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  Julie Oliver & Mike Siegel · [email protected]
November 12, 2021 at 11:01 PM

The fight for a living wage is long overdue

With our collective support and faith in this movement, Mission Quince will be the catalyst to mobilize our communities to join the fight for $15 all across the Rio Grande Valley. Friend, we want to introduce you to Abel Prado. Abel is our new campaign manager in Mission, Texas, in the Rio G…
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
November 9, 2021 at 9:20 PM

What you need to know about LUPE Votes

We couldn’t be more excited to be working with LUPE Votes on the ground in South Texas. Friend, A key aspect of our work at Ground Game Texas is to work with strong local partners who are rooted in Texas communities. That’s why we are so excited to partner with LUPE Votes as we begin our campa…
  Mike Siegel · [email protected]
November 5, 2021 at 8:50 PM

Our message to voters in “safe districts”

Your representative isn’t doing anything to turn out the vote? OK, we will. Friend, If I asked you which areas of Texas we need to prioritize politically, my guess is you wouldn’t say cities where Democrats win Congressional races year in and year out. After all, we like to think of these are…
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
November 1, 2021 at 12:30 AM

Only a few hours left

Did you see this email? Did you see Mike’s email this morning? We’re now only a few hours away from our critical end-of-month fundraising deadline, and we still need to raise $1,295 to reach our goal. Tonight is our last chance to get this done, friend. Will you be one of the supporters we nee…
  Mike Siegel · [email protected]
October 31, 2021 at 7:12 PM

We could have stopped the voter suppression bill and the abortion ban

A losing margin this small is a tragedy. And a call to action. Friend,  Did you know that Texas Democrats lost the state house by less than 23,000 votes across 9 winnable races? Imagine if we had fueled a ground game that delivered those 23,000 votes. We would have avoided a bill stripping wom…
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
October 30, 2021 at 5:00 PM

It’s going to take all of us

As a grassroots movement, we mean it when we say our power comes from the people. Friend,  We’re now well into our end-of-month fundraising push to reach our goal of raising $9,000 in online donations by midnight on October 31.  As a grassroots movement, we mean it when we say our power comes …
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
October 28, 2021 at 11:19 PM

Our work is really just simple math

Thousands of voters times dozens of local campaigns equals... Friend, here’s some math that makes us really excited about our work: Through our first on-the-ground issue campaign, we’ve collected information from more than 35,000 Texas voters. Our records show nearly 10,000 of them need to upd…
  Mike Siegel · [email protected]
October 27, 2021 at 9:26 PM

This is a big moment for our movement

Here’s what it’ll take to truly change the status quo in Texas. Friend, this is a big moment for our movement.  This year’s GOP-led state legislative session is finally over. The 2022 midterm election is one year and one week away. Ground Game Texas just launched another major campaign in the …
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
October 26, 2021 at 8:47 PM

A new campaign for a living wage

We’re fighting to guarantee a living wage in Mission, Texas. Big news, friend, we just launched our second-ever campaign in Texas! Today, Ground Game Texas is announcing a ballot initiative campaign in Mission, Texas to guarantee a living wage for all city employees and contractors.  In partne…
  Julie Oliver · [email protected]
October 24, 2021 at 4:30 PM

This Texas city has been silenced again and again

These pictures say it all. Friend,  There’s a new electoral map being pushed by Texas Republicans, and it does exactly what you’d expect — eliminate competitive seats, ignore the growth and influence of communities of color, and further rig the system in their favor. I want to show you exactl…
  Mike Siegel · [email protected]
October 23, 2021 at 7:39 PM

Let me take you back to Texas one year ago

Ground Game Texas is doing something different. Friend, let me take you back to Texas exactly one year ago... Every radio station and TV channel was plastered in campaign ads. Front porches were covered with red-white-and-blue brochures. Voters’ phones filled up with emails, calls, and texts,…
  GroundGameTexas.org · [email protected]
October 22, 2021 at 4:43 PM

Workers are coming together

This is what we mean when we say, the work to completely transform Texas must be a year-round effort. Friend,  Across the country, a movement is growing louder — the movement for worker power and a living wage. Thousands of union members across the U.S. are on strike or threatening to strike …
  Julie Oliver & Mike Siegel · [email protected]
October 21, 2021 at 1:15 AM

Our report card for GOP officials in Texas

Friend,  Early yesterday, the third special session of the Texas legislature came to an end. Let’s tally up what Governor Greg Abbott and GOP legislators prioritized in 2021: ✅ Forced through one of the nation’s most extreme voter suppression bills ✅ Passed a six-week abortion ban, effectivel…
  Julie Oliver & Mike Siegel · [email protected]
October 16, 2021 at 7:12 PM

Can you help us make up ground?

There’s still time to close this gap. Friend, we have to start this email off with some bad news — we fell $5,315 short of yesterday’s mid-month grassroots fundraising goal.  But here’s the good news! We’re going to extend the deadline for 24 hours, because we want to give supporters like you …
  Team Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
October 15, 2021 at 7:00 PM

24/7 — 365

But in order to keep up the momentum we need to shift the state of our political systems, we need an all-hands-on-deck approach 24/7 — 365. Friend,  Yesterday, we shared with you our plan to get Team Ground Game Texas’s fundraising back on track so we can keep pace with the growth of this move…
  Julie Oliver · [email protected]
October 14, 2021 at 8:59 PM

We want to be honest about this

We can’t slow down in Texas. Not right now. Friend,  As a grassroots organization, one of our core values at Ground Game Texas is to always be transparent with you and your fellow supporters. That’s why, ahead of our mid-October fundraising goal, I want to share with you that we’ve seen our on…
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
October 14, 2021 at 12:10 AM

Volunteer with Ground Game Texas from anywhere!

Get involved with Ground Game Texas. Friend, Right now, Ground Game Texas is working to reach millions of unregistered or inactive voters across dozens of Texas cities and towns — and we need every set of helping hands we can get. No matter where you live in the United States, you can now sign…
  Team Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
October 12, 2021 at 10:48 PM

Turning our attention to the Rio Grande Valley

Our movement has a true opportunity to transform Texas. All we need to do is put in the work. Friend, our canvassing operation is growing.  Over the course of our four-month signature collecting drive, we’ve been able to collect over 33,000 signatures to put into our database. With these signa…
  Julie Oliver · [email protected]
October 8, 2021 at 5:21 PM

How one Texas city has been silenced again and again

These pictures say it all. Friend,  There’s a new electoral map being pushed by Texas Republicans, and it does exactly what you’d expect — eliminate competitive seats, ignore the growth and influence of communities of color, and further rig the system in their favor. I want to show you exactl…
  Mike Siegel · [email protected]
October 5, 2021 at 9:17 PM

From the ground up

We are going to fight, city by city, to make sure “one job is enough” and that workers share in the prosperity of this great state. Friend, This summer, we launched the first Ground Game Texas program in Austin, and it has proven to be a great success. We’ve collected over 30,000 petition sign…
  Julie Oliver & Mike Siegel · [email protected]
September 30, 2021 at 11:11 PM

Will you help us transform Texas?

We can’t do this without you. Friend, our end-of-quarter fundraising deadline is just a few hours away.  Here’s why that matters to you, and to all of us: There’s no sugarcoating what’s happening in Texas, friend. SB 1 is one of the worst voter suppression bills since the Jim Crow era, and Go…
  Wendy Davis · [email protected]
September 29, 2021 at 4:15 PM

Why I’m proud to be a board member of Ground Game Texas.

This work has never been more important. Hey friend, it’s Wendy Davis, and I want to tell you why I am so proud to serve on the advisory board of Ground Game Texas, and why this work has never been more important. Many people first learned my name when I led a 13-hour filibuster against an ant…
  Julie Oliver & Mike Siegel · [email protected]
September 27, 2021 at 10:44 PM

We can’t do this without you

When we launched Ground Game Texas in June, folks from all over came together to support our vision of boosting voter turnout across Texas by putting popular issues onto local ballots. Friend, When we launched Ground Game Texas in June, folks from all over came together to support our vision o…
  Julie Oliver & Mike Siegel · [email protected]
September 24, 2021 at 8:33 PM

The most crucial way we can fight back in Texas

We can’t slow down right now. Not with these radical attacks on the right to vote. Friend, we'll cut right to it. Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas GOP recently enacted one of the most anti-democratic voter suppression bills our country has seen since the Jim Crow era. Instead of ensuring that on…
  GroundGameTexas.org · [email protected]
September 20, 2021 at 7:15 PM

Not-so-fun fact about Governor Abbott

This is why building Texas turnout matters. Friend, here’s a not-so-fun fact about Governor Greg Abbott — you know, the guy who called two special legislative sessions just to pass his voter suppression bill and wants to ban mask mandates in Texas schools... Turns out Abbott only won his guber…
  Team Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
September 15, 2021 at 10:20 PM

It’s time to take back Texas

The strongest way we can win back Texas is through growing our voter turnout. Friend,  For years, Texas has had to sit by and watch out-of-touch, multi-millionaire politicians prioritize their lucrative financial growth over the needs of their constituents. Yet election cycle after election cy…
  Julie Oliver & Mike Siegel · [email protected]
September 14, 2021 at 8:24 PM

Aren't there more important issues than cannabis reform?

A note on our political strategy. Friend, we’re going to ask you to make a contribution of $10 or more to help Ground Game Texas reach our mid-month grassroots goal in just a moment — but first, we want to lay out some important thoughts on our political strategy. In Texas and nationwide, we a…
  Team Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
September 10, 2021 at 9:36 PM

One of the most anti-democratic voting restriction efforts since Jim Crow

All across Texas there are millions of new voters who are looking to get involved in our progressive movement for transformative change. Friend, Last week, Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas GOP voted to enact S.B. 1 — one of the most anti-democratic voting restriction efforts our country has …
  Julie Oliver · [email protected]
September 9, 2021 at 5:09 PM

Limited-time ‘My Body My Choice’ shirts to raise legal funds for medical providers

There’s something you can do to help protect women who have been left without access to abortion care in Texas. Friend, There’s something you can do to help protect women who have been left without access to abortion care in Texas.  Supporting the legal costs of frontline workers and doctors …
  Julie Oliver & Mike Siegel · [email protected]
September 7, 2021 at 9:39 PM

Our response to voter suppression in Texas

This is a longer email, but we hope you’ll read every word. Friend, Instead of focusing on issues that actually help people, from our failing power grid to COVID-19 relief to paying a living wage, Governor Greg Abbott and Texas Republicans have spent recent months waging an unremitting assault…
  GroundGameTexas.org · [email protected]
September 4, 2021 at 6:00 PM

NEW: Get your Ground Game Texas gear!

Ground Game Texas is a project of Register2Vote, a 501(c)(4) organization. Paid for by Register2Vote. Contributions to Register2Vote are not tax deductible. This email was sent to [email protected]. Unsubscribe Update My Personal Information PO Box 310, Austin, TX 78767 | info@groundgam…
  Team Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
September 3, 2021 at 7:30 PM

A year-round effort

The work to completely transform the Texas electorate must be a year-round effort. Friend, Three months ago, Ground Game Texas began the collective mission to completely transform Texas from the ground up. Through local, on-the-ground initiatives to bring ballot education, boost voter turnout…
  Julie Oliver · [email protected]
August 31, 2021 at 8:38 PM

Good news and reality check for Ground Game Texas

This will only take a moment of your time. Friend, I’ll get right to what’s most important today: The Ground Game Texas mission? Put popular issues onto local ballots to unlock a massive wave of progressive turnout in 2022 and beyond. In other words, Ground Game Texas is building a progressive…
  Mike Siegel · [email protected]
August 30, 2021 at 10:25 PM

Exciting news to share

Last week, I appeared as a lawyer in Travis County District Court to represent Texas parents in challenging Governor Greg Abbott’s executive order (GA-38) which bans schools from requiring masks. Hey Friend, Mike Siegel here — and I have some exciting news to share! Last week, I appeared as a …
  Julie Oliver · [email protected]
August 27, 2021 at 9:15 PM

You’re part of our winning formula

Texas is on the verge of political transformation. Friend, Early this morning, the Texas House passed S.B. 1, one of the most extreme voter suppression bills to be introduced in any state legislature. It was a dark moment for democracy in Texas — but our fight is from over. Ground Game Texas i…
  Team Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
August 26, 2021 at 10:30 PM

The current political system in Texas does not work for us

We can see just how powerful grassroots advocacy can be in our communities, and just how ready Texas voters are for true progressive change. Friend, right now, the current political system in Texas does not work for us. Our multi-millionaire state politicians continue to prioritize their corp…
  GroundGameTexas.org · [email protected]
August 25, 2021 at 6:52 PM

We need to go on offense

Here’s where you come in. Ground Game Texas is a project of Register2Vote, a 501(c)(4) organization. Paid for by Register2Vote. Contributions to Register2Vote are not tax deductible. This email was sent to [email protected]. Unsubscribe Update My Personal Information Receive Fewer Emai…
  Julie Oliver & Mike Siegel · [email protected]
August 23, 2021 at 10:03 PM

Voter suppression bill S.B. 1 is moving forward in Texas

Our fight is more urgent than ever. Friend,  Last month, Texas Democrats took a bold stand for democracy by fleeing the state to break quorum and block a dangerous voter suppression bill, S.B. 1.  But Governor Abbott and the GOP doubled down on their anti-democratic agenda — and now, with quo…
  GroundGameTexas.org · [email protected]
August 18, 2021 at 5:09 PM

Our fight to combat voter suppression and transform the electorate is crucial

We’re spearheading a grassroots movement for progress unlike anything ever seen before in Texas. Friend,  We’re now more than two months into our collective Ground Game Texas work to fight back against voter suppression in Texas and put top-priority issues on local ballots so we can mobilize …
  Julie Oliver & Mike Siegel · [email protected]
August 17, 2021 at 6:30 PM

A few important numbers for you

Here’s how our work adds up to a transformed Texas. Friend, let’s do a little math. Through our campaign to decriminalize marijuana and ban no-knock warrants in Austin, we’ve collected information from over 25,000 voters for whom the voting address is not current. That’s thousands of untapped …
  Julie Oliver & Mike Siegel · [email protected]
August 16, 2021 at 7:17 PM

Help Texas schools keep kids safe from COVID-19

Instead of attacking the COVID-19 virus, Governor Abbott is attacking our kids. Friend,  Instead of attacking the COVID-19 virus, Governor Abbott is attacking our kids. Yesterday, the Texas Supreme Court supported Governor Abbott's executive order which bans schools from requiring masks. Under…
  GroundGameTexas.org · [email protected]
August 11, 2021 at 10:29 PM

Hear what people are saying about us

Thank you to every single person who responded to our one-question survey. Friend,  Last week, we sent out a one-question survey asking folks why they support Ground Game Texas. Thank you to the many people who took time out of their day to respond! Here are a few answers that do a beautiful …
  Julie Oliver & Mike Siegel · [email protected]
August 6, 2021 at 2:00 PM

Will you answer one question?

Why are you in this fight? Friend,  Thank you for believing in and being a part of our Ground Game Texas team. Together, we’re putting resources toward local year-round organizing all over our great state, especially in areas where a little investment can go a long way. We’re leveraging popula…
  GroundGameTexas.org · [email protected]
August 2, 2021 at 9:25 PM

Here's where you come in, friend

Let's talk about the stakes ahead of us. Ground Game Texas is a project of Register2Vote, a 501(c)(4) organization. Paid for by Register2Vote. Contributions to Register2Vote are not tax deductible. This email was sent to [email protected]. Unsubscribe Update My Personal Information PO…
  GroundGameTexas.org · [email protected]
July 31, 2021 at 6:27 PM

See the evidence for yourself

GGTX can help progressives unlock MASSIVE electoral victories in 2022 and beyond. Ground Game Texas is a project of Register2Vote, a 501(c)(4) organization. Paid for by Register2Vote. Contributions to Register2Vote are not tax deductible. This email was sent to [email protected]. Unsubsc…
  GroundGameTexas.org · [email protected]
July 30, 2021 at 10:40 PM

A simple recipe to transform Texas

Meet Joe. Ground Game Texas is a project of Register2Vote, a 501(c)(4) organization. Paid for by Register2Vote. Contributions to Register2Vote are not tax deductible. This email was sent to [email protected]. Unsubscribe Update My Personal Information PO Box 310, Austin, TX 78767 | …
  Julie Oliver & Mike Siegel · [email protected]
July 29, 2021 at 6:59 PM

Will you answer one question?

Why are you in this fight? Friend,  Thank you for believing in and being a part of our Ground Game Texas team. Together, we’re putting resources toward local year-round organizing all over our great state, especially in areas where a little investment can go a long way. We’re leveraging popula…
  GroundGameTexas.org · [email protected]
July 27, 2021 at 4:46 PM

First, then, now

If we want to break through the barriers of injustice in our elections systems and our legislation, we need to build up a progressive resistance for change from the ground up. Friend,  FIRST: We launched Ground Game Texas in June with a goal to build up a grassroots wave of support in the fig…
  GroundGameTexas.org · [email protected]
July 24, 2021 at 3:26 PM

Our response to the Texas legislature special session

You’ve probably heard about what’s happening in the Texas legislature. Friend, you’ve probably heard about what’s happening in the Texas legislature. Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Republicans forced a special session to reintroduce extreme, racialized voter suppression bills under the guise of p…
  Julie Oliver and Mike Siegel · [email protected]
July 21, 2021 at 11:15 PM

Friend, we’re asking for your help

We can’t do this without you. Dear friend, When we launched Ground Game Texas in June, folks from all over came together to support our vision of boosting voter turnout across Texas by putting popular issues onto local ballots. Now, we’re putting those grassroots resources to work. We’re talk…