Leaked Florida GOP Memo: "Democratic turnout machine is cleaning our clock"

[kpete]

https://twitter.com/...

Evan Axelbank, a journalist at WPTV in West Palm Beach, Florida, has gotten his hands on a leaked internal GOP memo. Apparently it was deliberately leaked by a "worried GOPer" to motivate the GOP base by showing them that a loss was possible, but it still definitely suggests
concern- as does that motivation!

The memo cites a Democratic lead in early voting "60-22 in PBC, similar to 08. If you add returned Absentee ballots to EV by party, Dems like by 30k in PBC". It also describes the Democratic turnout machine as "cleaning our clock", and warns about the effect on down-ticket races.

I'll post the direct link to the memo as soon as it's up but until then, I wanted to get this up there since I didn't see anyone else discussing it.

A GREAT sign - and along with the last few days of polls, Cook earlier today and Romney's travel schedule tomorrow, shows that Florida is really very gettable for us... and if we win it, everything else is just for show.

https://twitter.com/EvanAxelbank
https://twitter.com/search?q=%23GOP&src=hash
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/30/1152853/-Leaked-Florida-GOP-Memo-Democratic-turnout-machine-is-cleaning-our-clock


here it is - hard to read, but looks like Axelbank got a gem!!!

[AverageJoe90]

1. Well, Heavens to fudging Betsy, I certainly hope so!

[ywcachieve]

2. Let's get those votes in there for Pres. Obama, people!

We can do this. President Barack H. Obama, FOUR MORE YEARS!

[freshwest]

19. +1. Take it all the way to the finish line!

[Baitball Blogger]

3. Really, who is behind that volunteer drive? That has really added to the success of this election

race.

And I know it will be unpopular to say, but when Obama's first debate didn't come out the way we expected it to, it really energized his base. I know I donated more $$ because the thought of a Romney presidency was unacceptable.

[creeksneakers2]

4. I've wondered why more attention isn't paid to Florida

It has more EVs than Ohio and the polls are very close.

[Cha]

7. Pres Obama was campaigning in Orlando when he

was called back to do his job. He's been down there a lot. The Tampa Tribune and Miami Herald Endores him!

[standingtall]

10. I believe the media pays more attention to historical trends

rather than math. It may be true that no republican has ever won the Presidency without Ohio, but it's still possible. However if Romney loses Florida it is pretty much impossible for Romney to win. If Obama wins Florida he could lose Ohio, and still net an additional 11 electoral votes.

[Cha]

5. I saw that..thanks for reporting it, kpete!

Bless Obama's Ground Game!

[Left Coast2020]

36. The story that was posted here the other day on FL. early voting encourages me.

People are pissed that Rick Scott cut off early voting. So what are the black churches doing? Taking thousands of people by buss, vans, etc. to polling stations when they open at 7AM!!! And it will be on-going till Saturday? Sunday? I forgot which day. Maybe someone in FL. could update us. For all of you what you are doing there in FL. to get people to the polls, YOU ROCK!!!!! Thank you.

[Cha]

37. Yes! Hallelujah!

[Tutonic]

6. Not to worry! Karl Rove

is the clockmaker.

[Harry_Scrote]

8. Do NOT let up for a second

I don't trust anything coming out of the Repub. side. I take nothing for granted with them.

[Ms. Toad]

12. My thought precisely

I suspect the "leak" was deliberate, in order to encourage our overconfidence (and that the memo itself may be a fake designed, again, to encourage us to get complacent).

[woodsprite]

9. Hopefully, it's early voting is enough to offset hurricane Sandy's disruption.

Glad to say I that I don't think New Castle County in DE will be disturbed too much from the hurricane.

[JeffHead]

11. No wonder Rick Scott is screwing with the voter rolls...

He knows Democrats have game. Ground Game that is. Get it done Florida! Obama/Biden 2012 And please put Alan Grayson back in the house.

[elleng]

13. and then the theft.

Sorry that I'm so about it; wish I weren't.

[ffr]

14. Let's give them another helping of GOTV.

Boots to the polls. Love it!

[silvershadow]

17. ^This. Double down while we have momentum.

[jb5150]

15. I voted today

I live in Flagler county, and proudly filled in the ovals for Barack Obama and Bill Nelson. Turnout for early voting seemed to be pretty heavy, I had to wait in line for about 30 minutes.

[Loudestlib]

16. Bullsh*t

All this means is that we have to double down and work even harder!

[silvershadow]

18. I just posted this exact phrase moments ago upthread, then yours was the very next post I read.

Besides, don't believe it necessarily. Could be disinformation. With the race supposedly close in Florida, maybe that's just one more tactic to try to dampen the vote by giving people an excuse to feel okay if they happen to not get to vote. I would just crank up the GOTV machine, every single day from now to the end. It's not over until it's over.

[Loudestlib]

25. The Republicans in Florida can not be trusted!

I live in a very red part of Florida. The polling places are packed with Republicans in my area. We can win Florida but it is going to take every vote we can get.

[silvershadow]

33. I believe it. Hoping we can GOTV. Every day. All day. nt

[progressivebydesign]

20. Did ANYONE figure out where those 1k votes from the MLK center in Broward went???

They disappeared since Sunday and Mary Cooney (of the Gore/Bush fame) is looking into it.

[secondwind]

21. I LOVE THIS!

[kestrel91316]

22. I fully expect a RW drive to outlaw all early voting after this.

[kmlisle]

23. Souls to the Polls

Is a huge voter turnout across the state run by churches. The GOP legislature and Governor tried to shut down early vote and and after a public outcry managed to reduce it to 8 days and took away the Sunday before the election when all the black churches had bused their congregations to the polls to vote en mass. When the GOP made their move it was immediately recognized for what it was and the churches began to organize and this last Sunday became the big souls to the polls day in Florida. Our little town square was quite the scene with charter buses discharging large numbers of congregants on Sunday afternoon dressed in matching lime green tee shirts. Combine this with Gators for Obama shuttling college students from UF and a punk rock festival and free barbeque and it was quite the scene.

[Sadiedog]

28. Oh My! I would have loved to see that! nt

[Spitfire of ATJ]

24. I keep hearing people claim the racists are determined to stop Obama from winning....

....like they didn't try to do that the last time.

[BlueMan Votes]

26. I like the system here in Illinois better-

we don't register as a particular party, and the only time you have to give a party 'affiliation' to vote is in the primaries. but you can ask for any parties ballot- and you're not obligated to vote for the party you chose at the previous primary.

so- there's no way to know which party is "in the lead", and it can't be used to try to motivate people to the polls because their side is losing

[nolabear]

27. Just vote. Votevotevotevotevote!! Make it the cleanest clock in history!

And come next Wednesday we'll party like it's 2012!!

[Coyotl]

29. They may be up to no good

I just thought I'd be polite for a change by saying "may be"

[NYC Liberal]

30. I believe it, but I also believe this "leak" was intentional to try to get Dems to not

bother turning out anymore.

Keep fighting like we're 5 points behind!

[Maximumnegro]

31. Um, if you're 5 pots behind at this point

You're losing.

Just sayin'.

But hey negative motivation works for some.

[NYC Liberal]

38. I take it you've never heard of the expression.

It's a fairly common political "saying".

[BlancheSplanchnik]

32. in a spooooky Halloween scary witch casting a spell voice, she said:

Fly, my little repulsive secrets the christofascists have been hiding!......

FLYYYYY!

[SheilaT]

34. I have been saying for some months now

that it isn't even going to be close. Not in the popular vote, not in the Electoral College. Doesn't mean we just sit back at this point, but Obama is going to wind handily.

I wish I could confidently say in a landslide, but nonetheless, our President will be re-elected easily.

[nyquil_man]

35. I think Florida will be close but not decisive.

Obama can get past 270 without it.

[Kurovski]

39. R-69.

Yes...just like 2008.

[-LOKI -BAD FOR YA]

40. i think this maybe true if so good.but like i like to knock you out too,make sure

we cannot back down,we are near to victory.four more days of early voting.