The time is NOW!
Game Changers Dispatch
February 2, 2026
Wake Up Call
We are all Minnesotans now.
Every state in the union is at risk in this moment and we cannot look away. Let’s be explicit. Federal overreach threatens physical safety, grows community stress and unrest, strains local services, triggers economic downturn and disappears civil rights. Particularly jarring and pivotal to our work with The States Project/Game Changers Giving Circle is this administration’s lawlessness which can scare off individual voters in state elections.
Help Protect Michigan Voters
Game Changers Giving Circle (GCGC) chooses one state each election cycle where we feel we can make the biggest difference – Michigan it is! This November we can increase Democratic power for Michigan voters by defending its one-seat Senate majority and flipping four seats in the Michigan State House back to the Democratic party.
Michigan State Constitution at Risk
From 2022 until 2024 Michigan had its first Democratic trifecta in 40 years. Major policy changes ensued (expanded voting access, reproductive protections, gun safety, clean energy). Voters protected their rights as enshrined in Article One of Michigan’s Constitution--which is analogous to the US Bill of Rights. However, every 16 years Michigan’s midterm ballot asks whether its state Constitution should be revised. 2026 is the 16th year. It is vital to keep Republican/Trumpian meddling away from Michigan’s Constitution.
The Time is NOW!
There is a $500,000 Winter Matching Grant for every donation until March 20 or until the grant is spent. The grant is already half-gone and contributing money early is critical. Through The States Project, our war chest supports Democratic state legislative candidates in key competitive districts. Don’t miss out on this chance to double your impact. No matter how large or small a gift, please Donate!
High Impact
Together we make campaign contributions, we help fund field operations, door-to-door canvassing, advertising, press, mailers, research and analysis - to list just a few.
You are Pivotal
Visit our website GameChangers4Democracy.com
Ask questions at gamechangers4democracy@gmail.com.
We can help you join a protest where you live, include you in a Michigan Giving Circle Zoom, teach you to host a zoom call…and more.
Hope, Engage, Vote!
Let The States Project/Game Changers Giving Circle community be your path to empowerment and inclusion. The Game Changers Giving Circle membership welcomes you, your ideas and your perspective.
We’re better together,
The Game Changers Leadership Circle
Diane Kessel Knight, Founder
Debbie Cragin Broder
Ginny Dean
Cindy Deutsch
Carol Burgess Goldman
Beth York
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful people can make a difference.
Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” - Margaret Mead