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BumRushDaShow

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31. Tom Steyer has been helping to fund that effort
Tue Jul 24, 2018, 03:16 PM
Jul 2018

Found an article about this here -

Anti-Trump billionaire pays big bucks to get out the millennial vote in Michigan

Updated Jun 4; Posted Jun 4

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Steyer is putting up the money to see his vision through. He has committed $32 million dollars to get out the youth vote in 11 battleground states this election cycle: Arizona, California, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Nevada, Virginia, North Carolina and Wisconsin.

In Michigan, the group has already been active at Wayne State University, U-M Dearborn, Oakland University, Oakland Community College, U-M Ann Arbor, Michigan State University, U-M Flint and Lansing Community College. They are expanding to Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids and Saginaw, and will get out to other areas of the state by fall, according to organizers.

On Saturday, fresh from the three-day training sessions, the new recruits hit the streets of Detroit to start registering new voters. It's not merely to make sure the next generation is civically engaged, but that they vote for Democrats or progressives, according to Steyer. He makes no bones about being partisan. "We are progressives," he said. "Our mission statement is: Act politically to prevent climate disaster, promote prosperity and protect the fundamental rights of every American."

https://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2018/06/anti-trump_billionaire_is_payi.html


What is good is that he is giving the organizers 3-day training, which is what is needed for canvassers.

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Agree tman Jul 2018 #1
What Mueller's work is doing however BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #38
We Need To Have An Historic Voter Turnout For The Nov 2018 Election.... global1 Jul 2018 #2
+1 oasis Jul 2018 #5
Yep DownriverDem Jul 2018 #13
They Are Doing A Great Job Registering Voters In Their Age Group But We Need.... global1 Jul 2018 #27
Tom Steyer has been helping to fund that effort BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #31
It's Wonderful That He Is Doing This - However...... global1 Jul 2018 #32
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Thanks For That Info.... global1 Jul 2018 #34
What often happens with that group BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #35
I salute Steyer for his vision and support. olegramps Jul 2018 #42
Alot of this has to do with what goes on in a household BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #45
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That's the scary part Jarqui Jul 2018 #6
There needs to be consistent voter turnout in OFF YEARS BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #9
Absolutely. I agree Jarqui Jul 2018 #11
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Yup. BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #44
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Agree disndat Jul 2018 #21
That will help. But it may be too late to do anything about Trump. Honeycombe8 Jul 2018 #4
Well remember that BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #8
Kennedy generally voted with Republicans NewJeffCT Jul 2018 #12
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K & R...for truth... Wounded Bear Jul 2018 #16
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I know we have agreed that this is a major issue BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #24
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k and r... Stuart G Jul 2018 #40
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