[Peace-discuss] Any Jews here wanna make calls for Alex Morse?

[Robert Naiman]

Alex Morse is running in MA-1. You can't vote for him, but you can make
phone calls to voters for him. Activists making phone calls to voters is a
key means by which we equalize with the power of the money of Dem
Establishment Megadonors and their attack ads and mailers. It's a key means
by which we beat Eliot Engel. There is an End the Occupation PAC phone bank
tonight, 6-8 pm ET, 5-7 pm Champaign-Urbana time.

https://actionnetwork.org/forms/phonebank-for-anti-occupation-candidates-2

<https://actionnetwork.org/forms/phonebank-for-anti-occupation-candidates-2>When
did I move out of Illinois: it all depends on what your definition of
"move" is. :)




On Sun, Aug 23, 2020 at 8:59 PM Mildred O'brien via Peace-discuss <
peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net> wrote:

> Excuse me for asking, but in what Congressional District is Alex Morse
> running? Here in Champain-Bananas I confess ignorance of New York politics,
> but Morse sounds like a worthy candidate.  Too bad I'm not able to vote in
> the big apple.  Curious, when did you move out of Illinois?
>
> Midge
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----M
> From: Robert Naiman via Peace-discuss <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
> To: Peace Discuss <peace-discuss at anti-war.net>
> Sent: Fri, Aug 21, 2020 11:16 am
> Subject: [Peace-discuss] Any Jews here wanna make calls for Alex Morse?
>
> Pardon the commercial interruption, but are there any Jews here who might
> want to make phone calls for Alex Morse?
>
> Alex Morse is an American Jew who is running for Congress and has a good
> chance of winning. He is an unapologetic defender of Palestinian rights. He
> is endorsed by Justice Democrats and If Not Now. He supports Medicare for
> All and Green New Deal.His opponent, the 30 year incumbent Richard Neal, is
> the chair of the "powerful" tax code-writing House Ways and Means
> Committee.
>
> Thus, the showdown is potentially analogous to the defeat of Eliot Engel
> by Jamaal Bowman in New York City. When we defeated Eliot Engel, we set up
> a fight for the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. If we defeat
> Richard Neal, we set up a fight for the chair of the House Ways and Means
> Committee.
>
> Getting control of, or even having more say in, the leadership of the
> House Ways and Means Committee would be yuuuuge. For example: you may have
> heard there was a kerfuffle over the language in the Democratic Platform on
> ending subsidies for fossil fuel extraction. That issue is in the
> jurisdiction of the House Ways and Means Committee. That's a reason that
> Richard Neal is the top House recipient of corporate campaign cash.
>
> On Israel-Palestine, we could go after the tax exempt status of U.S.
> groups that support Israeli settlements in the West Bank, among other
> ideas.
>
> Recent polling had Alex Morse down a few points, with a bunch of people
> undecided. Under Covid and quarantine, door-knocking is cancelled, so phone
> calling is a key tool for reaching undecided voters and turning out voters
> who might not otherwise vote.
>
> The plus side is, you can do the phone calling from anywhere.
>
> If Not Now/End the Occupation PAC has a Zoom calling party for Alex on
> Monday evening at 6pm ET.
>
> Here is the link to sign up:
>
> https://actionnetwork.org/forms/phonebank-for-anti-occupation-candidates-2
>
> If you sign up, you get the Zoom info for the call. If you don't show up,
> or if you have to leave early, nothing bad happens.
>
> P.S. You don't have to "present as Jewish" to make calls. Nobody is
> checking. We don't identify as Jews when we make the calls. We just
> identify as volunteers for Alex Morse. :)
>
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