The end of election season — what we call Election Day — is a mere three weeks away. To make your effort to be an informed voter a bit easier, Grassroots North Shore has much of the information you need on our Elections 2024 pages:
- Presidential Election: side by side comparison of issue postions;
- Ballot Question (Constitutional Amendment);
- Project 2025;
- Early in-person voting for the North Shore and Ozaukee County;
- Drop box locations and early in-person voting for the City of Milwaukee.
As part of our ongoing efforts to find our voters and turn them out, we are beginning our outreach to students on campuses in the area. Volunteers are needed at UWM and MIAD (and maybe MSOE) to encourage students to vote during early in-person voting (Oct. 22-Nov. 1). Volunteers will be on the campuses these days with handouts that focus on the freedom messaging, a comparison and contrast between Harris and Trump, registration information and information about voting NO on the constitutional amendment. Shifts are 11-1 or 1-3. at UWM and 11-1 at MIAD, but you are welcome to go at other times that are more convenient for you. We identify high traffic locations around the perimeter of the campus and on Spaights Plaza to catch students as they dash by. Volunteers will definitely get lots of their steps in while trying to catch the students for a minute of conversation! Contact Norma Gilson if you are able to volunteer.
On the legal fronts — and there are many, there's big news out of Georgia where a rogue State Election Board has been fomenting chaos by changing voting rules and trying to make certification of elections at the county level less certain and more time-consuming. Fulton County Judge Robert McBurney ruled that "election superintendents in Georgia have a mandatory fixed obligation to certify election results" by the statutory deadline: November 12.
The same judge blocked an election rule "that would require a hand count of ballots on election night," writing that the State Election Board rule will not take effect before November’s contest. The hand-count rule would have gone into effect on October 22. In his opinion delivered on October 15, Judge McBurney said that "his decision was not final and would be further detailed at a later date, but not until after the election" (The Hill, October 15, 2024).
Both decisions thwarted MAGA cultists from carrying out their plans to delay and to cause sufficient upheaval to allow the campaign of Benedict DonOld to challenge the election results.
Meanwhile, in the Insurrection Case in D.C., Judge Chutkan ruled on October 10 that the appendix to Special Counsel Jack Smith's brief can be released in redacted form but stayed the ruling for seven days to give The Big Lie-bowski and his team time to consider how to respond. Time's up tomorrow!
The brief itself has already been released (you can read it here). In it, Jack Smith outlines why the actions Cheeto Benito took to overturn the election — the false electors plot, the attempted corruption of state officials, the effort to persuade Mike Pence in his capacity as President of the Senate to count the "alternate electors" or to send the "disputed" outcomes back to the states, and finally the creation of a mob to overrun the Capitol in hopes of disrupting the count of Electoral College votes — were the actions of a candidate (office seeker) and not those of a president (office holder) acting in his official capacity.
Boss Tweet and his lawyers continue to argue that Chutkan's recent judicial rulings amount to election interference. Judge Chutkan is not buying it, again. Assuming the defendant pursues an appeal to the Circuit Court, his lawyers can request a longer stay so that the matter can be heard. If the panel of the Circuit Court agrees, the parts of the four exhibits in Jack Smith's appendix to his filing will not be released until after then election. This case, often short-handed as the Jan. 6 case, grinds on, albeit slowly.
In the case of the purloined classified documents that Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed, Special Counsel Jack Smith filed an appeal in late August to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. Dolt 45's team had 30 days to reply to the special counsel's brief. So far, crickets.
Now to the election at hand: DO NOT WATCH THE POLLS! They cannot tell you anything about the outcome of the election. You might as well be reading palms or tea leaves. The election is going to be close, in this state and in all the battleground states. If you're eaten up with anxiety, try watching some of Randy Rainbow's hilarious takes on the election. Two in particular have tickled my funny bone: The Lawyer or the Conman and Blank Space (Donald's Version). And if, after chuckling, you can't give up biting your nails, try reading Josh Marshal's TPM post, Some Deep Thoughts On Why Dems Are So Prone to Recurrent Freak Outs. Marshall may be able to talk you off the ledge.
The name of the game: the Ground Game is here in full force. There are lots of questions about the MAGA campaign apparatus and their Get Out the Vote effort. For a sense of where they are, have a look at the PBS News piece from September 23: Republican activists say little sign of door-knocking for Trump in swing states. On the other hand, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin has been in the field for months and months, building its capacity to knock on doors. Now it is holding a big Weekend of Action on Saturday, October 19, and Sunday, October 20. I've listed a lot of the canvassing opportunities in the events list but it's so important, I'm going to include them here also. Some of us can no longer canvass, but most of us can drive, right? So if that describes you, sign up for a canvass and then take a canvasser in your car to make the work of knocking doors consume less time and energy. Here's a list:
Get Out The Early Vote, 9am, 12pm, 3pm, 6pm
North Shore
• Brown Deer
• Fox Point
• Glendale
• Shorewood
• Whitefish Bay
• Lakefront
Ozaukee County
• Grafton & Cedarburg
• Mequon
• Port Washington
Washington & Waukesha Counties
• Germantown
• Menomonee Falls
So, as Rabbi Hillel the Elder is said to written, "If not now, when?"
PS: about yard signs: We have some you can pick up from Cheryl Maranto (Glendale), Norma Gilson (Shorewood), Nancy Kaplan (Glendale), Andy Berger (Fox Point and Bayside), and Shirley Horowitz (Whitefish Bay). Please email them to make arrangements and get their addresses.
EVENTS
Wednesday, October 16
Ozaukee Dems Monthly Meeting, 7:00 - 8:00pm
1930 Wisconsin Avenue, Grafton
Join us at our monthly general meeting, the 3rd Wed of each month at 7 pm at our Grafton Office. Get caught up on the latest local politics while helping us elect people to office. Thanks to Fair Maps, we have an opportunity to elect people to the 22, 23, and 59 Assembly Districts as well as the 8th and 20th Senate Districts and 6th CD. Zoom links for the meeting are sent to paid DPOC members.
Thursday, October 17
Brennan Center: Promoting Justice and Public Safety Since the Pandemic, 2:00 -4:00pm
Virtual
Crime has long been a political wedge issue used to stoke anxiety and stir division, and this election cycle has been no different. Although the pandemic crime spike is receding, with steep drops in many offenses, the politicians who fear-mongered about crime in 2020 continue to call for harsher punishments and the repeal of reforms. Law enforcement officials and other experts nationwide understand that public safety and fairness are not competing interests — they go hand in hand. Law Enforcement Leaders to Reduce Crime and Incarceration, a group convened by the Brennan Center comprised of current and former leaders of the law enforcement community, uses its expertise to advocate for a fairer criminal justice system. RSVP.
Mequon Meet and Greet for Jodi Habush Sinykin, 4:30 - 6:30pm
Hickory Hollow Barn, 9801 North Old Barn Road, Mequon
This is a unique opportunity hosted by Liz Weir, Amy Hopkins and Betsey Woody to meet our extremely well-qualified candidate. Working across the aisle, Jodi will fight to:
• Protect a woman’s right to make her own reproductive decisions;
• Keep our communities safe;
• Invest in our state’s schools and the University of Wisconsin System;
• Ensure that all families benefit from safe drinking water and a healthy environment.
Please feel free to share this invitation with friends, family and colleagues. RSVP to Carrie.
Menomonee Falls Canvass with Team Jodi Habush Sinykin! 2:00 and 5:000pm
Fiddleheads Coffee, N88W16621 Appleton Ave, Menomonee Falls
Knock on doors in Menomonee Falls with Team Jodi! We will talk to voters in Menomonee Falls about issues important to them as they head to the polls this year and share our excitement for Jodi Habush Sinykin, William Walter, Kamala Harris, and Democrats up and down the ballot! Never canvassed before? No problem! We'll provide training! Sign up.
Friday, October 18
Ozaukee Dems Senate Debate Watch Party, 6:30 - 8:30pm
1930 Wisconsin Avenue, Grafton
We know that Tammy Baldwin is a true Wisconsinite who works FOR us. Let's show our support by cheering her on at the Oz Dem office during her debate. Pizza provided! Sign up.
Saturday, October 19, and Sunday, October 20
Get Out The Early Vote, 9am, 12pm, 3pm, 6pm
Multiple locations
North Shore
• Brown Deer
• Fox Point
• Glendale
• Shorewood
• Whitefish Bay
• Lakefront
Ozaukee County
• Grafton & Cedarburg
• Mequon
• Port Washington
Washington & Waukesha Counties
• Germantown
• Menomonee Falls
Saturday, October 19
Live at Capitol Drive, 10:00am - 3:00pm
Capitol Drive Voting Center, 6001 W Capitol Drive
Join us for a day of FREE music, food, and fellowship! Souls to the Polls is proud to bring you LIVE AT CAPITOL DRIVE, a faith and community event to prepare for the upcoming election. Let's unite to make our voices heard! Remember: there is power in your vote! RSVP.
Monday, October 21
Beading For Freedom, 6:00 - 8:00pm
1930 Wisconsin Ave, Grafton
Come to the Oz Dem office and create beaded bracelets with messages that will help deliver a victory for all our candidates on November 5. Simply sign up and then show up. Your $10 donation covers supplies to make as many bracelets as you're able - keeping one for yourself - and the sending rest to our "election bling" collection. All proceeds/donations from the bracelets are given to local candidates. Join US! It's Fun! Come and connect with folks like you who realize we all must "DO SOMETHING". (Snacks & beverages are welcomed...but not required.) If you'd like to bring a friend, please have him/her sign up separately. Sign up.
Brennan Center: Has the AI Election Threat Materialized? 11:00am - 12:00pm
virtual
Since ChatGPT first launched nearly two years ago, many have claimed that the rise of artificial intelligence would pose a significant threat to elections. Reports warned that a surge of AI-generated disinformation could undermine democracy. Intelligence officials worried that foreign actors would use AI to disrupt the electoral process. The public agreed, with more than half of Americans saying AI could impact who wins in November. But have these threats actually materialized? Watch experts from a variety of backgrounds — across government, civil society, academia, and media — discuss what’s happened with AI in the 2024 race, what we’ve learned from the experience, and what we should look out for in the weeks before and after Election Day. RSVP.
Tuesday, October 22
Souls to the Polls Day of Action – Milwaukee, 11:00am - 2:00pm
Palm Garden at Turner Hall, 1040 N Vel R. Phillips Ave., Milwaukee
We’ve demonstrated that when we show up and fight, we can win. Now more than ever, it’s all hands on deck, and we need your help. The 2024 Presidential & Fall General Election is rapidly approaching. Voters will be choosing candidates up and down the ballot, including President and Vice President of the United States. Plus, there's a critical constitutional amendment on the ballot, and we’re urging voters to Vote NO to protect our voting rights. Kick-off the first day of early voting with us, and join the volunteer-powered GOTV Day of Action on Tuesday, October 22nd! We’ll be text banking, writing postcards to voters, and vote tripling to get out the vote. Sign up.
Astor Street Regulars: Jodi Habush Sinykin, 12:00pm
Wisconsin Club, 900 W. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee
Jodi Habush Sinykin is running for election to the Wisconsin State Senate to represent District 8. She needs our support to beat Duey Stroebel. While this is a very competitive seat, it is winnable. If the Democrats are to retake the Senate majority, she must win. Although she lost the district 2 years ago - this is a different district with a different opponent. It will be a tough election as it contains the cities of Cedarburg, Port Washington, Mequon, Bayside, Butler, Fox Point, Grafton, Lannon, Menomonee falls, River Hills, Thiensville, Whitefish Bay and most of the villages of Brown Deer and Germantown. Whether you live in one of those cities or not, she needs all of our support to get elected. Lunch is $35 Cash preferred; pay at the door. RSVP by Wednesday, October 16th to Phyllis Bankier.
Generation Freedom: The Road to the 2024 Election with Maya Wiley, 7:00 - 8:30pm
1040 N Vel R. Phillips Ave, Milwaukee
We organize for freedom. Join us for an inspiring evening with Maya Wiley (former MSNBC legal analyst, President and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights), and local Wisconsin leaders about our communities, our futures, and our power at the ballot box ahead of the 2024 election. Get your free ticket.
Wednesday, October 23
Bayside Meet and Greet for Jodi Habush Sinykin, 5:00 - 6:00pm
Address provided upon RSVP
This is a unique opportunity hosted by Sherry and Bob Bourgeois to meet our extremely well-qualified candidate. Working across the aisle, Jodi will fight to:
• Protect a woman’s right to make her own reproductive decisions;
• Keep our communities safe;
• Invest in our state’s schools and the University of Wisconsin System;
• Ensure that all families benefit from safe drinking water and a healthy environment.
Please feel free to share this invitation with friends, family and colleagues. RSVP to Carrie.
Thursday, October 24
Wisconsin Justice Initiative Hosts Supreme Court Candidate Susan Crawford, noon
Milwaukee Bar Association, 747 N. Broadway, Milwaukee
Dane County judge and Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford joins WJI for its October Salon. She'll discuss her background, qualifications, and why she's running for the Supreme Court,. You'll then get to ask her questions. Please join us! $15 buffet lunch includes a sandwich, sides, and beverage. You don't need to buy lunch to attend, but we ask that you still register so we know how to arrange the room. Register.
Mequon Event in Support of Jodi Habush Sinykin for State Senate with Gov. Tony Evers! 5:00 - 7:00pm
Zarletti Mequon, 1515 Mequon Rd, Meequon
Join Governor Tony Evers in Mequon for an event in support of Jodi Habush Sinykin for State Senate! With only a couple weeks to go, join supporters in the 8th Senate District for a fundraiser, meet & greet, and early vote/GOTV rally! And sign up to volunteer in the final weeks of the campaign to ensure we send Jodi to the State Senate! Contributions welcome and appreciated but NOT required. Space is limited so RSVP.
Friday, October 25
League Cafe Book Discussion: The Southernization of America, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Milwaukee Public Library East Branch Community Room
2320 N Cramer St, Milwaukee
League Cafe meets monthly and welcomes League members old and new, as well as community members. In a small group setting, we get to know each other better, share knowledge and have interesting conversations. In rotating months, we meet as a general discussion group, and in opposite months, convene as a book club to discuss noteworthy books on racial equity, immigration and/or voting. Book Discussion: The Southernization of America.
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