WE ARE NOT GIVING UP.
We did not send Harris and Walz to the White House, but we did tremendous work on electing Democrats up and down the ballot here in Nebraska. It’s time now, to find out who we can count on to have our backs, and make sure that we have the backs of our like-minded neighbors. The Block Captain program is about building relationships and finding community. Don’t live the next 4 years thinking you are a lone blue dot in a sea of red. As a Block Captain you can meet neighbors and find your people near you.
Ngeunaan Program Kaptén Blok:
Ngalayanan salaku Kaptén Blok hartosna anjeun tanggung jawab ngahubungkeun sareng 50 pamilih di lingkungan anjeun pikeun milih Demokrat luhur sareng ka handap surat suara. Kami adaptasi modél pikeun Kaptén Désa, Kaptén Apartemen sareng Kaptén Asrama.
Kami siap nyandak deui sadaya tingkatan pamaréntahan pikeun masarakat — ti déwan kota sareng dewan sakola dugi ka Legislatif, sareng Kongrés!
Cara anu pangsaéna pikeun milih Demokrat nyaéta dina tingkat pribadi di panto kalayan paguneman ngeunaan cara milih sareng masalah anu urang jaga.
Urang kedah komunikasi nilai urang. Urang terang aturan hiji-partai ayeuna di tingkat nagara goréng pikeun démokrasi. Blok Kaptén ngawangun hubungan sareng tatanggana sareng janten titik kontak nalika aranjeunna gaduh patarosan atanapi peryogi bantosan dina waktos pamilihan.
Ieu jelas Partéi Republik ayeuna jadi ekstrim aranjeunna sagemblengna leungit naon hartina ngawula jeung nempatkeun jalma kahiji. Naha éta pemberontakan telenges, misahkeun murangkalih sareng kulawarga, ngamungkinkeun korporasi raksasa ngotoran cai darat, sareng hawa, ngaleungitkeun hak-hak réproduktif, mareuman pamaréntahan, sareng masihan sumbangan pamaréntahan panggedéna dina sababaraha dekade ka jutawan sareng miliarder bari pura-pura aranjeunna. méré potongan pajeg ka kulawarga urang atawa motong asuransi kaséhatan sarta perangko dahareun ka kulawarga digawé. GOP ayeuna mangrupikeun pésta anu jahat sareng kami siap nyandak deui kaayaan urang.
Urang ayeuna gaduh langkung ti 750 Blok Kaptén. Upami anjeun gaduh patarosan ngeunaan program, kirimkeun email ka gina@nebraskademocrats.org
Bahan:
Kami ngagaduhan sadayana anu anjeun peryogikeun pikeun janten Kaptén Blok. Kami masihan anjeun "turf" - nami anu saé pikeun daptar 50 bumi di komunitas anjeun dimana anjeun tanggung jawab pikeun ngobrol sareng pamilih. Kami ngalatih anjeun nganggo pidéo online anu anjeun tiasa tonton nalika éta pangsaéna pikeun anjeun atanapi pelatihan pribadi anu anjeun tiasa hadir.
Ieu sababaraha sumber kami pikeun Kaptén Blok:
2025 Training Schedule:
We conduct trainings via Zoom in order to prepare Block Captains all across the state. We can also host training sessions for county parties and other groups, just contact Gina Frank.
Blok Kaptén kedah nonton email ti Gina anu kalebet inpormasi kontak pamilihna sareng pitunjuk khusus kanggo unggal kontak pamilih.
Feb-March- Lincoln and Omaha will deliver vote-by-mail applications to your 50 contacts. Greater Nebraska will join their county party for a community-building activity and/or send postcards to your 50 contacts to stay on contact! The training will be on February 10.
July-August- We will talk to our neighbors about what is important to them and what they would like to see happen or what help they need. This will be in the form of a survey using minivan which will help the county and state parties as well as candidates staying in touch with voters ideas and concerns. The training will be on 26 Juni.
September-November- A Block Captain favorite, we will bring the Dems Deliver paper to our 50 contacts! The training will be on September 8.
CANVASSING TIPS:
DOOR-TO-DOOR CONVERSATIONS WIN ELECTIONS Face-to-face conversations are the most effective way to turn out voters for Democrats. The Block Captain program is how we win elections at the grassroots level. Talking with voters is a skill you will practice and develop over time. It is a bit of an art and a science. Most of all try to remember how you would want to be approached.
KEY REMINDERS:
1. Be yourself.
2. Listen attentively and with care.
3. If you don’t know the answer, be honest and say you can find out and get back to them.
4. Stay positive.
5. On average, you can knock 20 doors per hour. Usually, you talk to about 6 people in that hour because not everyone will be home.
6. Wear a Democratic shirt or button so voters do not think you are selling something.
YOUR CHECKLIST BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR
As a Block Captain, you need a few things to get started as you canvass your neighbors. Grab a good clipboard and tote bag to hold these critical items:
At least two pens
The list of your 50 households
Canvass tips and reminders
A bundle of newspapers
Post-it notes (a great way to leave a handwritten note)
Water bottle, stay hydrated!
Comfortable shoes and a button or Democratic t-shirt so voters know you are not selling something!
DO THESE THINGS AT THE DOOR:
Talk to all 50 households on your list. These are the voters and neighbors you are now responsible for registering, educating and getting to the polls.
Look around before you knock. See if there is anything relatable you can use in the door conversation. A bumper sticker of a group you know, a great garden, nice yard, kids toys, etc. People are proud of their homes, saying something nice opens up the conversation.
Be friendly, but get firm commitments. If someone tells you they support Democrats, be sure to ask them to commit to vote. If they commit to vote, ask them to volunteer. And if someone is argumentative, politely end the conversation.
Use the script, but put it in your voice. The canvass script is a basic guide for your conversations. Be sure to use your personal story to explain why you’re supporting Democrats up and down the ballot. That’s the best way to build a meaningful connection with voters.
Smile and have fun! Voters will respond to your enthusiasm and your energy.
Shake the fence before you enter a gate. If you shake it, this will usually wake a dog up so you know if it’s safe to enter. Some experienced canvassers carry a few dog treats in their pocket for the dog lover vote :)
Leave a note behind. If the voter is not home, write a quick note with your name signed. Leave the literature with your note somewhere the voter can see it (you can roll it up and stick it between storm door and main door for example)—but never put it in or on their mailbox.
Follow up. If you don’t know the answer to a question DON’T MAKE UP THE ANSWER, instead tell the voter “that is a good question, I will get back to you.” Then either send them a note in the mail, drop by the house or leave them a voicemail with the answer. Just email me gina@nebraskademocrats.org and I will help get you the answer.
DON’T DO THESE THINGS AT THE DOOR:
Don’t go inside a house. Safety first. If you’re invited into a home, politely decline.
Don’t go inside a gate that has a “beware of dog.” This is a good sign to simply leave a note rolled up in the fence and call this voter instead!
Don’t put literature in the mailbox. Leave literature in the door or under the mat. It is illegal to insert material in someone’s mailbox.
Don’t be rude to anyone. Remember, you represent the Democratic Party. If a voter does not agree with us, that is ok.
Don’t get into an argument. Never get in an argument. If someone disagrees with the Democratic Party or a candidate, offer to take their information and share it with the candidate.
Don’t speak negatively of other points of view or people. We can and do stand up, but we are not rude. As Michelle Obama says, “When they go low, we go high.”
Thank you for canvassing!
Lalajo Latihan Kaptén Blok Kapungkur:
2018
Latihan Kaptén Blok kanggo Pamilihan Utama sareng Dasar-dasar Program Kaptén Blok
Kumaha carana nganggo skrip anjeun dina panto
Kumaha carana ngagunakeun VAN salaku Kaptén Blok
2019
Our first 2019 Block Captain training focused on getting everyone back in the swing of things
Knocking on doors and preparing for Lincoln’s Primary/General Elections (including info for non-Lincoln Block Captains)
Ningali ka taun 2020, Survey Édisi di Lawang
2020
Janten Kaptén Blok Nalika Coronavirus
MiniVan sareng VBM
Video henteu sayogi: Siap pikeun GOTV sareng Pitunjuk Pamilih
2021
Check-In, Asupkeun VBM sareng Panginget
All-Hands-On-Deck pikeun Omaha sareng Lincoln
Dimana Nebraska Dems Nangtung: Ngaluarkeun Survey
2022
Sora dina primér
Siap Milih Ku Surat
Midterms GOTV (Get Out The Vote)
2023
Sadaya Leungeun dina Dek pikeun Lincoln
Demokrat Nganteurkeun Koran
2024
Issues Survey and Vote-by-Mail
Dems Nganteurkeun Koran
Voter Guide