Dear Friend,
Shana Tova to all who celebrate! Autumn has arrived, too, and with it an opportunity to talk to voters throughout the state about the general election. We did that on Saturday, concentrating our outreach in neighborhoods in Prince George’s County during our Day of Action. Thanks to all who joined us, including our Task Force and Chapter leaders, our affiliated community and labor organizations, as well as our grassroots volunteers. Whether you knocked on doors, made phone calls, invited friends and family, or made a donation, we truly cannot thank you enough. On Saturday we did a combined 64 phone banking and door knocking shifts, and made attempts to reach more than 7,000 voters. We got a good response from the people we reached, recruited some new volunteers, and if folks weren’t home we were able to leave our new election lit at their doors. Check it out!
We know there’s an enormous contrast between the agenda that the Republicans are pushing (restricting our healthcare, school budgets, and environmental protections) and what the Democrats are campaigning for (expanding healthcare, the pool of public school teachers and staff, and action on climate) but many voters, busy with their daily lives, may not. We have to be prepared that voters could get confused by the lies coming from the GOP candidate for governor, Dan Cox, and his campaign. It was reported last week that Cox plans to visit Mar-a-Lago soon to collect big checks from rich Trump donors (probably to pay for misleading ads).
We can’t leave anything to chance: doing one-to-one outreach, sharing a vision with folks, and having a real conversation is still the best way to connect with potential voters and engage them in the democratic process.
So please join us! This Thursday, Sept. 29th, we’ll be making calls. Sign up here!
You can also kick off the month of October this Saturday by knocking on doors. This is a great opportunity for those who missed out on our last Day of Action: Sign up here!
Ballots will be going out soon to those voters who request them so voting is already getting underway. We’re excited to turn out the vote to elect Wes Moore for Governor, pass Question 4 to legalize marijuana, and turn swing districts and counties blue this year.
Can’t make it to a voter event this week? Please take a minute now and fill out this form to get involved with the PM election team.
We provide training and support to all of our volunteers, no matter your experience level. We hope to see you soon!
Many Thanks,
The Progressive Maryland Team
