Democrats could lose the Senate this year, simply because the pivotal races are almost all in red states that voted for Romney. If you don’t live in a state with a competitive race, this can feel very disempowering—given that control of the U.S. Senate will affect us all.
But MoveOn and Daily Kos have found a way to mobilize our members, no matter where they live—and we need your help today. Last night, I joined 20 other volunteers at MoveOn’s field office in Berkeley to make phone calls to Democratic voters in Iowa and Colorado. Together, we reached 1,114 voters last night.
There are four such field offices like this in the country (Berkeley, Seattle, Chicago and New York), and if you don’t live nearby anyone can sign up online to make phone calls from home.
MoveOn has targeted voters who usually support Democrats, and have voted in the past—but have not always been good about voting.
In other words, just the kind of people whose decision to vote or not vote will determine if we control the Senate. We are reaching these people, asking them when/how they will be voting (preferably early)—and making them come up with a “plan” to vote by November 4.
Our phone calls to Iowa last night were encouraging. I was surprised at how many people had already voted early, which backs up what Markos wrote about yesterday.
Read below the fold for more details and anecdotes.
