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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
  • voting rights
  • 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
  • civil rights
  • democracy reform
  • elections
  • local elections
  • path to postcarding
  • retrospective
  • volunteers
  • voting rights

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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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  • elections
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  • voting rights
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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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  MLK’s “Arc” — Hope AND Action {Guest Post}

  by Sani Field May 2, 2023

  “. . . the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice. Change takes a long time, but it does happen.” —Martin Luther King, Jr...

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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
  • democracy reform
  • elections
  • local elections
  • pande
  • pandemic
  • path to postcarding
  • retrospective
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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 ...

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  • elections
  • local elections
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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...

  • civil rights
  • elections
  • local elections
  • path to postcarding
  • retrospective
  • voting rights
  • women's rights

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  Blue Wave Postcard Movement Endorses Janet Protasiewicz For Wisconsin Supreme Court

  by Faith Gowan February 10, 2023

  “The Most Important Race You Probably Haven’t Heard About” –Politico You may not have heard, but there is a crucial election taking place in Apri...

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  • elections
  • endorsements
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  Blue Wave 2022 Midterm Review

  by Ning Mosberger-Tang December 9, 2022

  We did over 850,000 postcards for legislative races in 5 states and helped flip 3 key chambers! In the 2022 midterm, Blue Wave focused on state le...

  • blue wave process
  • civil rights
  • climate crisis
  • democracy reform
  • economy
  • elections
  • endorsements
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  We Did This! YOU Did This! {Guest Post}

  by Sani Field November 15, 2022

  As I write this (one day post-election), there are still some races to be called, and congressional majorities still to be determined. But the pr...

  • civil rights
  • climate crisis
  • democracy reform
  • elections
  • local elections
  • volunteers
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