Exactly one year from today, you’ll wake up and it’ll be Election Day. What happens then will be determined by what happens now, and for the next year. Make the choice. Spend this time so you won’t regret what you didn’t do. 1/
In Wisconsin, this year has a particular weight. Our votes, and those of our neighbors, are many times more likely than those of other Americans to determine whether we slide deeper—maybe irrevocably—into Trumpist division, lawlessness, and plutocracy. Or choose something better.
That’s why, in Wisconsin, we’ve been organizing like it’s an Election Day *right now.* Why we’ve already knocked on tens of thousands of doors for our #1year2win push. Why @TammyBaldwin is kicking off a canvass—one of dozens—at 9am today. Find one near you:wisdems.org/2020
It’s why all of, anywhere, have to ask ourselves how much the future means to us. And what we’re willing to do to fight for it.
It’s why we have to be rigorous. Rigorous with our strategy—with deciding where to put our one finite resource, time. To choose the things that will matter most one year from now. To live the way we’ll want to remember ourselves to have lived at a time that will shape history.
Wherever you are, there are things to be done. In six states, Election Day isn’t just one year from now—it’s also Tuesday. There are local elections that matter deeply coming up in every corner of the nation. Find out what you can sustain the energy to do, and commit to doing it.
And help those who are doing all the other things that need to be done. Donate. Set a budget for political giving that feels audaciously big for this year, and plan to exceed it. Think about how you’ll feel next fall when polls are close. Then give early when it matters most.
I wake up every day thinking about how to support the volunteers who will tip Wisconsin—and the organizers, trainers, communicators and others on the @WisDems team working tirelessly to unleash their people power. Help us: wisdems.org/1year2win
I hope you’ll become a monthly donor to @WisDems. Whether or not something you can do now, I hope you’ll signal boost to help others find this option. And I hope you’ll find other places to invest for change as well—because this is a massive, generational fight we’re in.
Use your time. Invest your money. And lastly, commit to hope. There will be dark moments this year. We see unspeakable darkness already. It defeats you only when you give up.
One thing that gives *me* hope: a week ago, I kicked off the thread below. A week later... well, read to the bottom of the thread. I defy you not to be inspired.
One year from now, 39 minutes until polls close in Florida.
