Tuesday Memo
Oct 28, 2025
It Starts with States

ACTIONS FOR THE WEEK

  • Phonebank to GOTV for Lily Franklin, Josh Thomas & Leslie Mehta, Sat Nov 1 thru Tues Nov 4, 11am to 1pm PST. In person in Mountain View or on Zoom.
  • Join VA Dems' phonebanks & tell Dem voters with rejected mail-in ballots how to correct their error.
  • Join SD National's Election Night Watch Party, Tues Nov 4, 5 pm PST.
  • Come to SDSB's Election Night Watch & Postcarding Party, Tues Nov 4, 5pm.
  • Register for SDSB's Monthly Meeting, Thur Nov 6, 7pm PT.
  • Join Fight for our Future: States Win, States Win's post election debriefing, Thurs Nov 13,  5 – 6pm PT.

SDSB'S FINAL PHONEBANKS - Nov 1, 2, 3 & 4
11 am to 1 pm, Remote and In Person

Join SDSB's last big push to help Lily Franklin, Josh Thomas and Leslie Mehta win their races and drive votes up the ticket to help elect a Democratic governor for a Democratic trifecta. After flipping the VA House in 2023 by 975 votes, we must protect our Democratic majority to ensure Virginia remains a firewall against right-wing extremism. 

 

We'll phonebank on Sat Nov 1, Sun Nov 2, Mon Nov 3 and Tues Nov 4. Two hours each, 11am to 1 pm PST. Come to as many as you can! You can call in person in Mountain View or call from your home on Zoom. No experience necessary, of course. 


Join SD National's GOTV Phonebanks

Join States Win National's phonebanks! All shifts are shown below in Pacific Standard Time (PST).

  • Tue Oct 28: 3-6pm
  • Wed Oct 29: 3-6pm
  • Thu Oct 30: 1-3pm
  • Sat Nov 1: 9-11am & 11am-1pm
  • Sun Nov 2: 9-11am & 11am-1pm
  • Mon Nov 3: 9-11am & 11am-1pm
  • Tue Nov 4: 7-9am, 9-11am, 1-3pm, 3-5pm

Join a Youth-Led Phone Bank

Join the phonebank led by Santa Clara County Democratic Party (SCCDP) Interns on Sun, Nov. 2, 1-2:30pm PT to call for Lily Franklin.


Election Night is better together so join us for live updates! Swing by States Win National’s 2025 Virtual Election Night Watch Party for live race calls, community connection, and a well-earned night of reflection and solidarity. We’ll follow the returns and support each other through every twist and turn. No matter the outcomes, we’ll celebrate the effort, dedication, and heart our community has poured into this election. You might even catch a special guest tuning in! This will be an open-house style Zoom gathering — stop by any time between 4-5pm PST.


SDSB'S ELECTION NIGHT WATCH,
POTLUCK & POSTCARD PARTY

Come to our postcard-writing, potluck event in Mountain View on Tues Nov 4, 5-8pm. We'll watch election results in VA, CA, and PA! We will also be writing postcards to set us up for success in 2026. We have materials, postcards, stamps, stickers, pens, highlighters, as well as food. Bring your friends and a dish to share!


ELECTION RESULTS TRACKER

States Win staff will be updating the 2025 Election Night Results Dashboard as results begin to trickle in at 7pm ET on Election Day for our candidates' races in Virginia, Minnesota & Mississippi. Staff will start entering the results on Election Day at 7pm ET. Click on these tabs to view different aspects of the election results: Results by Candidate, Called Races, and Detailed Races.   

  • Virginia HD-20, 21, 22, 41, 57, 65, 70, 71, 73, 75, 82, 84, 89, 94, and 97. Polls close 7pm ET.
  • Minnesota SD-47. Polls close 8pm CT.
  • Mississippi HD-22, SD-02, SD-45. Polls close 7pm CT.

The Dashboard has three tabs you can click on: Results by Candidate, Called Races, and Detailed Races. Remember that state legislative races are frequently not called for days or weeks due to the sometimes very small margins and the often slow rate of returns.  


SDSB MONTHLY MEETING

Our special guest will be Taylor Hogeland, States Win's Head of Campaigns. She will give us up-to-date election results on SDSB's Virginia candidates. Join us for this preliminary recap of election results and a preview of what's to come in States Win and the South Bay team.


SAVE THE DATE

  • Thur Nov 13, 5-6pm PST: Post-election debriefing with Fight for our Future: States Win
  • Tues, December 9:  2025 Appreciation Party

ALLY EVENTS

JOIN Virginia Dems' Phonebanks to Help Voters Fix Their Mail-In Ballots

VA's most competitive House of Delegates races will be very close, so every vote is important! Help phone Dem voters whose mail-in ballots have been rejected due to a missing signature, etc. and walk them through the curing process. After you are trained, you may phone on your own (and ask questions via Slack). Voters are so grateful for our calls! Daily phonebanks through Mon, Nov 3.

JOIN one or more of these organizations' efforts to support Prop. 50, the Election Rigging Response Act-->CA Dem Party, Swing Left, Indivisible, Activate America, etc.