Defenders Action Fund Launches Canvass Operation to Elect Tom Udall

Two sides of the same bad coin

Don't just sit there hoping good candidates will win. Do something about it. Like joining the Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund canvassing efforts here in New Mexico:

Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund launched its canvass operation on May 1st in Albuquerque as part of its comprehensive campaign to help elect Tom Udall to the U.S. Senate. The campaign started with 15 canvassers going out daily to talk to swing voters about Reps. Heather Wilson and Steve Pearce’s out-of-touch values and record of misplaced priorities, and to persuade these voters to support Rep. Tom Udall for the U.S. Senate, who has been a true champion for ordinary New Mexican families.

The canvass operation will swell up in size during the general election, and the campaign estimates that its combined staff and volunteer canvass efforts will result in a quarter million doors knocked on by the election in November.

“Our campaign is looking forward to taking our message directly to the voters about why Heather Wilson and Steve Pearce are two bad for New Mexico,” said Ed Yoon, the group’s state campaign manager. “Wilson and Pearce voted to give oil companies billions of dollars in tax breaks while we pay more than $3.50 per gallon, and their corrupt behaviors have earned them the distinguished shame of being called ‘two of the 22 most corrupt members of Congress’.”[1]

“We will encourage voters to support Tom Udall, who has consistently championed the values and priorities of ordinary New Mexicans concerned about improving the quality of life for themselves, their families and their communities.”

Read more about this effort here. A volunteer canvass will take place every Saturday from today until November. Defenders will provide all the materials, lunch, snacks and water you need. To sign up for canvassing, call or e-mail Brian McGann at: (505) 248-0118 x 3; or email BMcGann@DefendersActionFund.org. You can also learn more or sign up as a volunteer at 2Bad4NM.org.

[1] Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, Beyond DeLay

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