As Momentum Builds, Pete for America Ramps up in Every Super Tuesday State
Campaign adds staff in every Super Tuesday state to join a grassroots organizing network that has been operating in all 165 Super Tuesday congressional districts since 2019
SOUTH BEND, IN - Today, after winning Iowa and a strong finish in New Hampshire, Pete for America announced a major ramp up in staff, organizing efforts, and Pete rallies across Super Tuesday states ahead of March 3rd.
Starting Monday, the campaign will have boots on the ground in every Super Tuesday state that will help further resource and train thousands of grassroots volunteer networks in all 165 congressional districts, which is critical in earning delegates on Super Tuesday. Additionally, Pete for America announced four upcoming trips in the next two weeks that will take Pete to Super Tuesday states including California, North Carolina, Utah, and Virginia. This also comes on the heels of a six-figure digital buy in several Super Tuesday states.
Quote from Samantha Steelman, Organizing Director for Super Tuesday States:
"We are building the campaign that will not only win this nomination but will defeat Donald Trump in November. To compete in all the states on Super Tuesday, you need a massive network of grassroots volunteers. For months, we have had a team building that organization by harnessing the energy and grassroots momentum behind Pete and turning it into real organizing work. This ramp up will provide more staff and resources to train, resource, and guide our 25,000 volunteers in Super Tuesday states that will push our campaign across the finish line on March 3rd.”
Pete’s message of belonging has inspired a grassroots campaign across the country. That is how our campaign has built up volunteer leadership teams that are working in every single congressional district in all Super Tuesday states. These volunteer-led teams have already hosted nearly 2,000 events –– many of which include door knocking, phone banking, and organizing their personal networks in Super Tuesday states. Overall, Pete for America has more than 25,000 volunteers in Super Tuesday states.
Pete for America has had staff and Regional Directors dedicated to empowering these thousands of supporters for months. And now the campaign is expanding its staff in Super Tuesday states to further support its volunteers and give them the additional resources, materials, and training needed to organize their communities. These trainings to date have included toolkits on how to reach out to their networks effectively, how to host organizing meetings, and more. They’ve resulted in a sophisticated and scalable volunteer army that can organize effectively at scale in advance of the Super Tuesday contests.
In addition to staff on the ground, Pete for America is also activating and ramping up activity in coalition groups like Students for Pete and Veterans & Military Community for Pete. The campaign has over 80 Students for Pete chapters in Super Tuesday states. Chapter leaders have been trained on all aspects of the campaign, including digital organizing, field, and policy advocacy. As part of this ramp up, Pete for America is engaging student groups to have organizing meetings to welcome new staff. Veterans & Military Community for Pete has more than 1,600 active members in Super Tuesday states that will ramp up organizing activities as well.
In addition to organizing on the ground, Pete for America is also organizing online. The campaign has 150+ digital captains, with a presence in every Super Tuesday state who are engaging supporters and bringing them into its relational organizing program. The campaign’s digital Welcome teams and Local teams will be finding and identifying new supporters online, welcoming them into the Pete community, and then connecting them to local resources both online and on the ground to get involved - translating online support to offline action.
BACKGROUND: Inside Pete for America’s Super Tuesday Ramp Up:
Staffing up: Pete for America will have staff in every Super Tuesday state.
Pete trips: Pete has 4 trips scheduled over the next two weeks to Super Tuesday states including California, Utah, North Carolina, and Virginia.
Grassroots organizing in all 165 congressional districts in Super Tuesday states: Pete For America has grassroots volunteer teams in EVERY congressional district in EVERY Super Tuesday state that have been organizing for months. Added staff on the ground will help further resource and train these grassroots volunteers. Having an organization in every Congressional district is critical to actually winning delegates on Super Tuesday.
Digital ads: Pete for America released a new series of digital ads to run across seven states including Minnesota, Maine, North Carolina, and Virginia. Reaching out to voters from all backgrounds and political affiliation and building a broad coalition will not only be critical in securing the Democratic nomination in July, but in defeating Donald Trump in November. The six figure digital ad buy will run through Super Tuesday.
Digital captains: Pete for America has 150+ digital captains, with presence across all Super Tuesday states, who are engaging supporters and bringing into its relational organizing program. The campaign’s Welcome and Local Teams will be finding and identifying new supporters online, welcoming them into the Pete community, and then connecting them to local resources both online and on the ground to get involved - to translate online support to offline action.
Activating Students for Pete: Pete for America has over 80 Students for Pete chapters in Super Tuesday states. Chapter leaders have been trained on all aspects of the campaign, including digital organizing, field, and policy advocacy. Super Tuesday Chapters have been participating in early state GOTC/GOTV efforts. They continue to make thousands of calls each week.
