2020 · 1:36:42 AM +00:00 · Yosef 52
From Kossack American Shaman: “Just a quick PSA for Ohio. Voters need a valid drivers license and if anyone's is expired (mine did last month) what is required to get your new one has changed. Make sure to check the dmv website to get a checklist of what is needed such as SS card, 2 pieces of mail from certain senders, not sure what else. Anyway..Vote!”
AND NOW, VERY SPECIFIC VOTING INFO:
From Awesome Kossack Ohiodem1:
From the Ohio Secretary of State website:
Voting schedule: Overseas and military starts September 18 and goes through Monday November 2. Absentee voting by mail starts October 6 and ends November 2. Early in-person voting starts October 6 and ends November 2. Absentee ballot postmark deadline November 2. General Election November 3, hours 6:30 AM to 7:30 PM. Finally and this is important, voters are able to drop off absentee ballots at your county Board of Elections site drop boxes until 7:30 PM on November 3.:
www.ohiosos.gov/...
Online Voter Registration site for entire state of Ohio The deadline is OCTOBER 5 for the November 3 election!!!:
olvr.ohiosos.gov
A comprehensive voter information website is here:
www.ohiosos.gov/…
