This NYT article appeared yesterday. Meet Bria East, the “motivated voter” from Pennsylvania, who voted because she was invited by a Vote Forward letter in her mailbox! Here is proof that the rare, personal touch of a handwritten letter is still very powerful. A Cutting-Edge Tactic to Get Out the Vote in 2020: Handwritten Letters […]
Update: The Big Send
Here’s an update from Vote Forward. The final numbers are unbelievable. Just thinking about generating $9 million dollars in postal revenue, puts a big grin on my face… Thank you! Here at Vote Forward we wanted to take a moment to say thank you for volunteering with us this year, and for all your extraordinary efforts to […]
The Big Send
Last Saturday was the “Big Send.” That was the day all the Vote Forward handwritten, Get-Out-The-Vote letters went into the mail. The campaign’s original goal of 10 million letters was quickly reached, so another 5 million was added on. I wrote 120 letters to voters in Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas. I hand printed why […]
The Big Send-10 Million Letters
Yesterday I learned about VOTE FORWARD‘s nonpartisan, letter writing campaign to get disengaged voters to vote this November. The purpose is to encourage citizens who feel their voices are not being heard- to give voting a second chance and increase voter turnout in this year’s very important election. As volunteers, we will be writing […]