Our pal invited Hightower to speak at this fantastic rally on Zoom tonight—do not miss the opportunity to discuss the implications of a changing (to put it lightly) care industry that likely won’t have care at its core anymore if private equity has its way. He’ll join activist Dora Gorski, Ai-Jen Poo and John Nichols at 7pm CT; register here for FREE. From the organizers:

The population of Wisconsinites who are 75 and older is growing quickly and is projected to reach 574,000 by 2030. Many families are already feeling stretched to the limit between caring for their children and caring for older parents. We need more high quality care options, not less.

In Wisconsin, the races for U.S. Senate and President are neck-and-neck. We'll talk about the track records and policy proposals of the candidates in these races who are leading on senior care – including Kamala Harris’ proposal to expand Medicare to cover vision, hearing, and in-home care.

“What Else Can I Do?”

Over the weekend, Democrats knocked on more than 300,000 doors in rural Pennsylvania, and we’re hearing that those rural Trump margins are actually being cut into! Since this is (another) election that will be decided in those margins, everything we can do to get out votes, especially rural votes, in swing states is worth doing.

One of the most important things you can do is keep reaching out to people you know, especially in battleground states. As our friend Jaclyn Friedman said:

In this last week, the absolute most effective thing you can do is talk with your friends and family—people you already know—about whether they have a plan to vote. You'd be surprised how many people aren't sure if they'll vote or not, and you can make a huge difference by just reaching out.

You can use apps like Reach or Empower where you can join other people also doing the same thing (informally called "friendbanking" -- you'll get a script and some training and support if you do it this way. Or you can just reach out to everyone you know.

That said, we also love to support work being done specifically to reach out to rural voters, and the PA Democrats have the goods on that front. There are events most nights this week to reach out to rural Pennsylvania voters, hosted by some really great folks—comedian Trae Crowder, Missouri badass , and more. More info and registration are here.

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