Feel-good update: What to do if you don’t like the nominee…
Two pieces on why local elections are where the action’s at.
Congrats on surviving February. Ross and I wrote two pieces this week I hope you’ll read & share:
- What to do if you hate the Democratic nominee: Go local. Yes, obviously vote for the nominee. But if you can’t stomach knocking doors or donating to whoever it ends up being, or even if you can, your efforts will yield huge results on the state & local level. (Published on Buzzfeed)
- Why we have to run candidates everywhere or risk leaving votes on the table. It’s not too late to recruit folks in a ton of critical states; let me know if you want to chat further about our recruitment efforts in places like Arizona and Florida. (Published on Crooked Media)
In candidate & alumni news..
There are 21 RFS candidates with competitive elections tomorrow — get the full run-down in this Twitter thread. Keep an eye out for updates tomorrow night & Wednesday!
Our latest candidate spotlights: Kenny Rotter, candidate for Pasadena City College Board of Trustees and Brittany Forman, candidate for PA state house. Their honesty continues to inspire me.
MD Delegate Lesley Lopez (who also is on the RFS staff!) is co-sponsoring legislation to make gun storage even safer, especially around kids.
Katie Valenzuela is running for Sacramento City Council — she gets into the weeds on her housing policy and more in this fascinating interview.
NY state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi is sponsoring legislation that would allow New Yorkers to contribute to an abortion fund when paying their taxes.
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo’s proposal for an immigrant legal defense fund passed through the commissioners court — this is huge for a county in which 10% of the labor force is undocumented.
Nebraska state Sen. Megan Hunt’s legislation allowing college athletes to make money off their name, image, and likeness exceeded its first hurdle with substantial bi-partisan support.
MN state Rep. Heather Edelson is introducing legislation to require schools to adopt an “evidence-based vaping prevention curriculum” and setting aside money for vaping prevention programs. On why giving teens the facts matter: “A young person does not want to be punked.”
Brianna Titone, the first trans person elected to the CO state assembly, talked with Alyssa Milano on her podcast about her experience and what she’s getting done after taking a seat from a Republican.
Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry
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Two RFS-specific things to listen to:
I talked with Sam Seder on The Ring of Fire; if you have 18 minutes to spare, it was a fun interview.
If you missed last week’s 2020 strategy call, you can listen to the recording here.
Finally, circle these dates on your calendar: On March 18th, we’ll be in Los Angeles. On March 20th, we’ll be in San Francisco. On March 29th, Ross will be doing family-friendly yoga in D.C.
Thank you for making all this possible. We’re chugging along full-steam ahead because of you!