What They’re Saying: President Obama Encourages Americans To Make A Plan To Vote
October 13, 2020
Today, the Democratic National Committee released a new series of state specific voter education videos featuring former President Barack Obama, who encourages Americans to visit IWillVote.com and make a plan to vote.
Check out what they’re saying about the new videos in battlegrounds across the country:
CNN: Democrats deploy Barack Obama for video voting guides. “Barack Obama is urging Americans in 24 key states to vote in his latest foray into the 2020 election, stressing in new digital videos released by the Democratic National Committee on Tuesday the need for voters to make plans for casting their ballots. The videos, which feature the former president saying there is ‘so much at stake in this election,’ will be used digitally by the Democratic committee, including by statewide campaigns, state parties and other allied progressive groups.”
In Arizona:
Arizona Informant: In New Digital Ad, President Obama Urges Arizonans to Make a Plan to Vote. “With only a few weeks left until Election Day, President Obama is taking to the airwaves to make sure that voters in Arizona have a plan to make their voices heard. In a new digital video released in collaboration with the Democratic National Committee, former President Obama speaks directly to Arizona voters and educates them on their different options to cast their ballots this year. He directs Arizonans to IWillVote.com — the DNC’s voter participation hub that helps voters learn important information about the voting process.”
In Colorado:
Denver Urban Spectrum: Former President Barack Obama Sends Special Message To Colorado Voters. “With the most important election of our lifetime looming just three weeks from today, President Barack Obama is reminding all Coloradoans to get to the polls. The former president has launched an educational video to spotlight the voting options available to Colorado residents as we approach November 3, 2020.”
In Florida:
Westside Gazette: President Obama Helps Floridians Make A Plan To Vote. “Today, the Democratic National Committee is releasing a new voter education video featuring former President Barack Obama, who encourages Floridians to visit IWillVote.com to learn about the different options to cast their ballot and make a plan to vote today.”
In Georgia:
Atlanta Voice: #Election2020: Barack Obama releases new video helping Georgians make voting plans. “This morning, the Democratic National Committee is releasing a new voter education video featuring former President Barack Obama, who encourages Georgians to visit IWillVote.com to learn about the different options to cast their ballot and make a plan to vote today. Early voting began Monday morning in the Peach State, with long lines and protracted waiting times, most notably in the metro Atlanta area.”
In Nevada:
Las Vegas Black Image: Vote — and keep our American democracy alive. “[W]e make history. President Barack Obama knows something about that — and in a new video, he urges Nevadans to know that history and make a plan for one of the many ways to make their voices heard: Voters can mail in their ballots, opt to early vote, or vote in person on Election Day, November 3. They also have the option to put their ballots in official drop boxes across the state — with early voting taking place October 17-30.”
In New Hampshire:
WMUR: Former President Obama appears in NH-focused DNC video outlining voting options. “New Hampshire is among a group of battleground states being targeted in the release of a new video featuring former President Barack Obama urging people to vote and explaining the options for voting. ‘Hey, New Hampshire. Barack Obama,’ the former president says in the two-minute video that urges viewers to visit IWillVote.com to learn about the options of casting ballots.”
In Pennsylvania:
Penn Capital-Star: Exclusive: In new video, Barack Obama has a message for Pa.: Have a plan to vote. “With just three weeks to go before Election Day, national Democrats are calling in the big guns to make sure that voters in a must-win battleground state have a plan to cast their ballots. In a new video, released on behalf of the Democratic National Committee, former President Barack Obama warns Keystone State voters that because so ‘much is at stake in this election,’ they need to make sure they have a plan to vote: whether that’s by mail, at a dropbox, at their county elections office, or in-person at the polls on Election Day.”
In Texas:
Houston Defender: Barack Obama releases new video helping Texans make voting plans. “Today, early voting starts and former President Barack Obama is encouraging Texans in a new voter education video to visit IWillVote.com to learn about the different options to cast their ballot and make a plan to vote.”
In Virginia:
Progress-Index: In new video, Obama urges Virginians to ‘change this country’ by voting in the election. “State Democrats are rolling out a new online video featuring former President Barack Obama as he encourages Virginia voters to ‘protect this democracy and change this country’ by voting in the November election. The two-minute video, produced by the Democratic National Committee, was posted to Democratic portals across Virginia Tuesday morning.”
In Wisconsin:
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Barack Obama urges Wisconsinites to make a plan to vote. “With the push on to get voters to the polls, former President Barack Obama appears in a video message released Tuesday urging people to make a plan to vote. ‘Hey, Wisconsin, Barack Obama here,’ the former president says in the two-minute video.”