Howard RheingoldI have never posted anything political on this site because of my "why bother" motto that has saved me so many hours of fruitless debate. However, I do want to spread the word about postcards to voters. In addition to canvassing and contributing financially, this is one effective way to support democracy. We have postcarding parties every other week -- we will break 500 mailed next week. Please boost!
Do postcards and letters to voters work?
"Political scientists have conducted dozens of experiments on the effect of direct mail and find that, on average, mailers increase turnout when they use “messages that emphasize civic duty or the importance of making one’s voice heard” (see Get Out the Vote: How to Increase Voter Turnout by Donald Gerber and Alan Green, 2015, pg. 58). "
PNW Deb@hrheingold I started doing this years ago when it became dangerous for me to canvass. I love doing postcards!
Flying_Donny for democracy@DebR @hrheingold Same here! I'm very excited that one of Postcards to Swing States' efforts is my own congressional district, and I'm working on a couple hundred now. It definitely is possible that we can unseat our current GOP congressperson and help deliver a Democratic House to Harris!
Amy Robertson🍀@amyrobertson Hi. Did you have a question or comment for me?