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Obma Banks on the Ground Game
Time Magazine ^ | Wednesday September 10, 2008 | Jay Newton-Small

Posted on 09/10/2008 9:29:40 AM PDT by zebrahead

Chicago - With the surge in Republican enthusiasm and John McCain's poll numbers generated by the emergence of Sarah Palin as a GOP superstar, it's no wonder that many Democrats are already hitting the panic button. The Obama campaign, however, isn't sounding any alarms, and it's not just because it believes the post-convention glow will disappear soon enough and voters will get back to focusing on issues more than personality. Much of its confidence stems from a tactical advantage on the ground it showcased to great effect in the primary battle with Hillary Clinton, one which it believes could be the deciding factor in the general election as well.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: electionpresident; mccainpalin; neverforget911; obamabiden
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To: ModelBreaker

That is great news from Colorado. It is a critical state and McCain’s road to the presidency gets much tougher if he can’t hold onto Colorado. Like I said, there is still time and the increased enthusiasm with Palin on the ticket is going to help.


21 posted on 09/10/2008 9:58:51 AM PDT by zebrahead
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To: LS
I’m starting to think the Obama “ground game” is the same “ground game” that deserted Howard Dean in the primaries a few years ago: supposed armies of “young people,” who are disorganized, badly trained, and poorly deployed.

That's part of it, but another part is the vote fraud apparatus that we've already seen reported. Remember the Muslim-backed group that was sowing forged voter registrations all over the place?

Obama is hoping to win some key states based on those efforts being successful enough to negate the surge in the Republican ticket's popularity.

It almost worked eight years ago.

22 posted on 09/10/2008 10:03:11 AM PDT by Charles Martel (Liberals are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
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To: Gaffer
... and voters will get back to focusing on issues ...

Oh, yeah. Right. There are those "issues."

The big eared "senator" from Chicago better not say that too loudly.

Damn, I wish I could gin up a little bit of respect for him.







No, I don't.

23 posted on 09/10/2008 10:08:20 AM PDT by RobinOfKingston (Man, that's stupid ... even by congressional standards.)
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To: zebrahead
Kinda like McGovern did in '72 .. the youth vote held the key.

Nixon .......... 60.7%
McGovern ... 37.5%

24 posted on 09/10/2008 10:09:56 AM PDT by tx_eggman (Privatizing profits and socializing losses is no way to run an economy)
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To: Charles Martel

Michigan has a new voter ID law and just purged 297,000 voters from the rolls.

McCain will win everything but Detroit, Flint, and AnnArbor!


25 posted on 09/10/2008 10:20:39 AM PDT by Beagle8U (FreeRepublic -- One stop shopping ....... Its the Conservative Super WalMart for news .)
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To: Gaffer

People in those areas should ‘gird their loins” and be vigilant..


26 posted on 09/10/2008 10:20:54 AM PDT by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: Gaffer
You're right. We attended a Republican Committee meeting Monday night where McCain Campaign sent a lawyer over to ask (actually beg) for volunteer Poll Watchers. World on the street is Kansas City and City of St. Louis will need watching. I'm sure there are many others. The Democrats have already bussed in poll watchers in Kansas City. Teams of lawyers are being assembled.

The McCain/Palin campaign will train you. You are not to confront anyone — only watch and make a call if something hits the fan. Your eyes and ears may be the only verification available. PLEASE VOLUNTEER IN YOUR AREA. They are begging — they mentioned what has happened — can't publish here. They know it's coming. If you care — volunteer. Poll workers are overwhelmingly Democrat — there will be no help there. We need you to sign up to work the poll places and WATCH the polling places

27 posted on 09/10/2008 10:29:33 AM PDT by Constitutions Grandchild
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To: Gaffer

Sorry for all the type-os. In a hurry. But PLEASE CONSIDER signing up. I’ve never seen this happen before. My jaw was on my chest. We’ve never begged (and I mean begged) for people to make sure voter fraud doesn’t happen — but it’s needed now.


28 posted on 09/10/2008 10:33:41 AM PDT by Constitutions Grandchild
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To: zebrahead
Ground game? They're panicking, because they are starting to realize that even if they empty every cemetery in Chicago, they still can't change the Electoral College.
29 posted on 09/10/2008 10:33:42 AM PDT by SampleMan (Community Organizer: What liberals do when they run out of college, before they run out of Marxism.)
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To: zebrahead
Obma Banks on the Ground Game

Obma?

Who dat?

30 posted on 09/10/2008 10:42:44 AM PDT by humblegunner (I'm voting for McCain because he's white.)
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To: ClearCase_guy
His only ground game is fraud in November.

But the rat that knows the most about fraud (Hillary) is sitting this one out.

31 posted on 09/10/2008 10:54:15 AM PDT by HIDEK6
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To: Constitutions Grandchild

I have been a polling official for 6 years and this November is one I don’t intend to miss. I actually lose about $500 the day I have to take off to do it, but I want to make sure there’s no cheating.


32 posted on 09/10/2008 11:42:04 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Gaffer
My mother always was and last year, my son was the Precinct Captain, but son is working full-time, going to university full-time and getting ready to leave for USMC Officers’ Candidacy at Quantico next spring when he graduates. He had to drop out. Hubby is going to be a poll watcher. I just can't take time off from work (very liberal law firm).

The problem is in heavily democratic precincts, if they can't get a republican AND democrat, they'll take two democrats. If people sign up now (contact the local McCain Campaign office near you), they can get “waivers” to allow volunteers to watch in heavy democratic precincts.

Our Committeeman last night was sure that couldn't happen in our precinct, so since we had two volunteers, he thought that was enough, but not so. We need others to go into the democratic precincts (believe me, they'll be in republican precincts). There are legal teams on call if there's any monkey business. Met a precinct captain from City of St. Louis. He's very worried.

Everybody knows where the trouble in their neck of the woods will crop up and republicans are in short supply. As I said, the campaign office will train you or send someone out to train a group of you. Now is the time — can't wait too long or waivers can't be obtained. Thanks.

33 posted on 09/10/2008 12:35:58 PM PDT by Constitutions Grandchild
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To: Charles Martel

Sorry, I don’t buy into the “vote fraud” fear. It really DIDN’T work eight years ago; and if anything, there has been a massive purging of dead voters from the rolls.


34 posted on 09/10/2008 2:23:37 PM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." (Hendrix))
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