Hey Jan, great question! Thanks for donating as you have; the legal groups fighting Trump in the courts deserve our support. In addition, I recommend Pro Publica, which does an outstanding job of investigative journalism that can help us hold Trump accountable; and I would say, start to follow one or two of the highly competitive Congressional districts in the news, to see when a strong Democratic challenger emerges, and then give to that campaign. I myself am especially following Colorado district 8, where there are some terrific organizers already getting ready for 2026 to flip that district; and California district 41, more of a longer shot but still possible. These are both districts with large numbers of Latino voters, some of whom voted Republican in 2024; but Trump is proposing cuts that would devastate their communities in particular, which may shock or surprise some of those who voted for him. I am also glad to update these recommendations as we see which Congressional races get underway.
Dave - already contributed to ACLU and Public Citizen. Would appreciate any other suggestions on where my money can help NOW. I know we can’t just focus on the mid-terms - too much damage is being done every day.
I just called one of your Tier 3: David Shweikert, AZ-1, NE Phoenix, Scottsdale, on behalf of my 83 year old mom who relies on Medicaid, is a constituent and has many Republican friends in his district. His staffer claimed that cuts to Medicaid and Snap were not part of that Feb. vote. To which I replied, "Oh! so the Congressman supports Medicaid and SNAP?" ...uh no... Office guy didn't want to put words in the Congressman's mouth. So I let him know, in that case, we'll all just assume he supports CUTS to those programs until his actions show us otherwise.
Rene, great job making that call and asking the big question! That's a terrific start. If you're up for it, and if your Mom is up for it, maybe you two would enjoy making a call together. And if she's willing and able to reach out to her friends, asking them to make calls or join for a trip to the district office would be terrific. These folks are not used to having us respectfully but directly expressing our point of view and asking where they stand. Kudos!
Hey Jan, great question! Thanks for donating as you have; the legal groups fighting Trump in the courts deserve our support. In addition, I recommend Pro Publica, which does an outstanding job of investigative journalism that can help us hold Trump accountable; and I would say, start to follow one or two of the highly competitive Congressional districts in the news, to see when a strong Democratic challenger emerges, and then give to that campaign. I myself am especially following Colorado district 8, where there are some terrific organizers already getting ready for 2026 to flip that district; and California district 41, more of a longer shot but still possible. These are both districts with large numbers of Latino voters, some of whom voted Republican in 2024; but Trump is proposing cuts that would devastate their communities in particular, which may shock or surprise some of those who voted for him. I am also glad to update these recommendations as we see which Congressional races get underway.
Dave - already contributed to ACLU and Public Citizen. Would appreciate any other suggestions on where my money can help NOW. I know we can’t just focus on the mid-terms - too much damage is being done every day.
Let’s focus on getting their own constituents to demand they leave the Republican Party and vote for Hakeem Jeffries as Speaker.
I just called one of your Tier 3: David Shweikert, AZ-1, NE Phoenix, Scottsdale, on behalf of my 83 year old mom who relies on Medicaid, is a constituent and has many Republican friends in his district. His staffer claimed that cuts to Medicaid and Snap were not part of that Feb. vote. To which I replied, "Oh! so the Congressman supports Medicaid and SNAP?" ...uh no... Office guy didn't want to put words in the Congressman's mouth. So I let him know, in that case, we'll all just assume he supports CUTS to those programs until his actions show us otherwise.
Rene, great job making that call and asking the big question! That's a terrific start. If you're up for it, and if your Mom is up for it, maybe you two would enjoy making a call together. And if she's willing and able to reach out to her friends, asking them to make calls or join for a trip to the district office would be terrific. These folks are not used to having us respectfully but directly expressing our point of view and asking where they stand. Kudos!
It seems so mathematically simple, yes? I wish we didn’t have to wait for 3 GOP Reps to grow a spine….