[1]Swing LeftSwing Left
Hi,
This month we sent out our 2025 Post-Election Survey to get this
community’s thoughts on how this year went and where we stand as we look
toward the midterm elections next year. We received over 1,500 responses,
and we’re grateful for your input because this community powers everything
Swing Left achieves. What we do, we do together—and we couldn’t do any of
it without you. Here are some of the main takeaways:
* Those of you who volunteered this year (around half of respondents)
overwhelmingly described your experiences as positive, using words
like “great,” “fulfilling,” “rewarding,” and “empowering” to describe
the work done with Swing Left. Many also said volunteering helped them
stop feeling powerless and get more connected amidst the chaos our
country has experienced this year.
* Others included helpful feedback about wanting more visibility into
the impact your work made on election outcomes, and to think through
how to keep our community of volunteers motivated without burning out.
* When asked what Democrats should do differently, many of you pointed
to a clear need for sharper, more grounded messaging based on what
people are experiencing in their everyday lives—on the cost of living,
the economy, healthcare, and housing.
This through line—a desire for deeper connection, clearer impact, and
Democrats’ better understanding of what voters actually care about—is a
big part of why Swing Left is expanding our new canvassing program,
[ [link removed] ]Ground Truth, nationwide. By talking with every voter and putting a
strong emphasis on listening, we can gather the insights needed to help
Democratic candidates understand what people are experiencing and what
matters most to them.
And for volunteers, it offers what so many of you said you value and look
for—connection and a sense of genuine impact. In our pilot canvasses, 91%
of volunteers said they would recommend Ground Truth canvassing to a
friend. Here’s how one volunteer described his experience:
“I drove home thinking that Ground Truth can provide so many benefits like
hearing issues first hand, establishing a deeper relationship with voters
AND it also occurred to me that it can be a real differentiator in terms
of the brand of the Democratic Party.”
If you’d like to hear more about the pilots, what we’ve learned so far,
and what comes next, you can [ [link removed] ]RSVP for our “Inside Ground Truth”
national strategy call on December 9.
Ground Truth is just one of the ways we’re working to put your feedback
and perspectives into action as we head into 2026. So thank you again for
sharing your thoughts—and for everything you do as part of the Swing Left
community.
More soon!
The Swing Left Team
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