Thank you powerful postcarders for writing all year! You have been dedicated and done the hard work of persuasion and getting out the vote. Now that registrations are completed, vote by mail ballots are requested, and early voting has begun, it’s time to pivot from postcards to other forms of Get Out The Vote (GOTV) outreach.
We want to win the presidency, and win by as large a margin as possible to make it harder for election deniers to get traction.
We also want to win a House and Senate for Kamala so that our Democratic agenda can be enacted…swiftly. Let’s get those voters to the polls – voting Blue up and down the ballot!
Let’s take a look at the kind of activities you can do now!
Phone banking
Grab your kitty, or chocolate, or whatever makes you happy and set a goal. Can you talk to ten people? The new autodialers make it very easy – and they are much improved if you haven’t used them recently. Training is usually at the start of the phonebank. Get ready to jump in by using our handy list to find a time or subject best for you!
Text Banking
These are not the texts demanding money – these are providing important voting information! There are a lot fewer texting opportunities than phonebanking, so this is best if you have trained previously in texting. But if you only need a quick refresher, you can still work in this important space to reach out to younger voters. If you have used Spoke or ThruText before it will come back easily!
Messaging
Last chance to reach out to your friends and family. Every vote counts! In addition, you can:
Follow our Instagram (and ask your kids to do the same). Be sure to comment with four words to boost our algorithm so that more young people see our posts. Can’t think of four words? Just put “Vote Blue up and down the ballot!” #HarrisForThePeople, or something similar.
Share these videos or Project 2025 information on your Facebook page – you are a trusted messenger to your family and friends!
Canvassing
Talk to people face to face or drive someone doing the door knocking! (It’s a long way in between houses in some areas, so drivers are appreciated!)
Travel to Pennsylvania, or New York if you have a few days. Day trips into New Hampshire are always fun. And don’t forget we have canvassing here in Massachusetts – Rep. Margaret Scarsdale in Pepperell needs our help in a very purple district and we have Five ballot initiatives on the ballot with very little information accessible to voters.
Election and Voter Protection
Your local town clerk needs volunteers to staff the polls – especially for early voting. But in addition to helping in Massachusetts, you can help “cure” ballots and protect elections in battleground states. There are many different opportunities from research to helplines to phonebanks – all interacting with voters who are eager to make their vote count!
Donations
Phonebanking, textbanking and printed materials for canvassing costs money. Our trusted grassroots partners are spending down to the wire to bring home the win! Consider donating your postcard money to one of these groups – and let’s remember their work does not stop on November 5th.
So Powerful Purposeful Paladins, let’s understand the assignment and Pivot!
