The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is launching a nationwide effort to increase its voter registration amid rapid gains by Republicans.
Democrats will host 50 events across 25 states and territories as part of their National Voter Registration Week of Action programming. The events mark the “first time in years that the DNC is directly supporting voter registration efforts for National Voter Registration Day, working closely with College Democrats, state parties, and grassroots organizers to meet voters where they are,” the DNC explained.
“During the DNC’s Voter Registration Week of Action, Democrats will be all-hands-on-deck to organize and register voters across the country. On the heels of our successful Organizing Summer program, where we expanded our volunteer base to 41,000 people and made over 1.6 million voter contacts, we recognize that the next stage of our program is to ensure we are once again engaging in voter registration,” DNC Chairman Ken Martin said in a statement. “Across 27 states and territories, Democrats will be hosting a combined 50 events to register voters and hold Republicans accountable for selling us out to their billionaire backers. We’re building the infrastructure necessary to win everywhere. The work continues now.”
A recent report from The New York Times described the 4.5 million voter gains by the GOP as a “deep political hole that could take years for Democrats to climb out from.” Battleground states, such as Arizona, Nevada, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, showed “significant Democratic erosion,” the analysis explained.
Similarly, a June report from NBC News found that the number of independents and third-party members is growing.
