Let’s start by being honest: These numbers are not good! And while this poll is particularly rough, it’s not uniquely so. The fact is most polling suggests if the election were held today, we wouldn’t like the results.
BUT the election is not being held today. It’s not time to panic. A poll is a snapshot of the current moment -- it tells us where we’re currently in trouble, what’s resonating and not resonating, and where we need to target our efforts.
Here’s what this poll tells us: Trump is retaining most of his 2020 voters, while a meaningful portion of President Biden’s 2020 coalition is not committed to voting for him in 2024. And here’s perhaps the biggest takeaway from this poll: Most of the critical voters who we need to win are not paying much attention yet. The reality is that a lot of the people we’re worried about just aren’t focused on the election.
We think a lot of those voters are gettable. They may be frustrated right now, but that doesn’t mean they want Trump’s abortion bans, plutocratic economic policies, or fascism. The task before us is to reach those disengaged voters, and to do it in ways that help them understand what’s at stake here. And we've got a plan to talk to these crucial voters using trusted messengers: their neighbors.
Our innovative voter contact tool empowers volunteers in swing states to directly reach out and build relationships with target voters in their community. And while the voters we need to reach might not start paying attention to what the campaigns are putting out until the fall, we have a HUGE advantage because we’re kicking off this program in battleground states and districts next month: https://indivisibleproject.formstack.com/forms/neighbor_to_neighbor_ge_prereg?source=mastodon
So we'll repeat: It’s not time to panic. But it is time (not this fall, not later this summer, NOW) to do everything we can to reach voters, establish the stakes of this election, and save our democracy. The outcome in November depends on rebuilding our coalition -- one conversation at a time. https://act.indivisible.org/survey/majority_over_maga_signup?source=mastodon&medium=directpost
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Everyone who wants to live in a Democracy needs to start talking frankly to their friends and family. Don't let them memory-hole the pandemic and J6. Tell them about Project 2025.
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