MINNESOTA
COLLEGE DEMOCRATS
TO
INVADE PENNSYLVANIA IN TWO CITIES TOUR
Minnesota
Young Patriots Tour to make Stops in
Pittsburgh
and Philadelphia on the way to Boston
Philadelphia, PA – As Democrats across the country gear up for the Democratic National Convention in Boston, the Pennsylvania Young Democrats and Pennsylvania Federation of College Democrats will welcome a busload of Minnesota College Democrats to Pennsylvania with rallies and campaign events in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia on Friday, July 23, 2004.
The
Minnesota College Democrats pre-convention campaign tour will stop in key
battleground states including Wisconsin and Ohio, and will end with a 4:30 PM
rally at Dilworth Plaza, across from Philadelphia’s City Hall, on Friday.
City Controller Jonathan Saidel will officially welcome the Minnesota group to
the City of Brotherly Love, followed by a voter registration and campaign
visibility event at Suburban Station and Market East Station in Philadelphia.
The
group will be joined by Young Democrats earlier in the day to canvass in
Pittsburgh during the morning rush hour. They will work to register voters
and hand out literature starting at 7:30 AM in Market Square, the spot where
Senator John Kerry announced John Edwards as his choice for Vice President. Prior
to boarding their bus for Philadelphia, the Minnesota group will meet with
elected officials at the Kurtzman Room at the University of Pittsburgh to talk
about important issues in the state.
The
pre-convention tour is a prelude to a September Campaign Invasion in
Philadelphia by Young Democrats from seven Mid-Atlantic States who will spend a
weekend canvassing and registering voters throughout Southeast Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania College Democrats President Jill Stracko said, “It’s
wonderful to see so many young people join together for progress. This will be
an exciting day, and an important step in carrying Pennsylvania for the
Democratic ticket.”
“Everyone knows Pennsylvania is a critical state,” said Pennsylvania
Young Democrats President Tony Campisi. “We are excited to welcome our
fellow Democrats from Minnesota. We all know the road to the White House cuts
through Pennsylvania. And with their help, PA will be a Kerry-Edwards state on
November 2.”