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The Progressive Turnout Project says it plans to spend more than $350,000 on turnout efforts in Michigan’s 11th District ahead of this fall’s midterm elections.
The 11th District contest is considered a toss-up and might be Democrats’ best pickup opportunity, as retiring GOP Rep. Dave Trott leaves an open seat.
The primary races on both sides are crowded with 10 total major-party candidates. U.S. House Democrats need to flip 23 Republican-held seats to win control of the chamber.
The Progressive Turnout Project is a political action committee focused on getting Democrats to the polls. It says its teams last year helped flip 10 Republican state House districts in Virginia.
The PAC has an office in Livonia and 11 staffers who will canvass Michigan’s 11th during the summer and fall. They will go door to door targeting “inconsistent” Democratic voters to tell them about the importance of the election and why they should vote in November.
“When voter turnout is high, Democrats win elections,” Executive Director Alex Morgan said in a statement.
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