Join our Virtual Schlep for 2020!
Today the Democratic National Convention begins. For the next four nights, we hope you’re excited as we are to watch Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and other Democratic leaders and celebrities take the (virtual) stage to celebrate our winning ticket for 2020. We’re also excited by the overwhelming response we’ve had to our own celebration, the largest Jewish political event of 2020, and want to thank the thousands of you who joined JDCA’s TAKE BACK AMERICA event. Building on this momentum, we’re thrilled to kick off this week with our new ad supporting Joe Biden and JDCA’s Virtual Schlep for 2020.
We know elections are won through personal voter contact, and in 2020, that contact has to be virtual. That’s exactly what we’re doing with digital ads, phone banking, and text banking, and we hope you can join us. You can join our Virtual Schlep by making calls, texting, and encouraging Jewish voters to safely cast a ballot for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, as well as Democrats running for the Senate and House. Sign-up below and also check-out and share our new 60-second ad about Joe Biden.
Trump’s reckless and incompetent handling of the pandemic from day one has made in-person voting risky for many Americans, and his deliberate attempts to defund and cripple the US Postal Service (USPS) directly threaten our right to vote. Amid this crisis – largely of the president’s own making – it is essential that everyone understands how to vote safely and ensure your vote is counted in this critically important election.
Read our guide to safe voting in 2020 and take the pledge to protect your vote. Then share this information with your networks. If you take only one action between now and November, commit to voting safely and encouraging others to join you.
Yesterday, we continued our kick-off of Democratic Convention week by hosting former Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro for a conversation on Israel, the importance of the Jewish vote, and the 2020 election. If you missed it, you can listen here.
The Democratic National Convention starts today, so tune-in for speeches between August 17-20 from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. ET every night! Click here for details on how to watch it, and join the Jewish American Community meeting hosted by the DNC on August 18, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. ET, by signing-up here.
Every Tuesday and Wednesday from 5:30 to 8:30pm ET you can join us to call Jewish voters in key swing states. Whether you’ve participated before or not, we’d love for you to plug in this week. With your help, we will inspire our neighbors and friends to make a difference on Election Day, so check out our calendar of events and join us today.
Become a part of our growing movement by signing up for a state chapter . Together, we will restore the soul of our nation and ensure a brighter future for all Americans.
Sincerely,
Ron Klein,
Chair, Jewish Democratic Council of America
Halie Soifer
Executive Director, Jewish Democratic Council of America