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August is just beginning — but DANG! Already, what a month!

The Biden administration is posting spectacular numbers related to the U.S. economy — concrete, quantifiable achievements, including the lowest unemployment rate in fifty years (3.5%), 528,000 new jobs just in July, and the lowest percentage of uninsured people ever (8%).

Congress wrestled problem-child Dem Senators Manchin and Sinema into passing the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, a landmark piece of legislation that will have a major impact on the national economy, healthcare affordability, and the course of climate change. It will affect millions of Americans in important and positive ways, which — if we message it correctly — will help build our chances for success in the November elections.

However, our nation’s response to the overturning of Roe may offer some hope at the end of the road — if we approach the situation with heart, brains and courage, just like activists and voters did in Kansas on Tuesday!

Kansas is a state that voted overwhelmingly for Trump (56.1% to 41.5%) in 2020, and even worse (56.16% to 35.74%) in 2016.

ALERT!
URGENT CALL FOR CANVASSERS!

NJ 11th for Change
is ready to issue our first endorsement
of the 2022 Election Cycle!

Our first priority is — and always will be — New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District. In the spirit of fairness and genuine curiosity, we sent our in-depth endorsement questionnaire to both our incumbent congressional representative and the challenger in our CD-11 home district. 

The incumbent, Dem Mikie Sherrill (perhaps you’ve heard of her?) gave thoughtful, detailed answers to our questions about the future of democracy, reproductive rights, the economy, gun safety, education, immigration, and more.

Her GOP opponent, some guy from Montville, couldn’t be bothered to respond to our questionnaire, so we can’t be bothered to remember his name.  

In addition to ignoring our questionnaire, Mikie’s opponent has been declining to do mainstream press interviews and refused to participate in debates during the GOP primary. What’s he hiding? Perhaps … his extremist positions?

As we gather together — in celebration or in protest — on this Independence Day, we cannot deny the truth: 2022 has been a year of highs and lows. And while we rail against the lows, we can also take heart from the highs.

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We grieved as a nation over the massacre at Uvalde, Texas, and we raged when the Supreme Court gave its nod of approval to concealed carry less than a month later. (“Why,” wrote an aggressively callous Justice Alito in his concurrence to the decision, “does the dissent think it is relevant to recount the mass shootings that have occurred in recent years?”)

And yet… two days after that SCOTUS decision, President Joe Biden signed into law a bipartisan gun safety bill — not everything we desire, by a far stretch, but the most significant federal gun legislation to pass in over 30 years, despite the current gridlock in our House and Senate.

This is no time to be silent.
This is a time to fight for our rights.
This is a time to fight for our children and grandchildren.
This is a time to fight for the poor and the marginalized.
THIS IS A TIME TO SHOW UP!

It's going to happen any day now.
Maybe today.
Maybe tomorrow.

It finally happened.

Last week, conservative Supreme Court justices made it clear that they are going to kill Roe v. Wade. A draft of their appalling decision, written by Sam Alito, has been described as “a naked power grab.” 

Since the news broke last Monday night, all of us have been overwhelmed with emotion. 

TONIGHT!
RALLY WITH MIKIE 
TO DEFFEND
ABORTION RIGHTS!
6:00PM IN MONTCLAIR

This is no time to be silent. 

THIS IS A TIME TO SHOW UP!

DETAILS HERE

Facebook link here

Speakers Include
Rep. Mikie Sherrill,
NJ First Lady Tammy Murphy,
Rep. Donald Payne Jr.,
Erin Chung of Planned Parenthood,
Lawrence Hamm of People's Organization for Progress, and more.

Hosted by: NJ 11th for Change, Planned Parenthood, BlueWaveNJ, New Jersey Citizen Action, NJ Working Families, Make The Road NJ, Women for Progress, Our Revolution NJ, and more.

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Today is GIVING TUESDAY — a day when people nationwide commit to support organizations whose missions they believe in.

Will you support NJ 11th for Change today?

NJ 11th for Change believes in democracy. And we believe that 2022 is a crucial election year. 

• Control of the House of Representatives is at stake. 
• Losing the House means losing any chance to pass President Biden’s agenda.
• The frightening wave of far-right extremism sweeping our nation — and our state! — means that NO SEAT IS SAFE, including our district’s representative, Mikie Sherrill. 

In 2022, we will need to muster all of our forces to protect our political gains. NJ 11th for Change has the hands-on experience, in-depth local knowledge, and committed grassroots volunteers to do it right — through laser-focused canvassing, postcarding, text banking, phone banking, voter education programs, calls to action, and more. 

WE’VE DONE IT BEFORE ...

• In 2017-18 we ousted 23-year incumbent Rodney Frelinghuysen, beat back ultra-conservative Jay Webber, and launched Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s political career. 
• In 2020 we made over 160,000 constituent contacts, to make sure that our target voters had the information they needed to vote — and defeat Trump — despite the election’s covid-related complexities.
• In 2021 — facing races we knew would be uncomfortably close — we made over 135,000 constituent contacts, motivating voters who share our values but who have a history of infrequent voting. 

… AND WE’LL DO IT AGAIN!

That’s why Rolling Stone Magazine, the Rachel Maddow Show, the New York Times, Indivisible, and the Washington Post have all recognized NJ 11th for Change as a force to be reckoned with!

No grassroots organization understands Congressional District 11 better than we do, or has more of what it takes to be effective. We are fighting right here on our home turf for the future of our democracy.  

Will you help us by making a donation today, on Giving Tuesday? 

Please CLICK HERE to make a Giving Tuesday contribution. 

Or CLICK HERE if you’d like to commit to supporting us with a monthly contribution. 

Every donation makes a difference, and every donation is appreciated.

We hope we can count on your support!

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NJ 11^th for Change is a 501(c)(4) unaffiliated organization dedicated to advocating for all people of New Jersey’s 11^th Congressional District. We foster an engaged and informed community with the power to shape our political representation so that it is transparent, responsive and accountable—and so that it reflects the values of fairness, compassion, inclusivity and a decent quality of life.

How Many Days Until
Election Day 2021
(November 2)?
6 Days

 

We're down to the wire — less than a week before Election Day!! — and the races from Governor down to town councils are all competitive. Based on recent polling, Governor Phil Murphy's double-digit lead from this summer is down to the single digits, and we're starting to lose sleep over it. 

South Jersey is polling strongly for Jack Ciattarelli (what are they thinking?!?), so we've got to make the most of  North Jersey's blue voters by maximizing turnout. NJ 11th for Change has identified five towns where we REALLY need to get out the vote (and where getting out the vote can make a difference down-ballot, too) and we'd like your help. Can you canvass? THIS IS OUR LAST CHANCE! Please sign up for one of these great opportunities!! We've got a Fridays with Frelinghuysen reunion canvass, a Wayne Wednesdays reunion canvass, a visit with Mikie, and more.

It doesn't have to BE your town for you to make a DIFFERENCE — a statewide difference — by knocking doors there. We hope you'll join us!