11-4-24 Newsletter

 

KAMALAZOO  “If we don’t get this election right, your wife, your daughter, your mother, we as women, will become collateral damage to your rage”  -- Michelle Obama, Kalamazoo, Michigan speech, October 26, 2024 Watch Michelle Obama's inspiring speech in Kalamazoo, Michigan, before she introduces Kamala Harris. She is especially fierce about respecting women, their bodies, and lives.  BE A VOTER! Ballots are due by 8 pm, Tuesday, November 5. It is too late to mail your ballot. Take your ballot to a drop box in Clatsop County, listed here.  Take it to another Oregon drop box if necessary. You can confirm that your ballot was received by the county elections office at vote.org/ballot-tracker-tools. The site has links for every state.   * SCROLL DOWN FOR CANDIDATE ENDORSEMENTS *   VOTE THE ENTIRE BALLOT Local elections are often won by a handful of votes. State and local governments affect day-to-day life – taxes, roads, schools, emergency services, public safety, and more. * If you have not received your ballot, call the Clatsop County Elections Office ASAP - 503-325-8605.   YOUR VOTE MATTERS Republicans win when Democrats don’t vote. Democrats win when Democrats vote. When Democrats win, America wins. ELECTION RESULTS:  WHAT TO EXPECT About 98 percent of all voters will vote using paper ballots. Most states begin counting mail ballots before November 5. Others, like Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, cannot begin until Election Day and will take longer to count. (Passing the Freedom to Vote Act would fix this!) Ballots are tallied using machines that have been tested and certified to federal security standards — machine counts are much more accurate than hand counts. Voters who made technical errors on their mail ballots are allowed to fix them in some states. Election officials resolve any discrepancies and verify vote totals. Recounts are conducted if the results are close. Election results are officially certified as complete and final.                                                       -- The Brennan Center for Justice, October 31, 2024 ELECTION RESULTS: WHAT TO EXPECT FROM TRUMP "1.  Files lawsuits (already happening, even before the election!) 2.  Encourages violence (around election day, most likely) 3.  Claims that he won (shortly after election day). "If Trump again claims too early that he won, this is not just a statement like any other.  It is part of a plan to take power by a candidate who believes that he has lost an election -- a repeat of a behavior that we know very well. "If Trump claims victory, that is a good sign that Harris has won the election." -- Timothy Snyder, Thinking About newsletter, November 3, 2024   INCO activist Beeb Ashcroft is seeking volunteers to help with the phone bank she is running for Amanda Taylor, Democratic Candidate For Missouri House of Representatives District 103. We will make calls through Monday and Tuesday. Calls can be made on your own time, whenever you want from 9AM - 9PM CST on Monday and 9 AM until polls close at 7PM CST on Tuesday. It's a simple system of making calls from a list of numbers on a spreadsheet either from your own phone or Google Voice (your choice). There is no strict script, so this is perfect for those who struggle to keep up with automatic dialers and reading lengthy scripts. To learn the details of how the phone bank process works and read the script, click here.  If you'd like to participate, just fill out this form. Beeb will send you a spreadsheet of numbers and a training video. You can make as many or as few calls as you like. Even one call is a huge help! GOOD STUFF • KAMALA AND "KAMALA" ON SNL here. • LET'S TAKE A RIDE  - Lucian Truscott IV is always worth reading, and this newsletter is a special Halloween treat!  ARE YOU ON THE LIST? "I assume that Donald Trump is keeping a list, so I want to make sure that my name is on it as one of those he calls the “enemy within.”" You probably don't want to be on Trump's list of friends. Check out the rest of Lucian Truscott IV's declaration of honor.    INCO ENDORSEMENTS * KAMALA HARRIS and TIM WALZ, President and Vice-President. They value competence, integrity, informed decision-making, commitment to democracy and the Constitution, the rule of law, compassion, respect - and policies based on those values.    * SUZANNE BONAMICI, US House of Representatives. She is respected by her colleagues and constituents for her successful long-time advocacy for democracy, schools, families, and other aspects of rural, coastal living.   * ANDY DAVIS, Democratic candidate for State Representative for House District 32. Andy’s priorities are housing, healthcare and education. He tackles business and county budgets and policies with calm and common sense. He works to bring people together for effective, practical problem-solving on the County Budget Committee and as an Astoria City Councilor. Andy puts people over politics to find solutions for our rural and coastal issues. JAVADI'S LIES: A mailer last week from current state representative Cyrus Javadi lies about INCO and distorts Andy Davis's record. Javadi accuses INCO of being extremists about issues INCO has never discussed or voted on. What else does Javadi lie about?  CLATSOP COUNTY DEMOCRATS ENDORSEMENTS Astoria City Council: Andrea Mazzarella, Ward 2; Vance Lump, Ward 4 Warrenton City Commission: Jessica Sollaccio, Position 2 Gearhart City Council: Kerry Smith, Mayor; Paulina Cockrum, Position 2; Sharon Kloepfer, Position 4 Seaside City Council: Heidi Hoffman, at large Wards 1&2; Seamus McVey, Ward 3; Meagan Hughes, Ward 4 Cannon Beach City Council, at large: Mike Bates and Erik Ostrander Oregon Attorney General: Dan Rayfield Oregon Treasurer: Elizabeth Steiner Hayward Oregon Secretary of State: Tobias Read Oregon State Representative: Andy Davis US Congress, District 1: Suzanne Bonamici President and Vice-President of the United States: Kamala Harris / Tim Walz www.ClatsopDems.org TOBIAS READ FOR OREGON SECRETARY OF STATE ELIZABETH STEINER FOR OREGON TREASURER DAN RAYFIELD FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL PLEASE DO SOMETHING MORE: For Oregon Congressional Races, canvasses and phone banks: OR-5 Janelle Bynum OR-6 Andrea Salinas OR-4 Val Hoyle For Swing State Phone Banks: Arizona Phone Banks Nevada Phone Banks Pennsylvania Phone Banks North Carolina Phone Banks Montana Phone Banks (for Jon Tester) Wisconsin Phone Banks Michigan Phone Banks Georgia Phone Banks DO SOMETHING TO ELECT HARRIS-WALZ AND OTHER DEMS   SOMETHINGS YOU CAN DO * To volunteer for the official Harris-Walz campaign, sign up here. * Volunteer through the Action Network - sign up here. * Mobilize and People for the American Way offer many volunteer opportunities. * Connect with the Clatsop Democrats here. * Ways to get out the vote for Harris-Walz and other Democrats are in  this Google doc. * Donate to the Harris campaign here.  * Join Virtual Harris-Walz Field Office on Discord here.  * Highest priority volunteer actions listed here * These Oregon Democratic candidates for the US House of Representatives would love your help in their very competitive elections: Val Hoyle (OR-4) - Donate HERE.  Janelle Bynum (OR-5) - Donate HERE.   Andrea Salinas (OR-6) - Donate HERE.   PROJECT 2025: THE GOP'S ANTI-DEMOCRACY BLUEPRINT LEARN MORE ABOUT PROJECT 2025 • "What Project 2025 means for you." It's terrific graphic, suitable for printing as a flyer. • A long list of major features of Project 2025, from Robert Hubbell in his Today's Edition newsletter •  FROM INDIVISIBLE:  - Project 2025 Explained -- An in-depth analysis of the MAGA playbook - 25 Things to Know About Project 2025 -- A quick list of 25 extreme things MAGA Republicans have planned with Project 2025 - Talking About Project 2025 -- Key messaging strategies for educating voters about Project 2025 and ensuring they understand the stakes • The 920-page Project 2025 document is here. Find a topic that interests you in the Project 2025  table of contents.   INCO INSIGHTS "This is your democracy. Make it. Protect it. Pass it on."  – Thurgood Marshall Illustration by Shepard Fairey Indivisible defends democracy by opposing authoritarianism, bigotry, and corruption. Comments, news, and photos to INCO at incoregon@gmail.com.  Resources and other information at www.incoregon.org and www.indivisible.org. Encourage others to sign up for the INCO newsletter here. Look for the INCO column in Hipfish Monthly. We're on Facebook, too. INCO Weekly Newsletter  •  November 4 , 2024 Website Email Facebook Copyright © 2024 INDIVISIBLE North Coast Oregon, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website or signed up at a community group meeting. Our mailing address is: *|766 Lexington Avenue, Astoria, OR 97103:HTML|* Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.