It's our final canvass trip before Election Day in Virginia on November 2nd! Making direct contact and conversation with Virginia voters is the most important thing we can do to re-elect Joshua Cole to his seat in VA-28 and to elect Briana Sewell to VA-51(which is the seat Hala Ayala held until she decided to run to become the first woman elected as Lieutenant Governor of VA next year)! The hard work of reaching voters is ramping up NOW to keep Virginia blue and ensure that Democrats turn out to vote up and down the ballot!
Virginia democrats have achieved a great deal in the past few years--expanding Medicare to reach hundreds of thousands Virginians, protecting LGBTQIA rights, making voting easier, and more. As we've seen with the slashing of sexual and reproductive health and voting rights in Texas, state legislatures are the first battleground for so many of the rights, policies, and issues we hold most dear, and we want Virginia to keep doing their good work! Every door we knock on, every voter we talk to, helps advance this goal. Joshua Cole won his seat by just about 1,200 votes back in 2019 - so we know that voter turnout makes a HUGE difference!
Details of Canvassing Trip:
Clicking through the LINK above will take you to details on our meeting spot in Washington, DC, what to bring, COVID-19 safety protocol, and our canvass intake form, which every attendee should fill out (we always need drivers, and there is a sign-up for that included!)
Safety Protocols:
All participants MUST provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination on the day of the canvass. Please bring your state vaccination record or your vaccination card (photos are acceptable) to the canvass meeting site. We will all be masked, and will keep the car windows open for airflow.
Can't join us to door-knock? Reach voters through phonebanks!
You can still do the critical organizing work of reaching voters by joining our last four Phonebanks before Election Day! Bring a friend and help us call as many Virginians as we can to let them know how they can vote early or on Election Day in their district!
Crunched for time? Can you spare a few dollars and donate instead?
No worries! Supporting campaigns financially is just as important, and if you make a donation today, you can help show the grassroots clout for these smaller Democratic state campaigns and ensure that these smaller state campaigns have the resources they need for this final GOTV push before Election Day!
We hope to see you online or in-person soon! Thank you so much for your ongoing support.
With appreciation and in solidarity,
The Sister District DC/MD/VA Team
P.S. Thanks so much to folks who came to our Postcarding Event a couple weeks ago! We had a blast and sent over 250 postcards to Virginia voters, and the live music was the perfect writing accompaniment!
