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Call to Action: August 1, 2018

DAYS UNTIL MID-TERM BALLOTS WILL BE MAILED: 77

DAYS UNTIL MID-TERM BALLOTS ARE DUE: 97

STOP THE RUSSIANS FROM ATTACKING OUR ELECTIONS

We hang our hopes on the next election. But recent events have exposed the success of the cyber war Russia aimed at the heart of our democracy in the 2016 elections. Now, with a blue wave rising, the Russians are back.

In 2016, they launched a three-pronged attack to turn the election toward Trump:

  • They ran a propaganda campaign through Facebook and Twitter designed to set Americans against one another.
  • They used advanced cyber tools to steal information on voters, candidates and campaigns.
  • They uncovered vulnerabilities in the entire chain of election machinery.

That was then.

Yesterday, Facebook announced it had disabled a more sophisticated propaganda campaign. It inflamed divisive issues like abolishing ICE and “Unite the Right,” and reached more than 290,000 Facebook users.

Last week, Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo), a top Republican target, became the first to reveal that her campaign was attacked. At least two other midterm candidates have also been attacked.

The entire chain of election machinery is still vulnerable.

Oregon’s senators have introduced the Protecting American Votes and Elections Act to mitigate the risks. We support this and we demand that Russia be sanctioned for the damage they’ve inflicted.

**ACTION ONE: CALL OUR SENATORS**

SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR SENATOR MERKLEY AND SENATOR WYDEN:
(Leave a message if you can’t get through)

“My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because I am concerned and angry that so little is being done to defend our elections from Russia. I support the PAVE Act and demand that Congress enact sanctions against Russia in response to the damage they’ve done to our country. 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 ELUSIVE GREG WALDEN**

SAMPLE SCRIPT:
(Leave a message if you can’t get through)

“My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because I am concerned and angry that, so little is being done to defend our elections from Russia. I support the PAVE Act and demand Congress enact sanctions against Russia in response to the damage they’ve done to our country.”

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 force Trump to respond to Russia’s attack on our elections!

2018 is the most important election in our lifetimes. 

**ACTION FOUR: SHARE YOUR HEALTH CARE, MEDICAID / MEDICARE STORY**

How has Medicaid and Medicare affected you and your family? We’d love to know.

We ask that you record a short 1- to 2-minute video with your health care stories that we can share. Another option, should you prefer, is to use this template to write a letter to our MOC’s with your health care testimonials.

When you have completed your videos and letters, please send copies to us at and/or post them on Facebook Messenger, whichever is easier for you.

Our plan is to share the videos and letters as far and wide as we can, reaching out to others so they know how critically important health care and the Medicaid & Medicare programs are in the lives of millions.

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