MARKEY MAIL: Get out the vote!

 

Markey Mail  Wednesday, August 26, 2020 Across Massachusetts, cities and towns are installing drop boxes where voters can return their completed ballots that they received in the mail. If you requested and received a mail-in ballot, returning your ballot via a dropbox in your community is a safe and secure way to make sure that your vote is counted. We're introducing the Ballot Drop Box Finder so you can find a secure ballot drop box in your community and safely cast a vote for Ed!  Find A Secure Drop Box Near You! Vice President Al Gore Endorses Ed Markey  Follow @EdMarkey  LIKE, SHARE, and ENGAGE with Team Markey's Social Media Get Involved With Team Markey Online Join our digital platforms to get the latest campaign updates, volunteer opportunities, and meet other supporters in your area! Join Team Markey's Grassroots Facebook Group Join the Markey Mavericks Slack Group Create Your Own Grassroots Organizing Page Ed In The News: Washington Post: The Energy 202: Ed Markey uses climate change to flip insurgent script on Joe Kennedy in Mass. race The most persuasive climate change arguments could ultimately determine the contest between the 39-year-old Rep. Joe Kennedy, scion of the famous Kennedy clan, and incumbent 74-year-old Sen. Edward J. Markey, who has been in Congress for longer than his opponent has been alive. MassLive: A Vote for Ed Markey is a vote for the next generation (Guest viewpoint) But despite their age gap, it’s a vote for the septuagenarian Markey that represents a vote for the next generation. Boston Globe: Ed Markey defines himself with digital strategy aimed at young voters On Aug. 2, just a few weeks until the Sept. 1 primary, the sole of Ed Markey’s left 1989 Nike Air Revolution started to crumble on the campaign trail. Sure, he could have opted for a dress shoe, but Markey is banking his Senate reelection campaign on those red-and-white high tops. Well, at least partially. CommonWealth Magazine: Markey’s remarkable reinvention With the primary a week away, it seems clear that Markey has erased any advantage gap Kennedy enjoyed, with at least one recent poll showing him pulling away. Joyce Ferriabough Bolling, a veteran Roxbury political strategist, and Stephanie Murray of Politico sized up where things stand on the Codcast’s final pre-primary look at the race.  Daily Hampshire Gazette: Michael Greenebaum: Markey is a strong, progressive leader What is remarkable about Ed Markey is that amidst congressional colleagues who read poll numbers or wait for the bandwagon before taking positions he has always been a strong leader on progressive issues such as the environment and social justice. I want Ed Markey to be reelected because I want his more timorous colleagues to be assured that it is OK to be a progressive leader, not just a follower. I am honored to support him. The Hill: Inside Ed Markey's unlikely emergence as an icon to Gen Z activists In the midst of a pitched primary battle against an opponent barely half his age, septuagenarian Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) has become an unlikely star to a generation of young activists organizing on the internet. Join Team Markey This Weekend: Wednesday, August 26, ALL DAY Wednesday Statewide Phone Banks  Join us to make calls and get out the vote for Ed & this grassroots movement in the final stretch of the campaign! This year, Election Day (September 1st) is the LAST day to vote for Ed — but Massachusetts is voting NOW. We need to talk with a lot of voters and help them cast their ballots for Ed, so please sign up for as many shifts as you are able. The Green New Deal & the future of our planet on the ballot. Together, we can win. SIGN UP NOW  Thursday, August 27, ALL DAY Thursday Statewide Phone Banks  Join us to make calls and get out the vote for Ed & this grassroots movement in the final stretch of the campaign!I f this is your first time making calls with us, we will go through a quick training at the beginning of every shift to make sure you feel comfortable with our dialer tool and talking with voters about Ed & how to vote. SIGN UP NOW  FIND MORE EVENTS NEAR YOU!

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