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  Julie Oliver · [email protected]
December 5, 2022 at 9:00 PM

Bad news and good news

We have bad news and good news, team. Last month voters across Texas showed up to the polls and passed all FIVE of our initiatives to decriminalize marijuana by overwhelming margins. We have some good news and some bad news on that work: Here’s the bad news: antidemocratic politicians in TWO …
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
December 2, 2022 at 5:02 PM

BREAKING: city officials trying to block our initiatives

We need your help, team. In this year’s midterms, Ground Game Texas was incredibly successful – passing all FIVE initiatives to decriminalize marijuana.  BUT…some local officials are trying to reverse the will of the voters by blocking our initiatives. And we need your help to fight back. We’…
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
November 29, 2022 at 4:03 PM

Help protect democracy on Giving Tuesday

Friend, it’s Giving Tuesday! On this important national holiday we know you have lots of choices for organizations to support. But we would love it if you'd consider supporting Ground Game Texas. Since we launched last year, Ground Game Texas has worked to bring progressive change to Texas. W…
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
November 28, 2022 at 8:36 PM

A little gift to say thank you.

Where should we send your sticker, friend? We’re sending a FREE sticker to every supporter who makes a contribution this week! It’s true! There’s no minimum donation required, no need to fill out a long form or visit another website – just click the link below, donate any amount you can affor…
  Mike Siegel, GGTX · [email protected]
November 18, 2022 at 8:44 PM

A first-of-its-kind climate charter in Texas

Did you know we’re already on the ballot in 2023, team? It’s true. Ground Game Texas submitted more than 39,000 signatures to secure a first-of-its-kind climate charter initiative on the May 2023 ballot in El Paso. This unprecedented initiative we launched with Sunrise Movement El Paso will c…
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
November 16, 2022 at 4:01 PM

Texas Tribune: Ground Game proposals have strong support at the polls

Ground Game Texas is on a roll, team. Here’s what the Texas Tribune wrote after Tuesday’s election results:  “After Austin voters overwhelmingly approved the proposition to decriminalize carrying small amounts of marijuana in May, Ground Game Texas — the progressive group behind that effort —…
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
November 14, 2022 at 9:56 PM

A couple crazy statistics

Here’s two crazy stats, team: In Hays County, Texas—where Ground Game secured a ballot initiative to decriminalize marijuana—Democrats won 9 out of 10 midterm races. Our ballot initiative received 1,451 more votes than any of the other city elections.  It’s true. Our campaign in San Marcos …
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
November 10, 2022 at 7:15 PM

What’s next?

We did it, team. On Tuesday voters in Texas overwhelmingly passed ALL FIVE of Ground Game Texas’s initiatives to decriminalize marijuana.   We couldn’t have done this without you. Our army of organizers, volunteers, donors, and everyday Texans delivered progressive change in five communities…
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
November 7, 2022 at 10:31 PM

Texas.

Here’s an important stat, team. Of the top TEN biggest donors in Texas this election, NINE are major Republican donors who have given more than $25 million to Republicans in 2022. That’s who Republicans like Greg Abbott, Dan Patrick, and Ken Paxton are fighting for—billionaires and CEOs who g…
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
November 4, 2022 at 9:27 PM

Had enough of Ken Paxton’s corruption?

Ken Paxton is the worst Attorney General in the nation, team. This week we found out that Ken Paxton isn’t just using taxpayer money to “investigate” non-existent voter fraud—he’s also targeting poll workers across the state. That’s right, Paxton isn’t just going after voters—he’s undermining…
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
November 3, 2022 at 9:17 PM

TEXAS TURNOUT REPORT

Early vote turnout is down in Texas, team! The Texas Tribune is reporting that after a week of early voting, turnout in Texas is down compared to the 2018 midterms. Here are the facts: As of yesterday: 2.7 million Texans (19% of voters) voted in the biggest 30 counties  In 2018: more than 3.…
  Ground Game PAC · [email protected]
November 1, 2022 at 8:33 PM

South Texas is feeling the Bern’

This race is so close, team! In Texas’s 15th district, Michelle Vallejo is TIED with her opponent with just a week until election day.  That’s why this weekend Sen. Bernie Sanders joined Michelle at a rally hosted by Ground Game to support her campaign.  Bernie is sounding the alarm about thi…
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
October 31, 2022 at 8:33 PM

🚨 NEW TEXAS POLL 🚨

We’ve got some exciting new polling in Texas, team! Over the weekend UT Tyler released a new poll of Texas voters – and there are some exciting results we wanted to share: Among registered voters, Beto O’Rourke is just THREE points behind Greg Abbott! 72% of Texans support legalizing medical…
  Ground Game PAC · [email protected]
October 27, 2022 at 4:04 PM

ALL TIED UP

It’s all tied up in TX-15, team! A new poll shows TX-15 candidate Michelle Vallejo TIED 45-45 with her Republican opponent just two weeks before Election Day. Michelle is a proud, progressive Latina running against a Qanon-believing election denier in the critical race for Texas’s 15th Congre…
  Julie Oliver · [email protected]
October 25, 2022 at 6:28 PM

BREAKING: strong turnout in TEXAS

We’re seeing some good signs out of Texas, team! After the first day of early voting, we’re feeling pretty good. Here’s just a few reasons why: More than 60,000 votes were cast in Harris County More than 31,000 people voted in Bexar County Almost 5 percent of all registered voters in Nueces …
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
October 24, 2022 at 9:03 PM

NEW poll in Texas!

Did you see the news, team? A BRAND NEW POLL in Texas shows Beto O’Rourke just THREE POINTS behind Greg Abbott in the race for Governor! This is huge news. Polls have gone back and forth for weeks – but this new poll shows the race for governor in Texas is neck-and-neck, and could be decided …
  Ground Game PAC · [email protected]
October 20, 2022 at 7:32 PM

BIG NEWS: Bernie is joining us in South Texas!

We have some HUGE news, team: Senator Bernie Sanders is coming to South Texas to join Ground Game at a campaign event for Michelle Vallejo! Michelle Vallejo is a fantastic candidate in a critical race for Texas’s 15th congressional district. Ground Game is doing everything we can to get her o…
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
October 18, 2022 at 11:29 PM

Unbelievable.

It’s hard to believe, team. Election Day is three weeks from today. The race for governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general are neck-and-neck. Congressional seats are on the line. And we have initiatives on the ballot in FIVE communities across Texas. This is a big deal. We are spend…
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
October 17, 2022 at 6:30 PM

POLL: It’s all tied up in Texas!

This is BIG, team! A new poll shows Beto O’Rourke in a statistical TIE with Greg Abbott in the race for governor of Texas just three weeks before the election. This is huge. After out-raising Greg Abbott for the second quarter in a row, Beto O’Rourke is within the margin of error of defeatin…
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
October 13, 2022 at 10:43 PM

BREAKING: Beto supports our campaign!

Big news in the fight to decriminalize marijuana in Texas, team! Beto O’Rourke endorsed our efforts to decriminalize marijuana in Denton! In a stop in Denton, Beto O’Rourke spoke passionately to students about the need to legalize marijuana in Texas. And he said “I’m really proud of Denton fo…
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
October 11, 2022 at 10:05 PM

This could be VERY close.

Can you believe it, team? There is less than one month until Election Day—and we have some important news: Beto O’Rourke and Greg Abbott are neck-and-neck in fundraising! With the right push, we can unseat Greg Abbott, Dan Patrick, and Ken Paxton in less than a month. Ground Game Texas is wor…
  Ground Game PAC · [email protected]
October 10, 2022 at 8:31 PM

This race is so important.

We have a quick favor to ask, friend. Polls show that Michelle Vallejo, running in Texas’s 15th Congressional District, is neck-and-neck with her Republican opponent. FiveThirtyEight says this seat is a Toss Up. It’s critical that Democrats keep this district blue this November. The Washingto…
  Julie Oliver · [email protected]
October 6, 2022 at 8:43 PM

BREAKING: Biden just went BIG on marijuana

Did you see the incredible news, team? President Biden just announced that he will pardon all federal offenses of simple marijuana possession and begin loosening federal enforcement of marijuana. This is MASSIVE news in the fight to decriminalize marijuana and the fight to mobilize voters aro…
  Julie Oliver · [email protected]
October 5, 2022 at 11:02 PM

Unseat criminal Ken Paxton

Attorney General Ken Paxton is an embarrassment to our state, team. But there’s good news…We have a chance to unseat him next month. But first, let me explain why this race is so important. Here are a few not-so-fun facts about Ken Paxton: He’s been indicted on five felony counts of fraud – …
  Ground Game Texas PAC · [email protected]
October 4, 2022 at 2:33 PM

Unseating Greg Abbott starts TODAY

Did you catch the debate, team. This weekend Beto O’Rourke debated Greg Abbott in the race for governor—and it did not go well for Gov. Abbott…  Beto schooled Abbott on his handling of immigration, the power grid, and mass shootings like Uvalde. And Abbott failed to defend Texas Republicans’ …
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
September 30, 2022 at 8:06 PM

Help us boost turnout and decriminalize marijuana

We’re changing the conversation on marijuana, team. From day one, Ground Game Texas has worked to put popular, progressive policies on the ballot that will help us register voters, drive turnout, and bring progressive change to Texas. That includes decriminalizing marijuana in Texas. Legalizi…
  Ground Game Texas PAC · [email protected]
September 29, 2022 at 7:12 PM

This could be the difference in Texas...

Young voters may be the key to flipping Texas, team. There are nearly three million 18- to 24-year-olds in Texas. These potential voters hold the key to flipping Texas—but historically have not turned out in large numbers. But new data show young voters, in Texas and across the nation, are re…
  Ground Game Texas PAC · [email protected]
September 26, 2022 at 8:58 PM

Abortion. Is. On. The. Ballot. In. Texas.

Abortion could be the issue that unseats Greg Abbott, friend. New polling shows six in ten Texans believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases—and only one in ten say abortion should be banned in all cases.  Yet Texas Gov. Greg Abbott continues to stand by Texas’s extreme anti-aborti…
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
September 23, 2022 at 4:55 PM

Our plan to restore Texans’ abortion rights

The right to abortion is on the ballot, team. Across the country, Republican lawmakers are passing laws to criminalize abortion and reproductive care. Texas has some of the most extreme anti-abortion laws in the nation—with no exceptions for rape, incest, or often even the health of the patie…
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
September 20, 2022 at 7:39 PM

Three weeks from today

We have three weeks, team. The deadline to register to vote in Texas is THREE weeks from today—we have three weeks to register as many voters as possible ahead of November’s election. Ground Game Texas has launched campaigns across Texas designed to register new and infrequent voters—includin…
  Ground Game Texas PAC · [email protected]
September 19, 2022 at 9:14 PM

Victory is within reach in TX!

Victory is within reach in Texas, friend. A new poll in the race for Texas governor shows Beto O’Rourke within FIVE POINTS of Greg Abbott with just weeks before the November election.  Beto can win this race, but it’s going to be close. That’s why Ground Game Texas is pushing hard to register…
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
September 17, 2022 at 6:02 PM

GOTV

Can you believe it, team? We’re less than two months away from Election Day for the 2022 November midterms. Do you know what that means? It’s time to GET OUT THE VOTE.  Ground Game Texas is working overtime to get out the vote. Our organizers are spread out across Texas working to register vo…
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
September 14, 2022 at 2:01 PM

Weed will help us unseat Greg Abbott

Weed is on the ballot, friend. Voters across Texas will have the chance to decriminalize marijuana in their community, thanks to Ground Game Texas organizers. In FIVE cities across Texas—San Marcos, Denton, Elgin, Killeen, and Harker Heights—we have secured ballot initiatives to end enforceme…
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
September 12, 2022 at 6:05 PM

30 days left...

We have just one month, friend. The voter registration deadline in Texas is on October 11th, just one month away. That means we have less than 30 days to register as many Texans as possible ahead of the November midterm elections. Ground Game Texas has launched a state-of-the-art voter regist…
  Julie Oliver · [email protected]
September 9, 2022 at 3:02 PM

RE: Check out our new store!

Did you see our email, friend? We wanted to make sure you saw our email from last week about our new webstore! This is your one-stop-shop to grab some new swag—from T-shirts, to coffee mugs, to tote bags, and more! Check out our store and help support the work our organizers are doing to orga…
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
September 7, 2022 at 3:37 PM

Get your Pro Roe shirt today!

We have some exciting news, team. Today we’re launching our new webstore! You can now pick up your new favorite T-shirt, sweatshirt, tote bag, coffee mug, button, and more by clicking here. Even better, you’ll be supporting all of the incredible work our organizers do across the state of Texa…
  Mike Siegel · [email protected]
September 6, 2022 at 6:37 PM

We’re fighting for WORKERS

Friend, As a former teachers’ union organizer, and as the son of a Caterpillar factory machinist who walked the picket line when I was a baby, I know the power of organized labor in this country.  The labor movement built the middle class, delivered universal workplace protections and benefit…
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
September 2, 2022 at 8:48 PM

THIS is how we win.

Texas is on the verge of something big, team. Every day, we hear from voters who are sick and tired of failed, corrupt leadership in the governor’s office and in the legislature. They’re ready for change, and support progressive policies like increasing the minimum wage, fighting climate chan…
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
September 1, 2022 at 2:01 PM

Change is on the ballot

It’s crunch time, team. With less than 70 days until the November midterms, now is the time to double down on our efforts and Get Out the Vote. We have initiatives on the ballot across Texas that will help us register voters, boost turnout, and pass progressive change on issues like marijuana…
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
August 30, 2022 at 8:37 PM

Fighting back against abortion criminalization

Friend, As of last week, Texas has some of the strictest laws against the right to an abortion. Texas’s so-called “trigger laws” went into effect last week—meaning it’s now a felony for a doctor to perform an abortion in Texas, even in the cases of rape or incest. These laws are incredibly da…
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
August 26, 2022 at 8:59 PM

BIG NEWS: Abortion is on the ballot

We have a VERY big announcement, friend. Today we helped launch the R.E.D. Moon Project, a new organization that will combat the extreme abortion laws that are now in place in Texas. The R.E.D. Moon Project will help Regain, Expand and Decriminalize abortion rights by delivering local policie…
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
August 25, 2022 at 2:01 PM

Record heat waves. Droughts. Flooding. It must end.

Climate change is the most pressing issue of our time, team. Each year the state of Texas experiences more extreme weather and this year is no different—record heat waves and droughts, wildfires, and flooding like we saw this week in North Texas. The time for empty promises on climate change …
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
August 22, 2022 at 7:57 PM

Where we stand...

We know you get a lot of emails, team. So as one of our top supporters, we wanted to show you how much we’ve achieved with your support. There’s less than 80 days until the midterm elections, that means now is the time to push hard to register voters and mobilize them behind progressive chang…
  Julie Oliver · [email protected]
August 19, 2022 at 12:30 PM

Polls are tightening in Texas!

The polls are tightening in Texas, team. New polling shows Greg Abbott just a few points ahead of Beto O’Rourke in the race for Governor. And in the race for Texas Attorney General, Rochelle Garza is just TWO POINTS behind disgraced AG Ken Paxton. Unseating Ken Paxton and Greg Abbott has to b…
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
August 18, 2022 at 5:58 PM

this is our chance to FLIP Texas

We have 54 days, team. Yesterday the Texas Secretary of State announced that the voter registration deadline in Texas is on October 11th—that means we have 54 days to register as many voters as possible to flip this state. Ground Game Texas has launched ballot campaigns across the state of Te…
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
August 17, 2022 at 3:23 PM

South Texas is key to flipping the state

South Texas is the key to flipping this state, team. But for far too long, Democrats have taken South Texas for granted. Democrats have under-invested, under-organized, and assumed voters would show up and vote blue. But Ground Game Texas is working to change that. We’ve launched campaigns de…
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
August 11, 2022 at 6:28 PM

“It may be funny to you motherf%$&ker, but its not funny to me.”

Beto O’Rourke gets it, friend. Yesterday at a campaign event, Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke was expressing outrage at the murder of 19 children in Uvalde with an easily purchased automatic weapon. But when a heckler starting laughing, Beto didn’t skip a beat: “It may be funny to…
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
August 10, 2022 at 3:31 PM

Young voters can unseat Greg Abbott

Did you know that Texas ranks near dead last for voter turnout among young people, team? In 2020, just 41% of Texas voters ages 18-29 voted. And in 2016, just 28% voted—the lowest in the nation that year! That’s why Ground Game Texas is focused on targeting and boosting youth turnout across T…
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
August 5, 2022 at 6:54 PM

Three months.

Can you believe we’re only 3 months away from the midterm election, team? That means we have three months to register as many voters as possible and mobilize them ahead of November. Ground Game Texas has launched an ambitious voter registration program to expand and electrify the electorate—b…
  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
August 3, 2022 at 2:31 PM

Marijuana reform is our secret weapon

They’re onto us, team. Last week we told you that Ground Game Texas has put initiatives on the ballot across Texas that will help register and mobilize voters and elect Beto O’Rourke.  That’s especially true in places like Killeen and Harker Heights, where our marijuana decriminalization init…