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Re: Obama surrogates rally one-stops

liam — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:28:46 -0400

Sam Perkins. The Big Smooth! Finally, a surrogate worthy of my time.

Sam's the man. Check out his work with the NOTHING BUT NETS charity (and give them some money while you're at it)

http://www.nothingbutnets.net/blog/9

Re: Rock the (one-stop) vote

dahedgehog — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:48:54 -0400

Shhhh...please do not advertise this event, as I don't want to have to battle big crowds!

Re: Rock the (one-stop) vote

branqua — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:15:20 -0400

Obama is a man of substance, and the only one qualified to be the president of the united states. I like his style, no more old politics. It's really time for change..

Re: One-stop votes rival general election

liam — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:01:06 -0400

2004 primary didn't have many competitive statewide races either, so it's still not a valid 1:1 comparison. This election will look more like the 2006 general.

Re: One-stop votes rival general election

UNChockeygirl — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:59:18 -0400

Interesting that the only places open for one-stop voting are the cities where Obama is expected to get strong support. I wonder how that will affect the race.

Re: One-stop votes rival general election

gercohen — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:48:00 -0400

I'm not being critical, it's great to see such a burst in civic interest. As early voting winds down in 10 days and you consider a followup, I hope they can give you 2004 vs 2008 stats!

Re: One-stop votes rival general election

ryanteaguebeckwith — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:49:51 -0400

These are the numbers they had for me.

— RTB

Re: One-stop votes rival general election

gercohen — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:31:10 -0400

lgrafstein is correct, the 2004 primary would be a better benchmark against the 2008 primary, though I do not know if those comparative stats are available. Comparing with 2006 gives us a good idea something is going on, however. Your spreadsheet shows the Orange County turnout up 60-fold compared with the 2006 primary, fitting in with a national phonomenon of increased interest by young people.

Re: One-stop votes rival general election

lgrafstein — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:14:17 -0400

The primary vote overall in 2006 was pretty miniscule because of the lack of statewide races, so I don't know that early voting in 2006 could be called a comparable period.

Re: Obama pushes early voting

FFC1304 — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:50:39 -0400

One stop voting is dangerous.

Re: Obama pushes early voting

FFC1304 — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:44:22 -0400

CHANGE !!! WE NEED CHANGE!!! But NOT THIS KIND!!! No racist mooslims please.