¡Be the Margin of Victory!

2020 is a pivotal year for the future of American democracy. At Democrats Abroad Mexico, we remain committed to mobilizing the over 200,000 United States Voters in Mexico to restore respect, dignity, and integrity to our nation’s highest offices.

Getting Republicans out and Democrats in this year, however, is going to be a collective effort. It’s going to require us to work together nationwide like never before, keeping our eyes set on one main goal: getting each and every US voter in Mexico to vote.

We would thus like to cordially invite you to join us in our efforts by attending the

2020 Virtual Annual General Meeting of Democrats Abroad Mexico focused on “Being the Margin of Victory” from

Tuesday, May 27 to Wednesday, June 4, 2020 via WebEx & Cocktail Hour via Zoom.

Democrats Abroad Mexico is pleased to announce that Ben LaBolt, one of the foremost political advisors and communications strategists in competitive US elections, will be the keynote speaker at their Annual General Meeting.

Ben LaBolt most notably served as the National Press Secretary for President Obama’s reelection campaign. He was also the leading strategist on a number of highly competitive races, including press secretary for then-Congressman Sherrod Brown’s first campaign for U.S. Senate, communications director for Rahm Emanuel’s first campaign for Mayor and White House spokesman for the efforts to confirm Justices Sotomayor and Kagan to the Supreme Court. 

In his afternoon keynote, LaBolt will explore what’s at stake in the 2020 elections, the role Democrats Abroad can play, and lessons learned from the Obama campaign. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from this leading and thought-provoking observer of the political scene.

SCHEDULE 

To view the entire schedule of the conference: Click Here

We are not charging a fee for this virtual conference, but if you would like to donate to our efforts this year to Get Out the Vote, it would be greatly appreciated. 

We also would like to ask that you please re-submit your vote on our new bylaws and new officers  HERE. We neglected to include a signature at the bottom of the page. When we get your updated vote, it will supersede the previous one if you have already voted. 

We hope that you will join us for this week geared at bringing Democrats together and energizing us for the momentous 2020 election season. On behalf of the entire volunteer team already at work planning the meeting, join us in "Being the Margin of Victory" in 2020!

On Sunday, May 31, we will hold a discussion of Andrew Yang’s book, The War on Normal People. In his book, the former Democratic candidate for president lays out the case for a universal basic income (UBI), funded through a system of automation taxes, to counteract the threat automated technologies pose to the job market.

UBI is not a new idea, going back as far as 1796 when Thomas Paine called for a tax on heritage to fund “basic incomes” for people in their twenties. But the shock of the coronavirus crisis has made UBI seem closer to reality than even only a few months ago. It has also opened the conversation to alternative ideas such as a federal jobs guarantee to manage the country’s current staggering number of unemployment claims, as well as the rickety and underfunded unemployment system.

The truth is that today, people are suffering. For many in the US who were already struggling before the coronavirus crisis, being out of work or not receiving unemployment benefits will mean food insecurity, being forced to skip medication and/or face foreclosure on their homes. Social costs from mental health troubles, domestic abuse, addictions, suicides and sickness will certainly skyrocket.

What should be done? Join us as we discuss Yang’s book, the vision it proposes and debate on what should be done in our new current reality to ease the hurt of working Americans.