Indivisibles,

Have you heard? We’ve got BIG plans to mobilize if Trump loses the election and refuses to leave office -- it’s called Protect the Results. We’ve created a coalition of more than 100 organizations that are committed to protecting our democracy if Trump and his desperate Republican allies throw our country into a manufactured constitutional crisis.

Here’s the plan: we will hit the streets in our communities and demand that every vote be counted, even if it takes days or weeks to get an accurate count from critical states, especially given the expansion of mail-in and absentee voting during the COVID-19 pandemic. We will organize to ensure that the loser concedes and that Congress, the Electoral College, and state officials honor the accurate, final vote count.

And while we’re still 13 days away from Election Week, we’re seeing these plans come to fruition in a significant way.

Last week, Protect the Results launched the event map, which has more than 240 events (and counting!) nationwide! Activists like you are organizing their communities to prepare to mobilize in case of a worst-case scenario (and trust us, experts are concerned too). These efforts are a huge undertaking, and that’s why we’ve been so focused on developing mobilization strategies and planning for what our response needs to look like to protect our democracy. We’ve created a toolkit just for organizers to help them prepare for possible mobilization.  

If you’re ready to join the effort to save our democracy in the event of a constitutional crisis, click below to sign up. We need you now more than ever. 

In addition to the map launch, this week Protect the Results received some great press from CNN, The Hill, and Newsweek. Media attention is critical to helping Protect the Results recruit volunteers and activists and inform the general public on the concerns that this coalition and democracy experts have been expressing for the last year. 

Here’s why we need to Protect the Results

Nearly every day we’re bombarded with tweets, statements, or whisperings from Trump and his administration attempting to undermine the election’s validity and cast doubt on the results. Trump has said publicly that if he loses, it’s because the election was rigged. He’s refused to commit to accepting the results, and in doing so, he’s stoking chaos and fear. With every passing day, it’s becoming more apparent how desperate Trump and his GOP allies are to hold onto power by any means necessary.

That’s why Protect the Results was created. If Trump declares victory before all the votes are counted, makes unfounded claims that the election was “stolen,” tries to stop votes from being counted, or otherwise threatens the election’s integrity or the peaceful transition of power, Protect the Results will activate nationwide mobilizations. 

Here are a few things you can do in the next few days to help save our democracy and protect the results:

• Sign up to join an event or create an event in your community -- we’re 13 days away from the election, and we need all the help we can get.
• Talk to your friends and family about Trump and the GOP’s efforts to rig this election and why it’s essential to demand that all the votes are counted. These conversations will be critical in the days ahead. 
• Donate to help make all our plans possible. We’re making a massive effort and using critical resources to support this coalition work. If we have to put our plans into action, we’re expecting to spend over $1.2 million, and we need your help. 

We truly hope we won’t have to use these plans to mobilize on Nov. 4, but we’re making sure that we’re ready just in case. Whatever happens, we appreciate your commitment to saving our democracy and supporting your communities. 

In solidarity,
Indivisible Team