Tl;dr:
i'm focusing on existing voter registration and turn-out groups in georgia. i'm donating to these two right now:
* https://newgeorgiaproject.org/ * https://fairfight.com/
who else has suggestions?
--------------------------------
the good news: it looks like two geogia seats will be up in a run-off in january. i believe that, for the future of america, and the future of the world, there is *NOTHING* more important than getting those two seats. i'm going to be researching opportunities to contribute there, and would love your help.
--------------------------------
why?
looks like biden is going to beat trump. this is a huge victory, both moral and practical. but, if you care about solving the core problems in this country, we cannot do it without control of the senate. i'm referring to:
* climate change * supreme court * improved healthcare * aid for folks affected by the pandemic * structural REP advantage in the senate + electoral college
all of these things require the senate. mcconnell is going to block all attempts at legislation, and his conservative-packed judiciary is going to block executive action, too. we're looking at 2 years of gridlock, which the conservative media will spin into a liberal failure. we're then going to get spanked in the 2022 midterms, and there's basically no chance of democrats having power in washington again for 20 years after that.
some things that will be on the table if we have control of the senate (of course, we still have to convince our dem reps to do the right thing instead of quivering in their boots and attempting to "compromise"):
* statehood for DC and Puerto Rico -- this is simply the right thing to do, as folks in those places currently have taxation without representation. this would reduce the REP advantage in the senate from 5-6 points to merely 3-4 points * supreme court reform -- everything from adding more justices, to changing lifetime appointments to 18-year appointments, to removing judicial authority over certain issues (esp. regulatory bodies given authority by the senate, e.g. the EPA, which is about to get gutted) * meaningful progress on climate -- without the senate, we'll be optimizing on the margins through reconciliation, with no ability to pass comprehensive legislation. in the meantime, the supreme court will be cancelling environmental protections as fast as they can * HR1 -- mandates non-partisan redistricting commissions. if we can get this through the senate, it will limit REP ability to suppress voter turnout and further strengthen their advantage
this is just a start. without this, things are looking dark for the next few decades, as reps lock control over state legislatures through post-census restricting and further suppress the vote.
i think it's douable. the mechanics of off-season elections are very different than the presidential race. there will be less turnout and less frenzy. individual action can make an even bigger difference. lets do this!
<3, --igor