Susan Wild won her swing district in the Allentown, PA, area in 2022 by 2% after similarly narrow wins in 2018 and 2020.
In 2024, Cook Political Report rates PA-07 as a “Toss Up.”
National Republicans have targeted her seat once again with millions in dark money. In 2022, it was the most expensive race in PA.
We need the sane voice of Susan Wild in congress!
CT Volunteers is an informal, start-up effort pulled together by Jim Farnam and friends and modeled on earlier swing state campaign travel groups.
The design draws from the Planned Parenthood Connecticut Volunteers of the early 2000s and on the design of the Hilltop Brigade which has restarted this year to support Jahana Hayes in CT (check it out here).
The effort will be shaped by who shows up to help organize and join in. We will keep it simple and fun for all involved.
The plan is simple and designed to be a community experience. We are gathering like-minded people who want to have a significant impact in PA.
As Michelle and others emphasized at the Convention, every call and every door knock counts.
Write us if you have any questions or help.
Get connected to the group, learn about the campaign, and participate in phonebanking sessions on zoom as you wish every Wednesday 6 PM or Sunday 1 PM.
We are willing to organize more in-person trips to Allentown, the heart of PA-07, which is adjacent to Bethlehem.
The number of additional weekends will depend on sign ups— the plan is scalable to multiple carpools, multiple vans and multiple houses. Potential weekends (depending on sign ups). Other possible dates:
Transportation: The drive from New Haven is about 3.2 hours (directions). We can help organize carpools or, if demand warrants, vans to drive down. Transportation would be on a sliding-scale basis so we can make this available to as many people as possible.
Housing will be either with Wild Campaign volunteer hosts or in AirBNB houses, again splitting the costs on a sliding scale. We will connect for dinner and discussion/movie Saturday night at a headquarters house where a number of volunteers will be staying.
The CT Volunteers PAC is raising funds to offset the cost of the vans and of housing. Encourage people to donate here.
Sign up here to get info and to indicate what you can do and when:
There are many people activated to make a difference this fall— we are part of this informal network.
View allied groups and various campaign resources and links here:
https://bit.ly/2024_Campaign_Resources