89 DAYS UNTIL THE ELECTION – TRUMP IS LOSING THE FIGHT AS 158,000 AMERICANS DIE
ACTION ONE: CALL YOUR SENATORS
SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR WYDEN AND MERKLEY:
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because…
Oregon is heading toward another shutdown. Without a coordinated federal response based on science, individuals must now take the lead. We need a national mask mandate, which 82% of Americans support. We also need a fully funded HEROES Covid recovery act. with money for $600/week unemployment; and funding for the post office, vote by mail, and state and local governments. And no liability protections for businesses. Don’t accept a bad Covid deal.
CALL SENATOR MERKLEY
CALL SENATOR WYDEN
ACTION TWO: CALL YOUR HOUSE REPS
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SAMPLE SCRIPTS FOR REPRESENTATIVES:
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because…
Oregon is heading toward another shutdown. Without a coordinated federal response based on science, individuals must now take the lead. We need a national mask mandate, which 82% of Americans support. We also need a fully funded HEROES Covid recovery act. with money for $600/week unemployment; and funding for the post office, vote by mail, and state and local governments. And no liability protections for businesses. Don’t accept a bad Covid deal.
CALL SUZANNE BONAMICI (OR-01)
CALL GREG WALDEN (OR-02)
CALL BLUMENAUER (OR-03)
CALL PETER DEFAZIO (OR-04)
CALL KURT SCHRADER (OR-05)
ACTION THREE:
Oregonians are joining with activists across the country to power a landslide Democratic victory in November 2020, from the state house to the Senate to the White House. Here’s how you can get involved
- Call Arizona voters on Thursdays – training at 5pm, calling begins at 5:30 https://swingleft.org/group/indivisible-oregon
- Write letters to voters with Swing Left and Vote Forward. Saturdays 12-2pm https://swingleft.org/group/indivisible-oregon
- Write postcards to Voters of Color with Reclaim Our Vote. Sundays 3-5pm https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJArdOyprTspE9PjIVWfpLsGbIL5lZpzOwYK
BACKGROUND:
America is losing the Covid war. Outbreaks are out of control in 36 states, in both urban and rural areas. The virus is killing a thousand Americans daily.
Given how widespread the virus has become, experts are pushing for a second lockdown. And it’s not only public health experts. A Federal Reserve official last week called for a nationwide lockdown of a month or longer to prevent extreme, long–term damage to the economy.
Insanely, Trump said recently that the pandemic is “under control.” Worse, he is demanding schools reopen. But reopening too soon — as Trump did when he pushed to “liberate” state economies — enabled the virus to explode.
America is suffering while other developed countries are returning to normal. It is unequivocal evidence that Trump’s approach, to pass the response to 50 governors, has not just failed, but made the outbreak ferocious.
Without national leadership, controlling the outbreak will require massive efforts by individuals. Masks for everyone. In fact, 82% support a national mask law.
But Trump has so poisoned that simple protection that arguments over masks have ended in beatings, shootings, and the murder of a Family Dollar security guard.
We need a national response driven by science.
SOURCES:
The Hill, Aug. 4, 2020: 2 in 3 say US is handling pandemic worse than other countries: NPR poll | TheHill
The Hill, Aug. 3, 2020: Poll: 82 percent of voters support a national face mask mandate | TheHill
YouTube, Aug. 3, 2020: AXIOS on HBO: President Trump Exclusive Interview (Full Episode) | HBO – YouTube
The Hill, Aug. 3, 2020: Top Federal Reserve official says US needs another lockdown to save economy | TheHill
Politico, Aug. 3, 2020: Trump blasts Birx after she warns coronavirus pandemic is ‘extraordinarily widespread’ – POLITICO
NY Times, Aug. 2, 2020: Birx Warns That U.S. Epidemic Is in a ‘New Phase’ – The New York Times
Washington Post, Aug. 1, 2020: Some experts calling for total shutdown, as coronavirus threat rises across U.S. – The Washington Post
NY Times, Aug. 1, 2020: After Plummeting, the Virus Soars Back in the Midwest – The New York Times
Kaiser Health News, July 31, 2020: Message From Birx To States, Local Officials: A Mask Mandate Would Help | Kaiser Health News
Washington Post, Aug. 3, 2020: Adam Zaborowski fired at police with AK-47 after arguing over mask rules, police said – The Washington Post
NY Times, July 27, 2020: Opinion | The Cult of Selfishness Is Killing America – The New York Times
