WASHINGTON – The Republican National Committee (RNC) today announced Kentucky’s D2H Victory campaign to establish the grassroots political operation to ensure Republican candidates are successful in November.  In partnership with the Republican Party of Kentucky (RPK), the RNC is providing funding and resources to build the in-state GOP structure to support Republican leaders.

The RNC will devote the resources necessary to enhance the RPK’s ability to effectively reach Republican voters and tap into the state’s grassroots volunteer base.  This investment in Republican state parties is a critical part of the RNC’s Delaware to Hawaii (“D2H”) strategy to compete aggressively in all fifty states. 

“The RNC is excited to be joining forces with the Republican Party of Kentucky to provide support from the top of the ballot to the bottom of the ballot,” said RNC Chairman Michael Steele.  “The success of the Republican Party starts with the energized volunteers who knock on doors, make phone calls, attend events, and reach out to Republican voters in their own communities and neighborhoods.  Republicans in Kentucky are sending a clear message to Washington that it’s time to change the tax too much, borrow too much and spend too much policies of President Obama which are failing the American people.”

“I’d like to thank Chairman Steele for providing the Republican Party of Kentucky with these essential resources as we inch closer towards November.  They will have a tremendous impact on our ability to deliver the Republican message of lower taxes and fiscal sanity directly to Kentucky voters,” said Steve Robertson, Chairman of the RPK.   “Partnered with the RNC, we are investing in a political operation that will capture the outpouring of support that we have consistently seen here in Kentucky because of the extreme policies of Washington Democrats. Kentuckians are energized and ready to right the ship by electing Republicans to office in November.”

In 2009, Republicans made 5.8 million voter contacts and put in 165,715 volunteer hours, resulting in victories across the country.  In total, last year Republicans won 26 of 37 special elections and played a major role in more than 30 successful races.  The RNC is building on this success with strategic investments in key states and districts that will help deliver Republican victories in November.