Last November, we released our Endorsement Guide -- a handbook to help Indivisible groups make political endorsements up and down the ballot in both general elections and primaries. Groups quickly used this guide to develop their own systems for identifying progressive candidates and making exciting endorsements. In Illinois and California, our Indivisibles took the lead in the primary process; in New York, they waged (and won!) tough fights to oust the IDC; and in Florida and Massachusetts, groups gave vital support to progressive challengers who were fighting to change what’s politically possible.
We launched our national endorsement program in March to elevate local endorsements and bring attention to progressive candidates and the work Indivisible groups are doing to support them. And after five rounds of announcements hundreds of nominations from across the country, we now have a final slate of 64 endorsed general election candidates.
So much hard work and commitment went into this process -- from nominating and organizing around grassroots candidates, to voting in your local group’s processes, and finally to running direct voter contact efforts to support our endorsed candidates. Thank you!
Part of what makes this endorsement program so important to us is that it reflects where Indivisible stands in the larger electoral landscape. Yes, we endorse to retake power, but more strategically we endorse to:
We accomplished that in the primaries and, with your help, we’ll do the same in the general election too.
Indivisible is committed to making government more diverse and progressive than ever before, and together we’re going to build lasting power by electing this inclusive and historic slate of incredible leaders.
Maybe you nominated a candidate, voted in an endorsement round or… are hearing about our endorsement program for the first time. No matter what, we want to lift up what we think are some standout qualities of our endorsement program:
And now, after what feels like countless rounds of endorsement submissions, candidate vetting, online voting, and thirteen primary election nights, we’ve endorsed a full slate of 64 IndivisiCandidates for the November election!
We’re less than 40 days out from the election. Now that we have our candidates, we must go ALL OUT to elect them -- and achieve grassroots victories across the country. Here’s how you can help:
Time is running out -- there are just 5 weeks until the election, and our slate of endorsed candidates will need our grassroots energy to win these tough races. And while every weekend might not feel like you’ve talked to a bajillion voters, be sure that even a group of two or three canvassers knocking on doors till dark is adding to our momentum.
Those few calls you put in after work and before dinner will matter. And every last minute voter you register through Turbovote is one more voice in chorus with our calls for new leadership.
So show up to an event near you or gather a few friends first and make the party even bigger this weekend. Trust us, it counts.