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An easy prediction
Monday, April 28, 2008
(Berlin, Germany - 1 a.m. local time)
A friend asked me about my predictions of the results in Pennsylvania’s primary election a night before the big day. I said Obama will loose by a maximum of 10 points against Hillary. Strangely, I knew it was coming home, but he will be saved by the 73 delegates, he won.
Finally, I got editing sources that will help me with post-production and bringing the material out of the digital into the analogue world of word to mouth marketing. It has a buzz for people when I tell them about this and show them footage. So far so good. There is nothing to say except: “shut up and play your guitar...” Let’s do some work.
Here is what came in a couple of days ago from the campaign:
Obama Launches Vote for Change 50-State Registration and Mobilization Drive
CHICAGO, IL—Senator Barack Obama’s campaign today announced the kickoff of Vote for Change, an unprecedented 50-state voter registration and mobilization drive. The campaign will work with grassroots volunteers and partner with local organizations to register new voters and boost engagement in our Democratic process. The program will launch on May 10 with dozens of events around the country.
“If we’re going to push back on the special interests and finally solve the challenges we face, we’re going to need everyone to get involved,” said Senator Obama. “Over the next six months, Vote for Change is going to bring new participants into the process, adding scores of new voices to this critical dialogue about our future. I started my career as a community organizer, and I worked to register voters in communities where hope was all but lost. I’ve seen what can happen when Americans re-engage and take ownership in the process.”
“We’ve already seen amazing new enthusiasm and involvement over the course of this campaign, and now we’re taking that excitement to the next level in all 50 states,” said deputy campaign manager Steve Hildebrand. “We’ve seen too many elections where turnout was less than 50 percent. At this critical time in our history, we know we can do better—this year and beyond.”
The campaign has launched a web site to help people get involved no matter where they live:
http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/vfchome
The site has information about 83 Vote for Change registration kick-off events on May 10, and also allows visitors from all 50 states to fill out a mail-in voter registration form, volunteer to register others to votes, and invite others to take part in the program.
The campaign’s recent voter registration drives have registered more than 200,000 new Democrats in Pennsylvania, more than 165,000 new Democrats in North Carolina, and more than 150,000 new Democrats in Indiana. Those numbers just scratch the surface of what’s possible.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 25, 2008
Contact: Obama Press Office, (312) 819-2423