In this issue
• Lashed to the mast of a sinking ship
• Koh Boxford fundraiser
• Boxford NO KINGS on Oct. 17 at noon
• Campaign signs available
• Nine Massachusetts 2026 Ballot Questions
• Zoë’s corner
Lashed to the mast of a sinking ship
Challenge: Campaign as if Trump, MAGA, and social media never existed.
Pulling a Tuberville or praying?
It takes a certain kind of nerve or shamelessness to run as a Republican candidate these days. You can either pull what has become known as the full Coach Tuberville—i.e., act out the permanent absence of cerebral and brainstem functions—or hope and pray that voters don’t remember and notice that you were latched onto the Floridian’s MAGA teat until very recently as bit players in the three-ring circus that is the GOP.
They could have run as independents or started their own party. They could have admitted openly and publicly that they have seen the light, called for hot water, towel, a priest, and a bullhorn, and exorcised the demons that possessed their souls.
Running on the military and local transparency
But no—god help us—they’re running on military service while tacitly drawing support from the lockstep family-run party structure that is committing war crimes on a routine basis, bumbled us into the Iran War, spiked the oil price, and that is grifting the hell out the Pentagon all the while relying on the same local, toxic and tired MAGA town characters to show up at their feeble events.
All of a sudden these people are above party politics, all about Massachusetts all the time. Just 18 months ago, they were all about executive overreach, the Bill of Rights, election conspiracy, posing with J6ers and wearing MAGA gear. They’re running on affordability and local transparency while blithely ignoring the Administration’s attempts at rigging the economy and its obvious criminality.
Vote Democratic up and down the ballot
Somewhere somehow, someone convinced them and their massive egos to give it the old college try and see if people are really that stupid. Show them that we remember! It’s time for everyone to wake up to the reality that there is nothing left of what we once knew as the Republican party!
Boxford Koh Fundraiser
Please join Parth Tikiwala for an event in support of Dan Koh for Congress
Monday, October 26
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Boxford, MAAddress provided upon RSVP
Suggested Contribution
Host: $3,500 | Champion: $2,000 | Supporter: $1,000 | Friend: $500 | Guest: $250
To Contribute: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dkoct26
To RSVP by email or for questions, please contact RJ at rj@kohforcongress.com
Checks can be addressed to “Committee to Elect Dan Koh” and mailed to:Committee to Elect Dan Koh | P.O. Box 723 | Andover, MA 01810
To learn more about Dan, visit https://www.kohforcongress.com/meet-dan
Contributions or gifts to the Committee to Elect Dan Koh are not tax deductible. Federal law requires us to use our best efforts to collect and report the name, mailing address, occupation and name of employer of individuals whose contributions exceed $200 in an election cycle.
Boxford NO KINGS on Oct. 17 at noon
We decide who represents us. We decide what comes next. For more than a year, millions of people have come together to reject the idea that power belongs to kings, billionaires, or politicians who believe they are above the people and the law.
Now, Boxford and the surrounding towns are taking the next step, turning people power into voter power. Unlike previous No Kings actions, No Kings: Vote Early, is not purely a protest. Instead, on October 17, it's a day of nonpartisan voter participation: we are bringing our community together to make a plan to vote early and ensuring every eligible voter understands their options for how to vote and has the opportunity to make their voice heard.
No one person gets to decide our leaders before voters do!
We are featuring a couple of surprise speakers… stay tuned!
Our next NO KINGS rally will take place in front of the Boxford Historic Document Center on October 17 from noon to 1 p.m. (Directions.)
LET’S MAKE VOTING THE FOCUS OF OUR SIGNS AT THE EVENT!
Our BlueRides initiative operates in extension of the NO KINGS event. If you know anyone who needs a ride to the polls, please let us know and we’ll be happy to provide a help.
Key dates
Register to vote by Sat, Oct 24
Request a mail-in ballot by Tue, Oct 27 at 5pm
In-person early voting
Town Clerk’s office at 7A Spofford Road
General Election Day
Tues. Nov. 3 | 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Campaign signs available
We currently have lawn signs available for Boxford delivery in for Connor Murray, Eunice Zeigler, Dan Koh, and Healey/Driscoll.
Complete our form and we’ll drop them off on your doorstep.
Nine Massachusetts 2026 Ballot Questions
Members and friends of the BoxfordDems came together to give their views and recommendations for the nine questions that will appear on Massachusetts Nov. 3 ballot.
Graphic: The graphic above represents our subscribers’ vote recommendations. The recommendations are also available as a PDF document.
The articles in the series are available here. Opinions expressed in the series do not necessarily represent those of the Boxford Democratic Town Committee and should not be considered to be Committee endorsements of a particular policy or initiative. They are provided to promote healthy discussion and help voters make informed decisions at the ballot box.
Access the articles by clicking the question links below.
Introduction | Overview of Ballot-Initiative Process (Christina Eckert)
Question 1
Should lawmakers in the State House and Senate and the Governor’s Office follow largely the same public-records rules as other state government offices? (Ellen Mandel)
Question 2
Should the Commonwealth’s 750 public defenders, social workers, investigators, administrative assistants, and IT staff be able to unionize? (Christina Eckert)
Question 3
Should Massachusetts adopt a single, non-partisan primary in which the top two candidates, regardless of party, would proceed to the general election? (Terri Teleen)
Question 4
Should residents be able to register and vote during early voting or on Election Day (subject to verification of their identity and eligibility)? (Eleanor Grigg Schoenberg)
Question 5
Should the Commonwealth change the limit on how much revenue the state may collect in a given year? (Christina Eckert)
Question 6
Should the Commonwealth create a fund for state money entitled the Nature for All Fund to be used to finance nature-conservation efforts? (Jessica Grigg)
Question 7
Should the Commonwealth set statewide lot-size minimums for single-family homes? (Terri Teleen)
Question 8
Should the Commonwealth dismantle commercial sales, end home growing, eliminate state excise taxes, and shift Massachusetts to a possession-only, re-criminalization model? (Adam Steiner)
Question 9
Should Massachusetts’ 2024 Act Modernizing Firearms Laws—which limited ghost guns, expanded red-flag laws, and revised the state’s ban on assault weapons—be upheld? (Julian Troake)
Zoë’s corner
Zoë Finch Totten and others have provided us with some useful links to some organizers whom you should consider joining. Click the images to go their websites and check them out!
With recent unprecedented attempts to block eligible Americans from voting, the most important thing you can do leading up to November 3rd is take 5 minutes a week to protect your vote. That means making sure your ballot won’t get rejected due to small preventable errors or larger systemic attempts at election sabotage.
Every week, we’ll share a new 5-minute action that will protect you and your ballot. Once you’ve completed your weekly task, you’ll unlock sharable achievement graphics with state-specific voting information that can be shared on social media to inspire and encourage your friends to protect their votes, too.
HAVERHILL MUTUAL AID
Haverhill Mutual Aid is a community of neighbors organizing fast, direct support for folks in Haverhill facing urgent challenges during times of hardship. In Haverhill, we take care of each other.
LUCE
LUCE Immigrant Justice Network in Mass. Hotline numbers in New England!
See ICE? Spread info, not panic!
Size: How many agents/officers?
Activity: What are they doing?
Location: Address or intersection/neighborhood?
Uniform: Letters, patches visible?
Time: When did you witness them?
Equipment: What did they have with them?
Massachusetts number: (617) 370-5023
MIRA
Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) advocates for the rights and integration of immigrants and builds a diverse, member-driven coalition to advance the interests of all foreign-born people. Check out their helpful know-your-rights resources for printing.
ACLU
The ACLU is there for us! Abortion care, trans people's right to live freely, people's right to vote — our freedoms are at stake. Donate today to help fuel their fights in courts, statehouses, and nationwide on our behalf!
5 CALLS
5 Calls makes it easy for you to reach your members of Congress and make your voice heard. They research issues, write clearly articulated scripts, figure out the most influential decision-makers, and collect phone numbers for their offices. All you have to do is call.
FORCE MULTIPLIER
Force Multiplier, an independent, all-volunteer organization, can help you maximize the impact of your political investments of time and money. They guarantee that 100% of donations goes directly to the candidates and groups you choose to support.
DEMOCRACY ACTION CENTER
Democracy Action Center is not an organization – it's a website created by pro-democracy leaders to help individuals, content creators, and organizations across the country unite to take coordinated collective action.
RESISTBOT
For those who want something super easy, resistbot lets you consider and sign multiple petitions a day. It is a free and easy way to send petition emails (rather than faxes or snail mail). Also available as a free app in your Apple Store.
Have a great week!
Christian Schoenberg, Chair
Boxford Democratic Town Committee
chair@boxforddems.org
P.S.: As always, if you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at christian@boxforddems.org or Terri at terri@boxforddems.org.
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Democrats and democracy-leaning organizations sharing regional calendar
We’ve invited all the various Essex County Democratic city and town committees, local Democratic campaign teams, as well as local organizers (such as the Indivisible groups) to post events directly to our calendar. Learn how to use and embed our North Shore Calendar on your site…
Hitch a ride to the polls with the BoxfordDems’ Blue Rides
The BoxfordDems are offering rides to the polls to registered Democrats in Boxford. If you’re somehow prevented from getting to the polls at Boxford Town Hall, we’ll be happy to give you a ride. Let us know!
Join us for “Drinks with Dems” at Alfalfa Farm Cellars on October 15
Every third week of each month we meet with area Democrats at Alfalfa Farm Cellars for beers at 4:30-6:00pm. No speakers. No agenda. Just having fun!
Our Doorhanger Initiative is still going strong - distribute 47 doorhangers to your neighbors and get a BoxfordDems swag bag!
We’re always looking for neighbors willing to distribute door hangers in Boxford! We have no public sidewalks; residents don’t expect canvassers; Boxford has 2-acre zoning; houses can be hard to find—in other words, Boxford is notoriously difficult to canvass.
This week’s issue
General
Latched to the mast of a sinking ship
Get involved
Drinks with Dems: Meet fellow Tri-Town Dems at Alfalfa Farm Cellars
Distribute 47 doorhangers and get a BoxfordDems swag bag
We’re getting out the Boxford vote with Blue Rides
Democrats and democracy-leaning organizations sharing regional calendar
Other great opportunities to get involved - nationwide
Campaigns
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