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Call to Action: July 20, 2018

PROTECT THE MIDTERMS FROM RUSSIA’S ATTACKS

After conspiring with Vladimir Putin, whose mission is the DESTRUCTION of America’s democracy, Trump returned to DC, facing withering criticism and spent the week clarifying his comments.

  • After meeting with Putin, Trump again denied Russia attack the 2016 election. This ran against the US intelligence assessment and caused such uproar that he quickly said he misspoke in Helsinki.
  • Then he said “no,” Russia is no longer targeting the US. But the Director of National Intelligence warned that Russia is constantly attacking us. So “no” was clarified too.
  • Trump then boasted that no other president had been “tougher on Russia” than he has. Actually, Trump seems to be tough only on children, and thousands of them are still locked in cages.

By week’s end, news broke that he is inviting Putin to the White House. Maybe Putin will be welcomed by Trump’s $12 million military parade.

Trump, now president thanks to Russia, has earned the title of “Putin’s poodle.” And his GOP (Greg Walden votes with Trump 98% of time) – which benefits from Russia’s information warfare and voter suppression – refuses to increase funding for election security.

With the midterms approaching, presenting a chance to constrain Trump, it’s left to our MOCs to protect the elections.

Fair Elections are the Core of our Participatory Democracy!

PROTECT THEM!

**ACTION ONE: CALL OUR SENATORS**

SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR MERKLEY AND WYDEN:
“My name is [–] and I’m a constituent and voter from [city], Oregon [zip code]. Trump is continuing to publicly collude with Russia, probably to swing the 2018 vote to the GOP. Our country depends on fair elections. Please protect the vote – start by funding election security and passing the PAVE act. Thank you.”

SENATOR JEFF MERKLEY 
Portland: (503) 326-3386, DC: (202) 224-3753
Salem: (503) 362-8102, Eugene: (541) 465-6750
Medford: (541) 608-9102, Bend: (541) 318-1298
Pendleton: (541) 278-1129
https://www.merkley.senate.gov/contact/

SENATOR RON WYDEN 
Portland: (503) 326-7525, DC: (202) 224-5244
Salem: (503) 589-4555, Eugene: (541) 431-0229
Medford: (541) 858-5122, Bend: (541) 330-9142
La Grande: (541) 960-7691
https://www.wyden.senate.gov/contact/

**ACTION TWO: CALL COMPLICIT GREG WALDEN**

SAMPLE SCRIPT:

“My name is [–] and I’m a constituent and voter from [city], Oregon [zip code]. Trump is continuing to publicly collude with Russia, probably to swing the 2018 vote to the GOP. Our country depends on fair elections. Please tell Greg Walden to put COUNTRY BEFORE PARTY and protect the vote – start by funding election security and passing the PAVE act. Thank you.”

COMPLICIT GREG WALDEN

DC (202) 225-6730, Medford: (541) 776-4646,
Bend (541) 389-4408, La Grande (541) 624-2400
https://walden.house.gov/contact-greg/email-me

**ACTION THREE: REMEMBER FOR THE MIDTERMS**

It has become clear that we need a different Congress to protect our elections and democracy.

  • Make sure you and everyone you know is registered to vote.  
  • Join ORD2 and Indivisible Oregon in working to defeat the Trump-aligned US Congressman in Oregon who architected the ACA repeal, Greg Walden, by volunteering to engage voters in Eastern Oregon.
  • Make sure every candidate for Congress is answering questions about how they will work to protect our elections and democracy.

2018 is the most important election in our lifetimes. 

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