A reader sent me this email:
I wanted to relate what i saw in cleveland today, because i'm sure reporters miss this type of thing.
went to see michelle at cleveland state u...a great place for an event considering bo's [Barack Obama's] demographic. i 'sign in' to become a volunteer to see michelle.
at the end, they announce that bo is gonna appear at cleveland public hall sat. night, and to get 'prefered tix' i need to go to a church up the street to get them. so, i go to get tix and as they hand them to me, they remind me that i can early vote at the board of elections right across the street from the church! hahaha...genius!
same thing when i go to the cleve campaign to get yard signs...they sign me up as a volunteer.
one event, with their best demo, where i can get tix to another event, plus early VOTE! plus 3 opportunities to volunteer, plus 4 yard signs.
Pretty impressive. And now this reader, having already voted, can focus on GOTV on Election Day. It's this sort of well-oiled machine, seen in all of the contests thus far, that give me confidence that the Obama campaign can run a hell of a ground game this November. Compared to the incompetent Clinton campaign, which is still trying to figure out the Texas delegate rules, it's no contest.