Dear Friend,

Since I became Chair of IDP, I have been clear on our number one responsibility - turning out Democratic voters. 

We have to do better. In 2022, over 90,000 Democrats that voted in 2018 stayed home. 

We could still have Congresswoman Cindy Axne, Attorney General Tom Miller, and Treasurer Mike Fitzgerald if we’d gotten the vote out. 

We’ve been laying the groundwork for the last sixteen months and now we are rolling out our program. Last Wednesday, we launched iowademocrats.org/planyourvote. 

Before I go any further, our plans start with every Democrat having a plan to vote. So can you make your plan today? 

Research has shown the best way to increase turnout is by helping voters make a plan to vote - asking questions about whether they will vote by mail, early in-person, or on Election Day, what time they’ll go vote, how they will get to their polling place, and making it clear we appreciate that they are a reliable voter. 

The launch of our new website is just the beginning. We’ll be incorporating vote planning  into canvassing and phonebanking, at the State Convention and our Liberty & Justice dinner this summer, and of course at the Iowa State Fair. Our county parties are ready to get to work this summer and their efforts are absolutely crucial to our success. 

We need your help, too. First, if you haven’t yet, I need you to go iowademocrats.org/planyourvote and make your plan to vote. 

Then, I need you to share this link with three of your Democratic friends or family members. 

There are 147 days until the election. We’re going to be working every day to GOTV. 

Sincerely,
Rita Hart