Vote Common Good

Vote Common Good is an American 501(c)(4) non-profit organization[1] aimed at influencing religiously-motivated voters. The group was founded by its executive director, Doug Pagitt.[2]

During a national bus tour leading up to the 2018 midterm elections,[3][4] the group held rallies with progressive candidates.[5][6][7] In 2019 and 2020, the group was focused on encouraging religious voters to oppose the Trump Administration[8] through coordination with groups such as The Lincoln Project.[9]

According to the group's website, they host events in-person, as well as online podcasts and video programs to influence voters. The group also conducts training events for candidates[10] and claims to work with a number of prominent American religious leaders including Brian McLaren, Nadia Bolz-Weber, Shane Claiborne, John Pavlovitz and Diana Butler Bass.[11]

References
  1. "IRS.gov Tax Exempt Organization Search Results for "Vote Common Good"". irs.gov. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  2. "A Progressive Evangelical on Voting for Democrats". wnycstudios.org. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  3. "Anti-Trump Evangelicals Are On A Nationwide Bus Tour To Flip Congress". huffpost.com. October 8, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  4. "Vote Common Good Past Events". votecommongood.com. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  5. Dias, Elizabeth (September 14, 2018). "Democrats (Wistfully) Take Aim at a Republican Stronghold: Evangelicals". The New York Times. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  6. "2018 Vote Common Good Candidates". votecommongood.com. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  7. Sherwood, Harriet (October 26, 2018). "'Our faith compels us': Christian resistance to Trump gathers steam". The Guardian. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  8. "Advocacy group launches tour to encourage religious voters to vote against Trump". thehill.com. January 29, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  9. "'Never Trump' Republicans team with progressives to convert the president's religious base". politico.com. August 4, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  10. Griswold, Eliza (October 19, 2019). "Teaching Democrats to Speak Evangelical". The New Yorker. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  11. "Voices of Vote Common Good". votecommongood.com. Retrieved August 6, 2020.


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