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McClatchy Washington Bureau
McClatchy Washington Bureau
Politics
Alex Roarty

Liberal groups are restarting door-to-door campaigning. But not all think it's the right time

WASHINGTON _ Convinced they can do it safely and under pressure to match Republicans, a selection of Democratic-aligned groups are moving ahead with plans to restart their door-to-door voter canvassing operations, even amid a pandemic that has largely halted in-person campaigning since the spring.

Not everyone in the party is convinced it's a good idea.

Working America, a political organizing arm of the AFL-CIO, plans to partially resume its canvassing effort next month to help elect Joe Biden and down-ballot Democrats, according to executive director Matt Morrison, with a test run in Michigan before expanding to other locations across the country if all goes well.

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