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Oct 10, 2026
It's the Democracy, Stupid with Edwin Eisendrath | October 10, 2026
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57:32Zack MooneyGUEST
[laughs] Uh, so in 2026, Swing Left launched Ground Truth, which is a new model of grassroots organizing that reimagines how Democrats talk with voters one conversation at a time.
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57:43Zack MooneyGUEST
Ground Truth is an innovative, volunteer-powered, deep canvassing program, and it's built on a simple premise.
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57:49Zack MooneyGUEST
Uh, we believe that Democrats cannot win lasting power, sustainable power beyond, uh, just one election cycle without first rebuilding trust with voters, and that that trust begins with deep listening.
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58:03Zack MooneyGUEST
Um, Ground Truth volunteers engage all voters, not just likely supporters of Democratic campaigns, in longer two-way conversations.
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58:10Zack MooneyGUEST
And our goal is to, uh, identify conflicted voters, to build trust with those conflicted voters, voters who are either conflicted about voting itself or about, uh, voting for a specific candidate, persuading those folks to get out and vote for Democrats in 2026, 2028, and elections beyond.
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Edwin EisendrathHOST
this is where I want you to tell people how to sign up, how to get trained, how to join the effort, and maybe, uh, point out some places where you really want to, if somebody volunteers, where you really want them to be.