Michelle Obama and prominent Obama-backers are marking the 53rd anniversary of the Voting Rights Act by launching a new, $8 million dollar voter project.
Their goal: Flood the voter roles in time for the 2018 mid-term election.
Of course, the Obama’s won’t let the opportunity go to waste; they’re also rewarding old political cronies with nice salaries, too.
The former first lady, a co-chairwoman of the organization to encourage voting, announced Monday that the “Week of Action” will be held Sept. 22-29. Since her announcement, she has received breathless endorsements from mainstream media outlets who have hailed her “nonpartisan” effort as selfless and positive.
Of course, the organization’s board members of the initiative is a “who’s who” anti-Trump critics and Obama insiders.
“Named ‘When We All Vote,’ it will be stocked with prominent Obama alumni, including Valerie Jarrett as president of the board and former first lady chief of staff Tina Tchen as treasurer,” Politico reported last month. “Pete Rouse, an Obama senior adviser who served as interim White House chief of staff, will also be on the board. The CEO will be Kyle Lierman, a former senior policy adviser in the White House who founded Civic Advisors, a ‘social impact strategy’ and consulting firm home to a number of Obama White House alumni.”
She said members of “When We All Vote” will be traveling the country to register voters and get them excited about the November midterm elections, when Democrats hope to capitalize on a wave of anger against President Donald Trump and take back control of Congress from the Republicans.
“With so much at stake in our country, sitting on the sidelines isn’t an option,” Mrs. Obama said in an email to supporters.
Flagship events will be held in at least 12 cities, including Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago and New York. The group wants volunteers to host events in other communities that week as well.
Other co-chairs of the group include “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, who told Trump he was “going to hell”; singer Janelle Monae, who has a “lot of anger” since Trump’s election; Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, who have used their celebrity to speak out against Trump; and NBA point guard Chris Paul, who has repeatedly insulted the president.
The organization said they anticipate that Mrs. Obama and these co-chairs will attend some of the events.
The Associated Press contributed to this article