On Tuesday, May 24, Democrat Kathy Hochul won an astounding victory in upstate New York, in an overwhelming Republican district.

Why?

She stood up for Medicare and against tax cuts for the rich. And despite being outspent 2 to 1, she had a secret weapon – you.

In New York City, volunteers poured into phonebanks, organized by ordinary people in the last two weeks of the campaign.  Some 77,000 calls were made around the state from Thursday to Tuesday alone; tens of thousands of these originated from New York City.

From Monica’s office in Union Square to Arlene’s Upper West Side apartment, volunteers who might not be able to afford an expensive t.v. ad spoke to other voters one on one and convinced them to make their voices heard.

Kathy Hochul stayed true to her progressive roots, and she relied on an aggressive grassroots strategy.

It worked. Thank you so much to all of you who worked so hard on these Hochul phonebanks.  This victory has a chance to reverberate like the reverse of the Scott Brown victory last year, and make voters wonder about how badly the conservatives are overreaching.

You rock.

Click here for pictures from the Team Hochul victory party in NYC! (Photos courtesy of Jon Reznick.)

See below for all the phonebanks we organized together:

Wed, May 11, 5pm – 9pm
Kathy Hochul for Congress Phonebank
227 West 17th Street, 6th Floor, Chelsea

RSVP on Facebook here.

Saturday, May 14, 12 – 4 PM
Maloney for Congress Campaign Office
24 East 93rd Suite 1B
RSVP to shelby@carolynmaloney.com

Tuesday, May 17, 5 – 9 PM
Maloney for Congress Campaign Office
24 East 93rd Suite 1B
RSVP to shelby@carolynmaloney.com

Tuesday, May 17, 6 – 9 PM (Brooklyn)
Brooklyn phonebank

Thursday, May 19 6 – 9 PM
Home of Merle UWS / RSVP to merle.mceldowney@gmail.com
* Please bring cell phones, chargers, and snacks.

Thursday, May 19 6 – 9 PM
OFA Office
25 East 21st Street (Park + Broadway), 4th floor
RSVP to Chris at chris.chavez@gmail.com
Landlines available but please bring cell phones if possible.

Saturday, May 21, 12 – 4 PM

Monica’s office, Union Square
RSVP here or to uesforchange@gmail.com
Landlines available but please bring cell phones if possible

Monday, May 23, 6 – 9 PM
Home of Arlene UWS, RSVP here or to ageiger3@nyc.rr.com
* Please bring cell phones, chargers, and snacks.

Monday, May 23, 6 – 9 PM
OFA Office
25 East 21st Street (Park + Broadway), 4th floor
RSVP here or to Debo at debojg@gmail.com
Landlines available but please bring cell phones if possible. Cosponsored by the Queens County Young Dems.

Tuesday, May 24, 10 AM – 9 PM (all day!)
OFA Office
25 East 21st Street (Park + Broadway), 4th floor
RSVP here or to Elizabeth at elizabethsadoff@esadoff.com

Sign up for any two hour shift. Landlines available but please bring cell phones if possible.

Tuesday, May 24, 10 AM – 8 PM (all day!)
Congresswoman Maloney’s Campaign Office
24 E 93rd St, Suite 1B
RSVP to Alex at agius@carolynmaloney.com

Tuesday, May 24, 9 PM – ???
Special Election Night Returns Watch Party!

Dewey’s Flatiron
210 Fifth Avenue between 25th & 26th Street
Second floor

RSVP here or to welovehochul@gmail.com

After joining us at phone banks in the final days, come out Tuesday night to celebrate Kathy Hochul’s Campaign for Congress — and the volunteers who’ve brought her to the brink of victory!  We’ll be following the election results on MSNBC upstairs, with beer, snacks and a great crew. There is no better way to spend your Tuesday night!

Admission: Suggested donation of $5 to the Hochul campaign; click on www.kathyhochul.com

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The phonebanks above are organized by Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, Democratic Leadership for the 21st Century, Greater NYC for Change, New York State Young Democrats, The Downstate Young Democrats, WomenElect, Columbia University Democrats, ActNow, TriBeCa for Change, Organizing for America, Queens County Young Democrats, and Democracy for New York City (DFNYC)

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Thanks for all your support!