Democratic National Committee Chairman Timothy M. Kaine is set to lay out the details of "the largest midterm effort ever undertaken in the history of the (Democratic) Party" this afternoon in Washington.
Republicans are eager to get to the 2010 midterms, banking that frustration with health care reform and the Democratic majority and uneasiness with President Barack Obama will drive voters out in droves to support the GOP alternative.
Midterm elections never draw as many voters as presidential races - and without Obama on the ballot that means Democrats need to find a way to get voters excited about turning out at the ballot box. The folks on the conservative side of the spectrum aren't worried about turnout - they've seen the early stages on a Republican revival with the election of Gov. Bob McDonnell and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie - two Republicans last year.
Kaine better have a plan - and Obama's old team needs to regain that campaign swagger that handed Sen. John McCain and Sarah Palin and huge loss on the campaign trail in 2008. The details are thin at this point - so we'll see what kind of machine Kaine and Obama are preparing.
Here's the release:
Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Tim Kaine will discuss the DNC and Organizing for America’s historic “VOTE 2010” election effort with activists from around the country at a forum at the Democratic National Committee TODAY, Wednesday, April 28th at 4:00 P.M. EDT. Chairman Kaine will outline the VOTE 2010 election program—the largest midterm effort ever undertaken in the history of the Party—and discuss planned efforts to target voters who came out to the polls for the first time in 2008.
During the forum, the Chairman will share the DNC’s plans to register new voters in 2010 and highlight the sophisticated ways in which the Party plans to reach those critical voters through technology and new media strategies in addition to more traditional grassroots organizing. As part of his remarks, Chairman Kaine will describe the stark choice facing voters this fall—between Democrats, who have a strong record of standing with Main Street and middle class Americans, and Republicans, who just this week opted to stand on the side of the big banks, credit card companies, and special interests by voting to block the start of public debate on Wall Street reform.
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