🚪 Remember our Summer Door-Knocking Competition? Yeah, that was awesome. 🚪
By Emily Kong, digital organizer, Let America Vote
Let America Vote’s field teams are on the ground in five states, knocking doors every day to make the case for pro-democracy candidates. From Georgia to New Hampshire to Iowa, voter suppression is on the march, with politicians disenfranchising eligible voters just so they can win elections.
We’re fighting back by talking one-on-one with voters and helping to elect voting-rights champions up and down the ballot.
This weekend, we’re stepping up our game with our Fall GOTV Door-Knocking Competition, when volunteers in our five states will compete to reach the most voters. It’s going to be a blast, and it’s going to make a real difference for our candidates.
We know because we’ve done it before: we held our first ever door-knocking competition last summer and, well, just look what happened.
Five teams. Five states. Five hashtags. All working to protect voting rights.
✅ Iowa #LAVfieldofdreams
✅ Georgia #LAVispeachy
✅ New Hampshire #LAVfreeordie
✅ Tennessee #LAVvolPower
✅ Nevada #VivaLAVvegashttps://t.co/lsLU0UmHI9— Let America Vote (@letamericavote) July 4, 2018
Celebrity team captains cheered on our teams and even talked a little smack.
Step one: Knock on doors & protect voting rights in the Silver State
Step two: Teach @jonfavs how to pronounce “Nevada” #VivaLAVVegas team captain Jon Favreau talks about what’s at stake for Nevada in the midterm elections. https://t.co/lsLU0UEizH pic.twitter.com/Ww8swprOo8— Let America Vote (@letamericavote) July 6, 2018
Very special message from our Iowa team captain @WhitfordBradley ahead the #LAVDoorKnocking competition starting tomorrow! https://t.co/lsLU0UEizH
“Remember, you don’t just get a democracy. You’ve got to make it every dang day.” pic.twitter.com/4tpJXOnHNQ
— Let America Vote (@letamericavote) July 6, 2018
Look who’s our Tennessee team captain 👀 ‼️@conniebritton has an inspiring message for everyone dedicated to standing up for #votingrights this weekend. https://t.co/lsLU0UEizH pic.twitter.com/7md4KudL7B
— Let America Vote (@letamericavote) July 6, 2018
#LAVfieldofdreams will crush you, @jonfavs. https://t.co/Qs1Dow1U4Q
— Bradley Whitford (@WhitfordBradley) July 6, 2018
So excited for @TheMandyMoore to cheer on our New Hampshire team in the door-knocking competition! 🚪🗳🇺🇸 #LAVFreeOrDie https://t.co/lsLU0UEizH pic.twitter.com/vvmDgeOPzg
— Let America Vote (@letamericavote) July 7, 2018
As we enter the final day of the #LAVDoorKnocking competition, @PiperPerabo has a special message for her Georgia team! https://t.co/oP2eml8k8B #LAVispeachy 🍑🚪🗳🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/cB8fZ589Bn
— Let America Vote (@letamericavote) July 8, 2018
Let’s go #Georgia #LAVDoorKnocking Team. Cheering you on!!! Go to https://t.co/2nUexWXuTE and join us and cheer with me for #VotingRights! https://t.co/03KuuPgwQt
— Piper Perabo (@PiperPerabo) July 8, 2018
Go team #lavfreeordie!! #nhpolitics https://t.co/j01VIWoNkn
— Mandy Moore (@TheMandyMoore) July 8, 2018
Our teams had great conversations at the doors — and posted a few door-knocking selfies along the way.
found the perfect door knocking shirt #LAVvolpower #LAVDoorKnocking @letamericavote pic.twitter.com/QdANBkoli5
— marisa (@gatesofthrones) July 7, 2018
LAV Georgia is putting in work today! Over 1,300 doors knocked for voting rights champions like @staceyabrams @MooreForGeorgia @votezahra @sallyharrellga @mwilsonGA today alone! And we’re not done yet! #LAVisPeachy #LAVField #LAVDoorKnocking pic.twitter.com/CVr8l9TERi
— Porsha White (@PorshaLAVGA) July 7, 2018
It’s a beauuuutiful day in the neighborhood! I’m psyched to be out talking to voters on this sunshine-filled Saturday about electing progressive candidates who will always let their electorate choose them- not the other way around 🇺🇸 #nhpolitics #LAVDoorKnocking #LAVFreeorDie pic.twitter.com/cxSbaDecpg
— Ashley Marcoux (@ashmarx9) July 7, 2018
Tweeting is good, canvassing is awesome, let’s do both! #LAVDoorKnocking #LetTNVote pic.twitter.com/52BY4sChpL
— Trick or Tremaine (@McKTre) July 7, 2018
Happy to be out hitting the pavement and knocking on doors for @letamericavote to help elect voting rights champions @DeidreDeJear and @KarinDerry4Iowa!
Today is the last day of the #LAVDoorKnocking competition! Cheer on #LAVFieldofDreams at https://t.co/BE3gMgby6l pic.twitter.com/Y4vSu2jIJV
— Pan 🏳️🌈 (@panhaywood) July 8, 2018
Catching up on #LAVFreeOrDie‘s waterfront knocking while walking between doors in the desert with #VivaLAVVegas. What a country🇺🇸#LAVDoorKnocking pic.twitter.com/bnE6QZM2xJ
— Sophia Harms (@sophiapharms) July 8, 2018
Were you aware of the positive effects of vitamin ~sea~ on voting rights? #LAVFreeorDie #NHPolitics #bluewave pic.twitter.com/puDqrzkObN
— Maggie Koester (@maggie_koester) July 8, 2018
One of our candidates, Jennifer Konfrst in Iowa, even joined in on the action!
Thrilled to be out knocking doors with #LAVFieldofDreams today. Thanks for all you’re doing to help candidates like me win in November! #LAVDoorKnocking @letamericavote pic.twitter.com/F3ikQQDcho
— Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa House (@KonfrstForHouse) July 8, 2018
After a weekend full of door-knocking and voter contact, the winner was announced.
🥁 *Drum Roll* 🥁
And now, what we’ve all been waiting for, I am proud to announce the winners of our #LAVDoorKnocking competition… #LAVFieldofDreams, TEAM IOWA!!!!
Congratulations to all our teams on their AMAZING work. Everyone should feel very proud.
120 days until Eday, let’s keep it up! pic.twitter.com/T5oZRcM7Jn— Ben Tyson (@bhtyson) July 9, 2018
Iowa won our Summer Door-Knocking Competition by more than 3,000 points!
In total, our five states knocked on over 18,000 doors and signed up 254 canvass shifts thanks to a team of 143 interns and volunteers.
Now the fall contest is upon us, and all five field offices will to go head-to-head once again. Will Iowa go two-for-two? Will Nevada sweat out a victory? Will Georgia emerge as the dark horse?
You can help! Sign up to knock doors in one of our states and help lead a team to victory! Just visit letamericavote.org/knockdoorsandwin. Not in one of our five states? You can pick one of our states and join a text team: letamericavote.org/TextTeams.
We’re going to elect voting-rights champions across the country this fall, and we’re going to have a ton of fun doing it. Join us!