Oct 13, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min · 11 segments
Mike Quatrano was in the foster system as a teenager. Today he runs Maine Civic Action, training everyday Mainers to run for office, knock doors and get out the vote. On this episode of Speak Up…
Laurel LibbyHostThere's so many people out there that are activists and volunteers and even not, that are yearning for knowledge, want to know more about the process, Want to know what they can do to help.
And one of the things I say about Maine Civic Action, you know, our mission statement is clear, right? We identify conservative individuals to train them to engage, you know, all levels of government.
So I just ask people, what are you willing to do? Everyone has an aversion to knocking on doors or lit drops or making phone calls, but there's so many more things that people can do.
So it's that mix of giving them tactical skills and training, but also feeding that philosophical fire.
And to create a movement that's effective, you need to touch people and change hearts and minds.
I'm always saying this, if you sit there and read polls, you'll go crazy, right? Because 70% of the people agree with us on everything.
But what happens is, is we lose the tactics of getting the ballots to the ballot box.
There's so many people out there that are activists and volunteers and even not, that are yearning for knowledge, want to know more about the process, Want to know what they can do to help.
And one of the things I say about Maine Civic Action, you know, our mission statement is clear, right? We identify conservative individuals to train them to engage, you know, all levels of government.
So I just ask people, what are you willing to do? Everyone has an aversion to knocking on doors or lit drops or making phone calls, but there's so many more things that people can do.
So it's that mix of giving them tactical skills and training, but also feeding that philosophical fire.
And to create a movement that's effective, you need to touch people and change hearts and minds.
I'm always saying this, if you sit there and read polls, you'll go crazy, right? Because 70% of the people agree with us on everything.
But what happens is, is we lose the tactics of getting the ballots to the ballot box.
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