May 6, 2026 • 5 mins
Brian talks to Donovan from Americans for Prosperity. Talking about the midterms and getting folks to get out and votes in November.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Seven thirty one if you have KRCD talk station. Time
to get people motivated to help out and make sure
that we have a huge turnout that will be we
on the conservative side of the Ledger this November. Welcome
back from Americans for Prosperity, Donovan and Neil. Great to
have you back in on as it always is.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
Donovan, Brian, always a pleasure to be with you.
Speaker 1 (00:19):
I had Alex chruncefiel on earlier from the High Republican Chair,
as you know, and he let it slip or actually
set out loud. I don't think he's let it slip
that you've got metrics, you've got lists or their Publican
party anyway does and they know where people are who
are registered to vote that simply just don't go out
and vote, so they can go to that address and say, hey,
by the way, you know, maybe November is the time
(00:42):
you might want to take advantage of your registration and
go out and cast a vote. So do you have
that list or something like that at AFP Donovan O.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Neil, Well, yeah, all of that's available through the Secretary
of State's office. I mean, I know who you vote for, right,
but they know it's public record, who is right to
vote and how often we vote. But we go, we
go actually a level deeper than that, Brian, you know
through the work that we do, the continual I mean
we knocked doors twenty four to seven, three sixty five,
(01:13):
and that helps us build profiles on voters, types of voters,
constituency blocks, and so all of that data helps power
the grassroots work that we do. And so when you
volunteer with us, for instance, quick shameless plug for us
here right, what you're doing is you're volunteering with a
team that has some of the best data in the business.
So when you go and talk to a voter, it's
(01:33):
highly targeted, highly focused to what we believe is going
to help, you know, persuade that voter and help connect
them to the importance of this upcoming election. It's all
about getting the vote turned out though.
Speaker 1 (01:44):
It is and for those who might be reluctant to
help out and become a citizen advocate, as AFP action
dot com allows everyone to easily do. I think, you know,
especially in these trying times where everyone is angry, like
perpetually angry, and that they might not want to get
they might not want to knock on a door for
fear they're gonna end up in some shouting match with someone.
(02:05):
I just give people some context. How often would something
like that happen or how often in your experience in
your door knocking campaigns, which have been going on forever, Donovan,
do you really ever encounter many people like that? Or
is it a challenge to deal with people like that.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
I'll be straight with you. I've been knocking doors for
over twenty years for various campaigns, presidential, non presidential elections.
Knocked about one thousand doors myself in this primary election
for our endorsed candidates, and we'll knock a lot between
now in November. I'll tell you what, in an election,
one or two out of the thousands of doors that
(02:42):
I knock do I have somebody who says I don't
want it, get off my porch and don't come back again.
And it's not even ever that aggressive, Brian. But the
reality is most people actually appreciate when we come to
their door, knock on it, smiling doorhannger in hand and
say hey, my name's Donovan with Americans Prosperity. We're just
letting you know about the upcoming election and some candidates
(03:04):
you might be interested in have a moment to talk
with me. More often than not, brand they say yes, Actually,
I've seen the mail, and I've had these questions. I've
wondered about this. The door to door works, and I
think it really breaks through that political frustration that social
media perpetuates, or other forms of political campaigning perpetuate. Door
to door campaigning by and large, head and shoulders above
(03:27):
all the other tactics, and really kind of can help
instill some faith in our political process. Well we go
out and do it.
Speaker 1 (03:33):
Which, since you're interacting with real human beings on a
very very large scale, it suggests that that anger and
that vitriol on social media represents only a small section
of humanity. So maybe the message that we're getting is
in fact some sort of like a lie.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
Well yeah, I mean I think, you know, whenever anybody
has the anonymity of social media, even when it's your
own Facebook with your picture, you with your kids, there's
still something distant, right. But it's different when you're actually,
you know, knocking on someone's doors having a conversation to
ohiolence two Americans, even if you walk on I've had
(04:10):
situations in primaries. We just came out of the primary
yesterday right where I walked to a door and they've
got the opponent's sign in the yard, and you know,
it's still a cordial conversation between two conservatives who both
want the best for the state. We may not see
eye to eye on who the best candidate is to
achieve that, but I'll tell you what those are actually
some of the most productive I feel like conversations because
(04:32):
they're engaged. Right They've put the sign in the yard,
They've done their research and found their candidate, and they
know that I'm out there advocating for mine. I think
it's good, it's healthy, and more often than not, it's
it is it is a positive experience. Then I think
everybody who believes that in this country ought to take.
Speaker 1 (04:48):
Part in donal when any Americans were prosperity A call
for action today with my listening audience.
Speaker 2 (04:54):
Well, primary is over, but that doesn't mean this election
is one. We've got November. Go to AFP action dot com.
Let's get in the fight for Senator John Houston. We
got to send Shery Brown back into retire one more time.
Speaker 1 (05:05):
Americans for Prosperity makes it so easy for you to
help out a little bit, a whole lot, whatever you
want to do. If you help out, obviously we're going
to go to November with a better advantage. Thank you
Donovan and Neil each a week coming on the program,
and I appreciate what you and AFI are doing throughout
the year. We'll have you back on next week and
get an update.
Speaker 2 (05:21):
Sounds good.
Speaker 1 (05:22):
Take care, Brian, thanks my friends, stick around Claimant County
Veteran Services next
Seven thirty one if you have KRCD talk station. Time
to get people motivated to help out and make sure
that we have a huge turnout that will be we
on the conservative side of the Ledger this November. Welcome
back from Americans for Prosperity, Donovan and Neil. Great to
have you back in on as it always is.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
Donovan, Brian, always a pleasure to be with you.
Speaker 1 (00:19):
I had Alex chruncefiel on earlier from the High Republican Chair,
as you know, and he let it slip or actually
set out loud. I don't think he's let it slip
that you've got metrics, you've got lists or their Publican
party anyway does and they know where people are who
are registered to vote that simply just don't go out
and vote, so they can go to that address and say, hey,
by the way, you know, maybe November is the time
(00:42):
you might want to take advantage of your registration and
go out and cast a vote. So do you have
that list or something like that at AFP Donovan O.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Neil, Well, yeah, all of that's available through the Secretary
of State's office. I mean, I know who you vote for, right,
but they know it's public record, who is right to
vote and how often we vote. But we go, we
go actually a level deeper than that, Brian, you know
through the work that we do, the continual I mean
we knocked doors twenty four to seven, three sixty five,
(01:13):
and that helps us build profiles on voters, types of voters,
constituency blocks, and so all of that data helps power
the grassroots work that we do. And so when you
volunteer with us, for instance, quick shameless plug for us
here right, what you're doing is you're volunteering with a
team that has some of the best data in the business.
So when you go and talk to a voter, it's
(01:33):
highly targeted, highly focused to what we believe is going
to help, you know, persuade that voter and help connect
them to the importance of this upcoming election. It's all
about getting the vote turned out though.
Speaker 1 (01:44):
It is and for those who might be reluctant to
help out and become a citizen advocate, as AFP action
dot com allows everyone to easily do. I think, you know,
especially in these trying times where everyone is angry, like
perpetually angry, and that they might not want to get
they might not want to knock on a door for
fear they're gonna end up in some shouting match with someone.
(02:05):
I just give people some context. How often would something
like that happen or how often in your experience in
your door knocking campaigns, which have been going on forever, Donovan,
do you really ever encounter many people like that? Or
is it a challenge to deal with people like that.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
I'll be straight with you. I've been knocking doors for
over twenty years for various campaigns, presidential, non presidential elections.
Knocked about one thousand doors myself in this primary election
for our endorsed candidates, and we'll knock a lot between
now in November. I'll tell you what, in an election,
one or two out of the thousands of doors that
(02:42):
I knock do I have somebody who says I don't
want it, get off my porch and don't come back again.
And it's not even ever that aggressive, Brian. But the
reality is most people actually appreciate when we come to
their door, knock on it, smiling doorhannger in hand and
say hey, my name's Donovan with Americans Prosperity. We're just
letting you know about the upcoming election and some candidates
(03:04):
you might be interested in have a moment to talk
with me. More often than not, brand they say yes, Actually,
I've seen the mail, and I've had these questions. I've
wondered about this. The door to door works, and I
think it really breaks through that political frustration that social
media perpetuates, or other forms of political campaigning perpetuate. Door
to door campaigning by and large, head and shoulders above
(03:27):
all the other tactics, and really kind of can help
instill some faith in our political process. Well we go
out and do it.
Speaker 1 (03:33):
Which, since you're interacting with real human beings on a
very very large scale, it suggests that that anger and
that vitriol on social media represents only a small section
of humanity. So maybe the message that we're getting is
in fact some sort of like a lie.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
Well yeah, I mean I think, you know, whenever anybody
has the anonymity of social media, even when it's your
own Facebook with your picture, you with your kids, there's
still something distant, right. But it's different when you're actually,
you know, knocking on someone's doors having a conversation to
ohiolence two Americans, even if you walk on I've had
(04:10):
situations in primaries. We just came out of the primary
yesterday right where I walked to a door and they've
got the opponent's sign in the yard, and you know,
it's still a cordial conversation between two conservatives who both
want the best for the state. We may not see
eye to eye on who the best candidate is to
achieve that, but I'll tell you what those are actually
some of the most productive I feel like conversations because
(04:32):
they're engaged. Right They've put the sign in the yard,
They've done their research and found their candidate, and they
know that I'm out there advocating for mine. I think
it's good, it's healthy, and more often than not, it's
it is it is a positive experience. Then I think
everybody who believes that in this country ought to take.
Speaker 1 (04:48):
Part in donal when any Americans were prosperity A call
for action today with my listening audience.
Speaker 2 (04:54):
Well, primary is over, but that doesn't mean this election
is one. We've got November. Go to AFP action dot com.
Let's get in the fight for Senator John Houston. We
got to send Shery Brown back into retire one more time.
Speaker 1 (05:05):
Americans for Prosperity makes it so easy for you to
help out a little bit, a whole lot, whatever you
want to do. If you help out, obviously we're going
to go to November with a better advantage. Thank you
Donovan and Neil each a week coming on the program,
and I appreciate what you and AFI are doing throughout
the year. We'll have you back on next week and
get an update.
Speaker 2 (05:21):
Sounds good.
Speaker 1 (05:22):
Take care, Brian, thanks my friends, stick around Claimant County
Veteran Services next
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