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Jan's avatar

Things look even scarier now since the shooting, but there are STILL actions we can take to reduce the odds of the GOP turning our country into an autocracy. We have no control over whether Biden steps aside (I think he should, he cannot win enough votes). And even if Trump wins, getting Democrats in the “lower” offices still matters.

Focus for Democracy identifies organizations that have shown themselves, through rigorous testing, to be extremely effective at generating Democratic votes in swing states. Given that we are all bombarded with fundraising requests, Focus for Democracy helps us decide where to put our money and time. I’ve spent a lot of time looking for where I can effectively contribute - and this is it!

The next Focus4Democracy zoom is Tuesday July 16 @ 8:00 – register at bit.ly/F4D16July They do a ZOOM every 2 weeks. Get on their list and they’ll notify you of future Zooms.

If you can’t donate, pls. send F4D’s info to as many people as you can and urge them to spread the word.

Don’t forget other elective offices. If people are discouraged due to the Biden situation, they may not bother to vote – that would mean a lot of Democrats won’t get voted into Congressional and governors offices. (Remember that judges are sometimes elected, too.) Pls visit app.oath.vote - they identify the most crucial races where your donations can make a difference. We can only vote where we live, but we can donate money, and also email our friends around the country to let them know.

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Laura Donna's avatar

Jan I am a huge, Huge, HUGE long time supporter/co-host of F4D and am using all of my political/social capital there. I have reached out to many in person, through email, ZOOM and other methods because of the excellence of their methods in getting swing votes. The team has asked us never to use social media to publicize events for various reasons. Feel free to private message me. It is frustrating, but true,

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Jan's avatar

Laura so glad to hear that. I don't view substack as social media so I have been posting dozens of mentions of Focus4Democracy in Substack comment sections. I have emailed a great many people but too, often it's going into their Spam folders, Ive learned. Though my posting on various substacks I have motivated quite a few people to sign up for Focus4Democracy zooms and I know that some have donated money as a result

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Eli G's avatar

Appreciate the link (F4D) & message. That we can’t do anything about Biden is so deeply frustrating. As bad as not being able to do anything about Alito & Thomas. No, worse at this exact moment. Does anyone close to him see the damage he’s doing? Now he’s going to speak from WH tonight. Mamma mia—no! Unless he announces he’s stepping aside.

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Jan's avatar

Eli I am also frustrated but I still think there's still hope that Biden will wake up and see reality. I've heard that Obama might urge him to step aside, who knows if that's true. Remember that Biden mentioned several days ago about putting the crosshairs on Trump. We know that's a metaphor, he was referring to Trump's policies and character, but it doesn't sound good in the light of the assassination attempt. I actually hope that this lends some heft to the many elected Democratic officials who think Biden should step aside. I'm just waiting for Republicans to start mentioning the crosshairs comment.

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Jan's avatar

I'm concerned that the chaos w/ the presidential options, people may be losing sight of the down-ballot offices. which are extremely important. There are STILL actions we can take.

Focus for Democracy identifies organizations that have shown themselves, through rigorous testing, to be extremely effective at generating Democratic votes in swing states. Focus for Democracy helps us decide where to put our money and time. I’ve spent a lot of time looking for where I can effectively contribute - and this is it!

The next Focus4Democracy zoom is Tuesday July 16 @ 8:00 – register at bit.ly/F4D16July They do a ZOOM every 2 weeks. Get on their list and they’ll notify you of future Zooms.

If you can’t donate, pls. send F4D’s info to as many people as you can and urge them to spread the word.

Don’t forget other elective offices. If people are discouraged, they may not bother to vote – that would mean a lot of Democrats won’t get voted into Congressional and governors offices. (Remember that judges are sometimes elected, too.) Pls visit app.oath.vote - they identify the most crucial races where your donations can make a difference. We can only vote where we live, but we can donate money, and also email our friends around the country to let them know.

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