Ears to the Grassroots!
What are you hearing about the new ticket? Tell us!
All this first week of the Harris campaign, talking heads have popped up to tell us what it all means and what voters think. But you know better because you are in the grassroots. And we want to hear from you.
As you make calls and knock on doors, what are you hearing about the new Democratic ticket? Hope? Enthusiasm? Relief? Perhaps some resentment? We want to hear from you. Please share your stories from the front lines. Feel free to provide direct quotes, but not to use any names without permission. Photos of your work will also help.
You can simply add comments below or e-mail us at grassrootsconnector@substack.com Once we have heard from you, we will share your stories with our growing cadre of readers.
I spoke to a young man this week. He was driving home from his summer job and he decided to listen to Kamala’s Wisconsin speech in full on the ride. He told me he cried when he heard her list her policy priorities. He told me this is what he has been waiting to hear. Specifically, he quoted her words about how everyone should have the right to join a union. And he began to cry again. He said he had been aware of politics since he was five years old - when he went with his parents to vote in the primary in 2008. But he has always felt there was something cynical about it. Always. Until he heard Kamala’s speech from Wisconsin.
Listening to him, I started to cry too - the young guy is my son.
I had spent a fair amount of time on Twitter that day - watching Tik Tok posts that some younger political Twitter people had posted there for us old people to see. The enthusiasm among young people sure seemed authentic - but hearing it first hand from my own kid was exquisite.
Hope! Enthusiasm! Relief! Yes, all three. I live in the UK and work with Democrats around the world to get out the overseas vote. Visits to votefromabroad.org, where you can register and request an overseas ballot, have rocketed up. Many have signed up to become members of Democrats Abroad. Volunteers are coming forward to find out how they can help. It's great.