I mean, is this ridiculously cool and clever or what? According to the always interesting Marc Armbinder, 80,000 people will be waiting to pass through the security magnetometers as they stand in line to get into Invesco Field for Obama's speech accepting the Dem Nomination on August 29.
What to do with all of that waiting humanity? Here's what the Obama campaign is considering.
According to Armbinder, as they wait in line:
80,000 people will be antsy, sweaty, excited, bored. Presciently, Obama's convention planners realize this.
They're drafting a plan to pass out thousands of cell phones, and with them, lists of persuadable voters from their database along with their home telephone numbers. The idea is to encourage the line-waiters to use their time productively and in service to the cause. One giant phone bank, in other words, waiting to pass through the mag lines.
An Obama campaign official confirmed that the idea was under consideration.
These guys really know how to think outside the box. I just thought you might want to know.
I guess there are logistical problems, so it's not a done deal, but even to dream up the idea is pretty cool, and the effect of a call saying, "I'm waiting in line for Obama's acceptance speech. Look for me in the orange shirt!" might be pretty impressive on the potential voter receiving the call.