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To: lovesdogs

Personally, in 2006 I was part of one of these ORCA-type things, and in that case our problem was that we had lists, we got names, and we called them, but the people were dissallusioned by republicans enough that a good number of the people we called came out to vote Democrat. We turned out opposition, because we didn’t do a good job of making the lists clean.

Anyway, I think part of the real problem was that the Romney campaign targetted “unlikely” voters in their early voting campaign, assuming the likely voters would show up on election day.

That works if you can talk your low-propensity voters into voting early. But it seems easier to just target ALL your voters to vote early, so they don’t get dissallusioned at the last minute and decide not to vote.

Imagine how better it would have been for popular vote if the GOP had gotten most of their voters in New York and New Jersey out to vote early, before the storm hit.

I think if they are going to let people freely vote early, it is time for the GOP to try to get every one of their voters to go out and vote early. Especially if they have just determined that the voter will actually support the GOP.


22 posted on 11/09/2012 9:16:18 AM PST by CharlesWayneCT
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To: CharlesWayneCT

from my personal experience, on the week of the election, 3 dems visited my house. one on election day. I got nothing from gop. Not that it matters since I voted anyway.

But I’m in VA, you’d think the money being spent in a swing state would cover the volunteers.


25 posted on 11/09/2012 10:43:52 AM PST by VAFreedom (maybe i should take a nap before work)
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