Posted on 11/01/2004 8:09:18 PM PST by NeoCaveman
I arrived at the Ed Herman for Congress campaign headquarters at 6 pm and found more volunteers than phones. They had eighteen phone lines set up to make calls encouraging their voters to get out there tomorrow and vote to re-elect President George W. Bush and to send Ed Herman to Congress to replace Dennis Kucinich. The eighteen phone lines were already taken and 7 more people stayed to make calls on cell phones. Approximately 20 people were sent home because there were no more phones. Most people were planning to come back tomorrow to continue the get out the vote activities.
A note of explanation for those not familiar with Cleveland: Ed Herman's office is in Lakewood Ohio in the tenth congressional district, in other words it is smack dab in the middle of the belly of the beast that is the most heavily Democrat county in the state of Ohio. Go figure.
We had more volunteers than phones in Orange Park, Florida too.
We're in line outside the building and some guy came up and said he was from the "Democratic National Committe Voting Rights Team" or some such thing. As soon as he said the "D word" I pointed outside the radius where the campaigners are not allowed to cross. He's all like "I'm not campaigning I'm here to provide information". Barbarastreisand, then why did you use the word "Democratic", man?
When voter #6 (me) left, he was outside the radius.
-Eric
Good job.
When voter #6 (me) left, he was outside the radius. Good job.I also saw a guy walking down my street with a clipboard and tags around his neck, checking houses. He may be one of our challengers, but I'm wondering if he's looking to vote empty houses. No one is answering the GOP numbers I have.
-Eric
When my Daddy and Mother voted in Texas in the 40s, 50s and 60s, there was nothing on the ballot but Democrat names...no Republican Party at all. They would go vote in every election and cross out all the names...their only means to express dissent. I am so grateful that by the time Reagan ran in 1976, and sadly lost the nomination to Ford, the fledgling Republican Party began to see the possibilities of the future. Pres. Reagan changed politics in Texas, which shows what a really strong leader can do. Now when we go vote in East Texas, there are mostly Republicans on the ballot running unchallenged. So don't give up on NY, and GO VOTE REPUBLICAN anyway. If enough do, the politicians will notice and your new residents may check out the Republican alternative to what they see in NY politics.
Keep calling. I'm sure they are swamped!
I thought I pinged you to this.
i missed it somehow, thanks for repinging. there were more volunteers than phones in Warren yesterday also.
Oh, I definitely went and voted straight R this morning. Nothing was going to stop me from that, even though I know how the results here in lower Manhattan will be.
No one is answering the GOP numbers I have.I ended up getting through to the Victory Center.Keep calling. I'm sure they are swamped!
-Eric
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