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Katharine Hill's avatar

The video is heartbreaking but very necessary. Thank you for sharing it and for all you do every day.

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Jess Craven's avatar

I agree. It's time to take the gloves off.

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Paula Simmons's avatar

What Katharine said.

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Linda's avatar

Thank you for all that you do. Love your dedication and heart. 💙💙💙

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Jess Craven's avatar

Thanks, Linda!

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Sheree_burdette@yahoo.com's avatar

Thank you for keeping me sane through this! I voted today (Georgia)! I got my postcards mailed!

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Jess Craven's avatar

WOW THANK YOU! Go Georgia! Go you!

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Karen Evans's avatar

That video was...wow....so powerful. It brought tears to my eyes.

Many thanks again, Jessica, for your superb newsletters and much-needed words of encouragement. I finished 700 postcards, first batch mailed today. Just keep swimming, as Dory said in Finding Nemo.

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Jess Craven's avatar

Just. Keep. Swimming.

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Omar's avatar

I finished my 500 postcards per the instructions am waiting until next weekend to mail them. I’ll do a phone bank Saturday.

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Jess Craven's avatar

Amazing Omar, thank you! I so appreciate your efforts!

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denise petersen's avatar

you are amazing! This is Denise Petersen, from Northwestern long ago. I’ve been watching you on Mandy Patinkin’s IG for a while, knowing it was you but not trusting myself. I texted Jonathan the other day to confirm. You rock! So very grateful for all that you do!

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Jess Craven's avatar

OMG! HI DENISE!

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denise petersen's avatar

OMG HI Jessica! Seriously, you rock!

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Jen Deutsch's avatar

I voted in Georgia today!! Almost cried it’s such an important election. (And it only took 51 minutes from start of line to exit - time well spent!).

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Alyssa Harrington's avatar

Thank you for this Jessica, I needed this pep talk today! Signed up for a Yes on 4 text bank. I also just signed up to canvass for the first time ever - there's a group of 22 of us from my town in MA heading to PA 11/2-3 to remind infrequent Democratic voters to return their mail-in ballots. Your canvassing post gave me the little extra push!

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Jess Craven's avatar

Fantastic! Where in PA? I will be in Philly!

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Alyssa Harrington's avatar

Stroudsburg in Munro county - I have no idea if that's anywhere near Philly haha

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Tessa's avatar

Jess - always appreciate your positivity. We need to spend the message that Democrats need to stop freaking out. There are corrupted polls out there.

Dems have to stop this. It is demoralizing. When someone does, I think we have to gently point out that this is an unhealthy cycle and ask them to Do Something and steer them in the right direction!

That's my mantra these days. I refuse to get into this woe is us mentality. We've got work to do!

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Jason's avatar

I 100% agree. Do more and worry less.

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Jason's avatar

I signed up for a Yes on 4 textbank and adopted some more FL Vote Forward letters (that highlight Amendment 4).

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Virginia Kelly's avatar

Always both timely and practical, Jess. Thank you!

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Lorraine Parish's avatar

Love the water drop analogy and the photo shows the power that a gagillion, billion,

trillion times a million trillion can do!

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Ray Pace Writer-at-large's avatar

Great to hear people have started voting-- big time.

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Julie's avatar

Let’s all call George W Bush and leave a friendly message asking him to stand for Democracy, the Constitution, Rule of Law etc……

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