The Long View - Week 05 (Election 2020)

Just 5 weeks to go, and the day after the first presidential debate, I pivot from the trauma and depression of watching that orange ... thing ... assault basic human decency, and I instead focus this episode on the basic human decency of everyday people who are getting involved in this election. In this episode I introduce Linda and Frank, two inspiring Wisconsinites whom I talked with on the phone during my phonebanking. I also introduce friends and coworkers who stepped up just this past week to get involved alongside me: Sherrie, Mark, Kevin, Michelle, Darrell, Louvere, Kyle, Mike, and so many others. And just this past week, we scaled up our Wisconsin phone banks to now have 7 phone banks per week, up from what were just 2 phone banks four weeks ago when I interviewed Steve. We couldn't do this without two amazing fellow trainers, Nancy and Nimat, who stepped up this past week to ramp up on the training materials I put together. And just this past week, four other women stepped up to start two new phone banks with us: Janet and Shehla from the interfaith SalaamShalom Sisterhood of Jewish and Muslim women, and Annie and Jen who started a phone bank on Annie's birthday. And so many other folks who are callers in these phone banks. And it's all these people, coming together, old, young, tech-savvy or tech-weary or tech-challenged, across religions and races and genders, that gives me motivation and inspiration after yesterday's debate. So... on y va, 5 weeks to go, and we go, together.