WCID Wednesday: These are the droids you're looking for

GOTV for candidates who'll stop making these pesky hurricanes (j/k!) (...or am I?)

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Quinn Emmett
October 09, 2024

Welcome back, Shit Givers.

Quinn here with a special edition of the WCID This Weekend update, on a Wednesday.

Why on a Wednesday? Because this isn’t any other Wednesday. 

Sure, there’s less than 27 hours until we know just how bad Milton’s impact on Florida will be, but there’s also just 27 days until (yes, I know) the election of our lifetimes.

Today’s edition is focused on make-or-break supporting candidates who give a shit about you and us and who will at the very least stop making things worse.

PS — Haven’t made your profile yet? It takes less than a minute, is free for 30 days, and you just need your phone and ID! Get started!

Let’s go, there’s no time to waste.

— Quinn

One of the most powerful features of WCID is the ability — which Conor built from scratch with data from our invaluable partners — to find and sort candidates who are:

  1. Up for election right now, and

  2. Running at the state or local levels, where your time and money will go the furthest, and

  3. Endorsed by advocacy groups we trust

No wasted time or money for you, a drastically better future for all of us.

Here’s some example searches that might be handy literally today.

Like right now.

🏘️ Only want to donate to candidates at the state level, endorsed by groups we trust?

🙅‍♀️ Jonesing for some actual bodily autonomy?

Donate to candidates endorsed by Reproductive Freedom for All, Emily’s List, or Planned Parenthood

🤝 Pro-union (I’m in two)? 

Donate to candidates endorsed by UAW or AFL-CIO

Bonus tip: Want to get more specific, or broaden your search? Use our powerful search filter (top right-hand corner!) to add your location (or another location entirely!), and/or filter candidates by federal, state, or local levels.

🧒 Prefer under-40 candidates at the state and local level? Me too!

Donate to candidates endorsed by Run for Something.

🔫 Want some actual gun regulation?

Donate to candidates endorsed by Everytown, Brady Campaign, or Giffords!

🌎 Enjoy your time on this planet and you’d like other people to have that opportunity in the future?

Donate to candidates endorsed by the League of Conservation Voters, Climate Cabinet, Sunrise, or Friends of the Earth!

💃 Think the fastest growing segment of the population should have more of a voice?

Donate to candidates endorsed by Latino Victory!

Ok. That’s all great. But let’s get weird. Ready to mix it up?

Donate to candidates endorsed by Everytown, LCV, AND Planned Parenthood!

And more!

  • Want to donate to candidates only on the state level who are endorsed by Run for Something AND the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund? Hereeeee you go!

  • How about candidates endorsed by United Auto Workers AND the National Education Association? Get some.

And many more.

Look — not everyone is listed here. We won’t nudge you towards races we’re definitely going to win, or lose.

These are candidates who give a shit who need your help; who can flip a district and maybe even a house; who could finally bring Medicaid coverage to everyone who deserves it, and stop fossil fuels majors from making Cancer Alley even more cancer-y.

The clock’s ticking. We’ve got 27 days and if you’re ever going to donate, now is the time. Donations become much (much) less effective in the days and weeks to come.

Last bonus tip: Donated all you can? Phone bank with our friends at the Environmental Voter Project to drive low propensity environmental voters to the polls!

That’s it for today. It’s game time. Let’s win these fucking races.

(And remember — you can save actions for later with an WCID profile!)

— Quinn

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