$1 million a month<\/a> DNC Chair Ken Martin is sending to state parties across the country to build campaign and on-the-ground organizing infrastructure. Every fight matters, and the DNC is working tirelessly to win across the map.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe DNC\u2019s investment will support the Ohio Democratic Party, including by:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n- Freeing up funds for paid programming, like direct mail, and digital and TV ads.
<\/li>\n\n\n\n - Hiring organizing staff to support on-the-ground early organizing efforts.
<\/li>\n\n\n\n - Deploying our volunteer organizing team of 41,000 volunteers across the country to send texts to Ohioans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
DNC Chair Ken Martin issued the following statement:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cAfter passing Trump\u2019s Big Ugly Bill that kicks 460,000 Ohioans off their health care and puts 11 rural hospitals at risk of closing, Ohio Republicans know that voters will hold them responsible. That\u2019s why they are trying to cheat by further rigging Ohio\u2019s congressional map, all at the behest of Donald Trump. The DNC won\u2019t stand idly by and watch it happen \u2014 we are all hands on deck to make sure Ohio Democrats have the resources they need to go on offense, fight these rigged maps, and build the infrastructure we need to win big in 2026 and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today, a day after Trump\u2019s allies in Columbus failed to release new congressional maps, the DNC announced a new investment to turbocharge the Ohio Democratic Party\u2019s organizing efforts to fight for fair maps and gear up for the crucial 2026 midterms. Ohio\u2019s congressional map is already gerrymandered. In 2024, 55% of Ohioans voted for the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":302,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1056321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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