elections 2008

Obama documentary sparks voter-registration action at Galaxy Cinema in Cary

Submitted by MsSpentyouth on Fri, 08/08/2008 - 3:21pm.

Progressive blogging convention Netroots Nation '08 provided an awesome panel discussion on creating political community around film, featuring some megawatt all-stars who've done exactly that: Wendy Cohen of Participant Media, Jim Gilliam of Brave New Films, Jacob Soboroff of "Why Tuesday?", and Tracy Fleischman of Live from Main Street.

If you're in the Cary area tomorrow (August 9), you have the opportunity to see me put my Netroots Nation money where my mouth is as Galaxy Cinema in Cary hosts a screening of the documentary "Senator Obama Goes to Africa," a postfilm discussion with Obama campaign staffers, and a big voter-registration drive based out of the theater lobby.

State Employees Association Endorses Wayne Goodwin for NC Insurance Commissioner

Submitted by Wayne Goodwin on Sat, 08/02/2008 - 10:51pm.

Fifty-five thousand state employees stand up and support Wayne Goodwin's campaign for NC Insurance Commissioner.

257,000 New Registered Voters in NC - 240,000 are NOT Republicans

Submitted by Betsy Muse on Thu, 07/31/2008 - 10:05pm.

That's all. That's all I had to say. Let that sink in. There are 257,000 new registered voters in this state since January and only 17,000 of them registered as Republicans.

Wow. Warms the cockles of your heart, doesn't it?

Here's the article from the Asheville Citizen-Times.

Swing State Newspaper Comments: June 26, 2008

Submitted by AdamT on Thu, 06/26/2008 - 11:37am.

This diary will be updated daily with links to five newspaper articles related to the 2008 presidential campaign.

See HERE for background and the list of newspapers involved.

Articles:

Photos from Al Swanstrom Canvass

Submitted by Jerimee on Sun, 06/15/2008 - 4:10pm.

Some photos from Al Swanstrom's canvass yesterday:

First of Future Occasional Updates on Goodwin for Insurance Commissioner Campaign

Submitted by Wayne Goodwin on Wed, 06/04/2008 - 10:57pm.

Here is a brief update on my campaign for Insurance Commissioner campaign. I'll be providing more occasional updates as time goes by. Starting in mid-May, nonpartisan, political and insurance industry organizations have all been hosting or scheduling fora or informal debates for voters to meet the candidates for Insurance Commissioner.

Monday Morning Post

Submitted by kmr on Mon, 05/05/2008 - 10:52am.

. . . And in the spring of 2008, many more people voted.
• Ed's vocabulary lesson about the use of the word elites
• Can't keep the campaigning straight without a scorecard
• You can always tell the important political stories. They're the ones with anecdotal leads.
• The absentee count is pushing half a million (right, top). Past results in case you're curious.

Morning Post

Submitted by kmr on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 8:23am.

Spent a little time in the Dean Dome last night. I can hardly wait to hear what CNN says I think of it all.
Meanwhile,
• Picking up on a pattern: Newspaper runs big take out thumbsucker fretting over the dying newspaper industry then a few weeks later offers 'voluntary' early retirement packages to most of the people making decent money. Word from the newsroom is that many of the senior people got an offer.
• Fresh from Italy, the Guv endorses Hillary. I can hardly wait for CNN to remind me that he is our most popular Governor evah.

On Electioneering, Or, Lessons Learned In Unlikely Places

Submitted by fake consultant on Wed, 02/14/2007 - 3:46am.

Big Business is the source, if you read in the right places, of All Evil In The World, and as a result, should never be trusted.

The conversation today is designed to suggest that we might derive considerable wisdom from those we challenge, and particularly in the field of electioneering.

Specifically, I’d like to offer wisdom from the world of customer service, and show its application to political campaigns.

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State Newspaper City Article
PA The Times-Tribune Scranton Obama led McCain by 6% nationwide according to poll
OH Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati

Since When is Campbell Brown My Hero?


Trying to get a straight answer out of McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds.

BTW: I'm glad that Talking Points Memo posted this excerpt on Youtube, but since when does TiVo'ing something allow you to brand it with your logo? That's the Wild West...