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The MeidasTouch Podcast

The Playbook to WIN with Swing Left Organizers David Berrios and Ryan Quinn (BONUS)

The MeidasTouch Podcast

MeidasTouch Network

News, Politics

4.956.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

On today’s BONUS edition of The MeidsTouch Podcast, we sit down with two incredible guests from Swing Left, an outstanding group founded to create an easier way for Democrats to volunteer in their nearest swing district. We speak with David Berrios, Head of Community at Swing Left and Ryan Quinn who is Senior Director for Campaigns. Today's show is a masterclass how we can all get involved and put in the work to win these crucial midterm elections. We discuss what's at stake in the midterms, highlight the most competitive races we need to focus on, and provide the tools necessary for you to make a difference and save our democracy. We also discuss Swing Left's affiliate organization, Vote Forward, who just announced a MASSIVE letter-writing program to reach unregistered and low propensity voters to encourage them to participate in our democracy. More than 17 million Vote Forward letters were written and sent in 2020! If you enjoy today’s episode please be sure to rate, review and subscribe! As always, thank YOU for listening. Find volunteer efforts today at SwingLeft.org. Get Meidas Merch at store.meidastouch.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:58.0

What's up Midas Mighty this is Brett and I'm here to welcome you to the Midas Touch podcast.

1:10.0

Today we're bringing you an extra special bonus edition of the show and we are going to give you the playbook to win the mid term elections.

1:18.0

You heard that right. It's always our aim not only to inform and analyse the most important breaking news

1:24.0

but to also provide you with the tools that you need to actually get out into the world and take actions so that you can be part of the solution

1:33.0

and that's why today we are excited to share our conversation with two incredible activists from the organization Swing Left.

1:40.0

There a group that has made it easy for you and me to find ways to volunteer to put in the work needed to flip the House and Senate seats

1:48.0

that we need to retain and grow our majorities.

1:51.0

We'll be speaking with David Betio, who is head of community at Swing Left where he leads national organising and mobilising efforts that support races up and down the ballot.

1:59.0

He most recently served as the co-ordinated campaign director for the North Carolina Democratic Party and Biden for President

2:05.0

where he oversaw the state's organising digital organising data analytics training and get out the vote programs.

2:11.0

David also worked on Senator Cory Booker's presidential primary campaign as the national organising director.

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