It doesn't mean they will vote or have the desire to they did 4 years ago, it is the enthusiasm gap thingee they got goin' on...
But I do fear the following...
If they know who they are, what extent will they go to, to get them to the polls, OR, how otherwise might their votes be "cast"......
Only in establishing who goes left and who goes right when we get to the camps.
Why I don't 'Facebook', Twitter, etc.
The less that is out there, the less there is to mine.
No not even in a case of blackmail.
It was a dull-witted article in a slow news cycle that someone was made to gin up on a Sunday.
Mittens has much the same thing going. It's not how you do it, it's what you do with the data.
Fer instance, did the detestable Wisconsin union mailers/robocalls that revealed 'Who wasn't voting in your neighborhood, in your neighborhood' do them a bit of good? Surely it cost them votes.
Bobo's campaign cabal is likely, no, assuredly to ignore that lesson and misapply any statistical strategy that surfaces from data mining.
“I’m not a techie at all. Is this important?”
Hello, I’ve been lurking on these forums for 11 years now. This thread really got my attention. Acxiom corporation has one of the worlds largest databases of people in the U.S. Whether Acxiom will confirm it or not, they have about 7.200 to 7.800 points of data on “YOU”. Meaning, they have information on everybody in the U.S. Acxiom is a democratic corporation, they started thier business by maintaining a database of Democratic Party memberships for the Democratic party when they started. Now they’ve gone way beyond just that. Does Axciom know whether you are Democratic or Republican or Independent party affiliated? You bet they do. What do they do with this data? Oh I don’t know maybe plan on how to steal votes maybe? I have been unemployed for a LONG time and unable to find a job for some reason. It is confusing to me. Every job I apply for pretty much gets no response or no reply. And call me paranoid but I think I have somewhat of an Idea what is going on. Nowdays all applications and resumes are not even looked at people anymore, they are just shoveled into an ATS or TMS (Applicant Tracking System) or (Talent Management System).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Applicant_tracking_system http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talent_management_system
My suspicion is that ATS and TMS software packages do a “quick” background check on each resume or application that comes in, no human oversight. This is probably automatic.
I apply..... to some company .... online through thier w/e ATS/TMS package they use.
ATS/TMS sends a quick query to Acxiom (Does this applicant have a criminal record?)
Acxiom: “Hmmm lets see, (No he doesn’t have a criminal record!)” and I don’t have a criminal record at all, none whatsoever.
Acxiom: “Hmmm lets see is he a Democratic Party Member?” (Nope!).
Acxiom: Returns value (YES) to ATS/TMS, Implicating that I do have a criminal record or something.
ATS/TMS: Buries my resume /application, marking me as not hireable.
Now do you see how data mining could be a huge problem? From denying you your freedoms under the constitution, to doing even more nefarious things.
So great I’m not a Democrat and my suspicions are that somehow I have been marked as unhirable.
Even worse, I think the largest TMS system (TALEO) actively shares data on applicants across multiple businesses, further poisioning my job / career opportunities, for life.
Data mining can be used for far WORSE things than you can Imagine. Anywhere from stealing and auto-switching votes around, to making your life pure hell.
The Obama campaign does unprecedented data mining, EXCEPT when contributions are involved. Then they are like Sgt. Schultz, “I know nothing” about who is giving the money.
Typical left wing Brit BS posing as news.
The reality is below:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2892693/posts
Breaking: Romney/RNC outraises Obama/DNC by nearly $17 million in May
Hotair ^ | 06/07/2012 | Ed Morrissey
Posted on Thursday, June 07, 2012 9:24:04 AM by SeekAndFind
First, the good news for the Obama campaign ... they improved on a relatively poor showing in April’s fundraising numbers. Earlier today, Team O and the DNC announced that they had jointly raised $60 million in May, up from the previous month’s $43.6 million:
President Barack Obama and the Democratic Party have raised a combined $60 million in May for his re-election effort.
The totals helped the president exceed his fundraising haul in April, when his campaign and his party raised $43.6 million. That was slightly more than his presumed challenger in the November election, Mitt Romney, and the Republican Party, which raised about $40 million during the month.
So far, though, there isn’t any indication of their cash on hand. Obama has gone on a fundraising tear, which racks up the costs and burns through the donations. The cost of raising all that cash, advertising, and organizing will be seen in the burn rate.
And now the bad news for Team O. According to a news release from the Mitt Romney campaign, the Romney/RNC partnership outraised Obama by nearly $17 million in its first full month of operation:
Today, Romney for President, Romney Victory, and the Republican National Committee announced fundraising totals of over $76.8 million in May. The campaign and RNC have $107 million cash on hand.
Announcing the numbers, Romney Victory National Finance Chairman Spencer Zwick said, “We are encouraged by the financial support from a broad range of voters. To them, whether they are Republican, Democrat, Independent, a first time political donor, or a former Obama donor, this is not just a campaign; it’s an opportunity for the country. It is clear that people aren’t willing to buy into ‘hope & change’ again. Voters are making an investment because they believe that it will benefit the country.”
“Our strong fundraising is a sign that Americans are tired of President Obama’s broken promises and want a change of direction in the White House,” said Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus. “We will continue the hard work of raising the resources to defeat President Obama so that we can elect Mitt Romney and Republicans up and down the ballot to get our country on the right track again.”
FAST FACTS About Romney For President, Romney Victory, and RNC Fundraising:
•Over $76.8 Million Raised In May
•93% Of All Donations Received In May Were $250 Or Less
•$12 Million Raised By Donations Under $250 In May
•297,442 Donations Received Under $250 In May
•$107 Million Cash On Hand
•Contributions Received From All 50 States And Washington, D.C.
They already have $107 million cash on hand? That’s pretty impressive from a combined $116.8 million in fundraising since Romney shed his primary competition for good. That seems to indicate a very efficient fundraising operation, one that will present a big challenge to Team Obama. At the very least, it’s clear that Romney will compete directly with Obama on campaign funding, even apart from the super-PACs that will be engaging in this election.