ONLY DEMOCRATS SHARE OUR VISION OF A JUST AND DEMOCRATIC FUTURE
We must help Americans realize that only Democrats will improve our lives and protect our democracy so they vote for the future they want in November.
QUICK READ: Democrats were unable to the pass bills Americans want and need because they fell victim to the Senate filibuster. To create a just and democratic future, we must elect more Senate Democrats committed to eliminating the filibuster and increase the House Democratic majority. For the next two months, we, and our Members of Congress, must work tirelessly to get out the vote—phone banking, canvassing, letter- and postcard-writing—while also reminding our friends and neighbors that only Democrats can deliver the future we deserve.
CONTENTS:
BACKGROUND
Biden ran on improving the lives of all Americans, protecting democracy, and making the rich pay their fair share. While the House worked hard on these priorities, most were blocked in the Senate by Republican filibusters.
Americans, fearful about the runaway Supreme Court, elimination of abortion rights, and Trump’s and MAGA Republicans’ ongoing threats to democracy, want a Congress that works for us all.
With greater Congressional majorities, Democrats can:
Restore voting rights protections (HR.4)
Protect democracy (HR.5314)
Prohibit sexual and gender discrimination (HR.5)
Legalize nationwide abortion access (HR.8296)
Protect contraception (HR.8373) and same-sex marriage (HR.8404)
Make lynching a federal crime (HR.55)
Make police accountable (HR.1280)
Institute universal background checks (HR.8)
Ban assault weapons (HR.1808) and raise gun purchase age to 21 (HR.7910)
Mandate equal pay for equal work (HR.2490)
Raise minimum pay to $15/hour (HR.603)
Reinstate child tax credit, make childcare affordable, modernize public housing, help first-time homebuyers, fight homelessness (HR.5376)
Grant D.C. statehood (HR.51)
Provide DACA recipients path to citizenship (HR.5376).
We, and our MoCs, must go all-out between now and November to get out the vote and to remind Americans that only Democrats will improve our lives and protect our democracy.
ACTION One: Call the Senate.
Script for Oregon Senators
SEN. MERKLEY: Portland office: 503-326-3386 | D.C. office: 202-224-3753
My name is [--] and I'm a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
After Dobbs, it is more important than ever for Congress to protect We call on our Members of Congress to remind Americans that only Democrats share their vision of a just and democratic future and a country that works for us all and to urge all who care about our country’s future to commit to participating, however they can, in getting out the vote.
SEN. WYDEN:
Portland office: 503-326-7525 | D.C. office: 202-224-5244
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
We call on our Members of Congress to remind Americans that only Democrats share their vision of a just and democratic future and a country that works for us all and to urge all who care about our country’s future to commit to participating, however they can, in getting out the vote.
Script for Republican Senators
D.C switchboard: 202-224-3121
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], [state], [zip code].
Your party has lost its way. It no longer believes in democracy and wants to create an autocracy in which only Republicans are allowed to benefit. By defending Trump and his shenanigans, you daily violate your constitutional oath.
ACTION TWO: Call the House.
Script for Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01)
Oregon office: 503-469-6010 | DC office: 202-225-0855
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
We call on our Members of Congress to remind Americans that only Democrats share their vision of a just and democratic future and a country that works for us all and to urge all who care about our country’s future to commit to participating, however they can, in getting out the vote.
Script for Cliff Bentz (OR-02)
Medford office: 541-776-4646 | DC office: 202-225-6730
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
Your party has lost its way. It no longer believes in democracy and wants to create an autocracy in which only Republicans are allowed to benefit. By defending Trump and his shenanigans, you daily violate your constitutional oath.
Script for Earl Blumenauer (OR-03)
Oregon office: 503-231-2300 | DC office: 202-225-4811
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
We call on our Members of Congress to remind Americans that only Democrats share their vision of a just and democratic future and a country that works for us all and to urge all who care about our country’s future to commit to participating, however they can, in getting out the vote.
Script for Peter DeFazio (OR-04)
Eugene office: 541-465-6732 | DC office: 202-225-6416
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
After Dobbs, it is more important than ever for Congress to protect We call on our Members of Congress to remind Americans that only Democrats share their vision of a just and democratic future and a country that works for us all and to urge all who care about our country’s future to commit to participating, however they can, in getting out the vote.
Script for Kurt Schrader (OR-05)
Salem office: 503-588-9100 | DC office: 202-225-5711
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
We call on our Members of Congress to remind Americans that only Democrats share their vision of a just and democratic future and a country that works for us all and to urge all who care about our country’s future to commit to participating, however they can, in getting out the vote.
ACTION THREE: Good Trouble.
GOOD TROUBLE: Below are opportunities to fight for our democracy. As John Lewis said, go make some “good trouble.”
Get involved with Extinction Rebellion or another group working for climate change. For more information, click here.
Fridays at 4 - Letter and Postcard Writing — Indivisible Oregon.
Learn about persuasive language and communication research at the Zoom ASO Movement Briefings every second Wednesday. (DELAYED THIS AUGUST. WATCH THE WEBSITE FOR UPDATES.)
Join the campaign to hold the House and Senate at GiveNoGround.org
Work to protect democracy in the House by electing Democrats Val Hoyle in District 4, Jamie McLeod-Skinner in District 5, and Andrea Salinas in Oregon’s new Congressional District 6.
Check out the Poor People's Campaign Readies 'Massive, Nonviolent' Effort to Save Democracy
Outside of Portland? Check out COIN Oregon.
FURTHER READING
Democrats Might Get Exceptionally Luck This Fall, and They Should Be Ready for That
Republicans in key battleground races refuse to say they will accept results
Midterm election preferences, voter engagement, views of campaign issues
Independent Voters Now Titling Toward Democrats in Midterm Elections, WSJ Poll Finds
This time, It’s Republicans on the Defensive on Social Issues
Threats to democracy top list of issues facing US: poll
‘A Crisis Coming’: The Twin Threats to American Democracy
Trump is not the only threat to democracy
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Five Strategies to Support U.S. Democracy
