September Spotlight

“Do we settle for the world as it is, or do we work for
the world as it should be?”
-Michelle Obama

September Spotlight:
Rebuild the Blue Wall

In the last decade, Republicans have breached the blue wall in the Great Lakes by taking control of state legislatures and granting Trump a series of critical, razor-thin victories in PA, MI and WI. In 2020, we have the chance to rebuild the blue wall. Lean Left VT is focusing our energy on the state legislatures in PA and WI and a flippable Senate seat in Iowa!

The New Georgia Project

Last night Lean Left hosted organizers from The New Georgia Project. Brandon Brown, NGP’s Field Director, gave us a sobering but hopeful view of the current election landscape. NGP Volunteer Maggie Bell ran us through an excellent training (clip below)! The current phone bank for NGP focuses on getting voters out for the special election on September 29 that will temporarily fill John Lewis’s seat. While is is a get-out-the-vote effort, this campaign is also helping get unregistered voters registered. Many of us went away from the session with a renewed commitment to join the people of Georgia! Watch the whole training video and get started calling Georgia voters here.

NGP Volunteer Coordinator Maggie Bell talking with Lean Lefters in Vermont

BLOG POST: The Voter Intimidation Army
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Help recruit volunteers and become a part of the team to combat voter intimidation! “. . .the Trump campaign is trying to recruit an army of 50,000 poll watchers, whose job it will be to combat ‘fraud’ — which, you can be sure, will mean focusing on minority neighborhoods.” (Washington Post)

BLOG POST: Voting is Local! Watch out for Misinformation
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In the wake of Trump’s assault on the Postal Service, there were many social media posts saying: “Just drop your mail ballot at your polling location.” This is NOT true in many states! Read about the three pieces of info that every voter should have.