Some Bay Area volunteers are heading to battleground states to help turn out the vote ahead of the Nov. 5 election.
Starting on Thursday, Beverly Debolski will pack her car and make the journey to Nevada, where she plans to canvas for Democrats and later volunteer as a poll watcher in the vital swing state.
She’s one of dozens of California Democrats determined to put her time and energy where it counts: the battleground states.
Whether it’s the candidates themselves, surrogates, or volunteers like Debolski – all eyes are on Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin in the coming days. And both the Trump-Vance and Harris-Walz campaigns are relying on the grassroots ground game to help sway the undecided voters who will likely decide the presidency.
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Debolski said she’s typically not one to get this involved in an election, but something about this race felt different to her.
“Democracy is our responsibility. It’s a government of the people, right?” she said. “I really thought a lot about the civil rights workers in the ’60s. I thought they’re facing fire hydrants and attack dogs, and they were willing to fight for what they wanted. So the least I can do is get in a car and go to another state and volunteer some time.”