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Dear friend,

Tens of thousands of Vote Forward volunteers are writing millions of letters to voters this year. That's tremendous! But there's still an opportunity to reach many more voters.

If you're still on the sidelines, maybe you're feeling a bit less motivated than you were in 2020 because the 45th president—a uniquely malevolent force in our politics—isn't running this year. But while he may not be on the ballot, many of his handpicked candidates are. His movement is alive and well. So I wanted to share some of my thoughts on what is at stake, and why I think this election is so important.

There are, of course, very real and concrete policy stakes this year. A Republican majority in the House would very likely refuse to raise the debt ceiling, threatening economic catastrophe to secure cuts in Medicare and Social Security.* Republicans in the Senate aim to further erode reproductive rights with a nationwide abortion ban,** and abortion access is further threatened by Republicans in state houses across the country.

And then there is democracy itself. As the January 6 Committee has so vividly demonstrated, the 2020 Capitol insurrection and GOP-backed effort to overturn the free and fair election results were organized, coordinated, and deadly serious. Handing the reins of power to people who have at best minimized and covered for it, and​​ in many cases actively supported it, would be profoundly dangerous. This is the year we elect the members of Congress, governors, attorneys general, secretaries of state, and state legislators who will decide whether to honor the results of the next presidential election.

Is it exhausting that in every election cycle we have to face these existential threats? Absolutely. I wish we still lived in a society where all political actors accepted the fundamental bargain we make as a democracy: that when you lose, you concede peacefully and gracefully. I hope that we can rebuild that world. But we do not live in it right now, and we have to act accordingly.

I would encourage you to adopt voters from a campaign whose stakes you find particularly compelling. They are all important, but here are a few congressional districts that I'm focusing on that I would recommend if you're not sure which to choose:

- [California's 13th Congressional District]([link removed]), 24,000+ voters need to be adopted.
- [Kansas' 3rd Congressional District]([link removed]), 24,000+ voters need to be adopted.
- [Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District]([link removed]), 37,000+ voters need to be adopted.
- [Nevada's 3rd Congressional District]([link removed]), 17,000+ voters need to be adopted.
- [New York's 22nd Congressional District]([link removed]), 36,000+ voters need to be adopted.

Our politically savvy colleagues inform me that all five of these are toss-up races where Democrats are currently being outspent, with polls showing tight races. And as I draft this email, all five of them have many tens of thousands of voters in their Vote Forward campaigns remaining to be adopted.

[Will you choose a campaign, and adopt five voters this week?]([link removed]
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Thank you for all of your efforts as always.

Sincerely,

[SF]

Scott Forman
Founder & Executive Director
Vote Forward

P.S. If you're having difficulty getting started because you have questions or doubts about what to write (this is one of the most common questions we field), I recommend that you [review our post about building your personal story]([link removed]). You might surprise yourself with what you come up with. I think the message I write on my letters got much stronger after I went through the exercise.

P.P.S. If you can't commit to 5 letters & 15 minutes, I still hope you will do something this year. One excellent option: [sign up to volunteer in other ways like phone banking and canvassing on the last weekend before the election]([link removed]).

 

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