Benton County Democratic Central Committee

Hi all,

We wanted to start this update with important news about Senator Murray’s opponent. You may have seen Tiffany Smiley attempt a general election pivot to say she opposes a federal abortion ban. Today, this article was released showing just how misleading that line is. In 2017, when her Twitter account was for personal use, Smiley liked a tweet from Cathy McMorris Rodgers endorsing a federal abortion ban. We’d love your help getting this article circulated in your circles so folks understand exactly how Smiley is attempting to mislead Washington voters when it comes to what is at stake for choice this November.

In other campaign news, we are officially launching Senator Murray’s GOTV tour with the Coordinated this weekend. She will be making stops in Shelton, Gig Harbor, Port Townsend, Mt. Vernon, and Mill Creek. Please encourage folks to sign up to join us or for other shifts across the state. Our ground game is what is going to make the difference this final month.

And speaking of campaign events, folks in the Central Puget Sound should save the date for the morning of Saturday, October 22. Senator Elizabeth Warren will be here and she and Senator Murray will be headlining a GOTV event in Seattle to kick off the 18-day voting window! Stay tuned for additional details. 

Next weekend will be a busy one for the campaign, as October 23 is the US Senate debate in Spokane. The event hosts—the Spokesman-Review and League of Women Voters—are collecting questions now through October 15th. We encourage you to submit your questions here. I’ll also give an early plug that we’ll be looking for supporters to help with rapid response to the debate on their own social media. If you’d like to help with this effort—please reach out.

In case it’s helpful, sharing some suggested draft Facebook and Instagram posts and tweets here that you’re free to use and repurpose when talking about Senator Murray’s race this week.

As always, please let me know if there are any questions or if you need anything further from the campaign!

Talking Points 10-10-2022

Best,
Kate--

Kate Baumgartner
Political Director
People for Patty Murray
kate@pattymurray.com

Hi all,

Reaching out with some updates from our campaign – 42 days until Election Day and just over 3 weeks until ballots are mailed!

First and foremost, we hope you join the WA Dems this weekend (October 1-2) for a major statewide Weekend of Action – Senator Murray will be at canvass launches on Saturday in Burien and Columbia City. Sign up to join her on the trail – and continue to drive folks to lend a hand for this final stretch. Republicans are currently pouring money into voter contact efforts and attack ads – your help and our ground game is what will ensure we elect Democrats up and down the ticket this November!

Our team continues to drive home the clear choice for Washington voters in this race. A brief ICYMI for this week:

• New Joe Kent audio where he calls Smiley “pure MAGA.” In case it’s helpful for you and your team, here are some suggested Facebook posts and tweets to call out Tiffany Smiley’s ties to Joe Kent and MAGA Republicans.
• The New York Times highlighted Tiffany Smiley as an election denier and how she has tried to sanitize and hide her extreme views about the 2020 election from Washington voters ahead of the general.
• Smiley was called out for her use of MAGA Republican talking points to try to mislead voters.

Finally, Senator Murray will be live on Facebook tomorrow at 2pm PT with Moms Demand Action founder Shannon Watts, talking about what’s at stake for commonsense gun safety reform in this election – tune in and help us drive folks to the conversation. And check out our new ad on prescription drugs that’s currently running in the Spokane market – we’d love for you to amplify as you’re able!

As always, let me know if there are any questions or if you need anything further from the campaign—we appreciate your support!

Best,
Kate--

Kate Baumgartner
Political Director
People for Patty Murray
kate@pattymurray.com

With election day — November 8 — only six weeks away, our campaign is working hard, gathering momentum and volunteers, which we’d love to build on!

Do you have just two hours to join me, and other Democratic candidates and volunteers, this Saturday or Sunday for a “Weekend of Action” to talk with fellow voters?

I know how over-scheduled fall weekends can get with the flurry of activities for those with children in school and all of the busyness of everyday life.

But if we are going to do this, if we are going to stand up for women’s rights, for affordable housing and childcare, if we are going to protect our democracy from the extremists who are striving to undermine it — it is going to take all of us. Each and every one of us.

For too long, folks have dismissed the Democrats in eastern Washington. They counted us out, but we’ve discovered the power that comes from counting on each other. I’m proud to be running as a Democrat alongside so many remarkable candidates for local offices. It has been a beautiful thing to witness our campaigns and volunteers working together to talk with voters about the candidates, issues, and the importance of participating in the democratic process.

So, can we count you in?

We’d love to see you at one (or more!) of the following events happening this weekend:

• Saturday, October 1: 10 AM and 1 PM Canvass at 415 Mckinley St:
• Saturday, October 1: 4 PM Phone Banking (training included) at 415 Mckinley St. 
• Saturday: The Washington State Democrats are sponsoring a reception after these events for all our volunteers!
• Sunday, October 2: 10 AM and 1 PM canvass at Lions Park
• Sunday, October 2: 4 PM and 6 PM phone banking

You are welcome to just show up, but if you’d like to give us a heads up that you will be coming, or would like more information about volunteering, you can contact:
     Eliza Welty, Field Organizer, at (909) 630-4268 or eliza@wa-democrats.org.

We have volunteer opportunities available during the week and on future weekends, too!

As always, contributions of your time or money to support our campaign are so appreciated. We couldn’t do this without you!

– Jan Corn

Candidate Forum: Save the Date!

Join us for a candidate forum on Thursday, October 6 at 6:30pm on Zoom. Candidates for State Representative (position 2), Prosecuting Attorney, and County Commissioner District 3 will participate. You will need to register in advance to attend or ask questions.

As a former service worker and small business owner, I know what it means to work hard. Through grit and determination, I built a career in the cosmetology industry, opening my own business in Walla Walla over twenty years ago. Service has always been more than a job. To me, it’s a calling. I’ve served on the executive boards of several local nonprofit organizations. I have decades of experience advocating in and for eastern Washington.

You can donate to our campaign online or by sending a check to the address below.
Our mailing address is:
Friends of Jan Corn
PO Box 2389 
Walla Walla, WA 99362 

Hi all,

Happy National Voter Registration Day! Reaching out to share some updates from the campaign, and flag new outside spending that we’re beginning to see pour in from Republican-backed groups.

An outside PAC called “Evergreen Principles” is now spending nearly $1.7 million on an extremely misleading TV ad that will run for the next month. This comes just days after a major Trump-funded super PAC began a $500k buy that includes false claims about the Inflation Reduction Act. We’re now being outspent on the airwaves in the final weeks leading up to ballot drop—putting things in a dangerous place, as recent, credible public polling (Trafalgar, who conducted some of the most recent polling, has an A- rating by 538) is showing a single-digit race. 

To the extent that folks are able, you can chip in to support the campaign HERE, and lift up Senator Murray’s Facebook post about this HERE. Our team is going to be working hard to at least work back to parity on the airwaves—we expect national Republicans to continue to dump money into this race to make up for floundering candidates in other key states. Many of you have heard me say that Senator Murray never takes a race for granted, especially in a year like this where we know Republicans can pour in outside money at any moment. That moment is now, and your support, time, and commitment make a big difference.

As part of the effort to push out our message, we’re going up with a new ad today titled “Madi.” It features a young woman from Texas who had to travel 14 hours to receive reproductive health care after Texas enacted its extreme abortion ban. It comes as Smiley’s campaign doubled down on her support for the Texas abortion ban over the weekend, with a spokesperson clarifying that Smiley’s “‘position is pro-life, and she respects the decision the state of Texas made’”. You can watch the ad here, and we’d love for you to amplify it on social as you are able. 

With just a month until ballots drop, we’re working hard to build out the grassroots infrastructure that will help us elect Democrats up and down the ballot in November. There are tons of ways to get involved in these final weeks—please continue to drive folks to sign up for shifts through the WA Dems, including for a major Weekend of Action October 1-2. 

Finally, in case it’s helpful to you and your teams, sharing some suggested draft Facebook and Instagram posts and tweets here that you are free to use and repurpose when talking about Senator Murray’s race this week. 

As always, let me know if there are any questions or if you need anything further from the campaign—we appreciate your support!

Best,
Kate--

Kate Baumgartner
Political Director
People for Patty Murray
kate@pattymurray.com