Thread by @benwikler

To protect voting rights now, organize in the states.

The battle for the ballot—shifting tides, historic breakthroughs and heartbreaking setbacks—has never been a "one vote in the Senate" situation. You, the non-senator reading this right now, have a critical role. We need all hands on deck.

This vote failed.

Time for Plan B.

Want to think nationally? Act locally—and strategically. Look for organizations in states that will be critical to winning the presidency, the Senate, the House. States like Wisconsin—and MI PA GA AZ NC NV NH. Donate. Volunteer. Recruit others to help.

Especially—state parties.

State parties exist for the short term AND the long term. @WisDems and our fellow state parties organize not just for the highest-profile statewide races—but also for local races that wind up running elections. Clerks. Judges. Mayors. City councils.

Read: nytimes.com/2022/01/09/opi…

This weekend, in Wisconsin, volunteers all over our state will be calling voters to remind them to sign up for absentee ballots NOW—before our spring local elections. You can join us! Pick a phone bank and up here to volunteer:

mobilize.us/wisdems

We're hiring organizers *right now.* These folks will mobilize and train volunteers who will do the hard work of connecting with voters and helping them navigate GOP-written voting laws. Help us hire even more of them by donating to the @WisDems here: wisdems.org/planb

As a proud Wisconsinite, I'm naturally obsessed with Wisconsin. But guess what—there's a state party in every state!

This link lists them all. Find yours, sign up, and find out what upcoming battle you can help win:

democrats.org/who-we-are/sta…

State parties register voters. We recruit poll workers. We build organizing teams that elect Dems up & downballot—including in races that nobody notices but which matter enormously. You want to save democracy now? Build mighty Democratic state parties that organize year-round.

City councils and county boards set budgets for election administration. When the GOP takes them over, they can shred those budgets—remove precincts, cut the number of voting machines, all sorts of mischief. If people who believe in democracy make those decisions, voters benefit.

It was painful to watch that Senate roll call vote. But don't let it dispirit you. Use it as fuel. Use it to power your work to rebuild our democracy from the ground up. Your country needs you now.

Run for office. Plug your address into @runforsomething's tool and find every office you can run for.

Find someone running for office whom you believe in, and go to the mat to help them win.

Let's do this.

https://twitter.com/amandalitman/status/1484005262436483077

If you're in, start a monthly donation at wisdems.org/planb