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Cathy Cole's avatar

As always, I'm impressed by your messages and work. However, I'm wondering who is trying to energize voters who supported Trump? Surely they have to be alarmed that education, Medicare and Social Security are being targeted. Seems that having them be in touch with Tillis would carry more weight than those who he expects to be against him. How can this be organized, particularly in strong holds like Eastern NC and other red areas of the state. Seems to time for broader coalition building. C2C just focusing on state elections but really it won't matter about state elections if we don't have some impact nationally now! I am calling and emailing Tillis everyday but it would be more powerful if he was getting pushback from those who voted for him. How does this get organized? Trust of those of us from this area will be weak. Need local leaders in those areas. Really wanting some ideas about this. We can't just stand by.

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Agreed. I send a monthly contribution to Down Home, which organizes rural voters of both parties in North Carolina. Would welcome other ideas. https://downhomenc.org/our-electoral-work/endorsements/

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Cathy Cole's avatar

Thanks for that resource. I've written to one person asking if any efforts are being made to organize around national protest. Any other ideas out there? Who should be contacted in the primarily Red areas.

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Just learned the correct address: The hearing is in Superior Court which will be in the Justice Center, on back side, across Salisbury St, from the courthouse on Fayetteville.

Address is 300 S.Salisbury. 

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