Writing letters and postcards provides a personal touch to voter outreach, and it’s a fun group activity. We’re working on a three-pronged strategy to keep Congress Blue in 2022 by electing Democrats across the ballot:
- We’re registering likely new Democratic voters (in partnership with Field Team 6) in flippable Congressional districts in Arizona, California, Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Georgia, Nevada and Wisconsin. Voter registration campaigns target “the rising American electorate,” including underrepresented groups like Black communities in the Deep South and young voters. To expand the Democratic majority in the US Senate, we must flip seats in Florida, North Carolina and Wisconsin.
- We’re protecting vulnerable California, Nevada, Arizona, Georgia and Pennsylvania Democrats by informing voters of the legislative achievements of their representatives.
- We’re encouraging Democrats in swing states and districts to enroll in vote-by-mail, a proven method to increase voter turnout.
- We’re writing letters (with Vote Forward) to increase voter participation of historically underrepresented communities in the electorate in November.
Writing Postcards
Postcard packets are available for local pickup in San Jose or Los Altos Hills. Email Deb at charlottelechat13@gmail.com to arrange to pick up materials for these campaigns.
Postcard and letter-writing packets are available for contact-free pickup from Mariya’s porch bench in Mountain View at any time. The packets contain addresses, postcards, letters, envelopes, stamps and more. Write when you can at home and pick up at your convenience.
See Mariya’s current campaigns here
Writing Letters
Write letters with Vote Forward and Swing Left Peninsula! In 2020 these groups worked together to send 460,000 letters to swing states; the impact was enormous. In non-Presidential years, voter turnout tactics will have even more effect. Swing Left Peninsula aims to send one million letters to states that are critical for protecting (and expanding) our House and Senate majorities.
Join a Virtual Party and write with others
Join Melissa and Sue’s Virtual Postcard & Letter Writing Party every Saturday noon to 2:00 pm PT. We share information, answer questions, and socialize while writing from our own homes. Contact Sue at s.dinwiddie@icloud.com for more information about getting postcards or Vote Forward letters, and the Zoom meeting link.
Find more postcard and letter resources
Writing on your own or want more postcarding or letter-writing campaigns? Geri’s list of postcarding campaigns is updated to include Virginia GOTV, voter registration in states like Virginia and Pennsylvania, outreach to Native American voters in Arizona, and more. There’s also info on where to get postcarding supplies. Get info at: https://tinyurl.com/Dem-GOTV-Postcards