Here’s what we’re covering this week!👇

Donald’s Endless War

While we watch our bills, groceries, and gas prices soar, Donald is racking up another bill for American taxpayers with his endless war in Iran. $48 billion and counting, with new reporting showing an additional $3 billion added EVERY. SINGLE. MONTH.

There is no defense. There is no strategy. Just American tax dollars and American lives poured into a war with no end in sight. Donald has chosen conflict over country, and Republicans in power have handed him a blank check to do so. The Democrats you elect this November will stand up for you, hold him accountable, and put America’s families back where they belong: first.

Demand For Answers

Donald Trump, JD Vance, and Michael Whatley hit the stage in North Carolina this week, and it went about as well as you’d expect.

Donald called our state “one of the worst in the nation.” He shrugged off high gas prices like they’re no big deal. And he threatened to withhold Helene recovery funds if Whatley doesn’t win in November.

Michael Whatley stood proudly beside these comments and smiled.

No independence. No backbone. No love for North Carolina. Just a candidate who’ll sell out North Carolina families’ recovery, their livelihoods, and their future. Every North Carolina Republican is going to have to answer for this one. This week, let’s make sure they do.

Amendments

When you know your policies are terrible but your donors keep asking for more, you gotta pull a Republican and get sneaky. That’s exactly what is happening on your ballot this election.

Three Constitutional amendments are on your ballot this November, and Republicans are counting on you not to read past the headline.

Income Tax Limit – They’ll call it tax relief. It’s a permanent cap that guts the state’s ability to fund schools, hospitals, and emergency response, all while Duke Energy and corporate landlords keep their loopholes.

Property Tax Levy – They’ll call it property tax protection. It’s a blank check, an amendment with no actual limit written in, just a promise that Republicans will “figure it out later” in a legislature that left us the only state in the country without a budget for over a year.

Required Photo ID – They’ll call it election security. It’s a new hurdle for the seniors, military families, and disabled voters who vote by mail, stacked on top of an ID law that’s already on the books.

This November, read past the title. Vote against all three.

That’s a wrap for this week’s messaging!

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—NCDP Digital

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Stories To Boost:

NPR: Most voters agree the 2026 midterms are all about Trump — and they disapprove

Sample Caption:

Donald didn’t run this country into the ground alone. Republicans in Congress handed him the shovel. This November, Democrats stand ready to clean up the mess. Again.

Elephant of the Week:

Charlotte Observer: Trump, NC Rep. Virginia Foxx, and restrictions on journalists

Sample Caption:

Being afraid to answer for how they spend our money tells you everything you need to know about the Republican Party.

Learn To Be A Poll Greater | 09/22 6-7PM

Poll Greeting is a fun way to help elect more Democrats! Be a part of the team that shows our enthusiasm for Democrats, inform and influence voters before they cast their ballot, and recruit new volunteers.

Protect the Vote: Inside Poll Observer Training | Mondays & Saturdays 

Every voter deserves the chance to cast a ballot and have it counted.

Inside Poll observers help ensure election laws are followed, identify potential issues, and report concerns so they can be addressed quickly. Most shifts are calm and routine, and you will never be expected to handle situations on your own. We’ll provide the training, resources, and support you need to be successful.

How to knock doors and use miniVAN | Multiple Days

Learn why one-on-one conversations with voters are so important, review door knocking best practices,  and see how to use our canvassing tool, miniVAN!

Become an Anytime Canvasser for Anita Earls: Field Team Justice | Multiple Days

Field Team Justice is NCDP’s network of grassroots volunteers dedicated to electing Justice Anita Earls and our Court of Appeals candidates next year.

We’re launching our Anytime/Anywhere Canvassing program—an easy, flexible way to help voters learn about our judicial candidates. We’re putting powerful tools in your hands so you can grow this movement right from your own neighborhood.