Democratic Party Preps for the Mid-term Races

     During the last weekend in August, thousands of volunteers, "Organizing for America" supporters, and grassroots Democrats came together to reach out to voters.  Both major Democratic committees launched their first nationwide get out the vote initiative of the fall campaign, aiming to knock on 400 thousand doors in 75 Congressional Districts.  The goals of the program were for each committee (volunteers and supporters) to knock on 200 thousand doors, to encourage conversations with registered voters and plan communication with them again and again until election day. 

     DCCC chairman Chris Van Hollen said in a statement. "We will continue to meet with voters face to face and spread the message about moving the country forward."  This face-to-face time with voters is important for (Democratic) success in November.

     I have a good feeling about the start of the Democratic "nationwide get out and vote initiative".  I feel that its important that November 2nd is on the minds of American voters, and I think that these volunteers will help inform and persuade people to get out and vote in the mid-term elections.  Mid-term elections have always had a low turnout rate, but I believe early awareness programs like this will help to inform and encourage people to get out and vote. 
     These volunteers are not only speaking to voters who haven't made up their minds about which candidate to support, but they're also speaking with Americans who weren't even aware that there was another important election coming up.  Also, these supporters are going above and beyond the door-to-door approach by making calls to registered  voters.  Overall, I'm impressed with the two Democratic committees get out and vote initiative, and I have a good feeling about the results of their efforts.               www.democrats.org