{"id":2254391,"date":"2024-05-28T15:58:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T19:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michelle-obamas-dark-money-group-launches-campaign-to-turn-out-likely-democrat-voters\/"},"modified":"2024-05-28T16:00:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T20:00:11","slug":"michelle-obamas-dark-money-group-launches-campaign-to-turn-out-likely-democrat-voters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michelle-obamas-dark-money-group-launches-campaign-to-turn-out-likely-democrat-voters\/","title":{"rendered":"Michelle Obama&#8217;s organization initiates a drive to mobilize potential Democratic voters"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmichelle-obamas-dark-money-group-launches-campaign-to-turn-out-likely-democrat-voters%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2254391&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former First \u200dLady Michelle Obama&#8217;s organization, When We All Vote, spearheaded a &#8220;Culture of Democracy\u200c Tour&#8221; to engage and register Democrat-leaning \u2062voters for the 2024 election. Partnering with various high-profile entities, the initiative strategically targets demographics aligned with Democratic interests.\u200d The campaign, despite claiming nonpartisanship, is \u200dpart of a broader Democrat-leaning election machinery.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>Former First Lady Michelle Obama has never been one to shy away from <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2020\/10\/07\/in-video-michelle-obama-sidelines-rioting-facts-to-play-the-race-card-against-trump-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sharing<\/a> her highly-partisan political views. So, it came as no surprise when an organization she created announced a coordinated campaign last week to target and register likely-Democrat voters ahead of the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the Obama-founded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/when-we-all-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">When We All Vote<\/a> initiative <a href=\"https:\/\/whenweallvote.org\/press\/press-release\/michelle-obamas-when-we-all-vote-will-bring-voting-to-the-culture-and-engage-voters-across-the-country-this-summer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">launched<\/a> its \u201cCulture of Democracy Tour,\u201d a summer-long effort to \u201cregister, educate and engage thousands of voters and volunteers.\u201d This tour, according to the group\u2019s press release, aims to bring \u201cvoting to popular culture through events, sweepstakes, campaigns, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-81-election-fraud-cases-brought-to-courts-30-active-cases\/\" title=\"Report: 81 election fraud cases brought to courts, 30 active cases\">voter registration drives<\/a> and more in partnership with the organization\u2019s thousands of volunteers and partners.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1976394870\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-0229ae771f7bc02de3960d2410bb3ec1 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-0229ae771f7bc02de3960d2410bb3ec1\"><\/div>\n<p>The campaign appears to be part of When We All Vote\u2019s \u201cCulture of Democracy Collective,\u201d a network of more than 200 organizations and businesses focused on \u201cregistering, educating and mobilizing voters.\u201d Many of the initiative\u2019s partners are well-known groups and corporations, such as the far-left <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/southern-poverty-law-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Southern Poverty Law Center<\/a> and Lyft. According to When We All Vote\u2019s presser, the rideshare company has committed to \u201coffer[ing] discounted rides to the polls during primaries, early voting and on Election Day across the country, as well as help riders, drivers and team members register, prepare to vote and understand voting ID requirements.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sports teams such as the Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves are also members of the network. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Democrat GOTV Drive Masquerading as \u2018Nonpartisan\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/whenweallvote.org\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">professing<\/a> to be a \u201cnonpartisan initiative,\u201d When We All Vote\u2019s summer campaign is anything but. Many of the events the organization plans to participate in cater to demographics favorable to Democrats. <\/p>\n<p>For example, the group is slated to have a presence at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/efoc2024mediacenter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Essence Festival of Culture<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbef.com\/summits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Global Black Economic Forum\u2019s Summit and Conference<\/a>, which are slated to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, in early July. Both entities cater to black Americans, a key Democrat voting bloc with whom Joe Biden is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/elections\/biden-trump-black-men-support-election-2024-poll-a7d9da22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">struggling<\/a> to maintain support ahead of the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1c1659d41b23db484d68b70a382f58b0 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1c1659d41b23db484d68b70a382f58b0\"><\/div>\n<p>When We All Vote also plans several \u201cNational Days of Action and Volunteer Mobilization\u201d in which \u201c[h]undreds of volunteers will host voter registration drives and get their communities registered and ready to vote.\u201d These days are strategically planned to correspond with some of the left\u2019s favorite holidays, with \u201cPride Month voter registration drives throughout June\u201d and a \u201cWeekend of Action\u201d tied to <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/juneteenth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Juneteenth<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The organization\u2019s activities further extend into the digital arena, in which When We All Vote officials will collaborate with athletes and celebrities on \u201cdigital campaigns\u201d designed to \u201cengage voters.\u201d In addition to Obama, the group is <a href=\"https:\/\/whenweallvote.org\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">co-chaired<\/a> by leftist celebrities such as Tom Hanks, Selena Gomez, Steph Curry, and Jennifer Lopez.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, When We All Vote <a href=\"https:\/\/whenweallvote.org\/press\/press-release\/when-we-all-vote-announces-new-executive-director-goal-to-turn-out-5-million-voters-in-2024-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a> its goal of turning out 5 million voters during the 2024 elections. The group is also seeking to register \u201cat least 500,000 Americans to vote \u2014 especially Black, Brown and young voters,\u201d all of which are constituencies that lean Democrat.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Lever in Democrats\u2019 Dark Money Election Machine<\/h2>\n<p>When We All Vote\u2019s role in facilitating Democrat-friendly get-out-the-vote activities is not an anomaly, but a facet of the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/democrat-election-machine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Democrat dark money machine<\/a> engulfing America\u2019s elections system. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-d3fd15c3f5be9e2d8bd0baf0cd64c177 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-d3fd15c3f5be9e2d8bd0baf0cd64c177\"><\/div>\n<p>When We All Vote is an initiative of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/civic-nation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Civic Nation<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/swing-states-are-using-taxpayer-money-to-turn-out-democrat-leaning-young-voters\/\" title=\"Swing states fund efforts to mobilize young Democratic voters with taxpayer money\">left-wing nonprofit headed<\/a> by Valerie Jarrett, a former senior adviser to President Barack Obama. Civic Nation is also behind the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/11\/18\/how-joe-biden-used-taxpayer-money-to-buy-young-voters-in-the-2022-midterms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge<\/a>, an enterprise <a href=\"https:\/\/allinchallenge.org\/about\/our-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">established in 2016<\/a> that encourages colleges to increase voter participation among students \u2014 another demographic <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/05\/01\/swing-states-are-using-taxpayer-money-to-turn-out-democrat-leaning-young-voters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">favorable<\/a> to Democrats. <\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/when-we-all-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">InfluenceWatch<\/a>, When We All Vote is heavily funded by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/new-venture-fund\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New Venture Fund<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-hollows-out-trump-era-covid-protections-at-the-border\/\" title=\"Biden Hollows Out Trump-Era COVID Protections at the Border\">left-wing advocacy group<\/a> that\u2019s part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/for-profit\/arabella-advisors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arabella Advisors<\/a>\u2018\u00a0\u201cdark money\u201d network. The organization reportedly dumped $4.2 million into When We All Vote ahead of the 2018 midterms, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/capitalresearch.org\/article\/arabella-advisors-dark-money-helped-democrats-in-the-2018-midterms-expect-more-in-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Capital Research Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[READ:[READ:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/04\/10\/arabella-sheds-light-on-the-dark-money-groups-remaking-america-millions-of-dollars-at-a-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Arabella<\/em> Sheds Light On The Dark-Money Groups Remaking America Millions Of Dollars At A Time<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When We All Vote\u2019s 2024 GOTV strategy follows the breadcrumbs laid by other left-wing 501(c)(3) voter registration groups that came before it. Rather than publicly affirm its goal is to register likely-Democrat voters \u2014 actions that would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/charities-non-profits\/charitable-organizations\/frequently-asked-questions-about-the-ban-on-political-campaign-intervention-by-501c3-organizations-get-out-the-vote-activities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">violate federal law<\/a> \u2014 the group masquerades its partisan efforts by claiming it\u2019s merely targeting demographics that are \u201cunderrepresented\u201d or \u201chistorically disenfranchised.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In other words, the game plan is to circumvent the law by specifically registering constituencies they believe will pull the lever for the Democrat Party at the ballot box.  <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-aed586a1d8322c3e68e20f1599f4202a fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-aed586a1d8322c3e68e20f1599f4202a\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">    \t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michelle Obama, known for her outspoken political stance, unveiled a campaign via her organization, When We All Vote, aiming to register probable Democratic voters for the 2024 election<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":539,"featured_media":2254392,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/53343685472_a43ea94d0a_o.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2254391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/53343685472_a43ea94d0a_o.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2254391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/539"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2254391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2254391\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2254392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2254391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2254391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2254391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}