Friday Power Lunch: Every Which Way to Win – Friday, August 18 NOON
We know there is no silver bullet to winning elections. We need to try everything. Be innovative. Be creative. Be smart. Be bold. This week we will be looking at every which way to win this November.Nancy Zdunkewicz (pollster & founder of Z to A Research) is leading the next generation of Democratic pollsters and strategists. She will share her 8 lessons learned for activists and candidates to win BIG in 2023.Between now and the election, we will be highlighting what you can do to support our candidates. We are launching with a conversation on Virginia’s favorite activity, writing postcards. Robbin Warner (co-founder, Postcards4VA) will present the many postcard writing campaigns active right now for supporting local, Delegate and Senate candidates. Andrea Miller (president, National Women’s Political Caucus of Virginia (NWPC-VA)) will talk about their partnership with Postcards4VA writing postcards to women voters about women candidates. Susan Labandibar (co-Leader, Swing Blue Alliance) will announce a major postcard study being conducted in Virginia to measure whether postcards increase rural voter participation and help rural candidates get more votes.Andrea Miller, as Founding Board Member of the Center for Common Ground and Executive Director of People Demanding Action will talk about the importance of getting the word out about early voting and debut a new early voting tool. Sam Shirazi (social media political pundit) will join us to discuss candidates, districts and Republican distractions.We will end with a candidate spotlight conversation with Puja Khanna runningfor Dulles Supervisor, Loudoun County.
