«Nonetheless, Ms. Harris greatly underperformed how the same studies found Mr. Biden fared with the 2020-but-not-2024 group. She did not fare nearly well enough to prevail, even if these voters had returned to the electorate.

The voters the Democrats lost in 2024 may not be lost for good. Still, their willingness to support Mr. Trump may throw a wrench in Democratic strategies. Until now, Democrats mostly assumed that irregular young and nonwhite voters were so-called mobilization targets — voters who would back Democrats if they voted, but needed to be lured to the polls with more door knocks, more liberal voting laws or a more progressive candidate. At least for now, this assumption can’t be sustained.»

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/upshot/turnout-2024-election-trump-harris.html

I swear I’m not a progressive, but business as usual has to end. We might need more progressive candidates or a change in the door-knocking attitude and practice (or both). I’ve canvassed, and I don’t like being handed a script that asks strangers how they’re going to vote without being more relational and/or engaging.

Pay attention, mobilize.us/ngpvan.

Knocking the same door four weekends in a row, asking for the same college kid who’s in a different state or the same person who’s working a shift every time is not helpful.