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HEADS UP: EARLY VOTING starts this week in DE (10/26-11/3), FL (10/26-11//2), HI (10/22-11/4), ID (10/21-11/4), MD (10/24-10/31), MI (10/26-11/3), MO (without excuse 10/22-11/4), NJ (10/26-11/3), NY (10/26-11/3), SC (10/21-11/2), TX (10/21-11/1), UT (10/22-11/1), WV (10/23-11/2) and WI (10/22-11/3)  and is ONGOING in AZ (thru 11/1), CA (thru 11/4), GA (thru 11/1), IA (thru 11/4), IL (thru 11/4) , IN (thru 11/4), KS (thru 11/4), LA (thru 10/29), MA (thru 11/1),ME (thru 10/31), MN (thru 11/4), MS (thru 11/2), MT (thru 11/4), NC ( thru 11/2), NE (thru 11/4), NM (thru 11/4), NV (thru 11/1), OH (thru 11/3), PA (thru 11/4), RI (thru 11/4), SD (thru 11/4), TN (thru 10/31), VA (thru 11/2), VT (thru 11/4), WA (thru 11/4), and WY (thru 11/4). Use Blue Voter Guide (it's in ALL 50 states) to assist in choosing who to vote for down to county levels. Just input the address you're registered at.

www.bluevoterguide.org

Any political rev progressives interested? This is Monday 8/5 at 8 pm est/ 5 pm pdt. If yes, Sign up here for the link to the call:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/progressive-for-harris-kickoff-call

Heads up:   there are SEVERAL state primaries in the month of August.  If you live in TN, your state primary is 8/1/24.  If you live in KS, MI, MO, or WA, your state  primaries are 8/6/24,  If you live in HI, your state primary is 8/10/24.  If you live in CT, MN, VT, or WI, you have state primaries on 8/13/24.  Finally, if you live in AK, FL, or WY your state primaries are on 8/20/24.    Please plan to vote in the Democratic primaries in your state.  And to help you pick the best candidate, load the address you are registered at at the Blue Voter Guide website.  This website provides you all Democratic candidates running down to county levels AND the PROGRESSIVE and other organizations endorsing them.   In the 11/5 General Election, Dem leaning non-partisans will be provided for school board and judges.

www.bluevoterguide.org

Student Debt Relief | Our Revolution

From Bernie: this is definitely a concern of many people. Please this last weekend, do what you can to get out the Blue vote! https://www.facebook.com/berniesanders/videos/5497319113718370

Indivisible has a tool called Neighbor to Neighbor. When you put in your address, you are provided the names and addresses of 5 people near you who vote Democrat. This program is available in the IL-14 Congressional District and in the following states: AK, AZ, CA, CO, GA, MI, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OR, PA, TX, WA, and WI. I used it and it was great to meet some sane neighbors and give them voting information.
Get your list of neighbors here: https://indivisibleproject.formstack.com/forms/neighbor_to_neighbor

If you're in Michigan Congressional District 4 (SW MI) and voting in the Democratic primary today, please write in Joseph Alfonso. There is NO Dem on the Nov 8 ballot right now, and we just can't hand the Rethuglicans a win in the US Congress. Thanks! https://www.josephalfonsoforcongress.com/

The Political Revolution has just endorsed and included at the campaign website Huwaida Arraf for US Congress District 10. In the meantime, Andy Levin another endorsed candidate faces a tough fight thanks to Republican AIPAC money in MI CD-11. Please plan to vote for these and other progressive candidates listed at the Political Revolution campaign website. Please pass this onto to friends and family in MI so that they will vote progressive in the Democratic Primary on August 2nd:

https://political-revolution.com/campaigns/state/michigan/

Please pass this along to family, friends and others you know in these states who vote progressive:

If you want to vote Progressive in the August Democratic primaries, the Political Revolution has posted nationally endorsed Progressive candidates for states which have primaries through August 23rd. These candidates are endorsed by Our Rev, Brand New Congress, Democratic Socialist of America, Justice Democrats, Progressive Change Campaign, and/or The Political Revolution. Primary candidates are posted for the following upcoming primaries: AK, AZ, CT, FL, HI, KS, MI, MN, MO, TN, VT, WA, WI, and WY, with NY being posted now. Find the candidates in your state at: [https://political-revolution.com/campaigns/]

Please pass this along to family, friends and others you know who vote progressive:

If you want to vote Progressive in the Democratic primaries, the Political Revolution has posted nationally endorsed Progressive candidates for states which have primaries through August 16th. These candidates are endorsed by Our Rev, Brand New Congress, Democratic Socialist of America, Justice Democrats, Progressive Change Campaign, and/or The Political Revolution. Primary candidates are posted for the following upcoming primaries: MD, AZ, KS, MI, MO, WA, TN, CT, MN, VT, WI , HI, AK, and WY. Find the candidates in your state at: [[https://political-revolution.com/campaigns/]

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Nina Turner continues to speak truth to power and to fight to secure justice for us all.

Her platform is meant to secure social, racial, economic, healthcare, and environmental justice for all of us. She supports Medicare for All, the Green New Deal, free public college and cancelling student debt, increasing the minimum wage, and she takes no corporate money.

You can find more information about Nina Turner and her campaign at her website. You can also volunteer to help her campaign by doing things like phone banking or text banking, or you can donate to her campaign if you would prefer to support Nina in that way.

Nina can be followed at the following social media accounts:

Twitter Instagram Facebook

If you would like to join Done Waiting and help us campaign for Nina and other candidates like her in the future, you can fill out our 30-second application here.

There, you can also learn more about our organization and the policies we support.

If you know a progressive that is looking for an endorsement and could use the help that a volunteer army can provide, go to this link to learn about the kinds of candidates we want to endorse and to fill out the endorsement application.

Done Waiting is a progressive group that endorses and advocates for progressive candidates and policies all around the country.

The application can be filled out at this link and it takes about 30 seconds to complete.

You can apply to be an intern, which is 4-6 hours per week, or a fellow, which is 8-12 hours. Note that this is a fully volunteer-run organization, so all positions are unpaid. Because of this, we try and keep hours flexible.

Much of what you would be doing would be voter outreach, usually through phone banking. There is also a weekly mandatory meeting on Wednesdays at 9 pm EST. The availability of leadership opportunities in the organization can vary, as our need for more positions increases as we grow. Leadership positions could include managing social media accounts, leading phone bank shifts, helping create graphics, and more.

Any work you would be doing would be completely remote, and we accept people from any location.

If you would like to be a part of an organization advocating for progressive values, while also learning how to organize and lead or manage teams, apply to Done Waiting. You can meet hundreds of other young, like-minded progressives from all over the country. In addition to our organizing, we also have an org-wide book club and policy discussions that any members can participate in if they want. Letters of Recommendation will be provided for strong performance in the organization.

You can learn more about us and our values here.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask!

Done Waiting is a progressive group that endorses and advocates for progressive candidates and policies all around the country.

The application can be filled out at this link and it takes about 30 seconds to complete.

You can apply to be an intern, which is 4-6 hours per week, or a fellow, which is 8-12 hours. Note that this is a fully volunteer-run organization, so all positions are unpaid. Because of this, we try and keep hours flexible.

Much of what you would be doing would be voter outreach, usually through phone banking. There is also a weekly mandatory meeting on Wednesdays at 9 pm EST. The availability of leadership opportunities in the organization can vary, as our need for more positions increases as we grow. Leadership positions could include managing social media accounts, leading phone bank shifts, helping create graphics, and more.

Any work you would be doing would be completely remote, and we accept people from any location.

If you would like to be a part of an organization advocating for progressive values, while also learning how to organize and lead or manage teams, apply to Done Waiting. You can meet hundreds of other young, like-minded progressives from all over the country. In addition to our organizing, we also have an org-wide book club and policy discussions that any members can participate in if they want. Letters of Recommendation will be provided for strong performance in the organization.

You can learn more about us and our values here.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask!

Done Waiting is a progressive, grassroots organization that advocates for and endorses progressive candidates and policies around the country.

In our first 2 months, we made 60,000 calls (without a dialer) for Adam Christensen, a progressive candidate that ran in Florida’s 3rd Congressional District. Since the election, we have made calls to constituents urging them to call their representatives to support the Green New Deal, and we have made calls to people in Georgia to get them to register and vote in the runoff election.

We are a completely volunteer-run organization, mainly consisting of students. If you would be so generous as to give us any financial support, it would go toward things like:

Investing in infrastructure to help our dedicated army of phone bankers reach even more people per hour (current output exceeds 1200 hours/week)

Buying essential voter data to bolster our proprietary advocacy software and increase voter outreach in strategic areas

Covering minimal overhead costs related to communications and legal compliance

Your donation would only go toward operating costs, nobody working in this organization gets paid so none of the money will enter our pockets.

Our donation link can be found here.

If you would like to offer us some financial support but also get something in return, we have some items available at our new merch store. We sell t-shirts, hoodies, stickers, and more, all designed by our merch team.

If you can’t support us financially but would still like to assist us in another way, you can volunteer with us by filling out this application, which takes about 30 seconds.

Here is our website so you can learn more about us. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask!

We greatly appreciate any contribution you’re able to make. We recognize that this is a very difficult time so, above all, please stay as safe and healthy as possible. Thank you.

We are a group that advocates for and endorses progressive candidates and policies. We endorse progressive candidates and help them in elections by making thousands of calls to voters on their behalf.

We also pressure centrist politicians that are already in office into supporting policies like Medicare for All, the Green New Deal, Debt-Free College, and getting corporate money out of politics.

We’re sick of half-measures and incremental changes that do nothing to help average, working-class people. We’re tired of being told to wait for reforms that are long overdue.

We will never refuse to endorse a progressive candidate based on who their opponent is. We refuse to ignore those that are in races against powerful people, as these are often some of the most important races to be won.

We will rescind an endorsement if a candidate backs an establishment candidate over a progessive, if they take any corporate money, or if they compromise the progressive values that we endorsed them for in the first place.

We’re sick of a status quo that only works for the wealthy and the elite.

If these issues interest you and you would like to learn more about us, you can visit our website at this link.

There you can find more information about us and the policies that we support, as well as the candidates we have endorsed. If someone you know is looking for an endorsement, they can apply for one there as well.

You can also apply to volunteer to help us carry out our mission. This is an entirely volunteer-run organization, and we welcome anyone that would like to volunteer their time to fight for these policies. You can meet plenty of other young, like-minded progressives from all over the country, and the application only takes about 30 seconds.

You can also follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

I am running a grassroots campaign against an 85-year political dynasty in MI-12, and I am fighting for progressive policies such as a Green New Deal, Medicare for All, Tuition Free College and Eliminating Student Debt, and Getting Corporate Money Out of Politics.

The corrupting influence of money is a huge part of why progress is not being made in our legislature. I refuse to take any Corporate donations so that I will only be held accountable to my constituents and not any corporate entities. We have to fight to reclaim our democracy and to ensure that it stays in the hands of the people, and I am done waiting for our politicians to make that happen.

I am taking a leave of absence from medical school to run because I am done waiting on our current politicians to act on issues like climate change or enacting single-payer healthcare. Previously, I worked as an organizer for the Democrats in the 2016 presidential election. I also founded a group called the Michigan Resistance, a political activist group that made thousands of calls to stop bad legislation in the Michigan State Legislature.

I am also a part of the Rose Caucus, a group of anti-establishment Democratic Socialist and Socialist candidates running for various offices across the United States.

If you would like to learn more about me, donate to support our campaign, or join our fellowship program (which is completely remote), you can go to my website, SolomonRajput.com . We’re always looking for more volunteers nationwide that would like to help us do phone banking or text banking.

You can also check out my social media where we post campaign updates, policy updates, event invites, announcements, jokes, and memes.

Twitter Facebook Instagram TikTok username: solomon4congress

My team and I have also put together a list of COVID-19 resources located on my website for all those who are in need during this pandemic. Although much of it is specific to MI-12, there are resources that extend to the whole state of Michigan listed there. Feel free to check it out here!

BREAKING NEWS: Fair and Equal Michigan will now be collecting signatures for their #LGBTQ rights campaign online!

The process is easy, secure, and takes about 1 minute at www.fairandequalmichigan.com.

https://www.fairandequalmichigan.com/why-now

https://www.michigan.gov/documents/sos/Deadline_Established_for_Public_Comments_Fair_and_Equal_MI_676013_7.pdf

Spread The Word:

I'm here with a list of candidates to raise attention on their races. I'm only here to help. If this is wrong in anyway to post, I apologize. So, don't only support Bernie Sanders. It'll help if we elect people like him to the two chambers of Congress. I've managed to gather a group of progressives we can help get into Congress. I'll also be adding open seats in case there is interest in the progressive movement to get a candidate to run for that race. Let's support these other progressives for House & Senate as well if you can:

Bold = NEW

Sam Branscum - MI-07

Ryan Hall - MI-07 M4A

Anthony Carbonaro - MI-12 GND, CJR, M4A/SPS, $15, ML, DFC

Solomon Rajput - MI-12 - RC

Rashida Tlaib - MI-13 $15, DFC, EC, M4A, HIR

Support:

M4A = Medicare For All

GND = Green New Deal

NC$ = No Corruption Money

RMW = Raise Minimum Wage

$15 = $15 Minimum Wage

ETW = End The Wars

VER = Voting/Election Reform

CJR = Criminal Justice Reform

RCV = Ranked Choice Voting

ML = Marijuana Legalization

EDW = End Drug War

GR = Gun Reform

DFC = Debt-Free College

HIR = Humane Immigration Reform

EC = End Corruption

AH = Affordable Housing

IRB = Infrastructure Rebuilding

SPS = Single-Payer System

LW = Living Wage

UBI = Universal Basic Income

EH = End Homelessness

Endorsements:

JD = Justice Democrats

BNC = Brand New Congress

OR = Our Revolution

WFP = Working Families Party

DSA = Democratic Socialists Of America

RC = Rose Caucus

In the municipalities that have opted to not allow marijuana businesses, thus not getting their share of tax revenue from marijuana sales, you can get signatures to force it on your local ballot for citizens to vote to allow marijuana businesses so your city receives the tax money raised by recreational marijuana.

In the applicable cities this will get out the progressive and youth vote which will also benefit progressive candidates.

Bolded relevant section of the law.

https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(5vfh3xmsyr15ywz0r1yj1l21))/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&objectName=mcl-333-27956

MICHIGAN REGULATION AND TAXATION OF MARIHUANA ACT (EXCERPT) Initiated Law 1 of 2018

333.27956 Adoption or enforcement of ordinances by municipality; marihuana establishment local license; annual fee; restrictions on transportation or other facilities prohibited.

Sec. 6.

  1. Except as provided in section 4, a municipality may completely prohibit or limit the number of marihuana establishments within its boundaries. Individuals may petition to initiate an ordinance to provide for the number of marihuana establishments allowed within a municipality or to completely prohibit marihuana establishments within a municipality, and such ordinance shall be submitted to the electors of the municipality at the next regular election when a petition is signed by qualified electors in the municipality in a number greater than 5% of the votes cast for governor by qualified electors in the municipality at the last gubernatorial election. A petition under this subsection is subject to section 488 of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.488.