Responsibility, Indulgence and Winning Elections
There seems to be some dueling diaries going on around here the last few days. On one side is what I'll call (in an admittedly derisive way) the WHY AREN'T "THE DEMS" CENTERING ALL THEIR CAMPAIGN...
View ArticlePrepping for November 7 and after
As it gets closer to November 7, I'm finding it harder to pay attention simply because the noise levels are approaching white-out levels. It occurs to me that with all of the GOTV efforts, use it...
View ArticleWhat Happens to the GOP's $100 Million
During the last 3 days before the election there were a number of diaries and thousands of comments about the GOP being sued for up to 100 million dollars because of Robocalls made in Virginia and New...
View ArticleOn Experience Marketing, Or, Dude, Where’s My Party?
In a previous conversation, I discussed the concept of "transelectional" candidates-those who are, over the years, always running, even if not for any particular election.To put it another way, there...
View ArticleYou Know Election Time Is Coming When....
You start seeing goofy hysteria posted up at sites we don't often visit.As'ad Abu Khalil has a short posting up about totalitarian Islam's threat to the west.Please take note of the host site, and who...
View ArticleElectioneering Inside Polling Place In MO!
You can electioneer inside the polls....well that is if you are only 2-1/2!
View ArticleThere's No Polling Place Dress Code in MD ... UPDATE
Yesterday, a diarist said he had received a forwarded e-mail claiming that Maryland electioneering laws would not permit voters to wear, say, Obama T-shirts when they vote. Or McPalin buttons on their...
View ArticleElectioneering at the Polls
I’ve read a number of diaries here about voters being turned away from the polls if they are wearing clothing with a political message. Well, it’s true.I am a poll worker in California, a state that...
View ArticleNY Times Mag McCain Article
I know this isn't an intro to the article, and I'm going to catch flack for a lack of substantiative new information about the election, but I have one thing to say.
View ArticleJohn McCain Looks to Al Gore for inspiration? (expect disasterous results)
I read it in today's Political Memo at the New York TimesAs Mr. McCain enters this closing stretch, his aides — as well as some outside Republicans and even a few Democrats — argue that he still has a...
View ArticleWhat Not To Wear (And Where Not To Wear It)
Last Thursday, Frank Knaack of the ACLU posted this diary about wearing campaign clothing, buttons, etc. to the polls. His bottom line is worth repeating:Unless you know for sure, we suggest that you...
View ArticleErsatz Democracy
"there's no evidence that we can't just rebut the well-funded bad stuff with good of our own, just as we've been able to beat down the Michael Huffingtons, Mitt Romneys and Katherine Harrises of the...
View ArticleCorporate election raiders
Senator Charles Schumer and Representative Chris Van Hollen introduced legislation to crimp the Supreme Court's recent ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. They've got some...
View ArticleThe Beginning of the Age of the Individual
Last week I read a brief blurb in Politico, in which a scholar expressed his opinion as to why labor union membership was in sharp decline. The scholar stated that, in his opinion, the decrease was a...
View ArticleFixed News electioneering for the GOP
Why in the world is Fixed Noise (a supposed "news" organization) electioneering for the GOP? Well, since an great majority of its viewers are Conservative and Conservative-leaning Independents still...
View ArticleCT Primary: is an asterisk electioneering?
The first thing I noticed this morning when I went to vote in the CT Democratic primary was the asterisk. The candidates for governor were listed as:Dan Malloy* Ned LamontIn fact, the four candidates...
View ArticleAK-Sen: AK supreme court flips decision on write-in list
The Anchorage Daily News (ADN) posted a story around 7:30 pm (11:30 ET) that the Alaska Supreme Court reversed this morning's Superior Court decision-- and the State Division of Elections may now...
View ArticleI was flabbergasted by this call.
I usually get very few phone calls, but it's election season. We just finished an election in San Francisco that had 16 people running for mayor and 9 more for sheriff and district attorney. Tuesday it...
View ArticleShould MORMONISM be a Campaign Topic? POLL: 74 Votes...
Basically, I am a live-and-let-live kind of person when it comes to religion. (I admit I fall to pieces over right-wing extremism). I have not found any religion to pass my own smell test. And most,...
View ArticleAll your votes are belong to us
Several examples of employers “encouraging” their wage slaves to vote Republican have recently made their way through the news cycle.TL;DR employers are threatening employees with bonus and/or job loss...
View ArticleWhich company's CEO's have threatened their employees?
First, happy Obama victory eve! Id love to do some crowdsourcing to see if we can get a definitive list of CEO's who have threatened their employees with respect to their votes in tomorrow's election.I...
View ArticleWhacko Electioneering in Montana
For the last few months, a nutcase Republican has driven all around town in a truck plastered with every bit of crazy-ass nutjob propaganda. On a few occasions he has driven past the local Democratic...
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Why are the Ruthless always Rewarded
To the swift, go the spoils … to the unflinching, the rewards of the game ...Strike when the iron is hot, and the wound will be lasting.Best your “enemy” when they’re down, and you’ve bested them for...
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Rules DO Matter, even for Clintons. Campaign warned to keep Bill from...
www.boston.com/…Hillary Clinton’s campaign has been “reminded” not to solicit votes near polling sites after President Bill Clinton ventured into a polling location in Boston on Tuesday, the Secretary...
View ArticleHow Did Hillary Clinton Win Massachusetts?
How did Hillary win Massachusetts? Could it be there was electioneering occurring at the polling places?Oh, I suppose there will be some who say, “That’s just machine politics, nothing wrong with...
View ArticleThe Great American Democracy Heist
Numerous reports are in and somehow, Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) has managed to flip Clark County, Nevada which he lost 45-55 in the first count to 55-45 at the County Convention. This is a...
View ArticleFarage was Campaigning with Trump: Campaign fraud accusations Calls Obama a...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/...Labour MP Stephen Kinnock told Sky News it was a “disgrace” and accused UKIP of “defrauding the system” and “defrauding the British taxpayer”. He said: “The irony of this...
View ArticleCalling it Now: Moore Wins
I’m calling it right now. Moore is going to win this election today. That being said I really do hope I am wrong. Why do I believe this? 1. Look at the polls. They are all over the place....
View ArticleHow to Win Friends and Influence People
Doug Jones won his election with a two-prong strategy.First, he spoke to people of color in the large cities and the Black Belt. In particular, black women pushed Jones over the hump. They won the...
View ArticleSo you want to help the Democratic candidate for president win in 2020?
So, you want to help the Democratic candidate for president win in 2020? Start planning ahead now. In late summer/early fall of 2020 make your way to one of these...
View ArticleHow to Successfully Campaign Today
The following are my thoughts on what candidates need to do, and what they need to recognize, in order to be a successful campaigner today. I often see people use anecdotes on tactics that have worked...
View ArticleDoes your State have a Voter Guide that explains so clearly what actions...
Having lived outside of California for just one election cycle beyond my 18th birthday, I know very little about voting in other states. By contrast however, I am quite familiar with California’s...
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