I just posted your support to Hamilton Presents 'The Election of 2024' YouTube to Facebook, with special THANKS to you Jessica for your terrific Substack article. You are the best!
For more enthusiasm and commraderie join Markers For Democracy For a 24-hour postcarding zoom. Starts Monday at 7:30pm ET. Jessica is a guest! Join us!
I just finished up ten more voter registration letters to be mailed tomorrow. I don't have a good desk, so kneel next to our guest bed and write on a clipboard, and it feels a bit like a prayer ritual every time I write a letter or a postcard. They say God helps those who help themselves, and so many of us are doing our little part this year.
I've been post-carding a ton too. And while I'm not sure how effective it actually is, I know that it is effective at keeping me engaged with hope. That is valuable.
Vote Forward (letters) is definitely effective. They run controlled experiments to calculate their effectiveness and improve their techniques. Blue Wave Postcards also calculates metrics. Many postcarding groups use social pressure messages that are shown to be particularly effective (Jess wrote about this recently). I like to think of letters and postcards are one piece of a larger strategy where voters are contacted by multiple means include phone calls and door knocking. Some voters get all types of contact but many are very hard to reach and a handwritten postcard may be the only quasi-direct contact they have with a volunteer, so it's certainly better than nothing. And as you said staying engaged with hope by itself has immense value. If we're positive and engaged we're more likely to spread that enthusiasm to others. Thanks for everything you do.
It’s 11pm Sunday night. Between the first video, so many positive tidbits, and the last video, I’m going to sleep with a smile on my face, and real hope in my heart. Tomorrow, I’m forwarding this entire letter to my friends.
Thanks, Jess! I signed up for VEEP, donated to Springfield, and posted the Hamilton Video. Thanks for the inspiration!!! I hope you are taking good care of you.
I'm entering another video competition - https://www.whydoyou.vote/ Apologies, I don't know if you've already posted this one. Sweet Dreams!
WOW! WOW! WOW! You turned up the heat tonight, Jessica!! Those videos were fabulous and so upbeat. Yes, I will be sending them onward to bunches of people. Thanks!
I just posted your support to Hamilton Presents 'The Election of 2024' YouTube to Facebook, with special THANKS to you Jessica for your terrific Substack article. You are the best!
Thanks, Kathaleen!
For more enthusiasm and commraderie join Markers For Democracy For a 24-hour postcarding zoom. Starts Monday at 7:30pm ET. Jessica is a guest! Join us!
https://linktr.ee/24hoursin24
Whooo! Can't wait!
Hey, Veronica! See you there!!
Thank you for the good news. Terrific video! Sent to all my Hamilton fans.
So good, right?
Thanks as always!
I just finished up ten more voter registration letters to be mailed tomorrow. I don't have a good desk, so kneel next to our guest bed and write on a clipboard, and it feels a bit like a prayer ritual every time I write a letter or a postcard. They say God helps those who help themselves, and so many of us are doing our little part this year.
I've been post-carding a ton too. And while I'm not sure how effective it actually is, I know that it is effective at keeping me engaged with hope. That is valuable.
It is!
Vote Forward (letters) is definitely effective. They run controlled experiments to calculate their effectiveness and improve their techniques. Blue Wave Postcards also calculates metrics. Many postcarding groups use social pressure messages that are shown to be particularly effective (Jess wrote about this recently). I like to think of letters and postcards are one piece of a larger strategy where voters are contacted by multiple means include phone calls and door knocking. Some voters get all types of contact but many are very hard to reach and a handwritten postcard may be the only quasi-direct contact they have with a volunteer, so it's certainly better than nothing. And as you said staying engaged with hope by itself has immense value. If we're positive and engaged we're more likely to spread that enthusiasm to others. Thanks for everything you do.
I agree! Vote Forward?
Yes! Voter registration letters to NC.
Both videos were so fun. So much good news. Thanks.
I AGREE!
It’s 11pm Sunday night. Between the first video, so many positive tidbits, and the last video, I’m going to sleep with a smile on my face, and real hope in my heart. Tomorrow, I’m forwarding this entire letter to my friends.
Me too!!!
Thanks, Lee! Sorry it was so late today!
Great video!!!
Thanks, Jess! I signed up for VEEP, donated to Springfield, and posted the Hamilton Video. Thanks for the inspiration!!! I hope you are taking good care of you.
I'm entering another video competition - https://www.whydoyou.vote/ Apologies, I don't know if you've already posted this one. Sweet Dreams!
Oh amazing! Look at you, video star!
Awwwwww......💗
Great pump-up energy source
… thank you
to JESSICA and ALL of US
Thanks, Annie!
OMG that Hamilton video. Thank you so much. Sharing!
IKR? MAde me cry!
Thank you for your wonderful writings. I am going to become a paid subscriber.
That's a great idea!
WOW! WOW! WOW! You turned up the heat tonight, Jessica!! Those videos were fabulous and so upbeat. Yes, I will be sending them onward to bunches of people. Thanks!