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  Democracy Is A Family Affair

  by Sani Field September 25, 2023

  My husband and I are disabled retirees in New Mexico. We moved here 7 1/2 years ago, just before the 2016 election devastation. At the time, we ...

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  Virginia is for VOTERS

  by Lisa Gillespie September 8, 2023

  Blue Wave Postcard Movement is doing a two-part postcard campaign in Virginia ahead of the November 2023 state legislative elections. We have just...

  • abortion
  • civil rights
  • climate crisis
  • democracy reform
  • elections
  • gun safety legislation
  • local elections
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  • women's rights

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  Ohio’s 2023 Special Election Results: Winners and Losers

  by Lisa Gillespie August 9, 2023

    Blue Wave Postcard Movement/political junkie friend, what is there to say about the magnificent results of Ohio’s August 8th Special Election th...

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  Blue Wave Has Achieved Another Milestone!

  by Ning Mosberger-Tang July 27, 2023

  ⚡⚡⚡ We have sold over 5 million postcards ⚡⚡⚡ Initially, our ambitions were modest, mainly intending to engage our local volunteers. However, th...

  • blue wave process
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  • path to postcarding
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  Ohio Special Election Goals: Turnout, TurnOut, TURNOUT (Part Two)

  by Lisa Gillespie July 3, 2023

  Hello, clever Political Junkie friends! Let’s start with yet another riddle game about why turnout is SO important in Ohio’s August Special Elect...

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  Ohio Special Election Goals: Turnout, TurnOut, TURNOUT (Part One)

  by Lisa Gillespie June 6, 2023

  Riddle #1:  What costs Ohio residents millions in taxpayer dollars, is scheduled at a highly inconvenient time for voters, draws about 8% turnout...

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  Postcards Make Getting Out The Vote Easier {Guest Post}

  by Sani Field April 8, 2023

  I live in a Continuing Care Residential Community (CCRC) in the Northeast. I was and am very active and informed on political happenings at the L...

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  When Women Vote...They Also Write Postcards {Guest Post}

  by Sani Field April 8, 2023

    In 2020, as the pandemic started shutting the world down, I joined the Rez Writers postcard group, an assortment of women with varying background...

  • civil rights
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  • pande
  • pandemic
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  A Testament To The Power of Never Giving Up

  by Sani Field April 5, 2023

  Are you “tired of winning”? I’m not!! Remember that infamous quote? . . . "We're gonna win so much, you may even get tired of winning. And you'll...

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  The Progressive Vote in Wisconsin Prevails - And So Does Democracy

  by Sani Field April 5, 2023

  In a narrowly divided state, blue voters showed up in a big way and elected Judge Janet Protasiewicz to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. This special ...

  • abortion
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  The Future Depends On Progressive Change {Guest Post}

  by Sani Field March 25, 2023

  How did I find Blue Wave? Maybe through DailyKos? Vote Forward? Or NARAL or NOW? I am not sure - but I certainly am grateful to have connected and...

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  • path to postcarding
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  • women's rights

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  Blue Wave Warnock Tsunami in a Box {Guest Post}

  by Sani Field February 19, 2023

  We were ecstatic when the Midterms produced a US Senate majority and a closer blue count in the House than expected! It energized us even more for...

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