O'Rourke Campaign Press Release - O'Rourke's Grassroots Campaign Announces That Volunteers Will Host More Than 1,000 Organizing Watch Parties Taking Place In Every State and Territory During Saturday Morning's Official Launch Rally

EL PASO, TEXAS -- Beto O'Rourke's grassroots campaign for president announced today that volunteers will host more than 1,000 organizing parties taking place in every state and territory across the country. The parties will tune into a livestream of Saturday morning's official campaign launch rally in El Paso and help kick off the campaign's historic voter contact program. During the speech, O'Rourke will lay out the priorities of his campaign and his unifying vision for the best way to move America forward. He will then continue the day with public rallies in Houston at 5:00 p.m. CT and Austin at 9:00 p.m. CT. The full list of organizing watch party events can be found at Map.BetoORourke.com

"Just two weeks in, people in communities across every state and territory in this country are already organizing on the ground to make this the largest grassroots campaign our nation has ever seen," said O'Rourke. "No one will be taken for granted and no one will be written off as we put our full trust not in the PACs, corporations and special interests but in the people of this country."

The former Congressman announced his candidacy for President of the United States the morning of Thursday, March 14 via a video to supporters. He then launched a ten day, cross country road trip to hold town halls in Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada. O'Rourke personally drove 2,366 miles and held 56 events where he answered 357 questions from voters. Visiting more than 35 counties, he met, engaged with and listened to voters from all walks of life, pledging to take no person for granted and not allowing any community to be written off as he runs a campaign that highlights the great diversity of our nation.

O'Rourke raised a record-breaking $6.1 million in online contributions during the first 24 hours of his grassroots campaign for president. Without a dime from PACs, corporations or special interests, he received contributions from every state and territory in the country.