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How we'll win again in 2024

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We hoped it wouldn’t come to this, but here we are. Once again in 2024, we have to defeat Donald Trump

Faced with this challenge in 2020, we rose to the moment. We fortified the midwestern Blue Wall by winning where we had to win—Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania. We threw the bum out, cleaned up his mess, and enacted the most progressive agenda we’ve seen in decades. Many of us participated actively for the first time in our lives. We did it because we knew the stakes were high.

Now, we know the stakes are higher. Trump has shown us who he is and told us what he intends to do. But since his disastrous presidency, we have shown who we are too: we’re part of what one expert has called a “huge machine,” a “counter-mobilization” of “millions of proud patriots who love their country [and] are fighting to make sure their democracy doesn’t slip away.”

And here’s what we intend to do:

Our Strategy

Because of our location and the deep blueness of our state, we will focus again on the midwestern “Blue Wall,” particularly our neighbor states of Wisconsin and Michigan. Our first priority will be to make sure we win their electoral votes. But we’ll also focus on regaining control of Congress, especially in competitive districts where we have Democrats running against extreme MAGA Republicans. Already we are canvassing and registering voters in Wisconsin; training to join Wisconsin’s formidable voter protection team; and reaching out through several channels to register voters in Michigan. We’ll be adding actions continually as the campaign season progresses, remounting the robust ground game we built in 2020.

Here in Illinois, we’re focused on the March 19 primary: supporting Kina Collins for Congress in the 7th district, Graciela Guzman for state senator in the 20th, and especially the Bring Chicago Home proposal to fight homelessness. After the primary we’ll back the Democratic congressional candidates who most need our help.

And of course when a special election or unique opportunity pops up outside the midwest, we'll be there to help—as we just did with Tom Suozzi's election in New York, which brought us one seat closer to regaining control of the House.

We know you feel the urgency of this moment. We know you want to be involved. We’re watching the horizon and talking with the campaigns. You can count on us to bring you the volunteer opportunities that will make the most of your effort and ensure that we all succeed.

Meet the Indivisible Chicago Calendar

We’ll tell you about those opportunities in two main ways: in regular newsletters like this one, and in a new calendar we’ve installed at indivisiblechicago.com/calendar. Consider it the definitive source for Indivisible Chicago activities, with all the volunteer actions we sponsor plus a few highlights from our partners and allies. Take a look, tell us what you think, then Find a Way to Win.

Fired up? Ready to go?

Here's what you can do right now:

Illinois

Our top priority for the March 19 primary is passing the “mansion tax” referendum, Bring Chicago Home (BCH), to create dedicated funding to ease homelessness in our city.

➔ Phone bank with us and Bring Chicago Home on Sunday afternoons. We provide everything you need--training, resources, and a crew of seasoned phone bankers who will welcome you in and share their experience.

➔ If Sundays don't suit you, join Bring Chicago Home for phone banks on other days: see the schedule and sign up here.

➔ Canvass with one of the campaign's neighborhood partners. They have canvasses scheduled on various days all over the city. See the complete schedule here.

Once again our council has voted to endorse progressive activist Kina Collins for the 7th district Congressional seat. Here’s where you can support her campaign with time and/or money: kinacollins.com.

State races matter, too. To find your district, visit the Illinois State Board of Elections, research your candidates, then join us in supporting Graciela Guzman for the Illinois Senate, running in the north side’s 20th district. gracielafor20.com.

Wisconsin

➔ Join the Milwaukee Voter Project and register new voters in underserved areas. This is a popular project among Indivisible Chicagoans. They work indoors in comfortable DMV offices, registering people who are waiting in lines and have their IDs in hand. The first step is a one-hour Zoom training. To indicate your interest, send an email to info@milwaukeevoterproject.org.

➔ Become a poll observer for WisDems' crack voter protection team. Volunteers must complete a 90-minute online training session; six are scheduled between March 12 and 18. You can learn all about the job and sign up on this form. The requirements are not trivial but the job is done in a day and it's very satisfying.

Michigan

➔ Our on-the-ground partners at StateWide Indivisible Michigan (SWIM) have partnered with Field Team 6 for a pair of Michigan Monday phone banks to register likely Democrats. Learn more and sign up here for afternoon shifts February 19 and 26.

➔ SWIM and Field Team 6 are also texting on Monday March 4. If you have never texted with Field Team 6's BYOPhone program, you should attend one of three Thursday training sessions . If you are techy you might be able to train yourself with instructions available at that link.

➔ Join SWIM and Field Team 6 for Postcards and Pie Sundays starting March 17. The pie is virtual.

It's our future. It's our fight. Let's get to work and win again.

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