Hello San Juan County Democrats,

    The next meeting of the San Juan County Democrats will be on Saturday, March 14. Due to concerns about COVID-19, we will be holding the meeting virtually. This means you can access the meeting via Zoom videoconferencing software using the link
https://zoom.us/j/811216392?

    Representative Rick Larsen will be attending to speak briefly and then take questions.  In addition, we will continue our planning for our campaign actions this year and continue to work on revising our platform. 

Last month I had mentioned that there would be a fundraiser for the Movement Voter Project on February 29 on Orcas Island.  The event was very well attended, and the presentation was excellent.  You may remember that this is a project to help local, grassroots community members register people to vote and get them out to vote for Democrats in five swing states: Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Florida, and Arizona.  These five states all went to Trump last time around.  The first three have generally gone to the Democratic presidential candidate but were neglected in 2016, so with a little extra effort they should go to the Democrats again this time.  Arizona had been red but is increasingly purple while its population continues to grow, while Florida seems to be a state that can go either way; because of its large population, third largest and with 29 electoral votes, it is a very important state to win.  MVP’s goal is to raise money around the country to support the efforts in the five named states so that all five states vote for the Democratic presidential candidate.  They are helping fund over 400 of these vetted, local groups nationwide.  For more information, go to https://movement.vote .
      I strongly encourage you to donate to MVP.  Rather than sending people from other states into areas to canvass, this is a way to support local people to do the canvassing without having to travel there yourself.  The locals know their communities, and they can do the job that needs to be done.  Here is a link to FAQ about donations including how to give by check (best for donations over $1000 to avoid transaction fees): https://movement.vote/faq . 

Most of the organizations supported are 501(c)(4)s, meaning they are not tax-deductible, but for those who need tax deductibility, look at the site for opportunities for this. This is one more way to defeat Trump!

Thanks for reading,
David Turnoy
Chair, San Juan County Democrats
360-376-4165