“You know, you don’t have to do a summary this week,” one of Hope Springs from Field PAC’s [website] volunteers told me. “The trend,” she said, “could be misinterpreted.
Consensus 2026 Senate Map
We canvassed a lot later into the year than we’ve ever done, because of president felon’s Rigged Districting efforts to prevent Democrats from impeaching him a record (he already holds the record) third time.
But, sure, the final week’s numbers aren’t that much. Arizona and Ohio were the only states where we sent volunteers out to knock on doors, each for their own reason.
Still, we keep a record. But we still get asked why we were continuing to knocking on doors after the election. The answer is — because we have volunteers who continue to come out, who ask to come out (especially in Ohio!). On the other, a volunteer in North Carolina asked why we weren’t continuing there — and, like the first query, it is because that’s what our volunteers there decided. As i’ve said before, we have some competitive volunteers and/or groups, so. But you can definitely sense the holidays approaching.
Last Saturday, 645 volunteers showed up to knock on doors in Arizona and Ohio. They knocked on 47,178 doors and talked to 3,847 voters. At every door, we left a piece of literature promoting the Democratic Party as an explanation of why we were there.
We collected 2,470 survey responses at the door. It helps that we leave literature behind — something that makes up a majority of the expenses that Hope Springs from Field has each month — and why we continue to ask for your financial support to help defray these costs.
Hope Springs volunteers registered 1 new voter and re-registered 11 voters at their current address to comply with federal law.
A couple of weeks ago, we re-directed our Divine Nine volunteers to Nashville, to register voters in African-American neighborhoods for the special Congressional election there.
Hope Springs from Field PAC began knocking on doors this year on March 1st. We target Democrats and unaffiliated voters with a systematic approach that reminds them not only that Democrats care, but Democrats are determined to deliver the best government possible to all Americans. The voters we talk to continue to tell us they come away more invested in governance and feel more favorably towards Democrats in general because of our approach.
Obviously, we rely on grassroots support, so if you support field/grassroots organizing, voter registration (and follow-up) and our efforts to protect our voters, we would certainly appreciate your support:
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/UNRIGtheMidterms
Hope Springs from Field understands that volunteer to voter personal interactions are critical. Knocking on doors has repeatedly been found to be the most successful tactic to get voters to cast a ballot and that is the goal of what we do.
Yes, we really need your help here! Our printer’s bills are — like most things — much higher than we had anticipated for the year. Adding extra states (like California) did not help the budget!
Arizona
We wrote about last Saturday's canvass in Ohio in our diary on Tuesday. 357 volunteers knocked on 25,953 doors. They talked to 2,128 voters and had in-depth conversations with 1,370 of them, respectively, guided by our Issues Questionnaire.
131 voters completed Constituent Service Request forms last Saturday. We send the completed CSRs to Democratic elected officials responsible for the requested functions, but if the appropriate office is held by a Republican, we still send it along anyway.
All the data we collect is entered into VAN, the shared Democratic database. We knock on the doors of Democratic and Independent voters. At every door, we leave a piece of “show the flag” lit, something that tells them we were there and hopefully reinforces the Democratic brand. The lit focuses on the things voters told us were important to them last fall, aiming to appeal to every voter. We also ask voters if they have an problems that local, state or federal governments need to address in their neighborhoods.
Hope Springs from Field has a hybrid approach. We aren’t interested in competing with regular campaign field organizing. We are in the field before they get there and then move on when the Democratic campaigns start their own intensive field work. Indeed, when we wind up the typical field work by Labor Day, we will encourage all the volunteers working with us to move over to the Senate campaigns in their states (and hope that our field organizers will be hired on by those campaigns). After Labor Day, we will begin organizing our Election Protection Project.
We continue to remind voters to verify their registration and also ask voters if they have any concerns about the upcoming elections. Last year, we walked with lit about the changes in voting laws, but we also asked voters about their fears and experience in prior elections.
Hope Springs has targeted states that have competitive Senate races and/or the Electoral College in 2024, as well as districts that are remapped in ways that offer opportunities or vulnerabilities for Democrats next year (specifically those where a Republican won a Congressional District that voted for Biden in 2022). There is a lot of work to be done! Especially since we have had to expand the map this year.
But the main focus of our canvassing is the Issues Survey, asking voters for their input and concerns. Voter responses to the questionnaire are entered into VAN and made available to all Democratic candidates who use VAN in the state after the primary. Creating this kind of data isn’t done with a specific goal in mind but has the purpose of engaging voters and creating a dataset that any Democratic candidate can use in opposition to a Republican.
Hope Springs has targeted states that have competitive Senate races and/or Congressional Races in 2026. There is a lot of work to be done! Especially since we have had to expand the map this year.
Hope Springs is a seat-of-the-pants grassroots-driven operation. We don’t have employees but we realize that to formalize and professionalize this effort that will have to change eventually. We are a bottom up project, one that doesn't just help Democratic presidential, senate and house candidates, but every Democrat running for office in these swing state areas (who uses VAN).
Hope Springs has been called “the most comprehensive, organized grassroots voter contact project out there right now. It is truly astonishing that it is grassroots-based!” Not sure why it is “astonishing,” but i probably have more faith in grassroots or self-organized efforts because of my experience with Barack Obama’s early days in 2007.
No other Democratically-aligned org has been methodically trying to circumvent MAGA efforts to rig the House Midterm elections. And we need your help to continue. Our printer costs alone are way beyond our budgeting.
If you are able to support Hope Springs from Field’s efforts to turn out the vote here, protect Democratic voters, and believe in grassroots efforts to increase voter participation and election protection, we would appreciate your support:
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/UNRIGtheMidterms
If you would rather send a check, you can follow that link for our mailing address at the bottom of the page. Thank you for your support. This work depends upon you!
