Tuesday, May 30, 2006
California Young Democrats Commitment to Phil Angelides
May 30, 2006
Press Release
California Young Democrats Commitment to Phil Angelides
Sacramento, CA- The California Young Democrats (CYD) endorsed gubernatorial candidate, California State Treasurer Phil Angelides addressed CYD members on a conference call this evening to kick off the last week of campaigning before the June 6 Primary. California Young Democrats, the official youth-arm of the Democratic Party composed of over 3,000 high school and college students, as well as young professionals and young working families, committed to making 30,000 phone calls to other Young Democrats in the state to encourage young voters to support Angelides.
Angelides told the over 50 members on the call, “CYD’s early endorsement of me is something I’ll never forget. And when I become Governor, I won’t forget either. I’ll never let you down. I’ll make good on my promises.”
CYD came out early and endorsed Angelides in November of 2005. As a former California Democratic Party State Chair, Angelides was one the first to show a real commitment to turning out the youth vote from that position. In addition, Angelides’ strong stance on rolling back Schwarzenegger and the GOP’s tuition hikes, coupled with his strong pro-environment record made him popular candidate among the Young Democrats.
“Phil has been standing up for young people for years,” said Brian VanRiper, CYD Political Director. “Our membership decided it was time for us to do the same for him and are making 30,000 calls to other young voters for Phil. We are giving up their nights, weekends, whenever we can squeeze in a moment to call other young people and encourage them to vote.”
The 30,000 in volunteer peer-to-peer phone calls is the largest peer-to-peer volunteer program California Young Democrats has done in its almost 70 year history. Given the intensity of this election, traditional field programs, such as phone banking could make the difference in the election.
“$13-14 million has been spent on attack ads and lies against me,” Angelides said. “We have to win this on the ground.”
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Press Release
California Young Democrats Commitment to Phil Angelides
Sacramento, CA- The California Young Democrats (CYD) endorsed gubernatorial candidate, California State Treasurer Phil Angelides addressed CYD members on a conference call this evening to kick off the last week of campaigning before the June 6 Primary. California Young Democrats, the official youth-arm of the Democratic Party composed of over 3,000 high school and college students, as well as young professionals and young working families, committed to making 30,000 phone calls to other Young Democrats in the state to encourage young voters to support Angelides.
Angelides told the over 50 members on the call, “CYD’s early endorsement of me is something I’ll never forget. And when I become Governor, I won’t forget either. I’ll never let you down. I’ll make good on my promises.”
CYD came out early and endorsed Angelides in November of 2005. As a former California Democratic Party State Chair, Angelides was one the first to show a real commitment to turning out the youth vote from that position. In addition, Angelides’ strong stance on rolling back Schwarzenegger and the GOP’s tuition hikes, coupled with his strong pro-environment record made him popular candidate among the Young Democrats.
“Phil has been standing up for young people for years,” said Brian VanRiper, CYD Political Director. “Our membership decided it was time for us to do the same for him and are making 30,000 calls to other young voters for Phil. We are giving up their nights, weekends, whenever we can squeeze in a moment to call other young people and encourage them to vote.”
The 30,000 in volunteer peer-to-peer phone calls is the largest peer-to-peer volunteer program California Young Democrats has done in its almost 70 year history. Given the intensity of this election, traditional field programs, such as phone banking could make the difference in the election.
“$13-14 million has been spent on attack ads and lies against me,” Angelides said. “We have to win this on the ground.”
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