Election 2020
Listen to the Messenger!
Are YOU Ready for the Big Push!
If you haven’t been making calls or texting, now is the time. As we move into the final days of the election we will need to limit Resistance Cafe participation to volunteers who have phone banking or texting experience. So after October 16th, we will not be able to offer training support at the Cafes. If you want to participate in the final push before the election here’s what you can do:
To Make Calls
- Read the Quick Start Guide and if needed attend Reclaim Our Vote’s Monday training.
- Go to our Make Calls page and select a state, read the training materials.
- Or sign up directly with the three organizations we recommend: Environmental Voter Project, You Can Vote, and Turnout 2020
To Text
- Look at our Textbanking Groups for over a dozen organizations that are texting.
- Use the texting resources to learn more about how peer-to-peer texting (and Slack!) work.
- Get on Lean Left’s Slack workspace.
But as always, get in touch if you have questions.
Email us at leanleftcvt@gmail.com
“As much as I personally love texting, my recommendation to anyone who is choosing between texting and calling is going to be MAKE CALLS every single time! Phone banking has the most evidence of being effective at getting out the vote.”
Lean Left Vermont Texting Maven, Drea Thew
Short & Sweet
We have 23 days before the election. Here are our tasks:
- Help recruit poll observers and workers
- Give voters accurate information.
- Get the Vote!
We have all the information and resources you need to get
started on the Make Calls page. And then pick a state to focus on:
- Pennsylvania
- Georgia
- North Carolina
- Wisconsin
- Maine
Or sign up directly with any of these great organizations: Environmental Voter Project, You Can Vote, Turnout2020.
Spend two hours a week with other activists. Discuss how your actions are going, ask questions, get support, and get the work done!
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:00PM to 6:00PM
SIGN UP HERE for a Cafe Shift
Sundays from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
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!Join us when we spend two hours cleaning up poll lists, helping people with voting, talking to real people, and supporting one another! It is a great way to start your week.
Phone Bank Power Hour Cafe
Saturdays at 4:00 PM and Mondays at 6:00 PM60 solid minutes of calling time for experienced PhoneBankers (an experienced phone banker is one who has actively called for 2 or more hours). The Virtual “doors” will open 5 minutes before the PowerHour starts; we get to work right on time and wrap up right on time. SIGN UP HERE!
New to Making Calls?If you are new to phone banking, please go to our
Quick Start Guide to get started.
Email us if you have any questions!
WisDems Final Training This MondayWould you like text get-out-the-vote for the Wisconsin Democrats in 2020? The final training for new texters is Monday, October 12 at 8pm EDT.
Sign up here
The WisDems use ThruText to text and Slack for support and communication! This is an especially good fit for someone who has used ThruText and/or texted for candidates before, but is good for beginners too. If you are brand-new to texting, I do recommend reviewing the self-training resources first just to get oriented.
As always if you have questions or need support around texting for BIG wins in November Let me know and I’ll do my best to help! Contact me here.
Lean Left VT is proud to support four grassroots organizations that support black voters in their respective states of North Carolina, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Georgia.
Have questions? Need support?
Get in touch with us here.
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