Trump and Beyond:
Party Politics in the 2020s

Cambridge Dems Meeting
Wed. Jan. 13, 2021 at 7:00pm

We have all been shocked this week by the seditious insurrection mounted by Donald Trump in the final days of his presidency. His coup attempts continue to fail, however; Congress did in fact certify the victory of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, and we know that Joe and Kamala will take the oaths of office to become President and Vice-President on Wednesday January 20th. The events of last week prompt us only to make one small change to the logo of the presidential transition…

What is happening to the Republican Party, now in thrall to this Trumpist movement? And how will our own Democratic Party change, not just in response to the Republicans but more deeply as a result of our own powerful movements for racial and economic justice and to combat climate change?

We are extremely fortunate that our speaker this Wednesday January 13th will be Daniel Schlozman, our friend, former chair, and Associate Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University — because Danny literally wrote the book on the relationship between movements like these and political parties!

It's safe to say that no one is better qualified than Danny to help us understand what on earth is going on and what lies ahead for both parties. If you want to get an idea of what Danny's been thinking about recently, here's an article in the Washington Post, and here's an interview with Perry Bacon of FiveThirtyEight.

In accordance with our new normal, the meeting will be a Zoom videoconference that you can attend with your computer, tablet, smartphone, or even by calling in on your landline telephone if you're feeling old-school. You can find Zoom connection info below ⬇️. The meeting will also be live-streamed on YouTube and Facebook.

 Where and When:

Wednesday January 13th at 7:00pm
(wards may meet at 6:30pm)
Location is wherever you happen to be!

Agenda:

I. Approve minutes of previous meeting
II. Officer reports
III. Program: Daniel Schlozman
IV. Consideration of Ward 3 resolution
VI. Announcements
VII. Adjourn

 OK, here's all the information you could ever want for connecting to the Zoom meeting. Most of you will just click on the first link under "Join Zoom Meeting."

The Cambridge Democrats are inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Trump and Beyond: Party Politics in the 2020s
Time: Nov 18, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Wards may meet in breakout rooms at 6:30PM

Using your computer, tablet, or smartphone:

Join Zoom Meeting
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Calling in by phone:

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What Just Happened?
What Comes Next?

Wed. Nov. 18, 2020 at 7:00pm

We are honored and excited that Roger Lau, Elizabeth Warren's Presidential Campaign Manager, will be our speaker when the Cambridge Dems meet online this Wednesday!

Roger knows American politics! Here’s a peek at the highlights reel — he was the campaign manager for Niki Tsongas’s first congressional campaign in 2007 and for John Kerry’s re-election run in 2008. After a stint in the Obama administration and more full immersion in congressional and senatorial politics in Massachusetts, Roger was the campaign manager for Elizabeth Warren’s 2018 Senate campaign and most recently served as Campaign Manager, Warren for President.

Currently a senior aide to Senator Warren, Roger knows how to Dream Big and Fight Hard — and the days ahead of us are most certainly times of big dreams and hard fights! Join us to hear Roger’s and Team Warren's thoughts on “What Just Happened? What Comes Next?”

After we hear from Roger, we will hold an election to fill the position of Secretary of the Cambridge Dems, as our beloved secretary David Lakeman has moved to Illinois to take up the good fight there. If the result of this election opens up the position of Affirmative Action & Outreach Advisor, an election for that position will then be held immediately.

All CDCC members (members of a ward committee) are eligible to run for office or to vote for candidates. We encourage all interested members to consider running for one of these officer positions.

In accordance with our new normal, the meeting will be a Zoom videoconference that you can attend with your computer, tablet, smartphone, or even by calling in on your landline telephone if you're feeling old-school. Scroll down ⬇️ for Zoom connection info. The meeting will also be live-streamed on YouTube Live and Facebook Live.

 Where and When:

Wednesday November 18th at 7:00pm
(wards may meet at 6:30pm)
Location is wherever you happen to be!

Agenda:

I. Approve minutes of previous meeting
II. Officer reports
III. Roger Lau speaks at 7:30
IV. Election(s) to fill officer position(s)
VI. Announcements
VII. Adjourn

 OK, here's all the information you could ever want for connecting to the Zoom meeting. Most of you will just click on the first link under "Join Zoom Meeting."

The Cambridge Democrats are inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: What Just Happened? What Comes Next?
Time: Nov 18, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Wards may meet in breakout rooms at 6:30PM

Using your computer, tablet, or smartphone:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88278178141?pwd=cVgrWTFBRzF5TStvdU5VR3d5VkNjdz09
Meeting ID: 882 7817 8141
Passcode: 171138

Calling in by phone:

One tap mobile
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+13017158592,,88278178141#,,,,,,0#,,171138# US (Washington D.C)

Dial by your location
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+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C)
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
Meeting ID: 882 7817 8141
Passcode: 171138
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbU5TVn1U9

Election Day! 

Get Out The Vote Phone Banks

Today, Election Day Nov. 3:
2pm–4pm, 4pm–6pm and 6pm–8pm

GOTV Phone Banks: Click Here to Sign Up

How do we help voters?
We call them on the phone.

You can too — let us show you how!

(OK, but I hate phone banking. I don't know how. I'd like to help, but I'm pretty nervous about it…)

We hear you. You're not the first or the only one to feel that way — so the friendly folks at Cambridge for Biden/Harris start each phone bank with a training session for newcomers. Here's the whole scoop:

Phone bank details:

• After you sign up, you will get a confirmation email and then another on the day of the phone bank with a link to a Zoom training session run by Cambridge for Biden volunteers. This email will provide important info about the phone bank calls that you can review before the session. If you are already trained you can participate in the intro, skip the training, and go make calls immediately.

• We use the national Biden campaign’s ThruTalk Dialer to call voters identified by the Biden campaign in crucial battleground states. You will need a phone (cell or landline) and a computer to participate but your personal phone number will not be displayed during the calling. Chrome or Firefox browser please — Safari and Internet Explorer aren't supported.

GOTV in New Hampshire
Going Old School!
(but Covid safe)

Here's your chance to do some old fashioned Get Out The Vote door knocking in New Hampshire.

Maura Pensak of the Cambridge for Biden/Harris team is organizing this fun and effective effort to reach voters we haven’t been able to contact by phone or text. We will wear masks and keep our distance to be covid-safe.

We will hit the streets in NH for two-hour shifts — total time commitment is about four hours including travel time to and from Cambridge.

On Tuesday - ELECTION DAY - we will knock doors to Get Out The Vote.
Two-hour shifts begin at 10 AM and continue at noon, 2, 4 and 6 PM.  

To sign up, drop us a line at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and put NH GOTV in the subject line. Maura will be in touch with details (although if you haven't touched base with her already, no guarantees now that election day is here).

Use Drop Boxes To Return Your Mail-In Ballots

If you have a mail-in ballot but haven't returned it yet, don't put it in the mail if you can help it — the Postal Service can't guarantee it will arrive in time. Instead, use one of the six official ballot drop box locations in Cambridge:

• City Hall - Near the back door of the building located at 795 Massachusetts Avenue
• Morse School - Near the front entrance of the building located at 40 Granite Street
• Cambridge Police Headquarters - Left-side of the front of the building located at 125 6th Street*
  *Please be advised due to sidewalk construction the drop box located at the Police Headquarters has been moved from the right-side of the front entrance to the left-side of the front entrance
• Maria L. Baldwin School - Right-side of the Oxford Street entrance of the building located at 28 Sacramento Street
• O’Neill Library - Adjacent to the entrance stairs of the building located at 70 Rindge Avenue
• Coffon Building - Right-side of the front of the building located at 51 Inman Street

The drop boxes will be open from 7am—8pm today, Election Day — the boxes will close when the polls close at 8pm.

If you are unable to get to a drop box for whatever reason and can't vote in person, put your ballot in the mail today anyway — ballots postmarked today will be counted if they are received by the Election Commission on or before Fri. Nov. 6th.

If you mailed your ballot, you can check to be sure it was received and accepted at TrackMyBallotMA.com. If it hasn't been received by election day or was rejected, you can still vote in person on Tuesday! 

If you're voting in person today, check Cambridge's Voting in the 2020 Elections page to find your polling location — some locations have been moved.

Vote in person or use a drop box — no matter how you do it, vote vote vote!

Many thanks to the Cambridge for Biden/Harris Coordinating team for all their hard work — and special thanks to Sharon Britton and family who put out emails for the Cambridge for Biden/Harris team (from which we steal freely for this website).

Captain: Nancy Alach
NH Lit Drops: Maura Pensak
Phone banks: Elizabeth Baldwin, Sara Masucci, Marc McGovern
Postcard/letter writing: Helen Jackson
Social media: Pamela Thilo
Tech support: Bob Mallon and John Patrick
Texting for Biden: Bob Mallon
Volunteer coordination and Communication: Sharon Britton, Rose Hanig, Johanna Schulman