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DEL.ICIO.USA hint of renewed Obama emphasis — including a memo warning others away from Georgia volunteers
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
That video sent out this weekend by the Barack Obama campaign includes a hint — but only a hint — of increased activity in Georgia by the Democratic presidential campaign.
The message from campaign manager David Plouffe is devoted primarily to touting Obama’s fund-raising success. But Plouffe also says this:
“You might have seen we’re now competing aggressively in the state of West Virginia, where we think we have a great chance to win. We’ve seen polls tightening in places like Georgia and North Dakota. So, we’re always on the lookout for expansion….”
Apparently there’s been some tension over body-grabbing in the final days of the presidential campaign. But the Georgia chapter of the Obama campaign thinks itself close enough to winning the state that it has been able to persuade other groups to keep their mitts off.
Here’s a portion of an Oct. 7 e-mail that we’re told was sent out by the Democratic National Committee:
Please immediately ensure that any and all staff recruiting voter protection volunteers in your state are abiding by the following rules:
Within your own state, as long as you’re not running headlong into your own state’s GOTV recruitment program, go hog wild.
In reaching into other battleground states, HANDS OFF. Flat-out. Every time you send an email to a volunteer who’s already signed up in another battleground, you create confusion for the volunteer and work for the other battleground’s voter protection team to fix the damage. Any further reports of volunteer requests aimed at another battleground will not be treated kindly. To avoid any confusion at all, Georgia, North Dakota, and most definitely Michigan are still battlegrounds.
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By Copyleft
October 20, 2008 11:40 AM | Link to this
Doesn’t matter much where Obama’s campaign workers are sent… the point is to force McCain’s campaign to spend money defending states they once thought were “sure things.”
By Alec Martin
October 20, 2008 12:29 PM | Link to this
Obama might as well save time, money and energy.
He has already upset Georgians greatly by his promise to Floridians to take OUR water and give to them. This tri-state water war between Georgia, Florida and Alabama has been being fought for 20 years- and it’s a state problem that OUR lawmakers have been working on for years. How dare Obama stick his nose in, override the citizens of Georgia- and make promises he can’t keep to Floridians?
Just another example of Obama’s reckless, empty behavior. Naive, inexperienced, dangerous- and telling people what they want to hear.
McCain-Palin 2008
By joe
October 20, 2008 1:21 PM | Link to this
When did Obama say that he was going to take our water and give it to florida?
By joe
October 20, 2008 1:23 PM | Link to this
When did Obama say that he was going to take “Our” water and give it to Florida?
By Matt
October 20, 2008 1:38 PM | Link to this
He never said that he was going to take “Our” water. Just another attempt at misrepresentation.
By Chief Laughing Bear
October 20, 2008 10:17 PM | Link to this
do not trust the white man vote for democracy for all God’s children vote Democratice