Getting Involved Locally
Don't Forget the Down Ballot Races! Other Election Info
Following up on two previous posts (“Volunteer Call” and “Getting Involved With Harris/Walz Campaign”) I wanted to pass along a couple of links to you about how you can get involved in our Congressional and local races.
First, if you want to make phone calls on behalf of Shawn Harris (and the down ballot Dems), please click here, then click on the video training link on that page (takes about 10 minutes), then contact Stella Babb or myself and away you go! The video will explain who were phoning and why, as well as give other necessary basic info. The contact info is at the end of the video. Phone banking is how we’ll make personal contact with the bulk of our Democratic leaning voters, so it’s important we get as many volunteers for that as we can.
Second and third, we have dual events planned for October 6th, both at the Colonnade in Catoosa County. The first, at 2 pm, will have us preparing and sending out thousands of post cards on behalf of our down ballot candidates to voters in Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade and Walker Counties. There’s already been great progress made in this area in all four counties, and we will build on that on the 6th.
The second, at 3 pm, also at the Colonnade, will feature those candidates, music, a celebration, and maybe a surprise or two for those who attend!
WE NEED A GOOD TURNOUT FOR THOSE TWO EVENTS ON OCTOBER 6TH! I know it’s a little bit of a drive for us in Dade, but I’d like to get a group of about 20 or so Dade Countians at this event. Will you be one of them? Please RSVP at either of the links above.
There’s been great enthusiasm on our side…let’s keep it going!
A quick word on Harris/Walz signs…still haven’t gotten a second shipment in. This is about the only aspect where the campaign seems to be struggling, and its due to the very high demand. It’s also not unique to north Georgia, as seen in a recent CNN article. Hang in there!
About presidential polling and election outlook. Harris is now doing as well or better nationally and in swing states than Biden was at this juncture in 2020. There’s a few things to always keep in mind about polling -
One poll, good or bad, doesn’t mean much
Look at the aggregates of polls and especially the trends
In addition to polling, look at other indicators…donations (Dems ahead), enthusiasm (Dems seem ahead), organization (Dems WAY ahead)
Most of all, remember that, post-Dobbs, Democrats have OVER-PERFORMED polling, Republicans have UNDER-PERFORMED! This includes Trump. Trump has under-performed polling in 2024, unlike 2020 and 2016. Most media outlets want to emphasize the horserace aspect of the election…good for ratings! But Harris’s lead now is significantly larger than Trump’s was back before President Biden dropped out (if in fact he had a lead), and the trend seems to be a slow and steady increase of that lead.
If you see any polling from any of these companies - American Greatness, co/efficient, Insider Advantage, McLaughlin, Trafalgar, Wick - IGNORE THEM! These are the “red wave” pollsters of 2022, they deliberately push out pro-Republican polls to try and distort the averages, and they’re back with a vengeance since Trump’s debate debacle.
We'll have links for door-to-door canvassing coming up in a week or two.