{"id":1056647,"date":"2025-10-22T15:12:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T19:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1056647"},"modified":"2025-10-22T15:12:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T19:12:49","slug":"icymi-dnc-launches-new-500k-investment-in-new-jersey-virginia-and-pennsylvania-for-get-out-the-vote-blitz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/icymi-dnc-launches-new-500k-investment-in-new-jersey-virginia-and-pennsylvania-for-get-out-the-vote-blitz\/","title":{"rendered":"ICYMI: DNC Launches New $500k Investment In New Jersey, Virginia, and Pennsylvania for Get Out the Vote Blitz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With Election Day just two weeks away, the DNC launched major investments into the New Jersey, Virginia, and Pennsylvania Democratic coordinated campaigns yesterday to help get out the vote ahead of the critical New Jersey and Virginia Gubernatorial elections and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court retention elections. In total, the DNC\u2019s investments in elections this November have now surpassed $7 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With early voting in full swing, the DNC is leaving it all on the field to elect Democrats up and down the ballot. In Virginia and New Jersey, Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill are fighting to lower costs and make their states more affordable. Meanwhile, their opponents, Winsome Earle-Sears and Jack Ciattarelli, are begging for Donald Trump\u2019s approval while completely ignoring struggling families. And in Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth will choose if billionaires like Jeff Yass can buy the Courts or if an independent judiciary will stay in control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Take a look at some of the coverage below:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/democratic-national-committee-hikes-spending-new-jersey-virginia-races-2025-10-21\/\"><strong>Reuters<\/strong><\/a><strong>: Democratic National Committee hikes spending on New Jersey, Virginia races<\/strong><br>[Joseph Ax, 10\/21\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Democratic National Committee pledged an additional $500,000 for get-out-the-vote operations in the New Jersey and Virginia governor&#8217;s races, as well as judicial races in Pennsylvania, adding to its multimillion-dollar investment in the November 4 contests as Democrats seek momentum going into next year&#8217;s congressional elections. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNew Jersey and Virginia are the only U.S. states to hold gubernatorial elections in the years after presidential contests, and the outcomes are often viewed as an early referendum on the president&#8217;s first year in office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/5564794-dnc-increasing-spending-new-jersey-virginia-pennsylvania\/amp\/\"><strong>The Hill<\/strong><\/a><strong>: DNC increasing spending in New Jersey, Virginia, Pennsylvania<\/strong><br>[Julia Manchester, 10\/21\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOn Tuesday, the committee announced it was investing an additional $500,000 into get-out-the-vote operations in Virginia and New Jersey, as well as the upcoming consequential state Supreme Court races in Pennsylvania. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe investments bring the DNC\u2019s total spend on the off-year elections to more than $7 million.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn Virginia, the governor\u2019s mansion, lieutenant governor and attorney general offices are up for grabs, as well as the majority in the House of Delegates. In New Jersey, the governor\u2019s mansion, lieutenant governor\u2019s office, General Assembly and state Senate are all on the ballot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wric.com\/news\/politics\/local-election-hq\/dnc-investment-get-out-the-vote-2025\/amp\/\"><strong>WRIC<\/strong><\/a><strong>: DNC makes 6-figure investment in Virginia Democrats\u2019 campaign efforts as Election Day approaches<\/strong><br>[Ryan Nadeau, 10\/21\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith just a few weeks until Virginians take to the ballot box, the Democratic National Convention (DNC) is making a significant investment in Virginia Democrats\u2019 \u201cGet Out The Vote\u201d efforts. \u2026&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2018Democrats are leaving nothing to chance to reach every voter we can from now until election day,\u2019 the DNC said in the release. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDemocrats will use this funding to advance a variety of campaign efforts, including hiring and deploying field staff across the state. The investment will also support \u2018expanding [Democrats\u2019] reach to key constituencies that [it] lost ground with in the November 2024 elections, such as Black, Latino and AANHPI voters who make up a large share of Virginia\u2019s populations.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/virginiamercury.com\/2025\/10\/21\/dnc-boosts-virginias-get-out-the-vote-efforts-with-additional-six-figure-investment\/\"><strong>Virginia Mercury<\/strong><\/a><strong>: DNC boosts Virginia\u2019s get-out-the-vote efforts with additional six-figure investment <\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>[Charlotte Rene Woods, 10\/21\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Democratic National Committee announced a six-figure investment into Virginia\u2019s democratic campaigns on Tuesday, meant to support additional field staff to help with door-knocking and distributing mailers and campaign literature. The new investment comes as the state\u2019s executive branch and House of Delegates campaigns ramp up in the final weeks of the election and follows the DNC\u2019s previous $3 million investment in Virginia. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2018The role of political parties is to build infrastructure everywhere,\u2019 DNC chair Ken Martin said in an April press call.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith Virginia among the top three states with the largest concentration of federal workers, Democrats have reminded voters that President Donald Trump\u2019s administration has made many cuts to such positions and pointed out the potential negative impacts on the state\u2019s economy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newjerseyglobe.com\/campaigns\/dnc-to-make-further-six-figure-investment-backing-sherrill-democrats\/amp\/\"><strong>New Jersey Globe<\/strong><\/a><strong>: DNC to make further six-figure investment backing Sherrill, Democrats<\/strong><br>[Charlotte Rene Woods, 10\/21\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe DNC had previously announced a pair of $1.5 million investments. The $3 million+ is the most the DNC has ever invested in New Jersey in an off-year election cycle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2018As Donald Trump drives up costs and causes chaos, Democrats are in an incredibly strong position: We have a winning strategy and a winning message,\u2019 Martin said in the announcement. \u2018With this investment to turbocharge on the ground GOTV efforts across the state, Democrats are preparing to win big up and down the ballot.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidernj.com\/dnc-announces-new-500k-investment-into-new-jersey-virginia-and-pennsylvania-democratic-coordinated-campaigns-to-get-out-the-vote\/\"><strong>Insider NJ<\/strong><\/a><strong>: DNC Announces New $500K Investment into New Jersey, Virginia, and Pennsylvania Democratic Coordinated Campaigns to Get Out the Vote<\/strong><br>[Insider NJ Staff, 10\/21\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cToday, two weeks from Election Day, the DNC announced a new $500k investment into the New Jersey, Virginia, and Pennsylvania Democratic coordinated campaigns to help \u201cget out the vote\u201d ahead of the critical New Jersey and Virginia Gubernatorial elections, along with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court retention elections. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn total, the DNC\u2019s investments in elections this November have now surpassed $7 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDemocrats have the momentum. In 2025 alone, Democrats or Democratically-aligned candidates have won or overperformed in 45 out of 46 key elections by an average of&nbsp; 15 points. Now, with critical elections coming up on November 4th, the DNC is leaving nothing to chance by helping the coordinated campaigns in Virginia, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania deploy their biggest-ever ground games in an off-year election.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Election Day just two weeks away, the DNC launched major investments into the New Jersey, Virginia, and Pennsylvania Democratic coordinated campaigns yesterday to help get out the vote ahead of the critical New Jersey and Virginia Gubernatorial elections and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court retention elections. In total, the DNC\u2019s investments in elections this November [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":303,"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-1056647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>ICYMI: DNC Launches New $500k Investment In New Jersey, Virginia, and Pennsylvania for Get Out the Vote Blitz - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/icymi-dnc-launches-new-500k-investment-in-new-jersey-virginia-and-pennsylvania-for-get-out-the-vote-blitz\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-10-22T19:12:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jared Carmeli\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jared Carmeli\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/icymi-dnc-launches-new-500k-investment-in-new-jersey-virginia-and-pennsylvania-for-get-out-the-vote-blitz\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/icymi-dnc-launches-new-500k-investment-in-new-jersey-virginia-and-pennsylvania-for-get-out-the-vote-blitz\/\",\"name\":\"ICYMI: DNC Launches New $500k Investment In New Jersey, Virginia, and Pennsylvania for Get Out the Vote Blitz - 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