FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 1, 2018
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Priyal Amin;press@turnoutpac.org
Progressive Turnout Project Raises $920,000 in July
Organization closes books on best month of 2018 cycle
CHICAGO— Progressive Turnout Project raised $920,000 in the month July, putting the national Democratic organization at $13.4 million raised for the 2018 cycle.
The organization aims to take back the House and Senate with the support of more than 174,000 small-dollar donors who average contributions of $13.50.
“As the year goes on and voters continue to see unprecedented toxicity in Washington, they’re making it clear through their contributions that they’re hungry for change,” said Executive Director Alex Morgan.
Progressive Turnout Project has more than 200 staff on the ground across 18 congressional districts, including Ohio’s 12th congressional district, where a special election is being held on Tuesday. Between now and Election Day, the organization plans to spend an additional $7.5 million to get out the vote.
“Thanks to our supporters we’ve been able to fund the most aggressive on-the-ground program in our history and we believe that will translate into incredible victories in Ohio on Tuesday and across the country on November 6,” said Morgan.
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Progressive Turnout Project is a grassroots-funded Political Action Committee with a single mission: get Democrats to the polls. PTP designs, tests, and executes specialized voter-turnout programs targeting inconsistent Democratic voters in the most competitive districts across the country. Since its inception in 2015, the organization raised more than $18 million with a supporter base of over 3 million and invested in voter-turnout programs in 73 congressional races and 17 state legislative races, including 10 Virginia House of Delegate races 2017.
