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What do you do when the deck's stacked against you..? Reshuffle.?That's what we and our allies did after losing on House Bill 6. I'll never forget that meeting when we all came together to figure out what went wrong and where we'd head next. The answer was clear - we had to change our field of battle and go on the offensive.?



One big lesson we've learned is that good energy policy can't happen in Ohio without changes at the ballot box. That's why we revived our electoral work after?28 years?and started endorsing candidates again.?



The issue campaigns and candidates we support must be pro-climate, pro-consumer and/or pro-democracy.?







And the work will be hard, especially at first. Gerrymandering makes many races less competitive. The real competition of primary races prompts both incumbents and challengers to out-do each other's extreme positions to excite and mobilize their base. And since those seats are so safe, lawmakers respond less to public pressure.?Add dark money and you've got a disgusting mess that leads to bad policy and corruption.



But we're making progress. In just 9 weeks, we knocked on over 32,261 doors in support of clean energy candidates. And this was just our pilot year.?



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The House Bill 6 battle felt like trench warfare at times. We were dug in so deep that it was hard to see anything else. When the scandal erupted, it shone a light of vindication proving our worst suspicions.



You provide the strength to turn the tables on all the backward thinking and corruption. You help us fight for something new that works for all Ohioans. And we never take your trust for granted.?



Thank you and Happy Holidays!









Rachael Belz, Ohio Citizen Action



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