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Thoughts on Get Out the Vote

Submitted by CJK on Fri, 10/31/2008 - 18:03
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In response to the points raised earlier about Get out the vote:

I mean, I understand the importance of GOTV. But is it really necesary to make an effort as large as 2004?

In 2000/2004, GOTV was important for Bush because (pre-inconvenient truth) Gore and Kerry, while disliked, wern't seen as a urgent threat. Most of the voting was for Bush rather than against his opponents.

This year is fundamentally different than 2004. Pretty much all conservatives are extremely worried about an Obama administration. If Obama's unrestricted far-left agenda pronounced day after day in the news and advertisements doesn't motivate conservatives to the polls, I don't know what would.

In the end, the most important thing about this election is where the soft/undecided vote goes, as opposed to 2004 where it was all about maximizing the partisan base.  If a last minute ad-barrage is what it's going to take to persuade them then it should be done. It could "fall flat" in the end but the unusual circumstance of an unqualified Democratic nominee may demand it.

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McCain camp claims GOTV bigger than in 2004

Submitted by Freedoms Truth on Fri, 10/31/2008 - 23:02.

On the GOTV efforts, they say that they have spent more money on turnout in the past two months than any other election. The RNC’s ability to raise money has given the GOP parity on GOTV and in advertising. Their turnout efforts grow week-on-week, and may be the most underreported aspect of the campaign. The microtargeting, VOIP efforts, and analytical models continues to improve the GOTV efforts. They’ve made 5.3 million targeted calls and doorknocks in the past week, and 1.3 million yesterday, to persuadable voters, and 24 million to date. That’s a major improvement over 2004 and 2006, and they expect to make 17 million more in the next 72 hours.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2121424/posts

Go here to help:

http://www.johnmccain.com/dashboard/

Imagine if we get a bump like Gore got in the last few days of 2000 and the race ends up from down a few points to  coming down to a few hundred votes in a battleground state. (oh wait that may be happening already, Zogby has in M +1, or basically a tossup race!!) Imagine if its your personal effort that is needed to make the difference between McCain or Obama becoming president for the next 4 years, but you need to call at least 200 people to change the course of American history. Would you do it? Would you make the effort?

If yes ... Then what are you waiting for? It could be the critical difference! Pitch in!

First of all - we NEVER  get 100% turnout, so bugging the heck out of base voters to vote does help. But it is ALSO true that the real gains are in the amazing fact that undecideds are so high. What is clear is that with an unpopular Bush and an economy in trouble, people know we need some change. But change to McCain or Obama?  that's where we HAVE to open up the 'change box' on Obama and make people realize that obama is inexperienced and too much of a left-liberal extremist to make an acceptable President.

you know - this stuff:

http://no-bama.blogspot.com/2008/10/final-countdown-case-against-obama.html