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Why Harry Reid's Nevada Field Operation Is Losing
The Awl ^ | October 31, 2010 | Natasha Vargas-Cooper

Posted on 10/31/2010 4:14:25 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued

If there’s anything that could save Harry Reid from getting ousted by Sharron Angle on Tuesday, it would be his campaign’s ability to run a competitive ground game: tight coordination of precinct canvassing, disciplined phone banking, targeted literature distribution, quality control over hundreds of volunteers and—above all—clean, up-to-date voter lists.

Based on what I saw yesterday at Democratic Party headquarters in Las Vegas, it’s not happening for Harry Reid. Here is how Sharron Angle's field campaign works. Their telephones link up to a Republican voter database. Once a phonebanker has made a contact, she punches a number on the keypad to report whether the person has voted already, how they intend to vote, whether it's a wrong number or a hang-up. This updates the database in real time. After you disconnect, the phone autodials a new number.

In one hour at Angle HQ, I made 87 phone calls. If I talked to someone who already voted or who told me to "suck off" (true story!), I pressed a button and they were removed from the bank.

The Reid campaign tracks phonebank results by hand. On paper.

(Excerpt) Read more at theawl.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; Politics/Elections; US: Nevada
KEYWORDS: nevada
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1 posted on 10/31/2010 4:14:27 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
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To: writer33; Las Vegas Ron; justiceseeker93; ExTexasRedhead; Impy; randita; AuH2ORepublican; ...

This is a real Halloween treat for conservatives.


2 posted on 10/31/2010 4:17:12 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued (Illegal aliens commit crimes that Americans won't commit.)
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To: Clintonfatigued
If there’s anything that could save Harry Reid from getting ousted by Sharron Angle on Tuesday, it would be his campaign’s ability to run a competitive ground game: tight coordination of precinct canvassing, disciplined phone banking, targeted literature distribution, quality control over hundreds of volunteers and—above all—clean, up-to-date voter lists vote fraud.

I won't be surprised if Reid wins, and that'll be why.

3 posted on 10/31/2010 4:18:05 PM PDT by Riley (The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column.)
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To: Clintonfatigued
If there’s anything that could save Harry Reid from getting ousted by Sharron Angle on Tuesday, it would be his campaign’s ability to run a competitive ground game: tight coordination of precinct canvassing, disciplined phone banking, targeted literature distribution, quality control over hundreds of volunteers and—above all—

...cheating.

4 posted on 10/31/2010 4:18:20 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: Clintonfatigued
Here's something fun. I was at the Carson City Nevada day parade and met Sharon Angle. She walked the parade twice. Harry was also there in the VIP seats.

I didn't see him, but I didn't go down there and look either. Anyways, a small plane flew over the parade several times with a banner that read “Anyone Butt Reid.” There was no way anyone could miss it.

5 posted on 10/31/2010 4:19:26 PM PDT by ladyvet (I would rather have Incitatus then the asses that are in congress today.)
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To: Clintonfatigued
We're using the same phone system (or similar) here in Ohio for Kasich and Portman.

It is NIFTY! I made 251 calls yesterday in just a few hours.

Reid is tracking on paper? LOL! He must be counting on those magical voting machines and his union thugs to do the trick.

Ain't gonna work, Harry. The gig is up!

6 posted on 10/31/2010 4:25:14 PM PDT by ohioWfan (Proud Mom of a Bronze Star recipient!)
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To: Clintonfatigued
Ahhh but Harry. Whatever happened to that sweet, innocent lovable boy we once knew? Politics has corrupted you Harry. Come back home now to Searchlight where you belong..


7 posted on 10/31/2010 4:25:49 PM PDT by tflabo
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To: Clintonfatigued

I just had a call a little while ago from a campaign for Brad Ellseworth here in Indy. They called me an independent? Note: I’ve been a registered R since I started voting. The reason for that is simple. I was a conservative since before the egg and the sperm had their little dance.

Anyway... This guy asked me if I wanted to support Ellseworth to keep the Obama agenda alive. My response? Um.... NO W A Y!

He said thank you and hung up. Another call comes in. hello, is this Fred? (my names not Fred). No, this isn’t Fred. Oh is this .... Yes I say. Sorry, wrong number. Then a third call ones in. Hello, Fred?

I say... You democrats sure have problems....

In retrospect, I should have played on the old Monty Python script: Fred’s not here man....

Apparently, Harry’s group isn’t the only one with a database problem.


8 posted on 10/31/2010 4:28:41 PM PDT by AFreeBird
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To: tflabo
Ahhh but Harry. Whatever happened to that sweet, innocent lovable boy we once knew? Politics has corrupted you Harry. Come back home now to Searchlight where you belong..

The local whores miss you and need your business.

9 posted on 10/31/2010 4:34:57 PM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannolis. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: Clintonfatigued

Thats not why Reid is going to loose.....

it is because the Voters rejected His free Balonga sandwiches...


10 posted on 10/31/2010 4:40:44 PM PDT by LtKerst (Lt Kerst)
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To: Clintonfatigued

Thats not why Reid is going to loose.....

it is because the Voters rejected His free Balonga sandwiches...


11 posted on 10/31/2010 4:41:00 PM PDT by LtKerst (Lt Kerst)
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To: ladyvet
Sharon Angle. She walked the parade twice. Harry was also there in the VIP seats.

I didn't see him, but I didn't go down there and look either. Anyways, a small plane flew over the parade several times with a banner that read “Anyone Butt Reid.” There was no way anyone could miss it.

I love! Great parade too, my daughter was in it a few years ago when she was in junior high.

12 posted on 10/31/2010 4:41:28 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono (Had God not driven man from the Garden of Eden the Sierra Club surely would have.)
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To: Clintonfatigued

“who told me to “suck off” “

I get that a lot.


13 posted on 10/31/2010 4:46:14 PM PDT by Rebelbase (Palin/Christie 2012)
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To: Clintonfatigued

The writer of this article is a dimwit. The reason his phone bank operation is a mess is because he and his thugs are spending THEIR time COMMITTING VOTER FRAUD. Why make telephone calls when u can RIG voting machines?


14 posted on 10/31/2010 5:06:38 PM PDT by tennmountainman
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To: Clintonfatigued

I’m beginning to think Reid is a stain you can’t wash out or clean up. He almost lost before. It was the proud voters who actually took the time to go the polls and boldly cast a vote for NONE OF THE ABOVE that allowed Reid to win. I’m sure he’s counting on that again.


15 posted on 10/31/2010 5:41:00 PM PDT by FryingPan101 (Go Huskers!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: LtKerst

Is that balonga from Tonga? And, is that where it belongas?

Just askin’.


16 posted on 10/31/2010 6:03:38 PM PDT by Hilltop (Control the high ground. Control the battlefield.)
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To: Clintonfatigued

I heard earlier tonight on Fox that Reid had the more high tech setup. I hope this is true.


17 posted on 10/31/2010 6:14:44 PM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
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To: Clintonfatigued
The Reid campaign tracks phonebank results by hand. On paper.

Fox News is reporting just the opposite..............

18 posted on 10/31/2010 6:28:54 PM PDT by varon
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To: Clintonfatigued
... who told me to "suck off" (true story!), I pressed a button ...

I had a call a couple days ago from the democrats urging me to vote early. "Why,"I asked. Got the run-around. "How does it benefit you if I vote early," I asked? Again, the run-around. Clearly this is going nowhere, so I brought to the attention of the caller that, by making these calls, he was employed on Satan's assembly line.

That resulted in a polite "thank you" and a hang up.

Still not sure how me voting early can help them.

19 posted on 10/31/2010 7:52:38 PM PDT by RobinOfKingston
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To: RobinOfKingston

That’s how they can keep track of how many dead people have to vote for their candidate to win and give them the time to do it.


20 posted on 11/01/2010 12:13:09 AM PDT by WHATNEXT?
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