West Virginia Republicans Ramp Up 2018 Ground Game With RNC’s Second National Day of Action
West Virginia Republicans Ramp Up 2018 Ground Game With RNC’s Second National Day of Action
CHARLESTON — GOP volunteers from all over West Virginia took to the streets on Saturday as part of the National Day of Action, the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) second big ground game event of the year.
Working in conjunction with the West Virginia Republican Party (WVGOP), Republican events across the Mountain State brought out friends and neighbors to train and recruit new volunteers building upon our data driven field operation for November.
“We had an amazing turnout as we doubled the number of trainings from the last Day of Action, building on the success of last month’s event,” said Brett Tubbs, the RNC’s Communications Director in West Virginia. “Ongoing events like this are how we build out our ground game for November. We start by training a core of activists, who then have the tools to train others, who in turn train volunteers.”
For all the talk of building a blue wave, Republicans have a major breakwater in place – historic fundraising and major investments in our data and field operations. Party officials say they plan to spend upwards of $250 million on ground operations during the 2018 midterm cycle alone.
Republicans currently hold a major fundraising advantage over Democrats, giving them an edge on the ground. For West Virginia, that means campaigns armed with the most up-to-date information possible and a volunteer army with thousands of engaged, skilled activists ready to defy history in November.
“We have people on the ground in more than two dozen states — more than we’ve ever had at this point in any cycle in party history,” Tubbs said. In West Virginia, nearly two-thirds of the trainings yesterday were led by volunteers, busy training a volunteer army as we ramp up for November. This year alone, we’ve seen a big increase in participation with our intensive Republican Leadership Initiative program.”
To date, the Republican Leadership Initiative (RLI) program has trained more than 250 fellows. Those fellows form the core of neighborhood-based teams that add layers and grow as the cycle progresses. When crunch time arrives this fall, WVGOP and RNC will have trained volunteers ready to knock on doors in their own neighborhoods.
“Democrats may think they can ride a blue wave into November, but we’re just getting started,” said Tubbs. “Our volunteers are energized and already pounding the pavement, working harder than ever before to defy history in November and retire Two-Faced Joe Manchin.”
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