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Post Convention Call to Action

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  You heard the woman:  Do Something By Kelly Fenton DPOC vice chair   The vision and light emanating from the Democratic National Convention that ended last night stood in stark contrast to the bleakness the Republicans foisted on us just a month earlier. Their themes were grievance, decline and the past. That is the default mode of a party devoid of ideas or a path forward … and in thrall to a cult.   The Democratic themes that collided into and gave way to one another these past four days were all hopeful ones: Freedom, Decency, Democracy, Respect, Equality. All suffused with joy and laughter and grace and love. And all culminating with that absolute banger of a speech from Vice President Harris!   What was the theme that most resonated with you?   The one I take away following a week of celebration and raucous enthusiasm is a little less enthralling than any of those above. Not as much the radiant flower as the soil from which it sprang.   The one I take away was delivered near the

June Newsletter 2

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  In the June Newsletter Days of Action : Bridge-building with voters How we talk  about inflation and the economy Canvassing Video:  What it looks like to talk to a voter A  Very Special Guest  on June 5 House Parties: The Path to Victory in '24 Up your organizing game  with personal training Conventions, Fairs and other June events   Time to tell the voters about greedflation this Day of Action Our first official bridge-building canvasses begin on June 1 with shifts at 10 and 1. (We also offer canvassing weekdays and Saturdays. Pick up your turfs from 2 to 5 on Tuesdays and Thursdays and from 10 to 3 on Saturdays). This is the critical work, identifying voters whose political persuasions we don't know by simply asking them about the issues that matter to them and, if possible, using some gentle persuasion to nudge independent-minded voters in our direction. Elections can be won with this work. Sign up below ... Appleton/Grand Chute Canvass      Please watch this  video to bet