Reaching the politically invisible voter Millions of Americans entitled to vote aren’t in the Voter File. They’re invisible to most campaigns. Voter files collect voter registration information (which is a
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How the Florida Key Dems located eight thousand unregistered voters “Seek and ye shall find” – Mathew 7:7 Philip Dodderidge is the Vice-Chair Florida Keys Democrats and searching for unregistered voters in the Florida
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Why isn’t cannabis legalized? You can be arrested for possessing even a small amount of marijuana in many states. Imprisoned. Forced to work for slave labor and denied your right
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Republican led states reject Federal healthcare funding. Rural hospitals are closed denying poor, rural and communities or color the medical care they so desperately need. Where are hospitals being closed?
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At DemCastUSA, we first started writing about the For the People months ago. Yet, what seems to be one of the most important bills of our lifetime, is still languishing
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OxyContin: Follow the blood money “Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family, under scrutiny for role in opioid crisis, are big political spenders.” As the opioid crisis continues to ravage the
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Slow or no internet? Measure and report internet access in your area to the FCC. Over 160 million of Americans lack reliable or affordable high-speed internet. Black, Latinx, Native American and rural
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Capitol insurrectionists top FBI’s Most Wanted List, while Republicans deny it happened As rioters from the Capitol Insurrection top the FBI’s most wanted list, Republican’s deny that the attack even
MoreOne side of the data divide has companies making money from personal data. The other side buys data from them. Which side are you on? Companies, government agencies and campaigns
MoreRepublicans suppress disabled voters in order to kill the ACA. Republicans have tried to overturn the Affordable Care Act (ACA) over 70 times. Republicans aim to silence disabled voters – a key
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Abused? Arrested? Imprisoned? Ten apps to help the poor cope with a justice system that favors the rich. The rich post bail, or lawyer up and go free. The poor are imprisoned for
MoreThere are few chances to speak truth to power. Make the most of them. Help your supporters make the most of their turn in the spotlight at townhalls and virtual
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Empower volunteers to help voters in areas without cell service by putting the data they need on their phones A lack of internet access makes it harder for voters to
MoreBad FCC data denies broadband internet access to millions of Americans. “The pandemic forced many essential activities online: going to school, earning an income and staying in touch with friends
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Juneteenth! Celebrate with community outreach and power building. Celebrations are brief. Power building is for ever. How do you harness the excitement around Juneteenth, for community organizing and build long
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How billionaires strangle democracy to get richer There is something very wrong when billionaires do not pay taxes, deny their workers a living wage and use political donations to prevent
MoreBusinesses use mobile coupons to attract customers and build opt-in contact lists. The same technique works for political campaigns and nonprofits too. Mobile coupons give people an incentive to opt-in
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Maps are an activist’s best friend Maps help activists and campaigns engage, inform and mobilize supporters. New apps make it easy. Maps are easy to understand and navigate. They’re intuitive
MoreRepublican cruelty to the poor to please their corporate donors has no limits. Republican Governors play politics and slash unemployment benefits to sabotage the recovery brought about President Biden’s American Rescue
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From each according to his ability… In the fight to protect American democracy, different groups give as only they can. Here are three wonderful groups to be aware of and
MoreThe opioid epidemic involves over 500,000 deaths and a $13 billion fortune. How much do you know about Purdue Pharma? The Sackler Family and their political donations to Republicans? And
MoreWhen they go low by denying internet access to suppress voters, go high with free internet hotspots to help voters and build contact lists at the same time. Black, brown and Native American communities;
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How to make rapid response videos. Like Voting ProChoice after the Texas abortion ban. Texas governor signs extreme six-week abortion ban that bars abortion with no exception for rape or
MoreActivists use new digital tactics to fight environmental racism Forests destroyed to make wood pellets for corporate profits. Black communities devastated by the pollution and flooding it causes. That’s environmental racism.
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Mapping the Republican voter suppression scheme of stopping Souls To The Polls Texas Republicans want to ban Souls To The Polls. Why? This StoryMap analyzes the facts to reveal where
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Zoom media interview? Perform better with realtime invisible helpers. There’s little margin for error in a Zoom interview and performance anxiety just makes it worse. Fortunately there are ways to
MoreConnectivity is a poll tax that stifles voters in Black, Brown, indigenous and rural communities who cannot afford to get online. “Poll taxes were essentially a voting fee used to keep African Americans from voting
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Public infrastructure or tax cuts? Check these maps for answers. Republicans block investments in public infrastructure but give huge tax cuts to their rich donors. Working Americans struggle with poor infrastructure.
MoreWhatsApp has over 2.5 billion active users and has been downloaded five billion times. Over 100 billion WhatsApp messages are sent every day. Does your campaign use WhatsApp? WhatsApp is a powerful tool
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Republican voter suppression targets disabled vets for Memorial Day Republicans are making it harder for disabled vets to vote – just in time for Memorial Day! Millions of veterans live
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Make your own fundraising video for free Fundraising videos is a chicken-and-egg challenge for grassroots groups. Can they afford to make a fundraising video? How much money will it raise?
MoreThe COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act fights the surge in crimes against Asians. Yet 63 Republicans voted against the bill. Which districts and what do they represent? What’s behind the surge
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Fight gerrymandering. Draw your own community of interest map for redistricting. All votes are equal, but some are more equal than others. Especially if they are from rich, white Republicans. Gerrymandering is
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Capitol riot coverup: cartoon edition “Trump demanded that Republicans in Congress oppose the creation of a bipartisan Commission to investigate the events of January 6.” – Popular Info 175 Republicans in Congress led by
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Use WhatsApp from your laptop to reach more Latino voters “47% of Hispanic adults are on WhatsApp – over twice as much as the general public. Latinos are expected to
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In the second of a two-part series, we look at the popular grassroots volunteer activity of writing postcards to voters to understand its role, use, and impact. Please click here
MoreFollow DemLabs on our NEW social media! Cruel & unusual punishment: South Carolina’s racist executions “New death penalty law makes inmates pick electric chair or firing squad in South Carolina.” – CBS
More133 reasons to invest in American infrastructure How much is an American life worth? How do politicians gladly pay for trillions in tax cuts for the rich, but won’t pay
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Follow DemLabs on our NEW social media! Stick to your message. Use a teleprompter. Chris Sosa is running for NY Democratic District 5 City Council. He has a vision to
MoreWill COVID become a pre-existing condition used to deny health insurance? Republicans have vowed to kill the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Insurance companies could deny health insurance to over 32
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Follow DemLabs on our NEW social media! Fundraise with relational organizing Your best donors are people you already know. How do you tap a large number of your contacts for
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In the first of this two-part series, we look at the popular grassroots volunteer activity of writing postcards to voters to understand its role, use, and impact. There’s a new
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Follow DemLabs on our NEW social media! Liz Cheney’s speech on protecting democracy – in five languages “We’re witnessing a daylight mugging of our democracy. Thank you, Liz Cheney, for
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Follow DemLabs on our NEW social media! Talking to bridge the political divide America Talks provides a weekend of connection across the political divide during a time of deep division in
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Follow DemLabs on our NEW social media! Find unregistered voters with precision mapping Fight voter suppression by leaving no eligible voter behind with easy-to-use precision mapping apps. Find areas likely
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Follow DemLabs on our NEW social media! Advocacy by Instagram. The First 100 Days. Memes and GIFs shared on social media shape public opinion more than paid ads. They get
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Corporations profiting by spreading hate with public subsidies “Carlson has the right to say whatever loathsome things he wishes. And Fox News can choose to broadcast those views on television. But
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Follow DemLabs on our NEW social media! Looking for unregistered voters? Use SMART MAPPING. Businesses pick the best location for stores with Smart Mapping. The same technology also works to find
MoreMake a bigger impact on Zoom with a good background and free on-screen teleprompter Make a bigger impact on Zoom with a background to reinforce your message and a free
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Follow DemLabs on our NEW social media! Protect your voting power during redistricting. Draw Community of Interest maps. How redistricting draws boundaries often determines who gets elected. Redistricting can split
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