A note to "sunshine progressives" and "summer Democrats"----this shit is really happening.

[Atticus]

Merely voting Democratic in November will not stop the MAGA fascists from taking complete control of our nation and our lives. We need to contribute as much money as we can, volunteer to stuff envelopes, canvass, phone bank or whatever and get as many friends, relatives and co-workers to the polls to ALSO vote Democratic.

And, we need to be willing to be "street meat"---warm bodies willing to march, sit in, block highways and, in general, raise holy hell with the cruel greedy graspers determined to usher in an era of autocratic rule. The place to make "good trouble" is "in their face .

Some of us will get arrested. Some will get hurt. Some will not be welcome at the family table next Thanksgiving.

What is worth all that?

If we don't win this next election, we will likely never win another. There may not even BE another election.

In Timothy Snyder's "On Tyranny" he tells us that the Germans who voted in 1932, the Czechs and Slovaks who voted in 1946 and the Russians who voted in 1990 did not realize there would not be another meaningful fair election for them. "Any election can be the last, or at least the last in the lifetime of the person casting the vote."

Don't let this next election be our last. Remember "Fired up and ready to go!" ?

We need that again---on steroids!

[lapucelle]

1. This is a great message.

Thanks.

[Cha]

8. Absolutely! 💙🤷‍♂️

Save Our Democracy💙 in 2022 & 2024!

[TeamProg]

12. $$$?

[calimary]

22. This reminds me of that commercial that asked: "can you hear me now?"

For the first time, I think I’m actually starting to be fearful.

But fear can be a great motivator. So I’m gonna focus on making use of it.

Hey, whatever works. Sure beats sitting in silence and feeling depressed. I refuse to believe there isn’t SOMETHING that can be done.

[dai13sy]

30. I can hear you

I'm all about finding a way to make this alright. The Justices seem to be on a mission to destroy us all and alito wants to take away every right he can

[msongs]

2. we have at least 2 traitors in our midst who are blocking our attempt to save the nation nt

[rubbersole]

17. 52.

50 republicans aren't "in our midst" per se, but I live in Florida. Imagine Rick Scott, Marco Rubio and DeSantis being up your butt every day. Traitor defines them all.

[lapucelle]

36. We need to elect Democrats, PERIOD, FULL STOP. N/T

[TeamProg]

13. $$$?

[lapucelle]

38. What does that mean? N/T

[mopinko]

4. doors won elections.

they rly do. work for someone down ticket. doors win, but a candidate at the door is money in the bank.

i once knocked on the door of a prof from northwestern who assured me this is true. phone calls not so much.

[Atticus]

6. Agree, but if enough of us help, we can do both. nt

[TeamProg]

14. $$$?

[summer_in_TX]

20. House parties too.

Did that during the Howard Dean candidacy. Invited a bunch of my friends to my house to learn about the candidate, and asked them to vote for him in the primary. Several did.

That's even more effective than door-knocking because you are usually talking to friends and friends of friends, and already have a relationship.

[mopinko]

32. that's something i should do.

in fact, hoping to have a fundraiser for kelly westund at my farm in the fall.
nobody there will be able to vote for her, but they can give, and hopefully we work up a road trip.

[summer_in_TX]

44. Hosting an in-person event is an excellent testimony

for your candidate.


Sometimes a candidate will have time to appear by video or on the phone if they can't spare the time to come in person. (If a larger event within the district conflicts, the candidate will need to be there.)

Or there may be one or more videos you can share.

Your personal words on her behalf will make a big difference.

[Ohio Joe]

5. Agreed...

DU'er Wednesdays posts links to help out every single day... It should get more love. Todays is here:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216871096

[Cha]

7. Yes, TY! We Need to Unite Against Fascism..

Not Dividing the Dems with Selfish Attacks.

We saw what happened when trump got in because of 3rd Green Party LIES.

Save Our Democracy💙 in 2022 & 2024!

[TeamProg]

15. $$$?

[4catsmom]

9. we need Biden, Harris, et al

to be on TV more often rallying Democrats. We need to get mad. Instead of saying "It's a sad day for abortion rights" they should be saying "We're not going to put up with this!". the right uses anger whipped up by lies. stirring up people with the truth is not the same thing. And we need it badly.

[cloudboy07]

10. trump is toast - finish it ! plus, M & S for sure !

[TeamProg]

11. I've given:

Mark Kelly: 100.00 (50x2)
Cortez-Masto: 50.00
Franken’s Midwest values toward Ron Johnson opponent:50.00
Stacy Abrams:50.00 (25x2)
Val Demmings:100.00(50x2)
DLCC:50.00
DNCC:50.00
World kitchen Ukraine:100.00 (50x2)

There are others I’ve forgotten but I GET A LOT OF EMAILS ASKING FOR MONEY!

You?

The thing that pisses me off is that during the course of the year, when I call reps/Senators about an issue since I’m not in their district or state, they don’t want to hear from me. Aaarrrgghh!!!!

[Atticus]

18. It is not necessary or, in my opinion, appropriate to post how much we contributed to which

candidates. Some can drop hundreds without a problem while for others, $10 every now and then is a sacrifice.

No one needs to be embarrassed because they can't afford to "keep up" with others.

If we can, we contribute to the candidates or groups we think need it.

No one needs to know how much.

[TeamProg]

19. Democracy is in peril. Talk is cheap.

[Atticus]

34. Only some talk is "cheap". nt

[TeamProg]

41. That was MY point n/t

[TeamProg]

21. 90% of life is just showing up. n/t

[ShazzieB]

23. Thanks for pointing this out, Atticus.

As one whose contributions are, of necessity, very carefully parceled out, I appreciate this.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

25. Heck. I gave $2 to two the other day.

It all depends on expenses from week to week.

But I wonder if they'd do better if we weren't bombarded with texts and emails delivering horrible news and asking for money all day long..

There's got to be a better way. It's off-putting AND depressing.

[TeamProg]

27. No, Dems wouldn't do better. Out of sight out of mind emails

adds up to zilch.

Hey I’m not rich but this is it. If money actually helps to buy adverts then nothing is too much to sacrifice.

‘Thoughts and prayers’ that Dems will keep Congress isn’t going to do it.

[TeamProg]

28. "Embarrassment" is NOTHING compared to how we're going feel living

under a Christian-Fascist regime.

Embarrassed, wow. Doesn’t that sound rather quaint? Kind of?

[Atticus]

35. "Quaint"? Only to those without shame who can't "read the room". nt

[TeamProg]

40. Taking quotes out of context is not a Democratic principle.

The context is that the feeling 'embarrassment' will be 'quaint' compared to the feeling of living under a Christian-Fascist regime.

Come on man, I know that you are smarter than that, most of your posts here are brilliant.

Your OP was intended to motivate people, as were mine, that is 'give money'. Thoughts and prayers aren't going to win it.

I'm trying to motivate a room where I read a lot of 'thoughts and prayers' with no specific support for Dem elections by simply explaining what I've done.


In 2020, I gave $480.00 to the Biden / Harris campaign, not TFG's. I don't feel even slightly embarrassed to state that fact, either.

We've all heard the various sayings about walking, talking, et c.

I'd say this 'horse' is deceased.

[DFW]

33. Unfortunately, they do pass the names of contributors around.

Without the knowledge or consent, but it is apparently considered a legitimate tactic, since Democrats are at a financial disadvantage in general.

I get literally hundreds of direct mail solicitations a month, and my office phone in Dallas, which everyone who knows me knows I only listen to about 3 times a year, has a backlog of hours of messages from local politicians from all over the country asking for money. The ones I find particularly offensive are so-called "surveys" which ask stupidly obvious questions, but always end with the real purpose of the "survey," namely a request for money.

How much any given person contributes is less important than how many of us contribute. Two million people contributing $5 is more important than one person contributing $2 million. But thanks for contributing. Two people on your list are people I know, and they both have formidable opposition, one to the point that his fellow Democrats fell for a Republican scam that brought him down, and cowardly still refuse to apologize.

[TeamProg]

16. Speak softly and carry a big stick (stick ie: $$$). n/t

[Samrob]

24. We need to begin to train our voters to not be intimidated and to push back against anyone

who is not a certified poll worker ... most voters know their poll workers if they have been regular voters.
Carry phones for video taping and for calling for help if needed.

[TeamProg]

29. Now you're talking!

[dchill]

26. K&R.

[Lil Liberal Laura]

31. Kicking

For the

[kentuck]

39. The young have the power.

The Baby Boomers do not have the power they once had. The young voters must become empowered.

[brooklynite]

42. "The young voters must become empowered."

To do that, the young voters must vote.

[Hortensis]

45. Good message, Atticus! If those who share the same values as Democrats

but don't always vote Democratic, though, feeling they should find something better or lacking belief in voting, would vote Democratic this time it'd rock our elections.

There are way more who share liberal progressive values than there are MAGAs. Add in commitment to stop them.

[colsohlibgal]

46. Yes We Are On The Cusp

Someone as unqualified as Twitler actually being nominated and then elected started the slide.

We are so, so close to a long dark night. I remain glad that if push comes to shove I have an escape option close, Canada, but I’d prefer the steadying of our ship here but that’s no sure bet anytime soon.

[spanone]

47. ☮️ K&R ☮️