John,

Just when we thought we were out, they pulled us back in! DFA endorsed 125 candidates during the midterm elections and 59 of them made it through the primaries and general elections - despite redistricting, confusing, and endlessly changing primary dates. We Saved the Senate, elected some incredible, fresh Gen Z’s, and saved important Establish Justice candidate seats.

But our work isn’t done yet. There are two very important runoffs on DFA’s radar: everyone is looking at Georgia’s Senate race to give Democrats the advantage in the Senate, especially since we lost the House (although not by margins some were predicting!).

In Austin, DFA supported Daniela Silva, a bright, young, queer, Latina running for Austin City Council in District 3. During the general election, Daniela had multiple opponents. The front-runner, a moderate, outraised her 3:1. Despite that, Daniela came in just two points behind him. The other candidate captured 11 percent of the votes. That candidate is now supporting Daniela.

Protecting and preserving our democracy is not easy work - especially with such a tight turnaround and the holiday season. However, we count on you to help inform voters and have meaningful conversations about the importance of their vote.

With that, DFA is asking you to commit to our Five Days of Democracy. We’ll kick them off with a DFA Member meeting, where we will hear from speakers on-the-ground about how we can Save the Senate as well as support DFA endorsed candidate, Daniela Silva in Austin.

Five Days of Democracy
Sign up for any of the five opportunities here.

Tuesday 11/29 at 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET: Member Meeting with Daniela Silva
How can you get involved in the runoffs? What impact will these elections have?

Wednesday 11/30 at 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM ET: Postcard Party
More info on our PYOP program here. Write postcards in progressive company!

Thursday 12/1 at 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM ET: Phonebank with Our Revolution
Call tens of thousands of Progressive Georgia Voters to help keep the Senate in Democratic control.

Friday 12/2 at 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM ET: Textbank with Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda.
Text Georgia voters of color to ensure that under-represented Georgians turn out for the Dec 6th runoff.

Saturday 12/3, at 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM ET: Phonebank with Daniela Silva
DFA-endorsed candidate Daniela Silva is in a runoff for Austin City Council District 6. She is facing an establishment, moderate democrat, and she needs our help to call voters to let them know that they need to come out and vote one more time.

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Our work isn’t quite done yet. At DFA we count on our people power to get us through. We know our work makes a difference. Please join us for as many days as you can.

Christine Senteno
Senior Electoral Manager
Democracy For America

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