The objective of this diary: To reach out to as many Democrats across America as possible, to reach all those who want to take ACTION, who want to DO SOMETHING in the 2018 campaign, but aren’t sure where to turn. This diary lists tools to TAKE that action, and candidates who will BENEFIT from that action. That’s why I’m doing this!

AND I HAVE A HUGE FAVOR TO ASK. (ACTUALLY TWO OF THEM!!)



1. Would it be possible to get this diary on the MOST SHARED LIST?

2. I am looking for volunteers to do a BIG JOB. Rather than list every Democratic candidate for state legislature individually in this diary, I am looking for people to write separate diaries listing all of our candidates for a given state, with embedded links to each candidate’s web pages. I will then link to those diaries here. So far, AMAZING volunteers have done this with Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Iowa, Oregon, and Texas. I have other awesome people who have volunteered for Kentucky, New York, and Ohio. My priorities now are getting diaries for Florida, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. (I realize we have to await primary results in many cases.) But it is my hope to have diaries for EVERY state. Blessings upon the heads of all those who are able to help. You will be honored by yours truly. Your name will be on the lips of the righteous for a thousand generations. (Perhaps I exaggerate.)

What we need to do politically to the Republicans

I can assure you that I am as aware as you are of the crimes, follies, treason, incompetence, criminality, and chaos of Trump and his vicious Congressional Republican followers. And the flood of diaries that point this out is necessary. But basically, these diaries are preaching to the choir. We all agree on DKos that voting Democratic is absolutely necessary. The Republicans are going 100% in on hatred for immigrants. They are going all in on protecting Trump. They are going all in on destroying the ACA. The only way to stop this nightmare is to RALLY those voters we can reach.

IMPORTANT NOTE!! If you want to make your views about the current border situation known, the contact information is: The Department of Justice Comment Line, 202-353-1555. (Thanks to a friend for passing this along!)

WE MUST REACH OUT TO EVERY POTENTIAL DEMOCRATIC VOTER. Victory in 2018—which I am convinced is necessary to the survival of the United States— will require PRACTICAL measures. Many volunteers are currently engaged in such activities. BUT WE NEED MORE. We need to know who our candidates are. And then we need INFORMATION and RESOURCES, info that is readily at hand, and information that can be updated and added to, to help these candidates. I am going to post this EVERY SINGLE DAY on DKos, right through Election Day, TUESDAY, 6 NOVEMBER.

People who add links in the comments will see those links added to the diary, which will then be reposted every single day.

I do NOT want it to be a place for people to continue intraparty arguments from 2016.

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL FIFTY STATES:

www.infoplease.com/…

NOTE: Puerto Ricans in Texas and Florida need this information urgently.

MORE ORGANIZING TOOLS

FROM KOSSACK chrislemen, PRACTICAL TIPS ON HOW TO RUN A WINNING CAMPAIGN (BASED ON VIRGINIA’S EXPERIENCE) ARE RIGHT HERE

From Kossack ptressel, this fantastic list of resources:



"A Guide to Progressive Grassroots Organizations", from The Daily Banter:

https://thedailybanter.com/2017/11/guide-to-progressive-grassroots-organizations/

"If You Want to Run for Office (and You Should), Start With These Resources", from Slate:

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2017/01/a_guide_to_resources_for_running_for_office.html

"Activist groups are ‘amateurizing’ our political candidates", from Brookings (includes commentary, but isn't negative, in spite of how the title may read):

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2017/12/12/activist-groups-are-amateurizing-our-political-candidates/

"Progressive Electoral Politics Organizations", from START Guide (a more general list of progressive organizations involved in elections):

http://www.startguide.org/orgs/orgs01.html

The youth of America are looking to YOU!

"Organizations Working for Justice and Equity", from the Resistance Manual:

https://www.resistancemanual.org/Organizations_Working_for_Justice_and_Equity

"Training to Run for Office", from the Resistance Manual:

https://www.resistancemanual.org/Tools_of_Resistance#Political_Training

Organizations that train and support candidates -- note you should research any organization first, to make sure it's a good match.

National Democratic Training Committee (official Democratic Party organization): https://www.traindemocrats.org/

Progressive Change Campaign Committee: https://www.boldprogressives.org/

Wellstone Institute: https://www.wellstone.org/

Democracy for America: http://www.democracyforamerica.com/

90 for 90: http://www.90for90.org/

Brand New Congress: http://brandnewcongress.org/

Our Revolution: https://ourrevolution.com/

Justice Democrats: http://justicedemocrats.com/

21st Century Democrats: http://www.21stcenturydems.org/

RALLYING DEMOCRATIC VOTING GROUPS

Also From Kossack ptressel: The following are organizations that specialize in candidates belonging to particular categories. A specialist organization can be especially helpful, as they will understand the particular roadblocks for specific categories (e.g. racism), or specific needs for candidates (e.g. scientists may need to learn casual public speaking, not lecturing...). This is not an exhaustive list...

Millennials / young people:

Millennial Politics: https://millennialpolitics.co/

Run for Something: https://runforsomething.net/ , https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/11/9/16625966/run-for-something-progressives-local-election-virginia

New Leaders Council: http://www.newleaderscouncil.org/

Millennial / young women:

IGNITE: http://www.ignitenational.org/ , https://risenews.net/2016/09/meet-ignite-the-organization-working-to-get-millennial-women-to-take-over-politics/

Rise to Run: https://www.risetorun.org/

Women:

National Women's Political Caucus: http://www.nwpc.org/

Emerge America: https://emerge.ngpvanhost.com/

She Should Run (non-partisan): http://www.sheshouldrun.org/

EMILY's List: https://www.emilyslist.org/

Black women:

Higher Heights: http://www.higherheightsforamerica.org/

Blacks:

Collective PAC: https://collectivepac.org/

AND HELP MOBILIZE AFRICAN-AMERICAN VOTERS HERE.

LGBTQ:

Victory Fund: https://victoryfund.org/

Scientists:

314 Action: http://www.314action.org/ , https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/8qeypb/3000-scientists-have-asked-for-help-running-for-office-to-oppose-trump

There are also state and local organizations that support candidates. I urge you to add them, particularly in hotly contested Senate and House races.

Hispanic voters

From Kossack ghost7, an outstanding resource for mobilizing Hispanic voters:

lulac.org

Also from Kossack ghost7, this resource for safeguarding Hispanic voting rights:

www.maldef.org/…

Environmental voters

www.environmentalvoter.org/...

Democrats Abroad is right HERE.

AND GET YOUR DKOS-SPONSORED BUMPER STICKERS RIGHT HERE!

UNION YES! Here Are Some Key Pro-Democratic Unions

AFSCME is HERE.

The AFL-CIO is HERE.

The NEA is HERE.

The United Steelworkers are HERE.

The SEIU (Service Employees International Union) is HERE.

The AFT (American Federation of Teachers) is HERE.

Special Elections

From Kossack Glenn Magus Harvey, the DKos guide to special elections, HERE.

Another list of special elections, HERE.

The DKos data set guide is HERE.

QUICK LIST OF SPECIAL ELECTIONS WITH CONTESTABLE PARTY CONTROL IS HERE.

The Special Elections This Summer are HERE.

Nuts and Bolts

Kossack Chris Reeves has a GREAT series called Nuts and Bolts. It’s right HERE.

Progressive Websites

PROGRESSIVE SITES! WE GOT ‘EM RIGHT HERE.

This one, too, right HERE.

Media Contact Information

The New York Times

The Washington Post

CNN

The Los Angeles Times

CBS News (Feedback)

CBS News (Every Affiliate in the Country!)

OHIO! OHIO! OHIO!

Ohio voter registration rules

In order to register to vote in Ohio, you must meet these requirements: You must be a citizen of the United States. You must be at least 18 years old on or before the next general election. You must be a resident of Ohio for at least 30 days immediately before the election in which you want to vote. You must not be currently incarcerated (in jail or prison) for a felony conviction. If you are an ex-felon and not currently incarcerated, you CAN register to vote in Ohio. You have not been declared incompetent for voting purposes by a probate court. You have not been permanently denied the right to vote for violations of election laws.

Register to vote