ACTION: We can change VA seats from red to blue within the first ten days of 2017!!!

There is a special election on January 10^th for Virginia State offices.    Yep, that's just 3 weeks away!  

Cheryl Turpin is running in Virginia Beach (HD-85).      And Ryant Washington is running in Lynchburg (SD-22).  Jennifer McClellan is running in Richmond (SD-9)

What you need to know:

Virginia has been so gerrymandered that the districts do not reflect the demographics of the state.  Meaning there are more Democrats in the state than Republicans but the Republicans take so many of the elections because of gerrymandering.  In fact it is so bad that there is a lawsuit going before the Supreme Court in March about VA gerrymandering and disenfranchising voters.   In the meantime there is this election.  

It is going to take a lot of our help but we need to make phone calls and donate to the democrats who are running for VA state offices. 

This is how we begin to build a 50 state blue path.

What you can do:

You can donate to all three candidates by going HERE.

Consider phone banking.     Did you know you can virtual phone bank from your home?   Reach out to the campaigns and tell them you will virtual phone bank for them.  They will send you the link.   

Friend their campaigns on FB and share updates.  

Reach out to your friends in Virginia and inform them that you know about the Special Election in VA on January 10^th.   Tell them that you donated to the candidates.    Do you know what kind of influence you will have living in another state calling or emailing your VA friend and telling them, “I’m so invested in your state’s campaign I donated and I’m virtual phone calling.”    Your passion will ignite your VA friends.

By doing these actions we can get  real BLUE action

within the first ten days of 2017! 

Ask: Who do you know?

Do you have relatives or friends in these districts?    Are they Democrats?   Get the word out to them that they need to galvanize their friends and get out and vote.    This is not easy in non presidential years....send them an email.   By putting these elections on your radar you can put on their radar.  

Sign a Petition: FACEBOOK Voting Reminders

On December 10, only 29 percent of the registered voters showed up to vote at the run off in Louisiana.   Foster Campbell, the Democrat who ran for senator, lost.  But then when you only have 29 percent of the voting population show up---well....crap happens. 

Local and state elections are low turn outs.    Facebook could help if they put local elections in the daily feed.  "Get out today and vote!"  

Help us keep the ball rolling: recruit your friends, family, and colleagues to sign and share our petition.

Educate: FAKE News

ACTION: Push Back on Donald J Trump's Conflict of Interest

Where to begin on DTrump's conflict of interests?
I got a great list of what to do from a fellow Blue Warrior.

Friday:
Call every member of the House Oversight Committee who is a Republican and ask that they stop dt's corruption, you can mention his call with Taiwan a place where he is trying to do business https://www.theguardian.com/…/trumps-taiwan-phone-call-prec…:

https://oversight.house.gov/subcommittee/full-committee/

(The Democrats on the House Oversight Committee presented the chair Rep. Jason Chaffetz with a letter asking him to investigate DT's finances
http://democrats.oversight.house.gov/…/2016-11-28.EEC%20et%…)

Call you Representative and ask what they're doing to resolve dt's conflicts of interest/corruption. Ask that they support, Representative Katherine Clark's and Jerrold Nadler's (a senior member of the house judiciary committee) Presidential Accountability Act (HR 6340) and make sure that the bill holds dt to the same standards as other legislators. If they're a Democrat ask if there's a coordinated strategy to fight his corruption:

Call the judiciary committee since the bill was referred there: 202-225-3951.
Or the chairman of that committee, Bob Goodlatte: 202-225-5431

http://katherineclark.house.gov/index.cfm/press-releases…

Look at all the new cosponsor's for the Presidential Accountability Act! Calling works. Keep the pressure on:  https://www.congress.gov/…/114t…/house-bill/6340/cosponsors…

Tip: Keep your Representative and Senators numbers in your phone that way they're easier to call. http://www.house.gov/representatives/http://www.senate.gov/senators/contact/

Action: How are you getting news? Break out!

It is time to break out of the Nation News Cycle.  

Did you know you can set up Google alears and follow people in twitter?    

Go to your Mayor's Twitter page and follow.  
Go to your City Council's Twitter page and follow.  

The same iwht your State Rep, your State Senator,  Congressional Rep, Congressional State Senator, Your local political reporter, police chief, sheriff.  Bookmakr the political news of your local paper. 

Don't let the national reporters churn up the news and give it back to you in bite size piece.  You follow the sources.     

Action: Call for Campbell

Yesterda and today I called Louisiana for Foster Campbell. I did it two weeks ago at someone's house but this time I just did it at home. It is Virtual phone bank. I'm sure some of you have done before. 

I did it between running errands and spoke to 30 people. They were very lovely. And I encouraged them to vote for Foster. Can you please do it for an hour? The election is on Saturday. It is our last hope to help the senate with one more blue senator. Trump is going there this weekend to do a victory lap, suck up oxygen like the vampire that he is and promote Kennedy the GOP candidate. Please please please take an hour and make the calls from your cozy house. In your crappy clothes...that feel so comfy.

Go HERE to sign up for Virtual Calling. 


Calling Heals.

ACTION: Sister District Project

I have recently joined Sister District Project.  

This is a site that is focused on flipping districts.    Come join!

Action Heals.

Have you sent an email to the Electoral board?

I did this a week ago and meant to put it up on the blog, but Thanksgiving being the attention suck that it is....I forgot. 

Go to AskTheElectors    and  follow the instructions.  You will be very surprised by some of the automatic responses that you receive.  

Action heals. 

Action Group

Have you joined Action Group Network?
This is a must do for anyone that sees issues that are important to them.  Is concern these issues may be worsened in the next four years and wants to do everything they can to help but knows they can't do it alone.

I went to a local big meet up and about 600 people showed up.  This was word of mouth by the way, that is how much people are invested in being agents of change and support.    You will find your like minded people.  I HIGHLY recommend joining.

ACTION GROUP NETWORK


Action Heals.
Action Changes.