DFL-endorsed Kelliher Kicks Off Massive GOTV Operation
SAINT
PAUL, MN – DFL-endorsed candidate for Governor Margaret Anderson Kelliher
gathered with supporters at DFL Headquarters today in Saint Paul. Kelliher and
DFL supporters kicked off a massive 5-day Get-Out-The-Vote effort ahead of the
August 10th primary.
“I am proud to stand here as your DFL-endorsed candidate for Governor,” Kelliher said to a cheering crowd of DFLers. “We will win on August 10th because thousands of Minnesotans poured hours of their time and hard work into this campaign. We will win because of you.”
This week, volunteers are making more than 295,000 phone calls and knocking on 30,000 doors in every corner of the state. It’s part of an aggressive final push leading up to the August 10th primary.
“Hard-working, dedicated volunteers are talking with their friends and neighbors across Minnesota about why Margaret should be our next Governor,” said Kelliher campaign manager Jaime Tincher.
“We are knocking on tens of thousands of doors and making hundreds of thousands of phone calls this week – bringing Margaret’s message of good jobs and great schools to every Minnesota community. That’s how you win a primary election in Minnesota, and that’s how we plan to win on Tuesday.”
Kelliher’s field organization is second to none in the race for Governor. According to the Star Tribune, “She has generated a ‘ground campaign’ of volunteers reminiscent of those built by past DFL masters of grass-roots politics Paul Wellstone and Hubert Humphrey.”
“Twenty years ago I learned the power of grassroots organizing from Paul Wellstone,” Kelliher said. “Like Paul, I believe in the power of people. And this is a people-powered campaign.
“Over the next five days, we are going to go county-by-county, voter-by-voter, door-by-door. Working together we will win on Tuesday and beat Tom Emmer in November.
Kelliher is encouraging all her supporters to join the Get Out The Vote effort this week. Volunteers can find their nearest GOTV locations online at www.margaretforgovernor.com/GOTV.