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OK, let's dive into the Blue Wave:
Like our Bridge Brigade sign (join us below!) says Ya Gotta Vote in the Rhode Island Primary Elections this year - there's a lot at stake.
Statewide races for Governor, Lt. Governor and Attorney General and many contested General Assembly seats are up for grabs, including some that are being deceptively contested by fake Democrats supported by a right-wing gun rights group:
Please share this important information in your social media circles and neighborhoods!
Most Rhode Islanders sit out the Primaries, but we can't let that happen this year. We are trying to boost turnout from a dismal ~10%...
So what can I do, you ask?
Join your fellow WBBW neighbors and do your part to get the BEST candidates to the November elections. THREE simple things you can do:
Make a plan to VOTE in the Primaries yourself, and make sure all of your friends and loved ones do the same.
Download and Print our handy info sheets and hand them out at local shops, events and gatherings - do this on your own or with friends!
JOIN West Bay Blue Wave as we work to Get Out the Vote to Democrats across the West Bay for the RI Primaries! We have already distributed over 600 friendly, neighborly postcards to West Bay RI registered Democrats (and we have PLENTY MORE). We also have opportunities for flyer-ing at area festivals and yard signs you can get to remind people to VOTE! Just email us via the link or at hello@westbaybluewave.com if you want to help out (and how).
If you took some postcards last week, please get them in the mail by Friday, August 14 and let us know when you've done it.
There are plenty more cards and addresses for mailing after that date so let us know if you can do more. Thanks!
Now here's something that will get your hair dye running...
West Bay Blue Wave plans to hold a Summer's End picnic/gathering to celebrate what we've accomplished and to gear up for the Midterm Elections.
We are close to locking in a date and place convenient to our most active members - we will share next week!
Here's where YOU come in!
We are forming a 4-6 person WBBW Party Planning Committee (WBBWPPC for short (sort of...)). If planning events is your superpower, or if you just like parties and have opinions, please:
Location and time to be announced at a later date.
Stay tuned for details on an informational evening with US Rep Seth Magaziner too!
Your RI Resource of the Week:
Bill Bartholomew, an independent RI journalist, does a great job chronicling Rhode Island's political and cultural scene in Bartholomewtown. This week he moderated a debate between Gubernatorial candidates Helena Foulkes and 6-year incumbent Dan McKee. Check it out!
