If you know any young people who were down on Biden's candidacy, check back in with them and encourage them to register - or update their existing registration if it doesn't show their current address (young people move around a lot!!) I recommend checking www.vote.org or www.vote411.org for this.
Also, please remind everyone to vote the entire ticket!! There is a problem with people not feeling educated enough to vote for down ballot races - especially Democratic voters. Closer to the election, Vote411.org will have a feature to see your entire ballot. It also allows you to drill-down to candidates for each race. League of Women Voters, the force behind vote411.org, also sends all candidates a questionnaire including questions about websites and social media handles as well as several open-ended questions specific to the office for which they are running. if the candidates respond, their answers are added to page you can drill down to from the candidates name.
If the voter is likely to vote Democratic, I also recommend the Blue Voter Guide (https://bluevoterguide.org/) They curate endorsements from various organizations like pro-choice, anti-gun violence, environmental groups etc.
If your young people will be away at school in November, help them make a plan to vote. In NC, they can request an absentee ballot online here: https://www.mobilize.us/sisterdistrict/event/617841/. (The webpage also allows you download the paper form to request a ballot which can be sent by snail mail). While you are on the webpage, please be sure to sign up for Ballot Trax.
In past elections, absentee ballots were mailed out in early September. But requesting one early (like NOW!) puts you near the head of the queue!
I have just started conversation with my 19-year-old great-niece. She has expressed some interest in the election and I am trying to help her. However, I do not want to influence her vote so I am taking extreme care to help her to understand the importance of knowing both sides and not just vote for whomever she hears others are voting for. She needs to think about what issues are most important for her and find out which candidates emulate her views on those. As much as I want her to vote democrat down ballot, I am encouraging her to gather information and to make her own informed choices. If others here feel the same, a great non-partisan website is vote.org.
League of Women Voters is totally nonpartisan, in case that wasn't clear from my original post. It is a good starting point for any research a potential voter needs to feel confident about down-ballot races.
As for NC residents, also check out You Can Vote (https://www.youcanvote.org/). It is also nonpartisan. I especially like the "Who's on the Ballot?" and "What's on the Ballot?" handouts, both of which can be found here: https://www.youcanvote.org/handouts
Great! Thank you for this info. I got stuck on your original post reference to bluevotersguide because of my own sensitivity to trying to not influence my great niece. Terrific variety of resources for all of us.
You are very welcome. I overlooked that this is an NC-centric substack. I generally don't mention "You can Vote" because it is strictly NC, so thank you for making me think of it as another nonpartisan resource.
In speaking to every random person I come across( the Duke Energy maintenance man, the doctor’s receptionist), I ask if they know that women and children’s futures are on the line. I’ve gotten only one negative response. Either my circle of Americans is bizarre, or we’re heading for a blue wave in NC.
I'm in Mecklenburg County and I attended a MCDP social event last night and the group was definitely "Fired Up!" There are canvasses and phonebanks going on every week here (https://www.mobilize.us/?org_ids=1545) as well as postcard writing for 3 different campaigns! (Several other postcard campaigns have already been completed for Nicole Sidman, who is running against Tricia Cotham in HD 105).
Postcards to Swing States normally has a 200 postcard minimum, but MCDP and Indivisisble Charlotte ordered a huge quantity of postcards and have made them available in bundles of 50 postcards with instructions, scripts, and a list of names and addresses. They have set up convenient pick-up points in about a dozen locations throughout the county. I've attended several postcard writing parties, which are great fun!
At the moment, enthusiasm and energy—palpable. The title “Whiplash,” cinches this moment. Witnessing some true joy going around. And seeing on some faces, visages of being disturbed and perplexed. Moving forward, as always, anything can happen. Personally, I’m no longer dragging through summer. Feeling energized, watchful, soulful. Excited by the sacred feminine having more than just a moment. Super happy to be living this moment ⚡️.
In the quiet spells between cable news pundits bloviating about things they really know nothing about, you can hear faintly in the distance a band striking up “Happy Days are Here Again”.
Thomas and everyone else: Kamala's stance on foreign policy issues is critical. I read accounts of her visit with Netanayhu in the Washington Post. Both apparently have little trust in each other. The large pro Israel Christian community in rural NC will be coming out to vote motivated by this issue, Kamala's pro abortion stance, concerns about the price of gas and groceries and her attitude on business regulation. I read this morning there is a large pro Democrat PAC that's running new ads Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pensylvania and Wisconsin and one other state They did not chose to run these ads in NC as they apparently believe NC leans red.
If we can boost Democratic turnout in Mecklenburg county to that of Wake County, we can definitely win NC. It will take a lot of work, but it can be done! Especially with Kamala Harris firing up young people, Anderson Clayton in charge of the NCDP, and with an assist from the God-awful lineup that the NC GOP has running this November. The thought of Mark Robinson as Governor should be highly motivating towards getting women voters out to the polls to elect Josh Stein.
We need to translate enthusiasm into action!
If you know any young people who were down on Biden's candidacy, check back in with them and encourage them to register - or update their existing registration if it doesn't show their current address (young people move around a lot!!) I recommend checking www.vote.org or www.vote411.org for this.
Also, please remind everyone to vote the entire ticket!! There is a problem with people not feeling educated enough to vote for down ballot races - especially Democratic voters. Closer to the election, Vote411.org will have a feature to see your entire ballot. It also allows you to drill-down to candidates for each race. League of Women Voters, the force behind vote411.org, also sends all candidates a questionnaire including questions about websites and social media handles as well as several open-ended questions specific to the office for which they are running. if the candidates respond, their answers are added to page you can drill down to from the candidates name.
If the voter is likely to vote Democratic, I also recommend the Blue Voter Guide (https://bluevoterguide.org/) They curate endorsements from various organizations like pro-choice, anti-gun violence, environmental groups etc.
If your young people will be away at school in November, help them make a plan to vote. In NC, they can request an absentee ballot online here: https://www.mobilize.us/sisterdistrict/event/617841/. (The webpage also allows you download the paper form to request a ballot which can be sent by snail mail). While you are on the webpage, please be sure to sign up for Ballot Trax.
In past elections, absentee ballots were mailed out in early September. But requesting one early (like NOW!) puts you near the head of the queue!
I have just started conversation with my 19-year-old great-niece. She has expressed some interest in the election and I am trying to help her. However, I do not want to influence her vote so I am taking extreme care to help her to understand the importance of knowing both sides and not just vote for whomever she hears others are voting for. She needs to think about what issues are most important for her and find out which candidates emulate her views on those. As much as I want her to vote democrat down ballot, I am encouraging her to gather information and to make her own informed choices. If others here feel the same, a great non-partisan website is vote.org.
League of Women Voters is totally nonpartisan, in case that wasn't clear from my original post. It is a good starting point for any research a potential voter needs to feel confident about down-ballot races.
As for NC residents, also check out You Can Vote (https://www.youcanvote.org/). It is also nonpartisan. I especially like the "Who's on the Ballot?" and "What's on the Ballot?" handouts, both of which can be found here: https://www.youcanvote.org/handouts
Great! Thank you for this info. I got stuck on your original post reference to bluevotersguide because of my own sensitivity to trying to not influence my great niece. Terrific variety of resources for all of us.
Special thanks for NC info.
You are very welcome. I overlooked that this is an NC-centric substack. I generally don't mention "You can Vote" because it is strictly NC, so thank you for making me think of it as another nonpartisan resource.
Thank you for this. I’m going to copy and send it to my groups
Great! I also added another group to check out that slipped my mind - You Can Vote ((https://www.youcanvote.org/).
In speaking to every random person I come across( the Duke Energy maintenance man, the doctor’s receptionist), I ask if they know that women and children’s futures are on the line. I’ve gotten only one negative response. Either my circle of Americans is bizarre, or we’re heading for a blue wave in NC.
I'm in Mecklenburg County and I attended a MCDP social event last night and the group was definitely "Fired Up!" There are canvasses and phonebanks going on every week here (https://www.mobilize.us/?org_ids=1545) as well as postcard writing for 3 different campaigns! (Several other postcard campaigns have already been completed for Nicole Sidman, who is running against Tricia Cotham in HD 105).
I'm currently working on Postcards to Swing States (https://www.turnoutpac.org/postcards/), and campaign postcards for Mo Green (https://www.mogreenfornc.com/) and Josh Stein (https://www.joshstein.org/). All three postcard campaigns have mail dates in October.
Postcards to Swing States normally has a 200 postcard minimum, but MCDP and Indivisisble Charlotte ordered a huge quantity of postcards and have made them available in bundles of 50 postcards with instructions, scripts, and a list of names and addresses. They have set up convenient pick-up points in about a dozen locations throughout the county. I've attended several postcard writing parties, which are great fun!
I'm glad to hear that you're getting those responses in Mecklenburg, Cheryl.
Selfless patriot OHJB saves our Republic from fascism. Let’s elect VP Kamala to the presidency!
I get that JB is Joe Biden, but what is OH?
Old Handsome Joe Biden
Outstanding! Thank you!
At the moment, enthusiasm and energy—palpable. The title “Whiplash,” cinches this moment. Witnessing some true joy going around. And seeing on some faces, visages of being disturbed and perplexed. Moving forward, as always, anything can happen. Personally, I’m no longer dragging through summer. Feeling energized, watchful, soulful. Excited by the sacred feminine having more than just a moment. Super happy to be living this moment ⚡️.
In the quiet spells between cable news pundits bloviating about things they really know nothing about, you can hear faintly in the distance a band striking up “Happy Days are Here Again”.
For heaven's sake, don't celebrate prematurely! We don't have it in the bag yet. There is still lots of heavy lifting to do!
Thomas and everyone else: Kamala's stance on foreign policy issues is critical. I read accounts of her visit with Netanayhu in the Washington Post. Both apparently have little trust in each other. The large pro Israel Christian community in rural NC will be coming out to vote motivated by this issue, Kamala's pro abortion stance, concerns about the price of gas and groceries and her attitude on business regulation. I read this morning there is a large pro Democrat PAC that's running new ads Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pensylvania and Wisconsin and one other state They did not chose to run these ads in NC as they apparently believe NC leans red.
We can't win NC. We are a few years behind Georgia.
What's with the defeatist attitude?
If we can boost Democratic turnout in Mecklenburg county to that of Wake County, we can definitely win NC. It will take a lot of work, but it can be done! Especially with Kamala Harris firing up young people, Anderson Clayton in charge of the NCDP, and with an assist from the God-awful lineup that the NC GOP has running this November. The thought of Mark Robinson as Governor should be highly motivating towards getting women voters out to the polls to elect Josh Stein.
If you haven't tuned in yet, check out Mark Robinson in his own words: https://www.realmarkrobinson.com/. Please share!!