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To: Interested Parties
From: Pete Maysmith, SVP of Campaigns, LCV Victory Fund
Date: November 1, 2022
Re: Weekly LCV Victory Fund Update
Welcome to our final (!) weekly memo of the 2022 election cycle. As our organizing teams make their final GOTV push, the last mail pieces arrive in mailboxes, and our paid media programs run their course, these typically energizing last few days before the election have unfortunately also been marked by disgraceful political violence.
Between the horrific assault on Paul Pelosi, an attack on our own state affiliate in New Mexico where a chemical substance containing ingredients of a potent toxin used in terrorist attacks was sent to the office on a letter with threatening language and antisemitic symbols, and ongoing intimidation at voting locations, it is a difficult time to work in politics and media. We are grateful for journalists’ important reporting in these final days and as votes are counted.
Hatred and violence have no place in our democracy – and voters have the opportunity to elect leaders by November 8 who not only condemn these attacks, but who are committed to building a more just, equitable, clean energy future for all and want to make political participation easier, not harder.
Speaking of which, Democrats have been highlighting how big oil companies are continuing to reap record profits while managing to avoid accountability thanks to their allies in Congress as part of the closing message. Over the last week we saw candidates like Maggie Hassan, John Fetterman, Catherine Cortez Masto, and more making it clear that Big Oil, not consumers, should be the ones paying the price. Former President Obama has been talking about the Democrats’ accomplishments on climate change as a reason to vote. President Biden didn’t mince words when he said, “Oil companies’ record profits today are not because they’re doing something new or innovative. Their profits are a windfall of war — the windfall from the brutal conflict that’s ravaging Ukraine and hurting tens of millions of people around the globe.”
As a reminder, this cycle, LCV Victory Fund is part of the joint Climate Votes Project with Climate Power Action, Climate Reality Action Fund, EDF Action Votes (EDF AV), NRDC Action Votes (NRDC AV), and NextGen PAC to elect climate champions.
LCV Victory Fund and our affiliated entities are extraordinarily proud of our $100 million investment this cycle to elect pro-environment, pro-democracy champions. Let’s go win this thing.
Field Updates – LCVVF Field Program
Organizers knocked almost 400,000 doors in the last week, as the LCV Victory Fund field program with state affiliates and partners ramped up to meet our highest knock goals of the cycle, making a third pass of our list.
For the final week, our GOTV push continues with social pressure scripts and walking voters through their plans to cast their ballots. In the final sprint, also expanded our canvassing program by a total of 75,000 additional knocks across Nevada and Arizona. Through our door conversations we’re still finding voters who are making up their mind about their preferred candidate, with the economy, abortion access, the cost of healthcare, and the environment still as the top issues influencing voters.
Beyond canvassing our field universe, we’ve continued layered tactics including digital ads in AZ, NV, and WI, as well as ballot chase phone calls in AZ, MI, NV, PA, and WI, and mail in PA and WI this week.
Results to date:
Anecdotes from the doors:
Paid Media Updates
Over the last week, the following new paid media campaigns launched:
Ongoing paid media campaigns:
State | Race | Paid Media |
AZ | Senate | Two digital ads: “Write It Down” and “Show Up”* Paid for by Climate Power Action |
CA | House – CA-47 & CA-49 | Two digital ads: “Write It Down” and “Show Up”* Paid for by Climate Power Action |
CA | House – CA-27 | Two digital ads: “Breathe” and “Show Up”* Paid for by Climate Power Action |
CA | House – CA-49 | TV ad: “Solar” |
CO | Senate | Two digital ads: “Write It Down” and “Show Up”* Paid for by Climate Power Action TV and Digital ad: “Pattern” TV ad: “Can’t Trust” Spanish language TV ad: “Cuts” |
CO | House – CO-08 | TV ad: “Ayudemos” Radio ad: “Ayudemos” |
CT | House – CT-05 | Two digital ads: “Write It Down” and “Show Up”* Paid for by Climate Power Action |
GA | Senate | Two digital ads: “Write It Down” and “Show Up”* Paid for by Climate Power Action |
IA | House – IA-03 | Two digital ads: “Write It Down” and “Show Up”* Paid for by Climate Power Action Digital ads: “Trump’s Plan” and “Somos Mas” |
IL | House – IL-14 | Two digital ads: “Write It Down” and “Show Up”* Paid for by Climate Power Action |
IL | House – IL-17 | Digital ads: “Trump’s Plan” and “Somos Mas” In partnership with Priorities USA |
KS | House – KS-03 | Digital ad: “Write It Down”* Paid for by Climate Power Action TV/OTT ad: “Fits Right In” |
ME | Governor | Digital ad in support of Governor Janet Mills**
Paid for by Maine Conservation Voters Action Fund |
MI | Governor | Digital ads (Ad 1; Ad 2) in support of Governor Gretchen Whitmer and others** Paid for by Conservation Voters of Michigan PAC |
MI | House – MI-07 & MI-08 | Two digital ads: “Write It Down” and “Show Up”* Paid for by Climate Power Action |
MN | House – MN-02 | TV ad: “Love” |
MN | Governor | Digital ads (Ad 1; Ad 2; Ad 3) in opposition to Scott Jensen** Paid for by Climate Vote Minnesota |
NC | Senate | Radio ads: “We Choose” In partnership with BlackPAC |
NC | House – NC-13 | Two digital ads: “Breathe” and “Show Up”* Paid for by Climate Power Action |
NE | House – NE-02 | Radio ad: “Trust”
Digital ads: “Trump’s Plan” and “Somos Mas” |
NH | Senate and House – NH-01 & NH-02 | Two digital ads: “Write It Down” and “Show Up”* Paid for by Climate Power Action
TV ad in opposition to Don Bolduc |
NJ | House – NJ-03 | Two digital ads: “Write It Down” and “Show Up”* Paid for by Climate Power Action |
NM | Governor | Digital ad in support of Governor Lujan Grisham** Paid for by CVNM Verde Voters Fund |
NM | House – NM-02 | Two digital ads: “Breathe” and “Show Up”* Paid for by Climate Power Action |
NV | Governor | Spanish Language TV ad in support of Governor Sisolak Paid for by Nevada Conservation Leadership PAC |
NV | Senate and House – NV-01, NV-03, & NV-04 | Two digital ads: “Write It Down” and “Show Up”* Paid for by Climate Power Action |
NY | House – NY-22 | Two digital ads: “Breathe” and “Show Up”* Paid for by Climate Power Action |
NY | House – NY-19 | Digital ads: “Trump’s Plan” and “Somos Mas” In partnership with Priorities USA Action |
OH | House – OH-01 | Digital ad: “Breathe” and “Show Up”* Paid for by Climate Power Action |
OH | House – OH-09 | Two digital ads: “Write It Down” and “Show Up”* Paid for by Climate Power Action |
OH | House – OH-13 | Two digital ads: “Breathe” and “Show Up”* Paid for by Climate Power Action |
OR | House – OR-04 | TV ad: Enough Talk
Digital ads: “Trump’s Plan” and “Somos Mas” |
OR | House – OR-06 | Digital ad: “More Than Just Talk” Digital ad: “Enough of Us” Digital ads: “Trump’s Plan” and “Somos Mas” |
PA | Senate | OTT ad: “Hurt People” |
PA | Governor | Digital ad contrasting Doug Mastriano and Josh Shapiro’s records** Paid for by Conservation Voters of PA Victory Fund |
PA | Senate and House – PA-07 & PA-08 | Two digital ads: “Write It Down” and “Show Up”* Paid for by Climate Power Action |
RI | House – RI-02 | TV ad: “Loyal”
Digital ads: “Trump’s Plan” and “Somos Mas” |
VA | House – VA-02 & VA-07 | Two digital ads: “Write It Down” and “Show Up”* Paid for by Climate Power Action |
WA | House – WA-08 | Two digital ads: “Write It Down” and “Show Up”* Paid for by Climate Power Action |
WI | Governor | Digital ad contrasting Governor Tony Evers and Tim Michels** Paid for by Wisconsin Conservation Voters Independent Expenditure Committee |
WI | Senate | Two digital ads: “Write It Down” and “Show Up”* Paid for by Climate Power Action |
*Part of Climate Voters Mobilization campaign.
**Part of State Climate Voters Mobilization campaign.
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Paid for by LCV Victory Fund, www.lcvvictoryfund.org, and not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.