John,
In an important election year like this one, time always seems to fly by once we pass Labor Day — and this year is no different! In our September newsletter, you’ll find all the updates you need now that we’re less than 50 days out from Election Day.
PRIMARY SEASON IS OVER
With primary season officially over — and the general election less than 7 weeks away — we’d like to highlight some of our most recent primary wins:
At the end of August, WFP candidates in New York and Florida faced off in a number of closely watched Democratic primaries. In Florida, Maxwell Frost won his primary in Florida’s 10th Congressional district! He was the 8th WFP-endorsed, non-incumbent Congressional candidate to win his primary this election cycle.
In New York, WFP candidates for Congress and State Senate had a big night up and down the ballot. And in the face of a flood of outside spending from real estate and billionaires, we expanded our progressive bloc in the New York State Senate. These candidates — some incumbents and some new challengers including long-time organizers — will represent working families and continue to push for much-needed change.
Earlier this month, voters in Delaware rejected the status quo and helped WFP champions win their primaries in city council, state house, and state senate races across the state.
This progressive wave didn’t come out of nowhere — each and every vote was hard-earned. Volunteers sent 7,000 texts to voters across the state ahead of the primary, and starting in 2020, the DE WFP hosted a weekly campaign meeting with candidates and their staff to provide strategic support.
In Rhode Island, WFPers Cherie Cruz and Victoria Gu won their state house primaries. These were not easy primaries to win, but their respective advocacy and organizing experience helped connect with voters. Overall, this is a great step forward for WFP in the state.
This primary season brought dozens of wins for our party and movement — now, we need all hands on deck as our WFP champions face off against Republicans and billionaire super PACs in just a few weeks.
Can you make a donation of $3 or more today to help our candidates win big in November?
UPCOMING EVENTS
Send Your Friends in Georgia a Postcard for Stacey Abrams
Send Your Friends in Pennsylvania a Postcard for John Fetterman
Send Your Friends in Wisconsin a Postcard for Mandela Barnes
(Tuesday, September 27 at 1pm ET, Saturday, Oct 1, at 12pm EDT and Wednesday, Oct 5, at 6pm EDT)
You'll learn to use an app that will help you find your friends who are registered to vote in Georgia, Pennsylvania, or Wisconsin, then let us know which ones you'd like to receive a postcard. We will send those friends a mailed postcard with your photo on it (to really grab their attention), as well as info on Stacey Abrams, John Fetterman, or Mandela Barnes and a reminder to vote in the General Election on November 8th! RSVP via one of the links above.
Weekly Phonebank For Jamie McLeod-Skinner
(Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6-8pm PDT)
Join us as we take over the airwaves and get the message out to vote for Jamie for Congress! We hold short trainings over Zoom before each shift begins, and are able to answer any questions that might come up. Whether you are a season pro or this is your first time on the phones, we've got you covered.
Call Party to Elect Mandela Barnes to the Senate
(Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7-9pm EDT)
Join us to talk to voters about Mandela Barnes and why he's the best choice for the Senate! We'll provide training, scripts and the folks to call and make it easy for you to get involved.
Check out more upcoming events here.
OTHER WFP UPDATES AND CLIPS
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WFP's Maurice Mitchell talked with CBS 8 about a groundbreaking new California law signed by Governor Newsom that will help fast-food workers organize and raise wages across the sector.
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After corporate Democrats publicly criticized state progressives for wanting to make working people’s lives better, WFP member and New Mexico State Rep. Angelica Rubio pushed back in a letter to the editor published in the Albuquerque Journal.
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The Rhode Island WFP signed onto an open letter urging gubernatorial hopefuls to commit transformative investments to the state’s transportation infrastructure. Read the letter in Eco RI.
- In Connecticut, Juliemar Ortiz is breaking down barriers and running for State Senate solely on the WFP line. Read more about this groundbreaking progress from CT News Junkie.
Thanks for taking the time to read about work heading into the fall, John. This newsletter is our way of keeping our movement informed about the work we're doing. If you have thoughts on the kind of content you'd like to see in the future, just reply directly to this email and let us know!
We’re less than 7 weeks out from Election Day. If you're able, can you contribute $3 or any amount to the Working Families Party today to help fuel our candidates to victory?
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In solidarity,
All of us at the Working Families Party
