Yvette will be joined by some of our amazing candidates for U.S. Senate tonight, including Jaime Harrison (D-SC), Betsy Sweet (D-ME), Rev. Raphael Warnock (D-GA), and Royce West (D-TX). Please take a moment to read more about DFA’s Campaign Night School below. We hope to see you there! ------ Original Message from Yvette Simpson, May 12, 2020 ------ John, Have you RSVP’d for DFA’s Campaign Night School yet? It’s an incredible opportunity to learn the ins and outs of running -- and winning -- modern, expansive campaigns. We know that building our progressive majority will mean doing away with business as usual. We need to expand our strategy to reflect the diversity of the American electorate. That means we need to expand our voter targeting, persuasion, and turnout models to reflect this new reality -- and we've got the perfect training for you to learn how we do just that! ![]() In 1980, Ronald Reagan won 56% of white voters and secured a historic landslide victory. In 2012, Mitt Romney won 59% of white voters across the country -- but President Barack Obama was decisively re-elected. It’s clear our electorate has changed. The path to elected office is through a more expansive, diverse electorate than ever before. But too many of our strategies have remained the same. That’s why we’re bringing all of these voices together for our first session of the 2020 Campaign Night School. I hope you’ll join us to hear from these amazing candidates for Senate and learn more about how you can be part of this winning coalition.
Thank you for being a part of our progressive movement. I’ll see you online tomorrow night! — Yvette Yvette Simpson, CEO
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