Good news from the swing states, as the efforts of
Americans Coming Together and other groups pay dividends:
Cleveland has seen nearly twice as many new voters register so far as compared with 2000; Philadelphia is having its biggest boom in new voters in 20 years; and counties are bringing in temporary workers and employees from other agencies to help process all the new registration forms [...]
"We're swamped," said Bob Lee, who oversees voter registration in Philadelphia. "It seems like everybody and their little group is out there trying to register people." [...]
_ New registered voters in Miami-Dade County, a crucial Florida county in 2000, grew by 65 percent through mid-September, compared with 2000.
_ New registered voters jumped nearly 150 percent in Cuyahoga County (Cleveland) in Ohio, one of the most hard-fought states this year [...]
Focused on poor, black neighborhoods in St. Louis, mid-Missouri and rural areas, his staff went from registering a few thousand new voters in 2000 to at least 50,000 so far this year, Hickey said. In 2000, George W. Bush won the state by less than 80,000 votes.
Of course, registering the voters is the first step. Getting them out to vote will be the next. If we can get half of these people to the polls it'll be a big victory. And these are all people that are being missed by polling of "likely voters".
Like I've said before, the nagging for money ends at the end of the month. October is all about getting everyone involved in GOTV operations. If you're in a swing state, or in an area with a battleground Senate or House race, you are going to directly help us win these elections. If you live near one of those battleground states or races, get in your car and drive there. And if you live farther away, but have time, consider moving into a battleground state the weeks before the election.