Well, the results in the Senate races in 2020 were not what we wanted. Covid presented difficulties for us: most of us could not gather together to write cards, as was our custom, and several Grandmothers had trouble getting their cards printed and acquiring stamps. We had hoped to replace Read more…
A warm and hearty welcome to those who have recently signed up. It goes without saying that we have our work cut out for us. We Grandmothers should be very proud of our recent work in support of Andy Beshear’s campaign for Governor of Kentucky, which he won with a Read more…
We are gratified by the numbers of you who have signed up in recent months. Galvanized by the dishonesty and discord in the White House since Donald Trump’s election, Grandmothers are determined to do all we can to help flip the Senate in 2018. But first, in February and March, Read more…
Early in March we invoked our particular perspective as Grandmothers. We are overwhelmed by the numbers of you who have signed up since the beginning of the year. You are clearly looking for action. We have two immediate suggestions: We recommend that you read the Indivisible Guide: www.IndivisibleGuide.com. Written by Read more…
Never have we had such enthusiastic and energetic members. In the course of the summer and fall, the Grandmothers network sent cards to over 177,000 voters in 5 states: Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina and Ohio. The cards urged the election of both Hillary and the Democratic candidate for Read more…
Grandmothers called attention to Republican assaults on voting rights and on a woman’s right to make her own health care decisions by defunding Planned Parenthood. We then developed a card urging high school seniors and young adults to register to vote. This group stands to gain or lose hugely depending Read more…
The Grandmothers’ focus was on the U. S. Senate and doing our bit to keep it in Democratic hands. While most of us were heavily engaged in races in our own states, those who could also sent cards to voters in two crucial Senate races: New Hampshire and Louisiana. Massachusetts Read more…
In 2012, Grandmothers for Obama sent postcards to older Americans, primarily women, concentrating on Virginia, Florida, Michigan, New Hampshire and Nevada. The uniqueness of the enterprise was recognized. Articles about us appeared in The Boston Globe and the Times Record of Maine. The State Department even sent a group of Read more…