DCCC's Earliest-Ever Nationwide Direct Voter Contact Program

Hello everyone! My name is John Mahon, and I’m the DCCC’s National Organizing Director for this year’s all-important Midterm Election.

I’m writing today to fill this team in on one of the DCCC’s most important and innovative investments:

The road to the House majority will be paved by our ability to mobilize voters across the country, and that foundation can ONLY be laid with help from dedicated volunteers.

That’s why the DCCC launched The Field Margin -- our earliest-ever battlefield-wide direct voter contact program focused on arming volunteers and campaigns with the skills to mobilize voters across the nation.

My team and I are centering our efforts on training sessions to coach volunteers on best practices, from door knocking and building a strong volunteer program to phone banking and digital organizing.

We’re also invested in a first-of-its-kind training dedicated to rural organizing.

Volunteers on the ground feel the same momentum we do, and The Field Margin will be instrumental in equipping them with the critical resources needed to engage voters across the country and flip the House.

With just 106 days left until Election Day, my team (and our incredible volunteers) are firing on all cylinders right now.

Just a few weeks ago, we organized a weekend of action in over 20 congressional districts. Over 500 people signed up for shifts -- knocking on doors and making calls -- to mobilize the voters we need to win this November.

In just two days, we knocked on >22,000 doors and spoke to 1000s of voters. We have activated thousands of volunteers across the country to help make MILLIONS of phone calls and knock on HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of doors.

We can’t and won’t be slowing down.

To ensure we take back the House, we’re hosting almost a dozen national organizing events every week -- remote contract drives, open-invitation training opportunities, community building exercises, and relational organizing meetings -- including our next Weekend of Action coinciding with 100 Days Until Election Day this upcoming weekend -- sign up to knock doors or make phone calls!

Tens of thousands of activists all across the battlefield have already attended a training or picked up a shift to help Democrats flip the House.

But across more than 70 districts, we still need to contact millions of voters, secure their support for Democrats, and ensure they actually show up to vote this November.

In short: We still need help from a heck of a lot more volunteers to win the House.

We’re meeting more and more Americans who are eager to get involved and help bring down the Trump Trifecta, which is great news. But my team needs to keep growing to support them, too.

Before I started actually working on campaigns, I began volunteering for campaigns. As a volunteer, the two most frustrating things I encountered were:

1. Not having a qualified professional to rely on when I had questions or needed help.

2. Not having anywhere to physically go (before or after) spending a whole day knocking on doors or making phone calls.

The DCCC is supporting Democrats across the country with trainings, tools, and offices for organizers and volunteers. That's going to cost us a lot of money, which is why I'm asking for your help. If every Democrat reading this message supports our work, we can avoid some very tough decisions, grow and retain our volunteer program, and pave the way for a historic Democratic House Majority. Can you step up?

Step Up Today

Thank you so much!

John Mahon, National Organizing Director for the DCCC

P.S. Want to join our community of volunteers and help pave the road toward a Democratic House Majority? You can sign up for The Field Margin or any of our events here.

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