I really like this idea and would be great to send out to all states and voters. Include a quote of one of trump's outrageous lies with a note to get out and vote. How can we get this started and get names and addresses of voters in our respective state?
Progressive Turnout Project always runs randomized control trials (RCTs) when they are trying something new. Hence, VA only this year for their News Boosting postcards. They are trying 2 different messages plus a control group that isn't messaged at all. For one group, everybody gets the same message on each of the postcards they receive - it's about trying to inform voters with accurate info. The other "treatment" group gets value-based messages specifically designed for the postcard message. The entire News boosting campaign istargeting persuasion and postcards are going to the audience in the middle.
There was a virtual meeting back in the spring - see link below for a recording. They start talking about the news booting postcards around the 37:00 mark.
For 2026, they have already committed to writing News Boosting postcards for the 4 most competitive senate races in 2026 - GA, ME, MI, and NC. Each of the voters will receive 5 different postcards with news headlines to inform voters. Per the recording, they are going to start sign ups for these right after the 2025 elections. Volunteers will write them early in the year and then hold them and mail them between May and Sept (one per month).
There will be the regular GOTV postcards that go to low propensity voters that are likely to vote for Democrats - if they vote at all. Those postcards and lists usually get mailed out starting in May and the completed postcards get held to mail in October.
The statewide GOTV postcards are likely to target AZ, GA, ME, MI, NC, NH, NV, PA, and WI.
They may add more statewide GOTV campaigns (depending on volunteer enthusiasm) and will definitely add competitive house districts where there isn't a statewide postcard. This is exactly what they did in 2024. FYI, Even though the entore country went more red, the states and districts who received postcards to Swing States postcards were a lot closer
I just finished writing 200 postcards for PA to retain the 3 state Supreme Court justices 👍🏼 to be mailed late October. It went faster than expected.
I really like this idea and would be great to send out to all states and voters. Include a quote of one of trump's outrageous lies with a note to get out and vote. How can we get this started and get names and addresses of voters in our respective state?
Progressive Turnout Project always runs randomized control trials (RCTs) when they are trying something new. Hence, VA only this year for their News Boosting postcards. They are trying 2 different messages plus a control group that isn't messaged at all. For one group, everybody gets the same message on each of the postcards they receive - it's about trying to inform voters with accurate info. The other "treatment" group gets value-based messages specifically designed for the postcard message. The entire News boosting campaign istargeting persuasion and postcards are going to the audience in the middle.
There was a virtual meeting back in the spring - see link below for a recording. They start talking about the news booting postcards around the 37:00 mark.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-IvGi2n3MI&t=2231s
For 2026, they have already committed to writing News Boosting postcards for the 4 most competitive senate races in 2026 - GA, ME, MI, and NC. Each of the voters will receive 5 different postcards with news headlines to inform voters. Per the recording, they are going to start sign ups for these right after the 2025 elections. Volunteers will write them early in the year and then hold them and mail them between May and Sept (one per month).
There will be the regular GOTV postcards that go to low propensity voters that are likely to vote for Democrats - if they vote at all. Those postcards and lists usually get mailed out starting in May and the completed postcards get held to mail in October.
The statewide GOTV postcards are likely to target AZ, GA, ME, MI, NC, NH, NV, PA, and WI.
They may add more statewide GOTV campaigns (depending on volunteer enthusiasm) and will definitely add competitive house districts where there isn't a statewide postcard. This is exactly what they did in 2024. FYI, Even though the entore country went more red, the states and districts who received postcards to Swing States postcards were a lot closer
We used to have postcard coffee hours at our favorite local coffee shop/bakery.
Every Sunday, 11-1 we were supporting Democracy.
Thank you. Great idea!
Melissa. You would like need to donate to Drumbeat (more of you already do) so they can afford to create your wish for your state.
Or you can write postcards for a state that is currently available...it's one country and the fascism is infecting you and I nationally.🙏.
Here is hoping you and your friends and family will write to unite .