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Hi Friend,
It’s scary to think that the fate of our democracy could be left to chance. But in Shelly Simonds’s last run for the Virginia House of Delegates in 2017, her race came down to a tiebreaker. Shelly and her GOP opponent, the incumbent in House District 94, each received 11,608 votes. An official drew a name at random to decide the election, and the GOP candidate won.
A few more doors knocked or numbers dialed could have made the difference in Shelly’s race. This year, Shelly is one of 20 Flippable candidates running in highly competitive General Assembly districts. For these Democrats, getting out the vote is no small feat: Virginia is the country’s second-most difficult state to vote in. Their races will come down to close margins on November 5th, and our candidates need your help to make sure voters get to the polls.
 Flippable candidate Shelly Simonds (center) and team during Shelly’s 2019 campaign for House District 94.
This weekend, help our candidates get out the vote to flip Virginia blue. Thanks to Swing Left, you can volunteer from wherever you are. Whether it’s making phone calls for high-priority campaigns or canvassing with local teams, you can make your impact by having conversations with voters in these final days before the election. And since you’re in Washington, D.C., you can even join Swing Left on a door-knocking trip to Virginia this weekend.
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