True the Vote

October 26, 2026 | Read Online From Catherine Support True the Vote’s work Hi Friend — Keeping up with the news these days means constantly sorting through what’s true, what’s distorted, and what’s been made up entirely ... it’s exhausting, but necessary. This week, we learned that fabricated polls have defined this season's national election coverage — the very numbers relied upon to tell the country who’s winning were bogus. In election season, polling can build or break momentum. Polls...

October 26, 2026 | Read Online From Catherine Support True the Vote’s work Hi Friend — Keeping up with the news these days means constantly sorting through what’s true, what’s distorted, and what’s been made up entirely ... it’s exhausting, but necessary. This week, we learned that fabricated polls have defined this season's national election coverage — the very numbers relied upon to tell the country who’s winning were bogus. In election season, polling can build or break momentum. Polls...

October 26, 2026 Discouragement is spreading. Here’s the cure, and it starts with people you already know. In this newsletter: Why “why bother?” is the most dangerous message of 2026 Your three-minute assignment: seven people Hawaii and Wyoming: we need you! Hi Friend, Something is spreading across America, and it isn’t just political division. It’s a shrug. It’s the text from a friend that says, “What’s the point?” It’s the neighbor who’s “sitting this one out.” It’s the quiet belief that...

October 26, 2026 | Read Online From Catherine Hi Friend — Sometimes a few words from someone you love stay with you longer than you expect. Tuesday was Gregg’s birthday. A member of my family sent him a text that I’ve been thinking about ever since: Happy Birthday! I ran across a bible verse that made me think of you. It’s Isaiah 6:8. Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?’ And I said, ‘Here am I. Send me!’ I strive to be that guy. You actually...

Someone you know needs a reason to show up and vote. Give them one. Dear friend, How many people in your life would take a call from you, read your text, or listen when you said, “This matters”? Your sister. A neighbor. A friend from church. Someone who’s frustrated enough to sit this election out. You can’t make their decisions for them. But you can remind them that their voice matters—and help them make a plan to use it. That’s why we built 7 Votes. It’s a simple, free way to turn “somebody...

Someone you know needs a reason to show up and vote. Give them one. Dear friend, How many people in your life would take a call from you, read your text, or listen when you said, “This matters”? Your sister. A neighbor. A friend from church. Someone who’s frustrated enough to sit this election out. You can’t make their decisions for them. But you can remind them that their voice matters—and help them make a plan to use it. That’s why we built 7 Votes. It’s a simple, free way to turn “somebody...

October 26, 2026 A free, 3-minute way to make sure the people you love actually vote. In this newsletter: Introducing 7 Votes: a free, nonpartisan tool to help seven people you know actually vote Why one congressional seat in 2024 came down to 187 votes, and what that means for you Your three-step mission (about three minutes to start) Hi Friend, We have an assignment for you. It’s not seven hours of research, seven meetings, or seven doors to knock on. Just seven people (more on this in a...

October 26, 2026 | Read Online From Catherine Hi Friend — The headlines are enough to give you whiplash. A few years ago, questioning election security got you labeled a conspiracy theorist. Now, the failures you were told didn’t exist are making headlines. It’s becoming nearly impossible to know what to believe. I’m weary of it. I suspect you are, too. And if we feel this way after years of paying close attention, imagine how it feels for someone just trying to make sense of the headlines....

October 26, 2026 | Read Online From Catherine Hi Friend — The headlines are enough to give you whiplash. A few years ago, questioning election security got you labeled a conspiracy theorist. Now, the failures you were told didn’t exist are making headlines. It’s becoming nearly impossible to know what to believe. I’m weary of it. I suspect you are, too. And if we feel this way after years of paying close attention, imagine how it feels for someone just trying to make sense of the headlines....

October 26, 2026 They Came to Shred Everything. He Brought a Camera. In this newsletter: What Arne List says happened during Shasta County's ballot shredding What was found inside boxes labeled as ballots, and why it matters How "set those aside" reportedly became "shred everything" Why observation is only as powerful as the knowledge behind it...and how every citizen's observation is precious Hi Friend, Ten boxes. All marked for destruction. All supposedly ballots. Seven of them weren't just...