MoveOn's secret weapon

These are some of the most promising results we've ever seen. We've been honing this program since 2017. We've tested it through five special and primary elections so far, and time after time, it’s helped get out the vote. Dear MoveOn member, Huge news: For months now, the data nerds here at MoveOn have been testing a secret weapon to turn out voters, and it is proving to be as much as FIVE TIMES MORE COST-EFFECTIVE than other get-out-the-vote methods, according to independent researchers. Take a look at this simple chart: Impact of Voter Contact Efforts on Voter Turnout TV ads |==== Direct mail |========== OUR NEW METHOD |=============================== Let's put that in perspective: Normally, MoveOn's team is delighted if we figure out something that gives us a 10% improvement. In this case, the tests of our new program show an improvement of as much as 400% over television ads. These are some of the most promising results we've ever seen. We've been honing this program since 2017. We've tested it through five special and primary elections so far, and time after time, it’s helped get out the vote. I'll explain how it works below. But first, here's the challenge: We've kept this program relatively quiet until now, so that Republicans wouldn't try to replicate it. And now, we have only until Tuesday night to fully fund the program and buy the ad space we need to put this secret weapon into action in 100 House, 10 Senate, and eight gubernatorial races, some of which could be decided by merely a handful of votes. We don't want to cut back, because we believe that this year, of all years, we need to campaign and fight everywhere. Our final ad buy decisions are coming right up, with only 23 days left until Election Day. And we have to decide by Tuesday: Can we run this program everywhere we planned to—or do we have to scale back and make tough decisions about which close races need to be cut from the program? Will you chip in $3, so that we are able to deploy this breakout secret weapon in ALL of our key target races? Yes, I'm in! I’ll chip in to help MoveOn compete in every single target race and end Republican control of Congress this fall! MoveOn discovered just how effective this method was by testing it out in last year's state races in Virginia, as well as in special elections in Alabama and Pennsylvania. According to independent analysts: Our "Real Voter Voices" program added thousands of votes for Ralph Northam in Virginia. It also added thousands of votes in December's razor-tight special election in Alabama—making a huge difference in the final vote count between Doug Jones and Roy Moore. And in the case of Conor Lamb, who won a narrow victory in a special election in the heart of Pennsylvania Trump country, it was one of the decisive factors! (We wish we could share exact numbers—which are incredible!—but we'd prefer to keep them secret from Republicans.) Will you chip in $3 right now and help us go big in every single one of our competitive target races? Yes, I’m in! I'll help make sure MoveOn can compete EVERYWHERE! With just weeks until the election, it's too late for Republicans to steal this approach. So here is more detail than we've shared before on how our Real Voter Voices program works: First, we start with authentic and personal videos. MoveOn members in key districts and states record short, unscripted videos about why this election matters to them and why they're voting for a MoveOn-endorsed candidate. We've now collected, vetted, and prepped more than 2,000 videos that speak compellingly to voters of all walks of life. That's right: real people, neighbors, constituents—not paid actors, high-price commercial ads, or trolls, bots, and other nefarious social media deceptions we're all too aware of now. Then, by using cutting-edge analytics, we target voters who will find those specific videos compelling. Our analysts use lots of data and math to develop sophisticated algorithms to show each video to the voters who will most likely be persuaded by it to turn out to vote. This is possible only because MoveOn has expanded its data science team this year—and now we're able to compete at a level like never before. And finally, we win BIG! When voters see videos of real people in their community—with the authentic voices that can appeal specifically to them—it has a HUGE impact on voter turnout. It's as though we sent the best possible canvasser straight to their door. Every dollar we spend on this has the impact of five dollars spent in other, more traditional ways. Supporting our Real Voter Voices program is one of the most effective ways you can spend your money this election cycle. But we are running out of time to make final decisions about where we can run this program and where we need to make cuts, which is why we're asking you now, Will you chip in $3 right now and help us raise $500,000 so that we can launch this program in every single one of our competitive target races? Yes, I’m in! I’ll help make sure MoveOn can compete EVERYWHERE! Billionaire right-wing donors such as the Koch brothers are pouring in hundreds of millions of dollars to fund the usual blunt assault on the senses of swing voters—because it's expensive to swing even one vote. Just this week, we learned that Sheldon Adelson is dumping tens of millions additional dollars into races to try to save Republicans. And because they have so much money, their ugly methods are effective enough to defeat many of our progressive champions in tight races. On the other hand, we can do far more with far less money. Unlike right-wing Super PACs, we have real people who are willing to talk personally and persuasively, and from the heart, about this election and the candidates they care about. Money can't buy real voices like these, which is why our program is so much more effective for each dollar invested. Because our program is more effective, dollar for dollar, it means that we can win, even if we are outspent by wide margins. But we can't win if we have to scale back this program in tight races where our help is needed. That's why we need you now. Are you in? Yes, I'll chip in $3 to fund Real Voter Voices—and help win in November with this proven breakthrough. Thanks for all you do. –Milan, Eskedar, Erica, Shelby, and the rest of the MoveOn Analysis Team P.S. In the past several months, we've quietly collected videos from 2,334 MoveOn members. They've recorded 76 hours of video in support of MoveOn member-endorsed candidates in 100 competitive congressional races, 10 Senate races, and eight gubernatorial races. Our team has combed through for the gems, and we've built a brand-new analytic process and approach to deploy this secret weapon in the final weeks before the election. But we are going to have to make hard choices first thing Wednesday morning about what districts we can run this program in. How big we can go is up to MoveOn members and what they can commit to funding by Tuesday. That's why we're asking: Will you chip in $3 and help fully fund the Real Voter Voices program? P.P.S. Real Voter Voices is as much as five times as cost-effective as the usual ways to turn out voters, such as TV ads and direct mail. With our program, you’re getting the biggest bang for your buck to help win the election. If you've been waiting to give, or give again, now is the time. 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