And then, some more GOTV.
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If I could spell the opening riff from "Barracuda," I would put it here.
by Worship Your Toaster on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 09:59:26 AM PDT
America Coming Together has partnered with Party For America to enlist people like YOU to make GOTV calls to registered Democrats in the battleground states.
As of 1 a.m. this morning, 134,000 calls have already gone out. Help from people like YOU can up that number into the millions. And it's amazingly easy to do (only 3 steps necessary)...
1. Go to Party For America. Here's what you'll see...
2. Click 'Start Here' and you're taken to the sign-up page (which includes a sample phone script)...
Fill in your name, email, zip code and phone number (the phone number will only be used if there are questions about your calls). Then click 'Next' and you'll be signed up and taken to a 'thank you' page...
THAT'S ALL IT TAKES! You will be sent a phone list of 50 registered Democrats from a battle ground state. Mine was Ohio and the list arrived in my email within minutes.
PLUS you can get up to two lists per day, and have an impact on 100 voters! That means you could reach up to 300 people in vital battleground states over the next three days.
If you're wondering why calling registered Democrats would make a difference on people showing up at the polls, it's because person-to-person contact DOES make a huge difference in getting out the vote.
And here's an example of why. Say for instance that I asked you to RECOMMEND THIS DIARY so that it would end up on the Recommended Diaries list and help spur thousands or even tens of thousands more GOTV calls. That simple request from one caring person to another is likely to have an effect.
So, enough said. Just click on the link to sign up and get started.
by couldbeanyone on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:13:44 AM PDT
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by mdon860 on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:41:05 AM PDT
And the great thing is anyone can do it. And consider that if just 1,000 Kossacks sign up, that could equal 100,000 extra GOTV calls per day in these critical states in this critical election.
by couldbeanyone on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:48:10 AM PDT
"When fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression" -- H.L. Mencken
by cinnamondog on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 11:37:12 AM PDT
"Investigative reporting is not stenography", Maureen Dowd, Oct. 22, 2005
by Jackson on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 02:45:25 PM PDT
Three were bad numbers, 3 were busy (I'll try again later), about 12 said they always vote for Democrats, and about 5 said they would not vote for Democrats.
I hope more people do this. It only took about 1 1/2 hours to call the 50 numbers.
by Jackson on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 05:06:37 PM PDT
(Oh look, another 50 Democrats - delete).
OK, the limit of 100 each per day helps, but this service is fairly easy to script with the help of some dud Hotmail accounts.
by UncleDavid on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 12:02:07 PM PDT
Also, note that a legitimate phone number needs to be entered in order to sign up.
by couldbeanyone on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 12:07:25 PM PDT
This is not an issue of Democrats and Republicans, this is the issue of what kind of America do we want? Do we want an America For Corporations or an America truely For The People? Really, that's what it comes down to in this election.
Everyone has got to get involved!
GOTV
Kerry won Oregon 2 weeks ago when the RNC pulled it's marketing money to put it back east!
by DudaDay on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:18:47 AM PDT
Multiple server banks set up to handle the load. Teams of moderators to screen the videos and weedout the freepers. Big time PR company to get press on what you report.
from the fine folks at Texans for Truth
thanks
I'm just speaking on my own behalf.
by Texas Nate on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:32:56 AM PDT
Remember, since 1936 the Redskins have correctly predicted the winner of the White House. It is a fluke, I know, but it is something people believe in.
When the Redskins lose their last home game before the election, the party in the White House loses the White House, when they win, the incumbant party wins.
So lets go Packers!!!!!
Stagflation, here we come
by smoosh21 on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 12:22:02 PM PDT
GO PACK, GO!!!!
by Mauricio Babilonia on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 12:36:31 PM PDT
It would be ironic justice to see a Green Bay win deliver for Kerry
by smoosh21 on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 12:50:25 PM PDT
How ironic, a Wisconsin team (and Wisconsin itself, if I have anything to say about it) handing Bush his head. Sweet.
by Mauricio Babilonia on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 01:25:07 PM PDT
by Durkin T on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 12:45:25 PM PDT
Lets see if the national news picks up on this factoid.
by smoosh21 on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 01:21:22 PM PDT
The best part though, was that it was on Fox.
by Mauricio Babilonia on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 01:28:14 PM PDT
trying to reason with hurricane season
by jaxparrothead on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 01:31:02 PM PDT
Mosh now or die baby!
GOTV!!!
by tk421 on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:00:24 AM PDT
Canada - where a pack of smokes is ten bucks and a heart transplant is free.
by dpc on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:00:31 AM PDT
PS accepting nominations for my new kos-name *sigh*
by GoKeever on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:01:48 AM PDT
Stop Looking For Leaders - WE are the Leaders!!!
by SwimmertoFreedom04 on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:05:00 AM PDT
That is a great pic of JK. Thank you, Kos.
by cinnamondog on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 11:30:57 AM PDT
- What happens on DailyKos, stays on Google.
by Jon Meltzer on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:01:56 AM PDT
Experience is nothing without good judgment.
by sgilman on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:13:27 AM PDT
"There is nothing false about hope." -- Barack Obama
by DC Pol Sci on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 12:38:00 PM PDT
Pass it on.
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by KingOneEye on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:03:04 AM PDT
by BleedingHeartLiberal on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:39:05 AM PDT
by KingOneEye on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 11:05:35 AM PDT
McCain ultimately corrected himself after Sen. Joe Lieberman whispered in his ear.
by Lahdee on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:03:14 AM PDT
Come visit me at Totales Turns!
by romantotale on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:03:16 AM PDT
by bruh1 on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:05:05 AM PDT
by LarkhillforDean on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:40:03 AM PDT
Besides, you can do a lot of good just envisioning victory - with maybe a little help from www.needlenose.com/win04/vote2.htm - while others are out doing the heavy lifting, encouraging your friends to vote and volunteer, and by rooting us on.
Hey, I was going to go up to NV but family matters will probably keep me here. I plan to do some phone calling over the next three days but I will also be doing positive imaging and meditation. It's all good. Thanks for participating as much as you do.
Today is the tomorrow we worried about yesterday.
by Long Haul on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:10:40 AM PDT
Corrente's Lambert Strether and I will be at the new Hausbrandt at 207 S. 15th. from 7-11 PM. Kossacks, come by and have a cup of coffee!
Just a Bump in the Beltway
by Melanie on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:17:46 AM PDT
-4.25, -6.56
by fwiffo on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:24:31 AM PDT
The mind of the bigot is like the pupil of the eye; the more light you pour upon it, the more it will contract. -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
by lilithvf1998 on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 12:00:25 PM PDT
Today, I'm going to follow up on a few people I called yesterday and I'm going to get them rides to the polls tomorrow.
-6.88, -6.72. The truth will set you free. But first it will piss you off.
by Lucky Ducky on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:03:49 AM PDT
Don't know (none / 1)
don't care frankly. Just not enough to go on.
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"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." - Theodore Roosevelt
by Andrew C White on Sun Oct 31st, 2004 at 01:00:45 GMT
Full Disclosure: I am Chair of the Darius Shahinfar for Congress Campaign Committee in NY-21.
by Andrew C White on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:06:18 AM PDT
by whynot on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:06:20 AM PDT
by romantotale on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:15:12 AM PDT
by misscee on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:15:23 AM PDT
Address: 512 W. Central Blvd, Orlando FL Phone: 407-236-0037
ACT in Florida
Or contact K/E in Ft Lauderdale to see how you can help in Orlando:
K/E Florida 115 E. Broward Blvd. Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 954-848-0053
"This union may never be perfect, but generation after generation has shown that it can always be perfected." - Barack Obama (3.18.08)
by lapis on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:20:32 AM PDT
Osceola County Dem HQ 12 W. Dakin Ave. Kissimmee, FL 34741
From I-95 take I-4 westbound to Orlando, then US 441 southbound to historic downtown Kissimmee. Turn right at the big K/E sign onto W. Dakin Ave. HQ is on the left.
From I-75/Florida's Turnpike, take turnpike exit 244 (U.S. 192). Turn right on US 192 westbound, then left on Main St. Go south 1 mile, turning right at the big K/E sign onto W. Dakin Ave. HQ is on the left.
www.democratsosceola.com
by Lucky Ducky on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 11:33:56 AM PDT
Let me know, would love the extra body in our precinct.
by jaxparrothead on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 01:40:39 PM PDT
by whynot on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 04:55:57 PM PDT
by catfish on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:07:34 AM PDT
But Nevada is very very winnable.
Barack Obama for President
by Aexia on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:09:40 AM PDT
by catfish on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 11:04:01 AM PDT
You can tell you have created God in your own image when it turns out that he or she hates all the same people you do. - Anne Lamott
by javelina on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 01:11:25 PM PDT
There is lots you can do from here, but NV could use your help. Every effort helps. Having NV blue would be huge.
by Long Haul on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:13:02 AM PDT
the powers have raised a whole generation of terrified consumers. or worse indifferent. i just kept hammering him to vote in his own self interest. social security, health care, keep your kids out of war. period.
by ralphyboy on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:08:15 AM PDT
by Aexia on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:08:42 AM PDT
by SwimmertoFreedom04 on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 11:06:23 AM PDT
by timelad on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:09:31 AM PDT
by NealB on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:09:39 AM PDT
ARGville: Opinions with bite
by VictorNJ on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:15:52 AM PDT
by NealB on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:20:04 AM PDT
When I was canvassing infrequent voters for MoveOn I went to a house that wasn't on the list with a Kerry sign in the yard and asked to use their bathroom. No problem.
Don't underestimate the power of individual contacts. I just called a student who had signed off as a definite Kerry supporter, but with only two days to go she didn't know where she was supposed to vote. I emailed her all the info, including a map... it's that kind of effort at the margin that makes the difference.
Arboretum Cohousing vs The Inflatable Space Commune
by urbazewski on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 11:47:58 AM PDT
Rather than contacting voters directly, you can contact people to volunteer their time. These are more dedicated, committed people. Do it through the Kerry PhoneCorps at
http://calls.johnkerry.com/eblocks/index.mhtml
by Long Haul on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:16:03 AM PDT
I want as many people who are concerned with the future of this country, for their children's welfare, for our standing in the world, to get to the polls. if some of them want to vote for 4 more years of Bush, fine. I would rather have 2 people vote for Bush than 1 Kerry voter stay home or be shut out of the process.
We CAN win this thing, but only if we work our collective ass off.
Idiots of the world, ignite!
by susanp on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:18:17 AM PDT
by nater1979 on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:19:35 AM PDT
Knowledge is power.
I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat, or a prostitute. - Rebecca West, 1913
by Prog Grrl 68 on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:24:41 AM PDT
Our field director tells us about a race down in Florida in 2002 where the candidate stopped GOTV phone calls a few days before the election because people were complaining about the calls.
She ended up losing by just a few hundred votes.
The improtant thing to remember is: REGULAR VOTERS DO NOT GET GOTV CALLS.
Voters targetted for GOTV are infrequent voting Democrats. They're getting calls because they will not vote otherwise.
That's why it doesn't matter if you piss off a few people into not voting because they likely weren't going to bother anyways.
If you vote regularly, you won't get phone calls telling you to go vote.
by Aexia on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:25:35 AM PDT
by catfish on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 11:05:21 AM PDT
I used to be an Independent. Since that day I've been a Democrat.
Doesn't have much to do with GOTV though. The original poster thought we were talking about proselytizing, which is a different matter and can in fact backfire on you if you keep it up. GOTV is all good.
by tjekanefir on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 11:28:57 AM PDT
by Nick Berning on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 12:58:48 PM PDT
The memorial service as a whole was one the more amazing things I have ever seen in my life. On zero days notice, tens of thousands of Minnesotans wrapped around block after block, waiting in line to commemorate the amazing man that he was.
Now, what does this have to do with GOTV efforts? Uh, nothing. The guy up thread is bizarrely off topic, and his logic is almost Ann Coulterish.
A Progressive Philadelphia: Young Philly Politics
by danielua on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 01:40:40 PM PDT
by danielua on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 01:41:35 PM PDT
If you have some time and want further reasons to GOTV this week till you drop, go see the film THE WORLD ACCORDING TO BUSH, now playing in select cities.
And check out the documentary BUSH'S BRAIN, on Karl Rove, The Sundance Channel will be showing it on Monday night, along with a bunch of other docs.
Also Monday night, IFC will be showing on a loop, David O. Russell's (I HEART HUCKABEES) doc on the Iraq War, SOLDIERS PAY.
by Prog Grrl 68 on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:10:25 AM PDT
Going to do some more today at noon.
D-Day, the newest blog on the internet (at the moment of its launch)
by dday on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:11:04 AM PDT
I've done everything I know I can do...talked it up with my neighbors and family. Voted myself (by mail in Oregon) and blogged and emailed for Kerry until my fingers bled.
Now it's up to the country to get the job done.
Being a control freak is such hard work...LOL. And man...I'm nervous.
Jeff Merkley for US Senate!
by Carla on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:11:09 AM PDT
by fwiffo on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:26:57 AM PDT
I was calling Democrats, Independents, and Others (can't remember that code designation), Republicans are not called, though I think there should have been a massive drive to contact them once.
Three of my democrats were voting for Bush, 42 were voting for Kerry, and 5 had not even opened the ballot, though they had it for at least 2 weeks. I am an old, retied clergyman (for real), so I was eager to talk with them about their procrastination, it was interesting. Two of them will not vote, they seemed to be mentally challenged, one even said they want to think another week about it. (Hmmm!) The other three were not going to vote for Bush, they each had issues with Kerry, claiming they did not know where he stood on issues such as African genocide, American poverty, and education. Answered there questions and referred each to the DNC platform. But, these young, new voters were thinking about their responsibility.
Most of my callers were first-time voters, very excited and Pro-Kerry. A bunch of these voters not reached were probably at the game watching Oregon stomp Washington!
I just got called to do some out-of-state GOTV this evening. It is not to late for any of you to help out!
by DudaDay on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 11:27:05 AM PDT
by redjb on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:12:54 AM PDT
by theprincetonian on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 12:52:07 PM PDT
Who controls the past, controls the future. Who controls the present, controls the past. George Orwell
by moon in the house of moe on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:13:15 AM PDT
I'm so pumped it's not even funny!!!
by whag00 on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:14:29 AM PDT
by Long Haul on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:18:59 AM PDT
Jail to the Chief Jail to the Chief
by Barbara H on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:19:08 AM PDT
Bob Brigham Blog
by blogswarm on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:19:09 AM PDT
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/10/31/124555/69
by VirginiaDem on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:19:36 AM PDT
You can get them, cheap ($5 or $10 for a big one), at any autoparts or camping store. You could probably keep 20 or 30 voters dry w/a 9x12' one...And wouldn't it be a lovely symbolic gesture to have big swaths of beautiful BLUE across OH and PA??
Reality - Humanity - Sustainability
by Em on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:20:12 AM PDT
by redjb on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:24:39 AM PDT
"...And I woulda got away with it, if it hadn't been for that meddling Kos!" ---attributed to Tom DeLay
by AdmiralNaismith on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:24:54 AM PDT
by redjb on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:25:37 AM PDT
by mdon860 on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:52:03 AM PDT
by yogipohaku on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 11:11:37 AM PDT
BLUE AND GETTING BLUER, BABY (the E-Day skies in FL, that is).
Daily Details for Orlando, FL
TUE 02 NOV HI 88 LO 66 PRECIP 0%
by Lucky Ducky on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 11:39:05 AM PDT
I hope that those driving the GOTV have learned what I understand to be the lessons from Dean's amateurish overkill in Iowa in February. Are there good web references with call-banking pointers?
It was clear to me the last time I phone banked that it is important to give people some deliberate, focused coaching (beyond just handing them a script) and have someone performing some level of ongoing quality assurance on the outgoing calls.
For the record, we still have more than enough petroleum to trigger runaway greenhouse effects before the stuff runs out for good.
by Minerva on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:25:21 AM PDT
They've got a truck sign going around town which says one thing "Vote." Doesn't say "Vote for Kerry." Just "Vote."
My daughter and I went around today with posters with that message, to houses with Kerry signs, asking those people to put the signs out Monday night or Tuesday morning.
Everyone was happy to do it. Everyone said they were getting out the vote. One guy screamed from his home-office, "we're gonna win!"
Everyone was smiling. Everyone knows. And everyone is working for the blessed day.
Once it's clear we've won, let's all switch our TVs to Fox and LAUGH AND LAUGH AND LAUGH.
My over-under on whether it's over by The Daily Show (10 PM Eastern) is under.
by Dana Blankenhorn on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:54:12 AM PDT
by catfish on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 11:08:40 AM PDT
Have a two or three sentence explanation about why this election is so important for you or your family personally. This will cut through the crap with anyone who is undecided, angry about you calling for the hundreth time, angry because they disagree with you, or who is thinking about not voting.
Whenever I get anyone difficult on a phone I always drop back to, "Sir, I am just volunteering my time because so many members of my family have lost their health care over the past four years. My aunt and uncle, my cousins, and my mother all NEED and affordable health care plan, and John Kerry and John Edwards are fighting for that. That is why I'm voting for Kerry. What do you think about the health care situation?"
And always remember that you don't have to win the argument, just try to get them into a personal conversation and get them talking. Ask them questions about their opinions on less polarizing issues like jobs and health care. Even if they end up hanging up on you, if you got them to think about it for ten seconds a lot of them will vote with us in the end.
by Iowa and California on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 12:17:12 PM PDT
We are worried here (as everywhere else I am sure) that the Republicans are going to challenge voters to slow things down and will create long lines. We want to make sure all MoveOn volunteers have drinks and snacks to hand out to people waiting in line to help convince them to stay there.
We just sent emails to our friends asking them to drop off food/drinks at as many precincts as they can. If anyone is really inspired, they could also print out stickers that say "I voted for John Kerry" to stick on the water bottles.
Any other ideas out there that we should send around?
by abbeyg on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:26:23 AM PDT
"Same shit, Different Nixon." - Driftglass
by roxtar on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:39:48 AM PDT
But if your polling place looks crowded, why not bring a case of water with you, or a pot of coffee if it's cold and people are waiting outside. Take off your button, offer free drinks, smile (and wink) and everyone celebrate the finish line.
If everyone votes we have no complaints. To everyone who votes we offer our thanks.
Voting is the great celebration of citizenship. Enjoy it. Let your neighbors know you're glad they're there.
This has a better chance of turning a Bush voter into a Kerry voter than anything I can think of.
Just remember, no buttons, no signs, no talking about who people are voting for. Just celebrate the act of voting.
Smile, everybody!
by Dana Blankenhorn on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:56:48 AM PDT
If you are denied the right to campaign outside of a polling place, and you are more than 50 feet away, call you 800#. THIS IS A REPUB INTIMIDATION TECHNIQUE. They are being told to complain about everything, and the 50 feet rule is one of the things. Do not let them drive you away. CALL YOUR 800#. Call the Dems lawyer lines.
They aint gonna steal another one away from me.
by jaxparrothead on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 02:26:59 PM PDT
Interesting note here in Maine. We have 2 very popular moderate Republican Senators here in Maine. I have not seen one ad or phone call from them asking to support this president. Senator Snowe did a robo-call for a local legislative candidate, but not Dubya!!!
Kerry will get at least 300 EVs.
"Whatever you do may seem insignificant, but it is most important that you do it." - Gandhi
by MaineMerlin on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:31:28 AM PDT
Maine is a kick-ass state.
Shhhh. Don't tell anyone how great it is!
Resist much, obey little. ~~Edward Abbey, via Walt Whitman
by willyr on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 11:34:33 AM PDT
by redjb on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:32:16 AM PDT
conflicting...
by redjb on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:33:06 AM PDT
i'm pretty certain you didn't mean people from Poland or long cylinders, but rather polls.
by mdon860 on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:55:29 AM PDT
by redjb on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 11:04:37 AM PDT
Most states have laws that restrict "electioneering" (supporting or opposing a candidate or ballot issue) at the polls. You have to be physically removed by a certain number of feet from the polling place and/or voters in line.
But if you are just videotaping--without expressing support or opposition to a candidate--it should be fine. It's like a tv station's camera---they have a right to be there as long as they don't interfere with the voting process.
This is anyone's free speech right. And it is the way we insure open, honest and fair elections.
by willyr on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 11:51:13 AM PDT
by willyr on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 11:55:47 AM PDT
Michael Moore is enlisting folks to videotape election day:
I WANT YOU to volunteer on election day to help deter and document election FRAUD, voter INTIMIDATION and any other IRREGULARITIES at the polls.
Email videoarmy@michaelmoore.com to sign up. Include your name and phone number and be sure to put the state you are in in the subject of your e-mail.
And don't forget you could use a lipstick camera - easy to hide in a hat, purse, coat, knapsack, etc...
by Prog Grrl 68 on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 12:35:32 PM PDT
K/E signs everywhere, very few Bush signs. Folks were nice even when they had already voted or been canvassed repeatedly.
Plus, the rain held off and the fall colors were gorgeous! Came home energized and optimistic. Of course, Oregon will be blue; but felt good to try to take back our statehouse and to see that our state is not quite as red as conventional wiz would have it.
Thank you, Howard Dean!
by Ruth in OR on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:37:49 AM PDT
"Minnis is a Menace" - me, at age 6, in 1986, referring to her husband, John Minnis.
Me | SaluteBack.com?
by aftk2 on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:46:30 AM PDT
or enter your zipcode on the right at: AMERICA COMING TOGETHER
Verify the Vote.
by Eric J in MN on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:39:02 AM PDT
Heck, if you're anywhere you should still get to your local Democratic office. They need you!
by fwiffo on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:39:06 AM PDT
by BleedingHeartLiberal on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:41:28 AM PDT
by treehugger on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 12:40:27 PM PDT
My canvassing partner and I saw a lone Bush-lady out wandering in her red shirt with a bag of fliers.
Her door hanger featured a Happy White Family, picture of soldiers and (I kid you not) a closeup of a stack of money.
On a side note, we also saw an elaborate door-hanger package from the "defense of marriage" ballot initiative folks--complete with CD and multiple color leaflets, all in a plastic bag to protect it from the weather. They had left it on the doorknob of a Dem, but she was older so I figure they are targetting older voters. (
The good news is, polling shows Oregon may be the only state in the country to refuse to enshrine discrimination in its constitution!
by Ruth in OR on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:43:43 AM PDT
I enjoyed reading that they also think that FOX TV is part of the liberal media conspiracy because it had one poll where Kerry was ahead. These people are amusing in a scary sort of way.
by YurplovesKerry on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 11:50:29 AM PDT
Spent last week calling voters in Florida through America Coming Together- lots and lots of people had already voted.
Spent yesterday calling environmental voters in the Philadelphia area with Clean Water Action, and convinced one fence-sitter that Kerry was in fact NOT a supporter of terrorism.
Spending today calling voters in Ohio, also through ACT, and will do the same tomorrow. Also have been obsessively reading this website recently (one of the dreaded newbies) but it's been a great source of inspiration to GOTV!!!
Chuck Pennacchio: Progressive Democrat for U.S. Senate (PA) www.chuck2006.com
by kim in philly on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:44:02 AM PDT
by NealB on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:49:06 AM PDT
by ramatgani on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:51:08 AM PDT
by YurplovesKerry on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 12:07:09 PM PDT
As mentioned above, it's so important to GOTV in this homestretch- I, too, have called people who weren't sure of their polling location, ID requirements, prov. ballots, etc... and they mostly welcomed the calls and urged us on!
I actually heard Tucker Carlson say this morning that the people who despise Bush far outnumber those who love him- that's why they've waited in lines for up to 3 hours to vote him out!!! I couldn't agree more! GOTV!!!!
by noconi on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:51:45 AM PDT
Fresh Zogby poll of 18-29 year old cell phone users.
by peter jung on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 11:00:07 AM PDT
And don't even think about wasting time responding to this comment.
GO! GO! GO! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
just because I call you to task for shitting on Democrat y, does not mean I support y, or x or z. It only means you are an asshole.
by ETinKC on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 10:59:44 AM PDT
I do a lot of my reaching out from right here, using info I find to persaude those on my many lists
you do your thing, I'll do mine
on election day, I';ll be driving people all day.
so don't criticize how others help in the effort
Those who can, do. Those who can do more, TEACH! If impeachment is off the table, so is democracy
by teacherken on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 11:21:45 AM PDT
Beciseds, I am just taking a lunch break...back to it now.
by ETinKC on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 11:26:30 AM PDT
What is essential is invisible.
by bebimbob on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 11:04:18 AM PDT
Seriously, I'll drop a fruit basket off at my Republican cousin's office for him and his staff. Or maybe some other random act of kindness for Republicans of my acquaintance.
by Yamaneko on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 04:58:24 PM PDT
When you take your break from GOTV for our side and are in front of your computer at any time the rest of this week, send out a barrage of emails to your right-wing contacts to Turn Their Vote! [In the diary] you'll find the ammo you need to target the fundies, the neo-cons/movement cons, and the paleo-cons. For the Fundies or 'Why George W. Bush is not your Savior' 1. Bush's post-'find Jesus' life hasn't been so pious. Here he is flicking off the camera during his race for Texas governor. Here he is calling a reporter a 'major league' a-word. 2. In the week before the election, Bush suddenly revealed that he supports civil union for gay couples, a position that has upset many conservative groups. 3. A study by an evangelical seminary professor shows that abortions have risen under Bush abortions have risen under Bush, after falling for years under Clinton. 4. After Pat Robertson explained that Bush told him there would be no U.S. casualties in the war, White House and Bush campaign officials smeared him by calling him a liar. There is another alternative to Bush for religious conservative: http://www.peroutka2004.com/. For the Neo-cons and Movement Conservatives or 'Why George W. Bush is not your Protector' by VirginiaDem
[In the diary] you'll find the ammo you need to target the fundies, the neo-cons/movement cons, and the paleo-cons.
For the Fundies or 'Why George W. Bush is not your Savior'
1. Bush's post-'find Jesus' life hasn't been so pious. Here he is flicking off the camera during his race for Texas governor. Here he is calling a reporter a 'major league' a-word.
2. In the week before the election, Bush suddenly revealed that he supports civil union for gay couples, a position that has upset many conservative groups.
3. A study by an evangelical seminary professor shows that abortions have risen under Bush abortions have risen under Bush, after falling for years under Clinton.
4. After Pat Robertson explained that Bush told him there would be no U.S. casualties in the war, White House and Bush campaign officials smeared him by calling him a liar.
There is another alternative to Bush for religious conservative: http://www.peroutka2004.com/.
For the Neo-cons and Movement Conservatives or 'Why George W. Bush is not your Protector'
by VirginiaDem
You get the drift.. Now GO!
Stay the Course will be their epitaph
by lawnorder on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 11:08:29 AM PDT
I rock knobs!
by Jumbo on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 11:15:31 AM PDT
by cmairead on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 11:26:36 AM PDT
Part two, the MoveOn story, coming soon.
by lilithvf1998 on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 12:02:58 PM PDT
No evidence at all of voter intimidation, challenges to people voting, or anything like that. The Supervisor of Elections seems to be doing everything she can to make this work. Yesterday the Sun-Sentinel's political columnist accused her office of being taken over in "a coup by the Democratic party." It's too bad about the missing absentee ballots, but hopefully this huge turnout will make up for whatever votes were lost and more.
On a personal note, I have an 85-year-old very Jewish aunt in Miami-Dade who had planned all along to vote for Bush because of Israel. She early-voted on Friday and in the end she switched to Kerry after her son, my cousin, convinced her, I suppose, that Kerry would be just as craven in not standing up to Ariel Sharon as Bush has been.
by 4thcdflcandidate on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 12:03:45 PM PDT
Early voting has ended in North Carolina, and it was a smashing success. I voted last Monday at one of Durham's four One Stop voting sites, a junior high school down the street from my house, and the line ran through the lobby and just out the front doors. Every day thereafter, when I drove past it to and from work, the line was longer than the day before. By Friday, it was stretching around the building. The Durham Herald-Sun reports that about 1/3 of registered voters in Durham County (152, 719 registered voters) and neighboring Orange County (95,570) cast early ballots. Similar rates prevailed for surrounding counties. This area is easily the most strongly Democratic part of North Carolina; Kerry stickers and signs vastly outnumber Bush ones. Heavy turnout here is good news for Democrats all the way down the ballot. And who is turning out? Durham's Board of Elections director said, "We have a lot of young people voting, which I have never seen before. I think it's wonderful." Orange County is home to UNC-Chapel Hill (ahem - BOOYAH!), while Durham County hosts Duke and NC Central. College students, traditionally hard to mobilize here, have come out in droves. The useful comparison is to voting rates in Winston-Salem, a strongly conservative city and home to GOP Senate candidate Richard Burr. With 212,289 registered voters in the county, only 12% - 24,579 - showed up early. Statewide, over a million early ballots were cast, about 20% of the state's 5.5 million registered voters. The Democratic areas are far outstripping the rest of the state.
Orange County is home to UNC-Chapel Hill (ahem - BOOYAH!), while Durham County hosts Duke and NC Central. College students, traditionally hard to mobilize here, have come out in droves. The useful comparison is to voting rates in Winston-Salem, a strongly conservative city and home to GOP Senate candidate Richard Burr. With 212,289 registered voters in the county, only 12% - 24,579 - showed up early. Statewide, over a million early ballots were cast, about 20% of the state's 5.5 million registered voters. The Democratic areas are far outstripping the rest of the state.
Melanie responds from Virginia: "I'm seeing changes in my state that will bring a close election in Virginia, which is becoming a swing state." She goes on to say:
Local legend has it that if the Redskins win their last home game before the presidential election, the incumbent wins. This has been true for the last 17 presidential contests, before the `Skins came to Washington. Right now, the Packers are shredding the Skins, 20-7 halfway through the third quarter. The only suspense for me Tuesday night will be in the exit polling: I'm going to be very curious to see how the military vote, a big part of Virginia, breaks out. I'm hearing enlisted are going heavily for Kerry.
The only suspense for me Tuesday night will be in the exit polling: I'm going to be very curious to see how the military vote, a big part of Virginia, breaks out. I'm hearing enlisted are going heavily for Kerry.
by Frijol on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 12:23:21 PM PDT
GO PACK GO!!!!
by Mauricio Babilonia on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 01:14:33 PM PDT
He looks good.
Pray for the dead, fight like hell for the living--Mother Jones
by chanupi on Sun Oct 31, 2004 at 12:32:40 PM PDT
"If we have a rerun of Florida 2000 in Pennsylvania, Michael Badnarik could be the kingmaker by drawing independent and Republican votes from Bush," said Larry Jacobs, director of the 2004 Election Project at the Humphrey Institute of the University of Minnesota, which has been tracking third-party candidates. -------------
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