Obama really has a tight ground game!

[bicentennial_baby]

"Obama, as he began his speech, said he had "some business to take care of."

"Each and every one of you can go down to the Hamilton County Board of Elections - that's 824 Broadway - and vote right now,'' Obama said.

The campaign had buses parked outside Fifth-Third Arena to take people to the board of elections to take advantage of Ohio's early voting system. (The Board is open until 8 p.m. each night this week.)"

http://frontier.cincinnati.com/blogs/gov/2008/02/obama-campaigns-in-cincinnati.asp

Ha! I love it! :bounce:

:hi:

[babylonsister]

1. That is so very impressive!

:thumbsup:

[bicentennial_baby]

2. If there's one thing the man is good at, it's organizing!

:D

:hi:

[babylonsister]

5. I know they're good, but every day things like this astonish me.

And make me happy! :D

:hi:

[John Q. Citizen]

3. the name of the game is get your voters to the polls. Gobama!

[bicentennial_baby]

7. 'zactly!

I continue to be impressed by the level of organization in the Obama campaign.

[NightWatcher]

4. His "Georgia Machine" was very impressive

I hope we can get the same people after he wins the nom, but I found out that the Demo party will have to take the lead from Obama for America. I was upset to hear that the same grassrooters will not be in charge next time. I do hope that they find their way into some leadership roles.

I cant wait till November, I predict he will win Georgia, that's right a black man winning Georgia. I cant wait to get to work on the general election stuff.

[bicentennial_baby]

12. I would love for him to win GA!!

That would be so hot...Up here in MA, I'll be organizing and leading a voter reg. drive in Boston with my good friend Marc. :thumbsup:

[nsd]

23. He already won GA -- on Super Tuesday. \nt

[bicentennial_baby]

25. I was talking about the GE

:P

[nsd]

26. Oh, I see ... Yes, that would be terrific! \nt

[Cha]

54. Come along way since the Rally you

and sniffa went to in Mass where you were going to decide if he had you or not. I couldn't wait to find out! Thanks for all your future organizing in Boston.

[HeraldSquare212]

6. Wow.

There was another post where people were sent down the street from a volunteer appearance to a chruch to get tickets for a speech - and across the street from the church? The Board of Elections! I forget whether that was in Ohio or Texas.

[tishaLA]

8. They are excellent. Before the CA primary....

I said that I had never seen such a well-oiled machine before. And I have continued to phonebank since Super Tuesday, during which time I think they have grown MORE adroit at working the ground than they were here. They learn from experience and keep getting better.

[bicentennial_baby]

14. Awesome!

His campaign just blows my mind...There will be books written about it, and I can't wait to read them :D

[Forkboy]

9. yeah, but look where that got the Patriots.

:yoiks:

[bicentennial_baby]

15. !

:spank:

Yesterday was the first time since the SB that Sniffa has been able to read the Globe sports section. Poor guy.

[Forkboy]

31. Hah....thankfully I'm a hockey guy and had an immediate fallback.

:)

:hi:

[bicentennial_baby]

34. Baseball can't start soon enough!!

I'm dying over here! :P

:hi:

[AtomicKitten]

10. Obama's grassroots organizing skills are second to none.

[bicentennial_baby]

17. That's exactly right

I only hope it keeps up through the GE

[SoFlaJet]

11. that's NOT FAIR

WHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA....Hillary's supporters can't ride buses and besides they aren't available at that time these bus rides are showing bias towards Obama-sheesh what fucking NEXT from the embarrassment that is the Clinton campaign-I'm waiting for them to take Bill Kristol's advice and play the terrorists are gonna kill us all if you vote for Obama card next

[ginnyinWI]

42. what I heard today on religious-right radio--

Obama's either a secret Muslim or another Hitler or the Anti-Christ. Seriously! And there is also an unspoken racist tone to their comments. They are really afraid of him. Of course they are also afraid of their own shadows--that's the kind of people they are. And if Obama denies any of it, that just convinces them all the more that it is true!
(I feel like I need to go and clean out my ears. I'm so glad we don't need their votes to win.)

:eyes:

[Debi]

13. THAT's how you win elections

:bounce:

Organization :thumbsup:

[bicentennial_baby]

16. Ding! We have a winnah!

Hey Debi!! :hi:

[Debi]

20. Howdy!

:hug:

[bicentennial_baby]

21. I haven't been in the Lounge much lately...

I can't believe I've become a GDP-er! :o

:hug:

[Debi]

27. I know - I want to go back and then I get lured over here

teh vigorous debate smells like chocolate :P

It will be over soon.

[bicentennial_baby]

33. GDP is like pizza to me...

Irresistible. :P

You should hear our livingroom...two GDPers, both Obama supporters, two computers. :scared:

[Debi]

37. Only one computer at home - Debi, Jr.'s

We put on MSNBC/CNN and I steal his laptop --- then the three of us take turns yelling at the TeeVee :crazy:

You two are funny, newlyweds sitting at home ON TWO COMPUTERS - you should be doing something else :P

[bicentennial_baby]

39. How do you think we expend our pent up GDP rage?

:evilgrin:

[jgraz]

46. It's like pizza, sex and old Star Trek episodes

Even when it's bad, it's still OK.

[backscatter712]

18. This is why Clinton's getting her doors blown off.

It's one thing to remain cool and collected and be a black belt in verbal judo in debates.

It's one thing to have more money, or do more ads, or have more press releases to serve as ripostes to attacks from Clinton.

But Obama is the master of the ground game. He's got his campaign organization in overdrive, going to all the towns, getting out the vote, and building that momentum.

Clinton didn't think it would last past Super Tuesday, and thought this would be a coronation. Now she doesn't have her shit together. No organization on the ground, no rallies, few volunteers. All she has left is desperate Hail Mary tactics that seem to be backfiring.

[bicentennial_baby]

19. That pretty much sums it up

No ground game = No votes.

[mopinko]

22. we are coming from chicago.

look out.
found out that there will be several (i heard 1) buses coming, just from the 49th and 48th ward. staying till tuesday. can't wait. we are so campaign starved here in illinois.

[bicentennial_baby]

24. Most excellent!!

Gobama! :bounce:

[Debi]

29. I know, right?!

It's only been 1 1/2 months since Iowa - but I miss it SO MUCH x(

[mopinko]

45. november is right around the corner.

hang in there. and remember that we get to go to ALLLLL the states, then.

[K Gardner]

55. People are coming from everywhere.. we have volunteers going up for 4 days from Tennessee, too!

[City Lights]

28. I witnessed it first-hand over the weekend!

My husband, kids, and I spent the weekend in Ohio (Toledo and Cleveland) and were very impressed with his ground game. He's got his shit together! My husband, son (he's 13) and I made cold calls from his Toledo office on Friday night, while my daughter (she's 15) made signs for Sunday night's rally. Saturday morning/afternoon we canvassed in Toledo before driving to Cleveland for the rally. Everything was so organized, and the volume of volunteers and the level of enthusiasm was contagious! :bounce:

[bicentennial_baby]

36. Thanks for the report! In Boston, at the rally,

they were recruiting people to phonebank in line with their cell phones! :bounce:

:hi:

[NC_Nurse]

30. People are already up and running here in NC. Primary not until May...

We have several groups already here in the Triangle starting to organize events and
volunteers for phone banking and canvassing. By the time the official campign office opens here,
we'll already have a huge list of volunteers for them. I so excited. I've never seen anything
like this, and I've worked campaigns before.:bounce:

[bicentennial_baby]

38. Oh, that is SO great to hear!

Keep up the good work NC!! :thumbsup:

[yourguide]

32. OH SNAP!!!!

AMAZING!

[IndianaGreen]

35. This is the knock out punch that Obama alluded to over the weekend

KO Hillary before she does anymore damage to Democratic fortunes in November.

[bicentennial_baby]

40. From your lips to gawd's ears, my friend

:)

[cooolandrew]

41. WTG Mr Obama!

:bounce: :toast:

[KittyWampus]

43. Bibaby, the mediawhores never talk about it BUT- Obama has PROFESSIONAL organizers

working with the volunteers. Some of them from Unions and the UFW.

They are training people. It's not just kids off the street being sent to do menial tasks without being educated on how to do the tasks at hand.

[bicentennial_baby]

44. Oh, I know, I read your awesome thread the other day!

:hi:

[KittyWampus]

47. it bothers me that the mediawhores never really mention it, though.

[bicentennial_baby]

48. I agree...I guess it's not a juicy of enough storyline

x(

[MzShellG]

51. It's good in a way.....

I'm glad they aren't giving away his secrets to success.

[mopinko]

49. the best in the business.

lookout grampa. you are about to be a greasy smear on the road to history.
jim doyle, d gov WI gushing on the teevee about how the national campaign came in and fed into the local team without a hiccup made me cry.
ego, people, it is about an ego that does not need to crush others.
get on the bus people. you wont be sorry.

[my3boyz]

50. Yeah, the Obama grassroots organization is awesome!

I don't hear the media bragging about the Clinton "machine" anymore!

[Starbucks Anarchist]

52. If he governs like he runs his ground game...

I think we'll be all right. :D

[Coexist]

53. Joe Scarborough was criticizing Obama this morning, but took time

to say, "yesterday my friend said, if you're worried about if he can govern, look at the ruthless efficiency of his campaign. The man can get things done."

[tabasco]

56. H. Clinton warned him "no more speeches and big rallies!"

Obama is defying the order of the Queen!

[thevoiceofreason]

57. I am housing Obama volunteers in Houston

A very well coordinated approach.

[Tresalisa]

58. When I watched his speech just after Wisconsin,

he was talking about pamphlets which had been given out explaining how to caucus and about early voting. I thought then that was a very, very smart thing to do.