Hi friends. Voting ends in 54 days. I’m writing with two updates for your feedback / awareness.
(1) American Harris Stans: Under leadership from Lucy Caldwell, copied, we have developed a set of tools and frameworks to help specific founders raise their hands as personally responsible for their “type” backing Harris. This will involve personal and professional stakes for each of them, but with a little support, they are ready to step up and take on this responsibility as part of the fight for America. Our 501c4 subsidizes the nuts and bolts to make it as easy as possible. Our initial “join the Corps” merch store has launched with six initial corps:
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Veterans (links to Common Defense’s Veterans for Harris and also offers a link to Dan Barkhuff’s group VFRL)
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Evangelicals (links to Eric Sapp’s Evangelicals for Harris for more merch and opportunities to connect)
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White Dudes (links to Ross Rocketto’s White Dudes page for more merch / opportunities to connect)
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Techies and VCs (links here for more merch and opportunities to connect)
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Dogs (links to John Hlinko’s Facebook group for more merch and opportunities to connect)
We are in conversations with groups focused on oil & gas, law & order, and so forth, and expect to have another half-dozen storefronts linked from this page. Feedback welcome: reply to me and Lucy!
(2) Dogs.
Led by Jenny Kay, we’re building momentum around the Dogs for Harris campaign as a fun, yet powerful, response to the divisive rhetoric coming from figures like JD Vance and Donald Trump, specifically their inflammatory attacks on Haitian Americans. This initiative taps into the loyalty and love people have for their pets to unite supporters and push back against hatred. We’re looking to expand this theme further, so if you have any creative ideas or suggestions beyond what’s already on our website or John Hlinko’s Facebook page, please reply to me and Jenny!
Onward,
Dmitri
