From Alaska to New Hampshire, AFP Action’s closing message and data-driven grassroots operation are making an impact.
ARLINGTON, VA — AFP Action grassroots canvassers have been on the ground talking to voters across key Senate battlegrounds since late Spring. Now in the final weeks, they are reinforcing a closing argument that contrasts the threats of socialism with an alternative vision grounded in freedom and opportunity. These one-on-one conversations are part of AFP Action’s layered approach that combines mail, digital and cable, and direct outreach to deliver a message that sticks.
Here’s what media outlets across the country are saying about AFP Action’s ground game …
THE NEW YORK TIMES • FEATURE
AFP Action takes the case against socialism to Ohio doors
“The political PAC for Americans for Prosperity, a prominent conservative advocacy group that deploys thousands of door-knockers across the state, switched its script to the threat of socialism — and organizers quickly noticed a difference.”
— Emily Davies, The New York Times, Oct. 19, 2026
At a door in a working-class Youngstown suburb, Nikki Cvetkovic, 77, studied an AFP Action pamphlet showing Sherrod Brown beside the words “SOCIALISM THREATENS YOUR FREEDOM.”
“I wouldn’t like that.”
— Nikki Cvetkovic, Youngstown voter, who told the Times she will cast her ballot for Sen. Jon Husted
Nikki Cvetkovic reading political pamphlets being delivered by Donovan O’Neil, right, of the political PAC for the conservative group Americans for Prosperity, in Youngstown, Ohio.Credit…Maddie McGarvey for The New York Times
OHIO: BOOTS ON THE GROUND FOR HUSTED
THE DAILY SIGNAL • EXCLUSIVE
Jon Husted, AFP Action Make Final Push Weeks Before Special Election
“Weeks before the election, Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, is making the final push against former Democrat Sen. Sherrod Brown, and he’s doing so with continued help from Americans for Prosperity Action.”
— Rebecca Downs, The Daily Signal, Oct. 9, 2026
“This latest campaign across Ohio—a mix of digital, television, and radio advertising to engage voters—comes in at $5.2 million, bringing AFP Action’s total investment for the cycle to about $18 million. The organization has also knocked on 750,000 doors.”
— Rebecca Downs, The Daily Signal
“Do we go backwards to the guy who voted for trillions in new spending and created the challenges we have in this country, or do we chart a new path forward with Jon Husted?”
— Donovan O’Neil, AFP Action senior adviser, to The Daily Signal at a door-knocking event in Polaris, Ohio
STATEHOUSE NEWS BUREAU
“Ohio US Senate race: Tight race forces GOP to surge in resources”
“Thursday morning, at his first of three scheduled events, he was in southern Delaware County to greet canvassers getting ready to knock doors for him. Among them was Donovan O’Neil, the senior adviser for Americans for Prosperity Action.”
— Sarah Donaldson, Statehouse News Bureau, Oct. 9, 2026
“O’Neil said Americans for Prosperity Action and affiliates have knocked more than 700,000 doors for Husted.”
— Sarah Donaldson, Statehouse News Bureau
“We didn’t get into this problem overnight, we’re not going to get out of it overnight. If we didn’t like where we were two years ago, why bring the guy back who was there?”
— Donovan O’Neil, AFP Action senior adviser, knocking on a door in Powell, Ohio
MICHIGAN: A GRASSROOTS PUSH FOR MIKE ROGERS
FOX & FRIENDS
AFP Action’s Tim Golding makes the case for Mike Rogers
“Mike has policies and ideas and plans that are going to help Michigan families save money, put more money in their pockets. Give them more freedom and opportunities when it comes to health care, energy, and education for their children. And bring manufacturing back to Michigan.”
“As a former homebuilder and remodeler, I can tell you that Mike’s plans to shrink the size and the scope of the government’s interaction in simply building homes is going to be a savings for Michigan families. On average, 25 percent of every dollar that gets spent on a new home goes right into the government’s pocket. That’s not paying for two-by-fours or drywalls, nails, paint, whatever. That’s just to cover government red tape. And Mike is going to work hard to shrink that red tape across all industries to save Michigan families money.”
— Tim Golding, AFP Action senior adviser, Fox & Friends, Oct. 9, 2026
CNN
Michigan Senate race: Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed
“Billie Rajzer, an adviser to the group [AFP Action], told CNN that compared to the 2024 effort for Rogers, this year they’re much more focused on swing voters, with $20 million helping with an effort to knock on 1 million doors by Election Day, trying to counter the state Democratic Party’s own extensive efforts.”
— Isaac Dovere, CNN, Oct. 7, 2026, from AFP Action’s local base in Michigan
ALASKA: CANVASSERS AND ADS FOR SULLIVAN
THE WASHINGTON POST
“National GOP groups pour into Alaska for competitive Senate race”
“Americans for Prosperity Action, a free-market conservative group, is deploying canvassers and spending $3.4 million on ads supporting Sullivan — more than Sullivan’s campaign itself, according to AdImpact.”
— Matthew Choi, The Washington Post, Oct. 6, 2026
“Dan Sullivan has a vision of government that trusts free Alaskans to make choices for themselves.”
— Kevin Greene, AFP Action senior adviser
NEW HAMPSHIRE: A GROUND GAME REPORTERS CAN’T MISS
NH JOURNAL
“AFP Action Pours Millions Into Sununu Race, One Door at a Time”
“The volume of door knocking for GOP candidates has surged this cycle as organizations like AFP Action … spend millions to put activists on the street.”
— Michael Graham, NH Journal, Oct. 7, 2026
“AFP Action estimates it has knocked close to 300,000 doors and invested more than $11.5 million in New Hampshire voter contact efforts.”
— Michael Graham, NH Journal
BLOOMBERG GOVERNMENT
“On A Knife’s Edge.”
“It’s been a minute since we’ve seen this level of activity in New Hampshire,” Greg Moore, senior adviser to Americans for Prosperity Action, the conservative PAC that organized the door-knocking in Bedford, said in an interview. When both parties try hard, he said, the state “is on a knife’s edge.”
— Greg Moore, AFP Action senior adviser, to Bloomberg Government (Ken Tran, Oct. 16, 2026)
“Americans for Prosperity Action announced this month it was committing $4 million in ad buys for Sununu.”
— Ken Tran, Bloomberg Government
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL • COMMENTARY
“Is Politics Still Local in New England?”
“This is a guy [Sununu] who has shown a true willingness to basically cut his own direction and be independent and focus on what he thinks is best for New Hampshire.”
— Greg Moore, AFP Action senior adviser, to The Wall Street Journal (Sierra Dawn McClain, Oct. 16, 2026)
The Journal notes that AFP Action has “knocked on nearly 300,000 doors for the Sununu campaign,” and the reporter spent 2½ hours shadowing AFP Action’s door-knocking in Manchester.