Political Campaigning (Thursday, April 20, 4th period)

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

Josh stopped his work on the Washington Post crossword puzzle as the class arrived. "Okay--last thing to talk about and then I'll let you break into groups and work on your final projects."

He pointed to the board where he had scrawled GOTV in huge letters. "Get out the vote," he said. "Because everything else you've done the rest of the campaign is absolutely pointless if they people you've convinced don't show up. By the time GOTV begins, you should know to the house where your voters live. You should know their names, if they need a babysitter for their kids to vote, if they need a ride to the polls. You should be able to print off a list of all of your voters and check them off as they go past your poll worker at their correct precincts. You should have absolutely nothing to do on Election Day but bug these people until your guy crosses their names off of the list. Call them. Knock on their doors. Do both at the same time. It's a fantastic system called 'knock and drag.' 'Have you voted yet? No? Let me give you a ride. Bring the kids, whatever.' Get. that. voter. to. the. polls."

Josh shrugged. "Otherwise it's game over. Every single vote counts--this has been made abundantly clear in recent years. The average winning Senate campaign raised and spent $6.5 million last cycle--it's stupid to waste that kind of money by not following through at the end."

Comments

Sign in (April 20)

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Re: Sign in (April 20)

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Angel signed in.

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Rory signed in.

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Parker signed in.

Re: Sign in (April 20)

[fh_jackass]

Logan signed in.

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Elizabeth signed in.

Re: Sign in (April 20)

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Callisto signed in.

Getting out the vote

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

Or other non-group related things you want to talk about...

Re: Getting out the vote

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"I still say offer porn," Angel said.

Re: Getting out the vote

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Josh snickered. "If you've gotten your demographics that pinpointed, go for it. But if you end up giving Penthouse to a 90-year-old Catholic nun? I want pictures of her reaction."

Re: Getting out the vote

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"What if it was before the advent of pictures?"

Burns people

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Re: Burns people

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Parker was there, looking uncaffienated. "Okay. I still say we need a cracktastic testimonial. And possibly stockcar racing."

Re: Burns people

[psycho-barbie.livejournal.com]

Callisto? Totally wasn't trying to simultenously watch Logan and Angel like a hawk.

Really.

"Maybe we could offer to get him impeached once he's in office?"

Re: Burns people

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"I know that would appeal to one segment of the population..." Parker considered. "Hmmm. Free bus rides to the voting station? And then, a reminder that this was brought to them by our campaign, which totally supports the voice of America and Montana? That could work."

Tester people

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Re: Tester people

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Elizabeth glanced across at Angel briefly, but then spread her notes everywhere instead and concentrated on those instead.

Morrison people

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Re: Morrison people

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory was there. So was her laptop. Wheee.

Re: Morrison people

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

Angel? Sitting near Rory.

No, he didn't care if technically on Thursdays he worked with Logan's group.

After class

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Re: After class

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Angel lingered after. "Prof. Lyman?"

Re: After class

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"Yeah, Donna?" Josh asked, flipping through papers on his desk.

OOC

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Re: OOC

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*emails you, evilly*