Who is “WinWisconsin?”
We are a group of citizen-volunteers, both in and outside of Wisconsin, who decided in November 2020 that the road to beating Trump was winning Wisconsin. Wisconsin was the tipping point state in 2020 and we are supporting the Democratic Party of Wisconsin in its grassroots organizing efforts as it gears up to win in 2024.
How are you affiliated to the Democratic Party of Wisconsin?
We Wisconsinites are citizen volunteers with the party committed to helping the WisDems fundraise to implement their grassroots “Neighbor-to-Neighbor” program. The rest of us are registered Democrats in California and now other states (Massachusetts, Washington, and the District of Columbia). However, we are NOT paid by the party, nor do we have any formal affiliation beyond membership.
Where is the money going and how will it be used?
Up until March 2020, all of the funds were strictly directed towards hiring regional organizers, field organizers, or summer organizing interns for the “Neighbor-to- Neighbor” program. In April 2020, the DPW was forced by Covid-19 to switch to a digital strategy focused on mail-in ballots, and that has now been added to the N-t-N
strategy. Other relational organizing strategies centered around personal networks have been added as well. But the neighborhood teams are still at the core. WinWisconsin also mobilizes volunteers to support the outreach effort online or via phone/zoom.
Can you tell us more about the Democratic Party of Wisconsin?
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin is dynamic, grassroots driven party, which has fought back against a Republican Party that pioneered Trumpism before Trump. Republican Governor Scott Walker’s victory and Republican control of the legislature in 2010 led to eight long, dark years for democracy, in which voter rights were suppressed, unions decertified, civil service attacked and the worst gerrymander in the U.S. imposed. Republicans held legislative majorities whether they won or not.
Under Martha Laning, DPW Chair elected in 2015, the party rebuilt itself from the bottom up. Laning created the Neighbor-to-Neighbor program, built on the Obama 2008 organizing model, which laid the groundwork for a Democratic comeback in 2018. Ben Wikler became Chair in 2019, continuing Laning’s grassroots strategy and deepening it through new forms of digital outreach, relational organizing, and national publicity.
Since then, the DPW has won critical victories in 2018 (Evers for Governor, Baldwin for Senate, Karofsky for Supreme Court), 2022 (Evers Reelection) and 2023 (Protaciewicz for Supreme Court, flipping the majority). Now in 2024, with fair maps, the Democrats are poised to win back the Assembly. Your contribution supports all of these races, from Biden-Harris and Baldwin at the top of the ticket, all the way to local Senate and Assembly races.
Visit the Democratic Party of Wisconsin website here.
Why should we donate to WinWisconsin instead of another group?
Our money goes toward paying organizers on the ground, to support our neighbor-to- neighbor organizing in person and virtually. People can be assured that money contributed to us is not going to ads, consultants, or overhead. Every single contributed dollar supports organizers who are themselves a part of the neighbor-to-neighbor and
online efforts. Citizens reaching out to citizens is both more effective and efficient, but also more cost effective because every organizing dollar amplifies volunteer efforts.
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin reaches into every corner of the state, all 72 counties, and is able to identify and mobilize every vote. The Biden campaign depends
on that infrastructure and the stronger it is, the more likely he is to win this election. Other C4 non-profit organizations reach specific communities and are complementary to this larger, comprehensive, statewide campaign. Of course, if people want to donate to them, we encourage this. But a dollar to Win Wisconsin is a dollar most effectively spent to win in November.
Democracy is a vocation, not a spectator sport. Donate to put organizers in the field right now.
I want to donate but would like to send a check. Where do I send it to?
Check to: DPW
Memo: fwis2024
Send to:
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
15 N. Pinckney St. #200
Madison, WI 53703