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.

关于大队长计划：

担任街区队长意味着您有责任与您附近的 50 名选民联系，以便在选票上下左右选举民主党人。我们为农村队长、公寓队长和宿舍队长调整模型。

我们已准备好为人民收回各级政府——从市议会和学校董事会到立法机关和国会！

选举民主党人的最佳方式是在门口进行个人层面的对话，讨论如何投票和我们关心的问题。

我们必须传达我们的价值观。我们知道，目前州一级的一党专政不利于民主。区长与邻居建立关系，并在选举期间遇到问题或需要帮助时成为联络人。

很明显，共和党现在已经极端到完全失去了服务和以人为本的意义。无论是暴力叛乱、分离儿童和家庭、允许大公司污染土地、水和空气、剥夺生殖权利、关闭政府，还是向百万富翁和亿万富翁提供几十年来最大规模的政府施舍，同时假装他们是为我们的家庭减税或削减工薪家庭的医疗保险和食品券。共和党现在是卑鄙的政党，我们已准备好夺回我们的州。

我们现在有超过 750 名区块队长。如果您对该计划有任何疑问，请发送电子邮件至 gina@nebraskademocrats.org

材料：

我们拥有担任街区队长所需的一切。我们为您提供“草皮”——您负责与选民交谈的社区中 50 所房屋列表的一个花哨名称。我们通过在线视频对您进行培训，您可以在最适合您的时候观看，也可以通过您可以参加的面对面培训来培训您。

以下是我们为 Block Captains 提供的一些资源：

街区队长手册

大队长传单

2022年区长培训手册

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.

大队长应该注意吉娜（Gina）发出的电子邮件，其中包括选民的联系信息和每一轮选民联系的特定说明。

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 6月26日.

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.”