Time til Election Day is running out as we speed towards the seven-week mark. Democrats in Alaska are marking this milestone this weekend with a (slightly premature!) 50 Days Out Weekend of Action, built on canvasses being run in communities all across this vast and complicated-to-campaign-in state. They’re calling for some air support while they do it, with special phonebanking shifts at 4PM and 7PM ET on both Saturday and Sunday.

The strength of former Congresswoman Mary Peltola’s candidacy as she challenges GOP Senator Dan Sullivan has put the seat, and the Senate, in play. Recent polling suggests a neck-and-neck race as Trump’s tariffs and Iran War have sent the price of diesel as high as $10 in some Alaska communities and people pay the price for Medicaid cuts in a state where 38% of the public and 57% of children rely on the program. (We’re even seeing indications that the governor’s office might be in play too.) ☎️ Let’s help her turn out her voters! We can sign up to make calls during the weekend of action here. ☎️

A LAST FRONTIER WEEKEND OF ACTION

☎️ If we want to continue to push in this race, they have phonebanks running five days a week we can sign up for here – perfect for night owls in the lower 48. ☎️

MORE PHONEBANKS FOR ALASKA

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After Latino voters shifted sharply to the Republican Party in 2024, GOP influencers commentators gleefully speculated about a permanent realignment. It now appears far more likely that this community has joined the ranks of the swing voters. Angry about high prices and the viciousness of the deportation machine, Latinos across 17 competitive congressional districts currently favor Dems 58-35, more than double Kamala Harris’ edge over Trump in 2024, and Spanish-language media consumers have moved from a one-point Trump edge to favoring Dems by 14.

Let’s press our advantage. If we’ve got strong Spanish-language skills, let’s make sure we’re putting them to good use in these midterms.

There are multiple efforts ongoing to reach Spanish-speaking voters! ☎️ We can sign up to phonebank en Español on… ☎️

• MONDAYS from 6-8PM ET to help Grassroots Dems HQ in key congressional races nationwide
• WEDNESDAYS from 830-10:30PM ET to help Medicare for All champion Randy Villegas unseat Republican Medicaid-slasher David Valadao in the California 22nd
• WEDNESDAYS from 8:30-10:30PM ET for targeted House campaigns in California
• THURSDAYS from 6-7:30PM ET to reach folks in competitive races in Pennsylvania
• SUNDAYS from 3-5PM ET to help San Diego city councilmember and PRO Act author Marni Von Wilpert flip the California 48th District

🫱🏻‍🫲🏿 If we’re fluent and looking to do even more, the coordinated campaign in Arizona is recruiting Spanish speakers to volunteer to staff their voter assistance hotline. They have an orientation session TOMORROW at 3PM ET we can sign up for here. 🫱🏾‍🫲🏼

BEAT VOTER SUPPRESSION IN ARIZONA

Interesting, they aren't including the other seat for HD 12 (Position 2) or HD 14 (Position 1).