It's Democracy Summer!! Are you in?

Dear wonderful IndiMarin Volunteers,

Did you know that summer is actually as important as fall for voter outreach work, like phone calls, door knocks, texts and postcards to voters? Many people don’t realize that is the case. They incorrectly presume that fall is the time to roll up their sleeves and get involved to help Dems win in November.

The reason summer is so important is that research shows that “low turnout” voters, those that do not reliably cast a ballot each election, need multiple “touches” to become sufficiently motivated to vote in November. For example, in the two crucial House districts located in California’s Central Valley, CA-13 and CA-22, the campaigns for the candidates there have set a goal of knocking on the doors of three times between now and November. And there is a LOT of territory to cover. The same is true of all the various tactics we use. So if we wait until the fall to even get started, we will be too late.

In 2020, Dems lost those two House districts, which have a large percentage of low turnout votes by razor thin margins. We can ill-afford to make that mistake in 2024. We’ve seen what happens in Congress when the MAGA GOP extremists are in control.

SO ARE YOU IN TO GET ROLLING WITH VOTER OUTREACH WORK THIS SUMMER??

NUMBER ONE PRIORITY - PHONEBANKING
Interactive conversations are more impactful than one-way conversations and phonebanking can be efficiently done from the comfort of your own home. There are many misconceptions about the experience and effectiveness of phonebanking. The reality is that it is HIGHLY EFFECTIVE and the EXPERIENCE IS VERY GRATIFYING. Don't take our word for it...Listen to IndiMarin Phonebank Volunteers describe their experience and their successes in this 4 minute video.

Please attend a phonebank to test it out. You can just shadow a mentor at first if you prefer. Click here to sign up for our weekly Saturday phonebanks from 9:30 - 11: 30am PT or our weekly Tuesday phonebanks from 4 - 6 pm PT and help take back the House by electing Rudy Salas and the Senate by electing Ruben Gallegos!

NUMBER TWO PRIORITY - CANVASSING

  • If you live in the SF Bay Area, please visit our Canvassing Webpage and sign up for some upcoming dates to knock on doors and talk to voters in CA-13 and CA-22. Volunteers are especially needed in CA-22, so consider joining us for one of our multi-day Road Trips. It's a lot of fun and the voters are very friendly!

  • If you live elsewhere in the country and in or near a flippable district or state, please write us at info@indivisiblemarin.org and we will help you connect with local canvassing in your area!


UPDATE ON TEXTING

Texting has been slow to get rolling this election cycle, but some exciting new texting programs will be picking up speed very soon. If you are interested receiving updates on texting, sign up here.

UPDATE ON POSTCARDING
All active postcarders will receive an important update tomorrow AM. Please be on the lookout for it in your inbox!

TOO BUSY TO VOLUNTEER THIS SUMMER?
Please donate via one of two IndiMarin ActBlue links to support the crucial summer work of voter outreach organizations and/or candidates in toss-up districts.

1. DONATE TO THE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WHICH SUPPORT OUR WRITING, PHONING, AND CANVASSING CAMPAIGNS

  • Winning campaigns are dependent on partners to reach voters. This fundraiser supports the three major organizations that we use for our postcarding (Activate America), phonebanking (California Democratic Party, and canvassing (Bay Area Coalition). This last group provides stipends for canvassers, which increases conversations with voters in the hard-to-reach Central Valley districts. IndiMarin has been working with these groups for several years and are confident every dollar will be used effectively. Your donation below would be evenly split between them. DONATE TO SUPPORT PARTNERS


2. DONATE TO THREE DEMS RUNNING IN SWING DISTRICTS THAT CAN WIN US BACK THE HOUSE.

  • Candidate campaigns are a major source of funding in winning races. They get optimal rates and times for advertising and media buys that outside organizations cannot receive. More staff and more field offices mean more voters are contacted. This fundraiser supports candidates in Senate and CA House races that are rated a “toss up,” and are thereby the most competitive races in the country. We use professional ratings groups to identify these races. Our candidates also have less cash on hand than their opponents. We use quarterly Federal Election Commission candidate financial filings to determine comparative need. DONATE TO SUPPORT CANDIDATES.

It's all hand on deck time, everyone! Hope you are will participate in this crucial Democracy Summer with as much time, energy, and funds you can muster!


The IndiMarin Steering Committee - Nanda, Joy, Andie, Betsy, Laurie, Betty and Susan