[undeniable logic]

I just voted in Pittsburgh. Moveon.org is so organized its scary. They came by our neighborhood last week and had a huge list with every address and registered voter. They found out who supported Kerry and who supported Bush. I just got back from voting, and they had someone standing outside the polls. As you left, they asked if you would like to have your name removed from their list, so that you wouldn't be contacted. I presume sometime mid-afternoon, they will start contacting those who said that they supported Kerry, but did not vote yet. Of course, my name was not on their contact list. I don't see how we have a shot in Pennsylvania with this type of organization... :(

I hope we make up for it in the rural areas!

[Josh in PA]

This is true, but the Dems have been organized like this for years, every presidential election.. It's nothing new.

GOP has finally joined them.

Dems ground game cannot improve that much above 2000. It was already strong then, and it's very strong now.. But the GOP ground game was non-existant in 2000 and apathetic. GOP had the most room for improvement and they made it.

If Dems improved there ground game by 5%.. GOP has improved there ground game by 50%.

[Max Combined]

Is it raining?

Keep your chin up!

[LincolnLover]

"I just got back from voting, and they had someone standing outside the polls. As you left, they asked if you would like to have your name removed from their list, so that you wouldn't be contacted.

GOP GOTV is doing the same thing.

Dems that think the GOP slept on the huge GOTV disadvantage they had in 2000 and did little to improve are in for one hell of a shock this evening.

[twigs]

But other things are happening too. I live in the Philly suburbs and my m-i-l has been a 100% confirmed Kerry supporter. Somehow, it had escaped her that he was pro-abort. Another senior citizen, another catholic lady, explained to her what his views were several days ago and she was very upset. Then her son (my dem husband) called her last night and gave her what for for considering voting for this man. She is probably at least undecided today, and I think could vote for Bush. Yes! I've been praying that people's eyes would be opened for this election.

[Gulf War One]

I just voted in Pittsburgh. Moveon.org is so organized its scary. They came by our neighborhood last week and had a huge list with every address and registered voter. They found out who supported Kerry and who supported Bush. I just got back from voting, and they had someone standing outside the polls. As you left, they asked if you would like to have your name removed from their list, so that you wouldn't be contacted. I presume sometime mid-afternoon, they will start contacting those who said that they supported Kerry, but did not vote yet. Of course, my name was not on their contact list. I don't see how we have a shot in Pennsylvania with this type of organization... :( I hope we make up for it in the rural areas!

Relax. We are at least as well organized in PA as the opposition. I know this because I saw it firsthand, participating in the GOTV efforts in rural PA. Have faith & thank you for your vote.

[RayBob]

In the suburbs, the GOP GOTV organization is very strong. I'm in Plum Borough (East of Pittsburgh) and we have poll watchers at every polling place and we are fully staffed at the phone banks to get the vote out for W.

As an aside, my daughter's elementary school had an election yesterday. Two classes did not vote (about 40 kids) and there were a handful of absences... but the results were BUSH 202 KERRY 92. A very good indicator of how the parents are voting... In my neighborhood, there are Bush signs in yards all along my street...the yard signs are about 10-1 in favor of Bush... Bumpersticker battles are about the same ratio... I feel confident... and then there is the Amish vote....

[pettifogger]

As you left, they asked if you would like to have your name removed from their list, so that you wouldn't be contacted. I presume sometime mid-afternoon, they will start contacting those who said that they supported Kerry, but did not vote yet.

Do not let your heart be troubled ... this is what party poll watchers do and they do it with the official rolls. Both parties have folks stationed at the registration desk, marking who has voted and who has not. Then, others get the lists of "not yet voted but leaning your candidate" and call them. I'm doing this calling in suburban Philadelphia (Chester County) today. Fear not -- stop snivelling!

[stockpirate]

I would be more inclined to think that those who haven't voted will have someone try and vote for them.

[OldBlondBabe]

We had someone representing MoveOn at our polls too. My coummunity overwhelmingly supported Bush in the last election and supported Carl Levin's and Debbie Stabenow's opponents in the last senate elections.