Monday, October 21, 2024

Trump's weak ground game, our week of action, and more

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Indivisibles,

When polling is this extraordinarily, unprecedentedly close, pundits talk about the race being within the margin of error. Activists talk about the race being with the margin of effort -- our ground game to knock doors, make calls, and get every last voter to the polls.

Trump has outsourced his ground game almost entirely to a guy who spends his days posting memes and screaming at advertisers fleeing his crumbling social media website: Elon Musk. 

Musk's big idea? Pay people in swing states to spread a petition. Promise a chance to win a million bucks. Naively assume that wily Democrats aren't just sharing the petition with liberal friends and then donating the money to Kamala Harris. Pray it's all legal (it might not be). And in the end, his super PAC will have...an email list they've put together two weeks before the election.

So if you're looking for some hope today, here it is: Trump's ground game is incredibly weak. And ours is strong. We have an actual plan (not just a concept of a plan) to get Kamala Harris into the White House with a Democratic Congress to pass her agenda. We have tens of thousands of people volunteering without the promise of a $1 million check. 

But this thing is still going to be close. We need everyone reading this to take another phone bank, knock a few more doors, and gear up for one last push to the finish line -- with your energy and passion, we're gonna win this thing. 

With that, read on for your weekly to-dos:


 Your 5 weekly to-dos 

    1. If you're eligible, sign up for Neighbor2Neighbor. Our innovative Neighbor2Neighbor program is twice as effective as traditional door-to-door canvassing, connecting you with 10 likely-Democratic voters right in your neighborhood. We've knocked 162,000 doors so far, and are well within reach of our goal of 200,000. Sign up and get your first 10 names today!
    2. Call voters in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, October 22 at 6pm ET/3pm PT. This entire election could come down to PA and Kamala's lead over Trump in the Keystone State is narrow -- help widen that gap by calling voters in Pennsylvania with Indivisible.
    3. Call-o-ween! Call NY voters on Wednesday, October 30 at 6pm ET/3pm PT. The path to taking back the House runs through New York. Let's scare the pants off of MAGA Republicans by joining fellow Indivisibles for our Call-o-ween phonebank to call voters to support Harris/Walz and congressional candidates Laura Gillen (NY-04), Mondaire Jones (NY-17), and Josh Riley (NY-19).
    4. Mobilize voters in North Carolina on Sunday, Nov 3 at 1pm ET/10am PT. Trump won NC in 2020 by an incredibly slim margin and recent polls show that his lead over Harris in the state is nominal. Join us in contacting NC voters to make sure they turn out for Kamala and Tim -- the voters we contact now could push this purple state in the right direction!
    5. Join Indivisible co-founders Ezra Levin and Leah Greenberg for a special pre-election coffee klatch on Monday, November 4 at 3pm ET to take a deep breath and plan for Election Day (before knocking a few more doors or doing one more phonebanking shift)! Leah and Ezra will talk about what to expect, what information to consume and how to interpret returns.

P.S. We don't have a billionaire cutting million-dollar checks for us -- and we don't need one. We know we can win this fight with grassroots organizing fueled by grassroots dollars. So if you've completed your to-do's and you're looking for one more action you can take this week, please consider pitching in to help us recruit more volunteers and reach more voters.


Upcoming Week of Action

Indivisibles are going all in November 1 - November 5 for our Every Last Door Week of Action. During these crucial last days, we are asking group leaders, activists, and volunteers to get out the vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, and Democrats up and down the ballot by knocking on doors in their own neighborhoods or contacting voters in critical battleground states. Check out our toolkit for everything you need to know, and let's get out there and knock some doors!


 Women Wednesdays for Harris

Register for our last Women Wednesdays for Harris before the election -- next Wednesday at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT. 

NOTE: There will be no Women Wednesdays for Harris call this week, but we'll be back next Wednesday, October 30 with Representatives Becca Balint and Lisa Blunt Rochester, along with Michelle Buteau, Susan McPherson, and Kelley Robinson to get everyone pumped for the final days of GOTV (get out the vote). 

This will be our last Women Wednesdays for Harris ahead of the election, so be sure to join in!


 IndivisiWin of the Week 

A group of Indivisibles march in the Reno Women's March, with a banner that reads Indivisible Northern Nevada

This past weekend, Indivisible Northern Nevada took part in the Reno Women's March, registering attendees to vote along the way.


Demand Your Members of Congress Call For a Ceasefire

**Content Warning: Talk about the current humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Jump to the line break if you need to avoid this topic.**

 

Over the weekend, four Oxfam-affiliated water engineers were killed in Gaza by an Israeli military strike while on their way to repair critical water infrastructure. 

Since the start of the Israeli government's military campaign, hundreds of aid workers in Gaza have been killed by airstrikes -- engineers, people delivering food, and others who were providing essential services to keep Gaza's fragile infrastructure running -- and their deaths only exacerbate what is already a catastrophic crisis. 

Despite coordinating their plans with Israeli authorities, despite being in a clearly-marked vehicle, the Oxfam engineers are now among the latest casualties of this conflict. If they were not safe, no one in Gaza is safe. Not humanitarian workers, not Palestinian civilians, not the hostages. 

Attacks on humanitarian aid workers are a violation of international humanitarian law, and the United States is obligated to ensure our own foreign assistance does not support such violations. The US must withhold offensive weapons transfers to the Israeli military -- to uphold our legal obligations, and to prevent further fueling a humanitarian disaster. We need de-escalation and a ceasefire to save lives and bring all hostages home. Contact your members of Congress today and demand they take a stand. 

Call your Senators >>
Call your Rep >>
Email your MoC >>


Indivisible Civics' Truth Brigade

A banner reading Indivisible Truth Brigade

Join Indivisible's Truth Brigade on Wednesday, October 23 at 6:30pm ET/3:30pm PT.

Our Truth Brigade Community Calls will give you the tools to take effective action to disrupt the disinformation that is poisoning our society! On the fourth Wednesday of every month, we gather in a workshop to build our skills, orient new members, and amplify our work together. This week, we're debunking lies about voting and disaster relief. 

Join the Truth Brigade and connect with a community of people who care as much as you do about rebuilding a society based on truth and trust.


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