.

*****

A couple of our jackals requested a regular political “action” thread, which we are calling Playing to Win. We’ll keep this up for as long as there is interest.

The goal is a poll-free, spin-free, prognostication-free, media-free, what’s-wrong-with-the-other-candidate-free-zone – a political thread where the focus is on ACTION:  What can be done to help our candidates, and what are we doing to help them, every day?

The hope is that this will help provide inspiration, and encourage action, as an alternative to anger, frustration and despair.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Let’s try Thursday late mornings and Sunday afternoons.

You asked for easy ways to find these threads:
·  there’s a link in the sidebar under Calling All Jackals (on computers & tablets in landscape mode)
·  there’s a link in the hamburger menu bar (on mobile)
·  click on the Playing to Win category that shows up just under the byline at the top of the post
·  if you’re super lazy worn out from all your work canvassing and calling and texting, click here

Everyone is free to chime in about what they are doing for their their preferred candidate.  What actions are we taking at Balloon Juice, individually or collectively, to help candidates we believe in?

What might you like to do, if you weren’t stuck on not quite knowing how to go from thinking about doing something to actually doing something?

· Make calls
·  Canvass
·  Write postcards
·  Text for your candidate
·  Donate
·  Register people to vote
·  Give people rides to the polls to vote
·  Bring food and drinks to campaign offices in your area
·  Be an election judge
·  Be a poll watcher
·  Put together a bullet list of what you like about YOUR preferred candidate
·  Go to a battleground state to work on a campaign.
·  Use your frequent flyer miles to send a volunteer to a battleground state
·  If you live in a battleground state, host a volunteer who could stay at your house
·  Share a great informational article about YOUR preferred candidate
·  If you have campaign connections,  connect interested jackals with that campaign
·  Organize a postcard-writing campaign and help other BJ peeps get started

What else are you doing?

Tell us what actions you’ve taken today, whether it’s calling or donating or canvassing or writing postcards or talking to someone about your candidate, or anything else that’s on that list.  Or even something that isn’t!

Forget the other candidates.  Tell us what you LIKE about your candidate.

Share your worries or concerns about canvassing or other activities.  What’s holding you back?

If Playing to Win appeals to you, what else would you want to see in this space?

*****

A couple of our jackals requested a regular political “action” thread, which we are calling Playing to Win. We’ll keep this up for as long as there is interest.

The goal is a poll-free, spin-free, prognostication-free, media-free, what’s-wrong-with-the-other-candidate-free-zone – a political thread where the focus is on ACTION:  What can be done to help our candidates, and what are we doing to help them, every day?

The hope is that this will help provide inspiration, and encourage action, as an alternative to anger, frustration and despair.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Let’s try Thursday late mornings and Sunday afternoons.

You asked for easy ways to find these threads:
·  there’s a link in the sidebar under Calling All Jackals (on computers & tablets in landscape mode)
·  there’s a link in the hamburger menu bar (on mobile)
·  click on the Playing to Win category that shows up just under the byline at the top of the post
·  if you’re super lazy worn out from all your work canvassing and calling and texting, click here

Everyone is free to chime in about what they are doing for their their preferred candidate.  What actions are we taking at Balloon Juice, individually or collectively, to help candidates we believe in?

What might you like to do, if you weren’t stuck on not quite knowing how to go from thinking about doing something to actually doing something?

·  Make calls
·  Canvass
·  Write postcards
·  Text for your candidate
·  Donate
·  Register people to vote
·  Give people rides to the polls to vote
·  Bring food and drinks to campaign offices in your area
·  Be an election judge
·  Be a poll watcher
·  Put together a bullet list of what you like about YOUR preferred candidate
·  Go to a battleground state to work on a campaign.
·  Use your frequent flyer miles to send a volunteer to a battleground state
·  If you live in a battleground state, host a volunteer who could stay at your house
·  Share a great informational article about YOUR preferred candidate
·  If you have campaign connections,  connect interested jackals with that campaign
·  Organize a postcard-writing campaign and help other BJ peeps get started

What else are you doing?

Tell us what actions you’ve taken today, whether it’s calling or donating or canvassing or writing postcards or talking to someone about your candidate, or anything else that’s on that list.  Or even something that isn’t!

Forget the other candidates.  Tell us what you LIKE about your candidate.

Share your worries or concerns about canvassing or other activities.  What’s holding you back?

If Playing to Win appeals to you, what else would you want to see in this space?

·  Make calls
·  Canvass
·  Write postcards
·  Text for your candidate
·  Donate
·  Register people to vote
·  Give people rides to the polls to vote
·  Bring food and drinks to campaign offices in your area
·  Be an election judge
·  Be a poll watcher
·  Put together a bullet list of what you like about YOUR preferred candidate
·  Go to a battleground state to work on a campaign.
·  Use your frequent flyer miles to send a volunteer to a battleground state
·  If you live in a battleground state, host a volunteer who could stay at your house
·  Share a great informational article about YOUR preferred candidate
·  If you have campaign connections,  connect interested jackals with that campaign
·  Organize a postcard-writing campaign and help other BJ peeps get started

What else are you doing?

Tell us what actions you’ve taken today, whether it’s calling or donating or canvassing or writing postcards or talking to someone about your candidate, or anything else that’s on that list.  Or even something that isn’t!

Forget the other candidates.  Tell us what you LIKE about your candidate.

Share your worries or concerns about canvassing or other activities.  What’s holding you back?

If Playing to Win appeals to you, what else would you want to see in this space?

·  Make calls
·  Canvass
·  Write postcards
·  Text for your candidate
·  Donate
·  Register people to vote
·  Give people rides to the polls to vote
·  Bring food and drinks to campaign offices in your area
·  Be an election judge
·  Be a poll watcher
·  Put together a bullet list of what you like about YOUR preferred candidate
·  Go to a battleground state to work on a campaign.
·  Use your frequent flyer miles to send a volunteer to a battleground state
·  If you live in a battleground state, host a volunteer who could stay at your house
·  Share a great informational article about YOUR preferred candidate
·  If you have campaign connections,  connect interested jackals with that campaign
·  Organize a postcard-writing campaign and help other BJ peeps get started

What else are you doing?

Tell us what actions you’ve taken today, whether it’s calling or donating or canvassing or writing postcards or talking to someone about your candidate, or anything else that’s on that list.  Or even something that isn’t!

Forget the other candidates.  Tell us what you LIKE about your candidate.

Share your worries or concerns about canvassing or other activities.  What’s holding you back?

If Playing to Win appeals to you, what else would you want to see in this space?

·  Making calls?

·  Canvassing?

·  Writing postcards?

·  Texting for your candidate?

·  Donating?

·  Registering people to vote?

·  Giving people rides to the polls to vote?

·  Can you bring food and drinks to campaign offices in your area?

·  Are you an election judge?

·  A poll watcher?

·  Can you put together a bullet list of what you like about YOUR preferred candidate?

·  Are you available to go to a battleground state to work on a campaign, but can’t afford transportation?

·  Do you have frequent flyer miles that could buy that person a ticket to a battleground state?

·  If you live in a battleground state, could you host a volunteer who could stay at your house?

·  Do you have a great informational article about YOUR preferred candidate?  Share it!

·  If you have campaign connections, can you connect interested jackals with that campaign?

·  Are you an organizer of a postcard-writing campaign who could help other BJ peeps get started?

What else are you doing?

Tell us what actions you’ve taken today, whether it’s calling or donating or canvassing or writing postcards or talking to someone about your candidate, or anything else that’s on that list.  Or even something that isn’t!

Forget the other candidates.  Tell us what you LIKE about your candidate.

Share your worries or concerns about canvassing or other activities.  What’s holding you back?

If Playing to Win appeals to you, what else would you want to see in this space?

·  Making calls?

·  Canvassing?

·  Writing postcards?

·  Texting for your candidate?

·  Donating?

·  Registering people to vote?

·  Can you bring food and drinks to campaign offices in your area?

·  Are you an election judge?

·  A poll watcher?

·  Can you put together a bullet list of what you like about YOUR preferred candidate?

·  Are you available to go to a battleground state to work on a campaign, but can’t afford transportation?

·  Do you have frequent flyer miles that could buy that person a ticket to a battleground state?

·  If you live in a battleground state, could you host a volunteer who could stay at your house?

·  Do you have a great informational article about YOUR preferred candidate?  Share it!

·  If you have campaign connections, can you connect interested jackals with that campaign?

·  Are you an organizer of a postcard-writing campaign who could help other BJ peeps get started?

What else are you doing?

Tell us what actions you’ve taken today, whether it’s calling or donating or canvassing or writing postcards or talking to someone about your candidate, or anything else that’s on that list.  Or even something that isn’t!

Forget the other candidates.  Tell us what you LIKE about your candidate.

Share your worries or concerns about canvassing or other activities.  What’s holding you back?

If Playing to Win appeals to you, what else would you want to see in this space?