Why Write?
- Combat misinformation, bots, and lies spread on social media.
- Respond publicly to opponent’s commentary with informed viewpoints.
- Stimulate healthy debate on policy.
- Leverage your interests and experience to provide thoughtful commentary and opinions about issues.
- Support Democratic candidates who will do the right thing for our country and communities.
Steps
- Research topics and issues.
- Write a letter to the editor or an opinion piece on a topic of interest to you.
- Track what happens to a letter once submitted to a newspaper. If published, great. Share it with your network. If not published, learn from that and consider other avenues that might be receptive to your point of view.
- Amplify the published letter or opinion piece by posting on social media or emailing to friends and family.
What We Do
Writing2Win shares lessons learned and a process to help you work efficiently and effectively. We offer the following;
- Tools for tracking letters and op-eds published, organizing media contacts, and best practices for submitting articles.
- Resources to support developing volunteer network by tracking issues, candidate priorities, and legislation.
- Our experience to help you build an effort that makes the most sense for your community and learn from your efforts.
What You Can Do
Write a letter to the editor on an issue you feel passionate about.
Start your own Write2Win group in your district. Writing2Win can be as simple as a few friends working together, or it can be a bolder, more organized effort. However it is organized, it engages other constituents and writers in drafting letters-to-the-editor and op-eds, and posting on social media to improve Democratic candidates’ election chances.
Here are some great articles and pages to inspire you.
Virginia Organizing – Speak Out with Letters to the Editor
NOVA Grassroots – Write Letters to the Editor
Send a Letter-to-the-editor to Newspapers in Your State
Letters to the Editor: Why Do It and How to Get Published, Sound Vision, Abdul Malik Mujahid
Letters to the Editor: How to Write Them and Why They Work, ACLU
How to Write a Letter to the Editor and an Opinion Editorial, Zero to Three
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