At this TMNYC monthly Zoom meeting, we’ll share rapidfire action updates, then conduct a 75 min training in deep listening techniques and how you can use these skills to effectively start pivoting into persuasion.
Politics is about persuasion—reaching out, person to person, and bringing others along. But persuasion doesn’t mean you’re rattling off statistics, arguing about policy, or convincing someone to do a 180º on the spot. In fact, persuasion starts with listening.
In a fractured political environment, it is both more challenging and more important to engage with those who might not vote like us (or not vote at all!).
We know talking with voters works, but more often than not, Democratic campaigns start too late and target too narrowly. They underinvest in persuasion conversations, and ignore potential voters because they’re unlisted or mislisted in the data Democrats rely on.
Swing Left’s new Ground Truth canvassing program will change that. By starting early and having deep listening conversations with every voter, we’re uncovering concerns that campaigns need to address, earning trust in communities that might feel overlooked, and making sure Democrats are speaking to what people actually need. That’s how we help Democrats flip the House and Senate in the 2026 midterm elections, and build durable Democratic majorities into the next decade.
This new approach to voter contact means we’ll be talking with all kinds of people, and we know that can be intimidating. Whether you’re canvassing or phone banking with Ground Truth, simply talking with a neighbor, or anything in between, honing your empathetic listening skills will help us engage in productive conversations—and ultimately change the hearts and minds we need to win.
Come learn more about how Ground Truth conversations work, and how you can get involved now to win in 2026. You’ll come away with skills you can use in every type of recruitment or persuasion conversation — including with friends, neighbors and family you’d like to invite off the sidelines into our movement to defeat MAGA’s attempted authoritarian takeover.
*A core principle behind all Indivisible & TMNYC events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values.*
_By RSVP’ing to this event, you are opting in to having your contact information, including your full name, email address, and phone number, added to the contact list(s) of Target Majority NYC, An Indivisible & Swing Left group (TMNYC). TMNYC may send periodic communications using the contact information that you have entered._
Every Thursday, Indivisible co-founders Ezra Levin and Leah Greenberg host a participatory conversation on the week’s news, the state of our democracy, and our plan to defeat the authoritarian threats we face. This week we’ll be joined by Indivisible endorsed candidate Patrick Roath, who is challenging a 13-term incumbent in the MA-08 Democratic primary.
