The Left Coaster: Comment on Election 2006: GOTV

Comments: Election 2006: GOTV

According to this study, door-to-door is the greatest way to GOTV.

Posted by Anjha at November 5, 2006 01:47 PM

I went to a Call for Change party yesterday in conservative Orange County, CA. There were 15 people there and there were 20 or so other parties in the close area. I called about 200 people in New Jersey urging them to vote for Menendez (D.- Senate). Of those who answered, most were very strong in saying they intended to vote Democratic and were aware of the importance of this election. I felt a great surge of energy and purpose.

Posted by Jo M at November 5, 2006 02:34 PM

Anjha,

You are quite right in your observation. On-foot face-to-face GOTV is better than a phone call, but those who cannot GOTV face-to-face have a phone option.

Jo M,

Thanks! Contacting 200 people is quite an effort!

Posted by eriposte at November 5, 2006 02:55 PM

NPR is trumpetting a final PEW poll showing a strong GOP voter resurgence. Duh, did any of you think this was going to be a Cakewalk? I say again, a single member majority by the Dems in the House is as good as a 30 member majority. All the Committee heads change. If the GOPers can pull out a vote that confounds all and every poll out there....well, I'd like a recount, but I won't get one. GO VOTE.

Posted by T2 at November 5, 2006 03:09 PM

I wonder what y'all will say if Gallup says the same? I guess all three that had the bigger gap just a week or two ago forgot how to poll correctly this close to the election. Horror of horrors, maybe THOSE polls were done incorrectly just to pull you into being overly satisfied with your "gains" that some of you stay home in the warmth of your homes that day. Gee I just wonder. Did your friends botch another election with all this bad press?

I've got reports from Iowa, Mo, Fla, MD, Virginia all indicating a heavy than normal GOP turnout for early and absentee voting. The local press seems to be noticing. Looks like y'all are behind just a tad right now. And a simple majority does change the committee chairs, just doesn't guarantee you any floor votes. Many of your new recruits, seem to be much more conservative than those they may be replacing. Y'all may be regretting many votes in the next two years and regretting supporting many of the vote casters. The atmosphere may be more bi-partisan making it harder for the progressives to throw anymore out in 2008. Your most prized voice will be much deluted, especially after the great Ned faulters in Conn.

Posted by peter at November 5, 2006 03:54 PM

Hey, I hear up in Michigan that Bill Clinton showed up at an event at Wayne State Univ. It seems the hall could hold 2000, but only 500 showed up. What a disappointment for a past president campaigning with Gov. Granholm and Sen. Stabenow. All those empty seats, I bet Bill was fuming just as much as he was after being on Foxnews a few weeks back.

"The economy is my main issue," Robinson said. "Jobs in Michigan are pretty tight."

Wonder why when the nations rate is down at 4.4%? Dems running the state into the ground. They're keeping the rate from the record rates of the 90's.

Why is it that a U'haul truck rents for $1659.00 leaving Michigan and only $259.00 going to Michigan?

Posted by peter at November 5, 2006 04:06 PM

I can remember all the excitement of GOTV in 04, when we were stupid enough to BELIEVE Kerry would fight for a recount if the Fucks stole the election again, and he let us down. So phooey on it all. If the elections are stolen again and nothing is done about it, then we deserve the government or fascist dictatorship that surely will be given a solid okay by the people in this United States of Foreigners.

Posted by Mal Feasance at November 5, 2006 04:41 PM

Quote of the week:

"There is no place in the Republican Party anymore for those who support the legal rights of homosexuals or the reproductive rights of women. The Big Tent has become the Big Top and the clowns have taken over." (Judy Daniels, letter to the editor, Austin American-Statesman, Saturday, November 4th, 2006).

I agree. But the clowns who've subverted and poisoned the formerly staid and responsible Republican Party are Killer Klowns.

And as far as taxes, all the Killer Klowns leading the "culture of corruption" Republican Party have done is 1) shift the tax burden from the wealthy elitists to the working middle class and the working poor, 2) shift the tax burden from the federal level to state and local levels, and 3) shift the tax burden from today's generation to the children of tomorrow.

And then when one combines this tax-burden-shift away from the wealthy greedmongers in our society to everyone else with Bush and the Republicans essentially making the United States a "debtor nation" in relation to Communist Red China, which is funding much of our growing national debt, then the only word that comes to mind is TREASON.

Thus, if we are to save our nation, taxes MUST be increased on the top 1 to 10 percent of wealthiest U.S. citizens...but I'm not holding my breath. Even though this would relieve much of the economic pressure forced on the working middle class and working poor, relieve the economic pressure on our nation's state budgets and relieve the economic pressure on our nation's children and grand-children.

Otherwise, kiss our democracy good-bye.

The Republicans have raped and plundered our nation's treasury. Voters on November 7th can put a stop to this, but Democrats must be willing to put back some of what the Republicans stole, by immediately raising taxes on those who perpetrated this evil stunt on our society, or even seizing the assets of the criminals responsible for this.

The Republicans have become nothing more than a criminal gang running the White House and Congress...and ruining our beloved democratic nation.

And Joe Lieberman, a faux Democrat, is part of this criminal gang.

Vote Democrat on November 7th. Save our democracy.

Posted by The Oracle at November 5, 2006 05:12 PM

The top 10% now? Top 5% comes down to around 95,000.00. Top 10% must make it down to say 85,000.00. Yeah those people sure can afford a tax increase. Good reason to vote Democratic, raise taxes on those making 85K. Of course those people can't necessarily afford great tax people to shelter their hard earned moneys. Yeah sock it to them. They don't need their hard earned moneys anyhow. No kids in school amongst other things. Keep them from buying the second home. Keep them from saving up for retirement. Keep them from taking that really needed vacation. Those hospitality workers sure don't need the tips now do they? They get paid enough.

Yeah tax em!

Posted by peter at November 5, 2006 05:45 PM

In 2002, remember, it was a generic ballot shift at the last minute--downplayed by the NYT's Adam Nagourney--that signaled a disappointing day for Democrats.

Posted by peter at November 5, 2006 05:56 PM

Your right Peter. Better to just borrow the money up to our bloody eyeballs. There's no loss of votes that way and...wait.... GW's already pulled that trick.

Posted by Kevin at November 5, 2006 06:00 PM

Ah, the trifecta, Gallup has it at 7%. Whats Adam Nagourney saying today?

Posted by peter at November 5, 2006 06:28 PM

eRiposte, sorry for the swoop and poop post...have not been around all day and I know it sounded like I was dissin' the GOTV Calls for Change;

not at all.

I rec'd the interesting study via email and only meant to share it.

Sorry for seeming like a bitch.

Posted by Anjha at November 5, 2006 06:54 PM

Here is an item published by Roll Call on Wednesday that we almost missed about two Zogby polls in New York's 25th District that two media outlets refused to run:

http://www.pollster.com/mystery_pollster/unbelievable.php

Posted by peter at November 5, 2006 06:57 PM

What happened in 2002 when Democrats led the GOP by 6% amongst likely voters? The GOP gained two seats going from 221 to 223.

Frank Newport of Gallup is quoted:

“Based on history, a 7-point lead among likely voters still suggest Democrats will take enough votes to win a majority of seats in the House,” says Frank Newport, editor-in-chief of the Gallup Poll.

This is what Frank Newport wrote about the 2002 election on October 01, 2006:

In 2002, Gallup’s final generic ballot among registered voters – in the poll conducted Oct 31-Nov 3, 2002 – showed a 5 point- Democratic edge, 49%-44%. Among likely voters it was 51% to 45% Republican, for a difference in the gap between registered and likely voters of 11 points. The final national House vote in 2002 was 50.5% for the Republicans vs. 45.9% for the Democrats, a 5 point Republican advantage).

Posted by peter at November 5, 2006 07:37 PM

Has moveon been hacked?

I've been diligently making calls through
moveon.org's "call for change." A few minutes ago I found find myself reading a script to the 1st Minnesota district asking people to vote for Gil Gutknecht, the Democrat. One of the people I
reached informed me that Gutknecht is the Republican incumbent, and the actual Democrat is Tim Walz. My first thought was that somebody
hacked the Moveon system. It just doesn't seem that likely that this is an error on Move-on's part. For one thing, the script includes the
pronunciation of Gutknecht's name. They do this routinely for names that people might not know how to pronounce. Although I can imagine
that Gutknecht's name might be in the Moveon system somewhere because he is the opponent of a race they are targetting, I can't imagine why
anyone would key in the pronunciation.

I saved, as a PDF file, what was showing on my screen at the time.

Posted by Marc Levy at November 5, 2006 07:47 PM

Marc,that is wierd.

Here is a good little video report on Hacking the Vote.

Bottom of page will get you to the four part series.

All the more reason to get to the polls in droves.

and Walz is the Dem.

Posted by Anjha at November 5, 2006 08:32 PM

Have you contacted MoveOn yet? I will be curious as to what they have to say.

Posted by Anjha at November 5, 2006 08:35 PM

Sun Nov 5, 1:27 AM ET

CHICAGO - Responding to a newspaper report, Sen. Barack Obama said Saturday that arrangements he had with a political fundraiser accused of shaking down companies might have raised the appearance of impropriety.

Obama and his wife closed on a $1.65 million home last year in Chicago; the same day, Rezko's wife closed on a $625,000 lot next door, the Chicago Tribune reported Wednesday.

Both lots were once part of the same estate but were listed for sale separately. A city ordinance required Rezko to fence the dividing line.

Obama paid Rezko $104,500 in January for part of the lot, to create more space between his house and the fence. Obama has said the arrangements were ethical and proper.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061105/ap_on_re_us/fundraiser_charged_obama_1

Something here sounds like the Duke from Ca-50.

Posted by peter at November 5, 2006 08:38 PM

The top 10% now? Top 5% comes down to around 95,000.00. Top 10% must make it down to say 85,000.00.

You are absolutely out of your fucking mind. Do you not have google or yahoo on your brick? Jesus, you are just stunningly fucking stupid.

http://www.pollster.com/mystery_pollster/unbelievable.php

You can win all of the elections you want (and this story you post is a non-starter), you will remain stupid. Like Bush, a moron who won. And why the great need to win? What part of Conservatism or the Constitution have you and your band of morons yet to shit upon? What a mankey republi-con git. Sheesh.

This is what Frank Newport wrote about the 2002 election on October 01, 2006:

Blah blah blah blah blah. Go get yourself a "Haggard Grab" (that's being the recipient of a reach-around, dumb shit).

Posted by at November 5, 2006 10:05 PM

Marc,

Can you email me a copy of the PDF file?

Thanks

Posted by eriposte at November 5, 2006 10:09 PM

Responding to a newspaper report, Sen. Barack Obama said Saturday

Again, get yourself a good Haggard Grab.

You get really goofy on democrats buying anything, yet turn your back when Foley wants to ass-fuck little boys and Hastert buries it. What's up with you warped fucks?

Posted by phidipides at November 5, 2006 10:11 PM

MoveOn confirmed it was just a temporary glitch that was fixed and affected people were called back.

Posted by eriposte at November 6, 2006 06:37 AM

The question is what we will do if the election is stolen. The HBO documentary Hacking Democracy makes it painfully clear that 80% of us will have our votes recorded by machines that are easy to hack (and have been hacked in the past). Reports of vote flipping are already coming in from Texas and Florida. Do any of the Democratic Leaders have a plan for what to do if the election is stolen?. What, exactly, are _you_ going to do if you find out that people around the country were denied the right to vote. www.WellArmedLiberal.com

Posted by WellArmedLiberal at November 6, 2006 05:00 PM