[dirtboy]

Wrong. I was part of a campaign, and this is dead-on advice. The Dems overwhelmed the GOP in Philly with their GOTV logistics and almost overtook Toomey as a result.

[EternalVigilance]

I’m not saying it’s all wrong. I’m saying that the article is quite typical. Recriminations always fly fast and furious after any campaign.

[outofstyle]

I was part of a campaign, and this is dead-on advice. The Dems overwhelmed the GOP in Philly with their GOTV logistics and almost overtook Toomey as a result

Yes! this is very true. The patriot and tea party groups have the energy and they have a righteous cause and they can raise money, but they need to professionalize when it comes to GOTV.

[Tucson]

The one area in which Republicans consistently trail Democrats is GOTV. We need some competent, knowledgeable political organizers to learn the Democrat methodology and employ it at every election. I think we assume we can win the hearts and minds on our message and we likely do. Getting those hearts and minds to the polls is another thing entirely. Let’s acknowledge what Democrats consistently do better than us, replicate it verbatim (at least the legal parts), double and triple the effort and see what can be accomplished.

[Lakeshark]

This is a good article in that it gives us examples to learn from. It's not just hand wringing, but shows a few good examples of what needs to be done to make a campaign more successful.

I was disappointed more about this campaign than any of the others.

[Ann Archy]

So WHAT is the Dems GOTV action that we don’t do? Are the people PAID to vote...are they BSSED in?? Do they THREATEN them??? How??

[ilgipper]

Dirtboy.What did you see in GOTV that we can either emulate with our voters so slow down in a city like Philly. It seems to me these large cities are near impenetrable for us at this point.