I made the PROFOUND mistake of taping the convention on MSNBC the first two nights, and I missed all the good stuff last night. Tonight, I'm watching CSPAN, and I'm so much happier.
Check out the best quotes you missed if you didn't tune in last night, or if you weren't watching CSPAN.
It's not just your imagination: the news coverage of the convention has been horrible!
Also, a funny: here's video of some purported PUMA's, or Hillary holdouts---driving around Denver in a Humvee! Sorry, I just don't buy it. What Democrat is going to drive a Humvee around the convention????
And you can watch all the speeches here. If that doesn't work for you, then you can watch the speeches here on YouTube.
8.27.2008
To soothe your nerves...
A lot of people are nervous about the tightening in the polls, and the mainstream media's inability to actually report on McCain's gaffes and horrible policies, instead focusing on the (non-existent) Clinton drama and the horserace.
So, today I bring you a few tidbits to calm your soul. I've been nervous myself, and have had to walk my way out of it. That's not to say this isn't a close race, or that we're out of the woods. That won't be the case until Nov. 5. So we must fortify ourselves..
First of all, let's examine who's been smart and who's been wrong. Smart? The Obama Campaign. They beat the Clinton establishment, and did so in a mostly graceful and positive. That positivity and vision is what drew all those new and disaffected people into the fold...remember that. And who's been wrong? The media/pundits. So when you get worried, realize that the mainstream media has been wrong, wrong, wrong...and when they haven't been wrong, they've been clueless. So if you must listen (as I must) to what they say, remember to take it with a grain of salt.
Here's what Obama's campaign manager, David Plouffe, has to say: they focus on demographic and registration data in the 18 battleground states, not the national polls. "The top-line [polling data] doesn't tell you anything."
Second, remember that campaigns are largely won on the ground. Donald Green, a political scientist, is an expert in voting behavior--his recent study shows that message can matter little, and that:
So Obama's people are smart, because they've invested a great deal of our donations in a spectacularly broad and deep ground organization. Here's more info on battleground spending, and on the disparity in the number of field offices between Obama and McCain. This also means that we have to register new voters, phonecall to identify potential volunteers, and help Get Out the Vote (GOTV)...if you want company doing any of these, let me know!
Third, the polls are based on outdated models of voter turnout. This is not 2000 and it's not 2004. The Dems have a significant advantage in how many people identify as Dems (party ID) particularly among young people, and in the number of new and switched registrations. Look at this, read it slow, and let it sink in:
Here is an example of a Pennsylvania poll that reads differently, once you "look inside" the crosstab data.
Fourth, most polls are not reliable. Nate Silver of fivethirtyeight.com has ranked the pollsters on the basis of their past accuracy--you can see that Gallup is WAY down on the list. Don't get too worked up over one poll or another, especially not the national polls--this is an electoral vote campaign, not a popular vote campaign. So don't let the polls psych you out.
Fifth: This is the beginning of the campaign, not the end. In the composite poll-of-polls, Obama has a slight lead that has held consistently over the past few months, and the real race will begin after the conventions--that's when we can start looking at the state by state polls, and seeing where we stand.
Sixth: There is no "Bradley Effect." Race certainly is playing a role in this election, but the primaries showed that the polls overwhelmingly underestimated Obama's win percentage, rather than overestimating it.
Finally: No one ever said this was going to be easy. Here's a little perspective from Eugene Robinson (one of the few relatively sensible talking heads):
People here complain that the polls are too close for comfort, forgetting that there is rarely anything comfortable about a presidential contest. When was the last time a nonincumbent Democrat cruised easily to the White House? Clinton, remember, won only a 43 percent plurality of the popular vote in 1992. You have to go all the way back to Franklin Roosevelt in 1932. Why would anyone think for a moment that Obama could win this without a fight?...
So, today I bring you a few tidbits to calm your soul. I've been nervous myself, and have had to walk my way out of it. That's not to say this isn't a close race, or that we're out of the woods. That won't be the case until Nov. 5. So we must fortify ourselves..
First of all, let's examine who's been smart and who's been wrong. Smart? The Obama Campaign. They beat the Clinton establishment, and did so in a mostly graceful and positive. That positivity and vision is what drew all those new and disaffected people into the fold...remember that. And who's been wrong? The media/pundits. So when you get worried, realize that the mainstream media has been wrong, wrong, wrong...and when they haven't been wrong, they've been clueless. So if you must listen (as I must) to what they say, remember to take it with a grain of salt.
Here's what Obama's campaign manager, David Plouffe, has to say: they focus on demographic and registration data in the 18 battleground states, not the national polls. "The top-line [polling data] doesn't tell you anything."
Second, remember that campaigns are largely won on the ground. Donald Green, a political scientist, is an expert in voting behavior--his recent study shows that message can matter little, and that:
door-to-door canvassing produced an eight to ten percent increase in voter turnout. Leaflets and direct mail, on the other hand, yielded only one-half to one percent increases in most cases.
So Obama's people are smart, because they've invested a great deal of our donations in a spectacularly broad and deep ground organization. Here's more info on battleground spending, and on the disparity in the number of field offices between Obama and McCain. This also means that we have to register new voters, phonecall to identify potential volunteers, and help Get Out the Vote (GOTV)...if you want company doing any of these, let me know!
Third, the polls are based on outdated models of voter turnout. This is not 2000 and it's not 2004. The Dems have a significant advantage in how many people identify as Dems (party ID) particularly among young people, and in the number of new and switched registrations. Look at this, read it slow, and let it sink in:
the number of registered Democrats in party registration states has grown by nearly 700,000 since President George W. Bush was reelected in November 2004, while the total of registered Republicans has declined by almost 1 million.
Here is an example of a Pennsylvania poll that reads differently, once you "look inside" the crosstab data.
Fourth, most polls are not reliable. Nate Silver of fivethirtyeight.com has ranked the pollsters on the basis of their past accuracy--you can see that Gallup is WAY down on the list. Don't get too worked up over one poll or another, especially not the national polls--this is an electoral vote campaign, not a popular vote campaign. So don't let the polls psych you out.
Fifth: This is the beginning of the campaign, not the end. In the composite poll-of-polls, Obama has a slight lead that has held consistently over the past few months, and the real race will begin after the conventions--that's when we can start looking at the state by state polls, and seeing where we stand.
Sixth: There is no "Bradley Effect." Race certainly is playing a role in this election, but the primaries showed that the polls overwhelmingly underestimated Obama's win percentage, rather than overestimating it.
Finally: No one ever said this was going to be easy. Here's a little perspective from Eugene Robinson (one of the few relatively sensible talking heads):
People here complain that the polls are too close for comfort, forgetting that there is rarely anything comfortable about a presidential contest. When was the last time a nonincumbent Democrat cruised easily to the White House? Clinton, remember, won only a 43 percent plurality of the popular vote in 1992. You have to go all the way back to Franklin Roosevelt in 1932. Why would anyone think for a moment that Obama could win this without a fight?...
8.21.2008
one...two...three...four...
As we await the VP selection, we've been treated to a little comedy (of errors?) by John McCain, who has just not had the best of days.
Today, in an interview, he stated that he doesn't know how many houses he owns...
That's right folks. He's just not sure.
When criticized by the Obama campaign for his obliviousness to his own wealth, and how that might affect his economic policy (remember Phil it's-just-a-"mental-recession" Gramm...and before that, John your-economic-problems-are-"psychological" McCain), McCain's campaign tried to deflect with the following responses: he's a POW! they're his wife's houses! and obama has a million dollar house and has been connected to tony rezko! They're even now saying that Rev. Wright is now "fair game." (hint: it's going to get ugly, folks.)
So...for your entertainment...check out what may be one of the best videos of this election (and it's only 1 minute long!)
And, for an extra treat, today's footage of Obama kicking a** and taking names...
Today, in an interview, he stated that he doesn't know how many houses he owns...
That's right folks. He's just not sure.
When criticized by the Obama campaign for his obliviousness to his own wealth, and how that might affect his economic policy (remember Phil it's-just-a-"mental-recession" Gramm...and before that, John your-economic-problems-are-"
So...for your entertainment...check out what may be one of the best videos of this election (and it's only 1 minute long!)
And, for an extra treat, today's footage of Obama kicking a** and taking names...
8.20.2008
We Are the Ones photoproject
This is very cool!
http://wearetheonesproject.com/
A photo project to document the diversity of support for Obama.
7.25.2008
Obama's trip abroad, What liberal media?, Good campaign News
Obama's trip abroad, Berlin
Just a quick reminder: McCain, the RNC and Fox needled Obama about visiting the Middle East...do you think they now feel that was a good strategy?
Good overview of what made this trip successful: Obama's actually really smart.
CBS "edited" an interview between Katie Couric and John McCain, in which he made a serious mistake about the timeline (and causes) of the decline of violence in Iraq (watch the real footage, released later). McCain then tried to spin and lie his way out of it, claiming that the term "surge" does not refer to the jan '07 increase of 30k troops, but the broader strategy of the "counterinsurgency". He really thinks we are fools. Or thinks we won't notice that he's a fool: he also, in that same interview, claimed that Iraq was the first major military action since 9/11. What about Afghanistan???
McCain's "respectful" campaign: Timeless tidbits from this week
Nas delivers 600k petition sigs to Fox, in protest of ongoing racism
Just a quick reminder: McCain, the RNC and Fox needled Obama about visiting the Middle East...do you think they now feel that was a good strategy?
Good overview of what made this trip successful: Obama's actually really smart.
- The Berlin speech can be seen here
- Great photo essay here.
- Way, way too cute! Little kids: "Just a moment, Obama is speaking"
- Short, moving essay about seeing American flags being waved in Berlin.
- Lame republican responses--McCain suggests that Obama shouldn't be making speeches on foreign soil, forgetting that he did so himself in Canada just a month ago; others complain that Obama should use the phrase "citizen of the world," even though it was used by Reagan and Kennedy (in his inaugural address) before...McCain also said Obama was wrong to cancel a visit to the troops in Rammstein--but it turns out that the Pentagon reversed their previous approval of the visit, and wouldn't allow Obama to visit.
CBS "edited" an interview between Katie Couric and John McCain, in which he made a serious mistake about the timeline (and causes) of the decline of violence in Iraq (watch the real footage, released later). McCain then tried to spin and lie his way out of it, claiming that the term "surge" does not refer to the jan '07 increase of 30k troops, but the broader strategy of the "counterinsurgency". He really thinks we are fools. Or thinks we won't notice that he's a fool: he also, in that same interview, claimed that Iraq was the first major military action since 9/11. What about Afghanistan???
McCain's "respectful" campaign: Timeless tidbits from this week
- McCain said that Obama would rather win an election than lose a war.
- McCain campaign suggests Obama is soft on genocide, in response to Obama's statement at the Holocaust Memorial
- Analysis shows that it's not a "toss up" or "dead even" race
- Obama leads McCain by 43% with Hispanic voters!
- Obama's small donors--alone--outraise McCain
- From 50-state strategy to 50-state ad buy: Obama purchases $5million ad buy during the Olympics
- We caught up in DNC, House and Senate fundraising in June
- We've grown! 1.7 million new democrats since 2004.
Nas delivers 600k petition sigs to Fox, in protest of ongoing racism
7.18.2008
wish i was near la jolla, ca
Device art gallery. La Jolla, California
Show: Fantastic
Contraption, opens July 19 (and runs through Sept. 2).
Wha? McCain leaks Obama's Iraq travel details...
Sources are reporting that McCain blithely spilled the beans about when Obama is going to Iraq...info that's kept under wraps for a reason.
"I believe that either today or tomorrow -- and I'm not privy to his
schedule -- Sen. Obama will be landing in Iraq with some other
senators" who make up a congressional delegation, McCain told a
campaign fund-raising luncheon.
howard dean, mccain--blech!, good news and bad media
Man, Howard Dean is great.
Watched Howard Dean talk to the Netroots Nation annual gathering last night, and read his interview with major lefty bloggers. Here's some links if you want to find out what he's been up to--launching the "Register for Change" campaign, building the Democratic Party...and it's working. Obama's opening 20 campaign offices in Virginia!
Man, John McCain is a tool.
Watched Howard Dean talk to the Netroots Nation annual gathering last night, and read his interview with major lefty bloggers. Here's some links if you want to find out what he's been up to--launching the "Register for Change" campaign, building the Democratic Party...and it's working. Obama's opening 20 campaign offices in Virginia!
Man, John McCain is a tool.
- Asked if Obama is a socialist, McCain shrugs and says "I don't know."
- 10 flip-flops in 2 weeks (as of June 15--list needs updating!)
- Oh, here's an update: flipflop on Afghanistan...did anyone hear?
- In an interview with ABC News, when reminded that he has publicly admitted to not being expert on economic matters, McCain says "I never said that."
- Nice little video: McCain's YouTube Problem
- $52 million raised in June by Obama; more than $20 million by DNC. Obama's second-best month of fundraising yet...take that, Wall Street Journal (reported earlier that Obama was expected only to raise $30 mill). Unbelievably, because of campaign finance law loopholes, we're still the underdog. Donate $5 or more, and you can win tix to the convention (or give them to me!)
- We are competitive in a whole lotta states--July 15: national and swing state poll roundup. Up 9% points in Oregon. Up by 2% in Nevada. Only down by 3% in North Carolina.
- And McCain's excitement deficit.
More Bad Media.
ABC/Washington Post withholds poll results that favor Obama
NYTimes: "Obama isn't closing the divide on race"--(didn't know that one person could be expected to do so!). Analysis suggests that he has a problem with white voters. But the Times' actual polling results do not bear this out, in fact, on some issues his favorability is higher than McCain's. Obama camp responds, and NYTimes Adam Nagourney tries to defend his sloppy work.
You may not have heard that McCain described the way that Social Security works "a disgrace." That's because the media was whupped up in a frenzy over Jesse Jackson talking about cutting Obama's "nuts" off. Besides the complete disregard for journalistic ethics (essentially "eavesdropping" on Jackson's conversation when he didn't know he was being recorded), the media has shown once again how they just can't focus on the important aspects of this presidential race.
7.03.2008
what's making you happy?
Hi everyone! Here we go:
Happiness is: mounting evidence of the wisdom of pursuing the "50-state strategy": Obama is up 5 points in Montana!
Happiness is: documenting and disseminating the oh-so-long-and-ever-growing list of McCain flip-flops and "misstatements" (that means send this list around!)
Happiness is: Looking at Obama's numbers in key swing states. RNC to buy early ads, and we'll be able to study the impact and respond.
Happiness is: someone in the mainstream press finally starting to debunk the "McCain is a maverick" myth.
Happiness is: judges using Lewis Carroll to ridicule the logic of the Bush Administration on habeus corpus. Snark!
Happiness is learning that nearly 2/3 of the public fear McCain is likely to carry on Bush's policies.
Happiness is watching Joe Lieberman get his comeuppance. He's a drag on McCain chances...in CT!~Excellent news for those of us who shudder at the thought of a mccain/lieberman ticket.
Happiness is: mounting evidence of the wisdom of pursuing the "50-state strategy": Obama is up 5 points in Montana!
Happiness is: documenting and disseminating the oh-so-long-and-ever-growing list of McCain flip-flops and "misstatements" (that means send this list around!)
Happiness is: Looking at Obama's numbers in key swing states. RNC to buy early ads, and we'll be able to study the impact and respond.
Happiness is: someone in the mainstream press finally starting to debunk the "McCain is a maverick" myth.
Happiness is: judges using Lewis Carroll to ridicule the logic of the Bush Administration on habeus corpus. Snark!
Happiness is learning that nearly 2/3 of the public fear McCain is likely to carry on Bush's policies.
Happiness is watching Joe Lieberman get his comeuppance. He's a drag on McCain chances...in CT!~Excellent news for those of us who shudder at the thought of a mccain/lieberman ticket.
6.24.2008
FISA, Campaign Finance, Kicking Electoral Ass
Well, somehow, blessedly, I am no longer totally obsessed with minutely following every single political story. Yes, it's true: I haven't watched Countdown every night in the last two weeks. It's almost like a fever broke...
I know that you'll profess, publicly, to be happy that I've been able to resume a somewhat normal life...but secretly, you're a bit worried about what you might be missing. "Awww," you say, "but how am I going to get all those cool links and tidbits now?"
Well, I recommend checking in on DailyKos and HuffingtonPost whenever you need a fix.
Almost all they do there is talk politics. Like I have done for the last six months, as many of you know all too well.
I do, perhaps unsurprisingly, have a few opinions on recent developments. Here's what I think the big stories are (or should be), and my take on them.
1) Telecom Immunity/Warrantless wiretapping/FISA...and the upcoming "FISAbuster" (cute derivation of filibuster). This bill is terrible. It just passed the House, and few people have any real understanding why the Dems caved. Is is money from the telecom industry? Is it cover-your-ass action? And why won't Obama fight it harder? How will MoveOn try to hold him to his earlier promise to filibuster any such provision? These are the questions swirling in the air. (To get caught up: here's a good essay on why we care about FISA)
It's a classic case of the Repubs trying to paint anyone who refuses to participate in the gutting of our constitution as "soft on terror," and our going along with that framing. Obama should know that he could fight this one, teach the public what it's about...but he's backing away from it. All I can say is that, unfortunately, few people seem to really be talking about this, even though the campaigns to stop this probably-unconstitutional legislation have been going on for months. The one bit of good news is that Dodd, Feingold, Boxer and maybe a few others have promised to filibuster. Starting tonight.
If you want to take action, and I know you do, you can watch Feingold all explain this and call your senator. You can call Obama's campaign through MoveOn and urge him to fight. You can also "hang up on big telecom" by switching your phone service to Credo, a sub-company of Working Assets. I'm really thinking about doing it...does anyone have Sprint, the network Credo is carried on?
2. Dustup about campaign financing. McCain is trying to make a big hullabaloo about Obama "backing out of his promise" to accept public financing. First, that premise is inaccurate--Obama promised to try to come to an agreement with his opponent...and McCain has been gaming the public finance system for months, and has made his intention not to stick to the letter or the spirit of public financing clear through his own (probably illegal) actions. Second, McCain has done almost nothing to rein in his surrogates, his supporters, and those who would want to form 527s (altho there's nothing of Swift Boat proportions formed yet). He's not shown any strength in trying to actually organize a campaign funded only by the public financing system. But most importantly, the public financing system is broken and the so-called campaign finance reformers have gotten lost along the way. Kos writes about mainstream "reformers" attitudes toward ordinary people's involvement in political blogging, in a way that is highly illuminating; his further explanation of what's broken in campaign financing has helped me solidify my position that the important thing is that campaign contributions don't buy access. It was never simply about limiting money, but about limiting influence. McCain hardly has a leg to stand on, with the kinds of lobbyists he has on his staff, his close ties to Vicki Iseman--he's not actually interested in limiting influence, just in limiting his opponent's fundraising. And Obama's interested not only in raising money, but in getting people activated...and we can see how powerful such people-powered fundraising and involvement is.
3. How Obama is kicking electoral ass everywhere. I can't spend the time to reference all the polls, but let me sum up: two polls in the last week show Obama with a 12-15% lead over McCain. (you wouldn't know it if you watch the cable news...as they breathlessly try to convince themselves that the race is tied). Obama is tied with McCain in red, red, red Indiana. He's got a decent shot at pulling close in Georgia, due to the Bob Barr effect. Obama's got a huge lead in Oregon, in southern Florida, in Maine, and is well ahead in all the swing states, even Pennsylvania and Michigan. Obama has a 13-19 point lead among women, when Kerry led women by only 3. And these are just the highlights of the last two weeks.
All these polling figures have made so, so, so clear to me that all my (obsessively) close attention to the traditional media pundits during the primary was for naught. They are idiots. The conventional wisdom is simply wrong.
This doesn't mean we can rest easy: the fight against the Republicans will be tough, and we have to be sharp and stay on top of what's happening politically. But it does mean that I'm going to stop having palpitations and following every word said by the mainstream news and the punditocracy. David Broder, Chris Matthews, Adam Nagourney--they can all bite me.
I'll still follow the news online, and send you interesting bits. And I'll still encourage you all to organize, give money, and volunteer to make sure we win the White House back. You can host/attend Obama events through the Obama campaign or volunteer with MoveOn; you can give money to ActBlue, the DailyKos-endorsed candidates on ActBlue, MoveOn, the DNC, and, of course, the Obama campaign...
(oh yeah, and did i mention that the bush administration seems to be getting caught more and more often these days? that the GAO released a report showing the "surge" (can a surge last indefinitely) isn't working? that courts have restored habeus corpus to detainees, and ruled that one such detainee can't be classified as an enemy combatant? these are surely interesting times. but let's not forget ourselves: the mainstream media is only spending 2 minutes per week covering Iraq.)
I know that you'll profess, publicly, to be happy that I've been able to resume a somewhat normal life...but secretly, you're a bit worried about what you might be missing. "Awww," you say, "but how am I going to get all those cool links and tidbits now?"
Well, I recommend checking in on DailyKos and HuffingtonPost whenever you need a fix.
Almost all they do there is talk politics. Like I have done for the last six months, as many of you know all too well.
I do, perhaps unsurprisingly, have a few opinions on recent developments. Here's what I think the big stories are (or should be), and my take on them.
1) Telecom Immunity/Warrantless wiretapping/FISA...and the upcoming "FISAbuster" (cute derivation of filibuster). This bill is terrible. It just passed the House, and few people have any real understanding why the Dems caved. Is is money from the telecom industry? Is it cover-your-ass action? And why won't Obama fight it harder? How will MoveOn try to hold him to his earlier promise to filibuster any such provision? These are the questions swirling in the air. (To get caught up: here's a good essay on why we care about FISA)
It's a classic case of the Repubs trying to paint anyone who refuses to participate in the gutting of our constitution as "soft on terror," and our going along with that framing. Obama should know that he could fight this one, teach the public what it's about...but he's backing away from it. All I can say is that, unfortunately, few people seem to really be talking about this, even though the campaigns to stop this probably-unconstitutional legislation have been going on for months. The one bit of good news is that Dodd, Feingold, Boxer and maybe a few others have promised to filibuster. Starting tonight.
If you want to take action, and I know you do, you can watch Feingold all explain this and call your senator. You can call Obama's campaign through MoveOn and urge him to fight. You can also "hang up on big telecom" by switching your phone service to Credo, a sub-company of Working Assets. I'm really thinking about doing it...does anyone have Sprint, the network Credo is carried on?
2. Dustup about campaign financing. McCain is trying to make a big hullabaloo about Obama "backing out of his promise" to accept public financing. First, that premise is inaccurate--Obama promised to try to come to an agreement with his opponent...and McCain has been gaming the public finance system for months, and has made his intention not to stick to the letter or the spirit of public financing clear through his own (probably illegal) actions. Second, McCain has done almost nothing to rein in his surrogates, his supporters, and those who would want to form 527s (altho there's nothing of Swift Boat proportions formed yet). He's not shown any strength in trying to actually organize a campaign funded only by the public financing system. But most importantly, the public financing system is broken and the so-called campaign finance reformers have gotten lost along the way. Kos writes about mainstream "reformers" attitudes toward ordinary people's involvement in political blogging, in a way that is highly illuminating; his further explanation of what's broken in campaign financing has helped me solidify my position that the important thing is that campaign contributions don't buy access. It was never simply about limiting money, but about limiting influence. McCain hardly has a leg to stand on, with the kinds of lobbyists he has on his staff, his close ties to Vicki Iseman--he's not actually interested in limiting influence, just in limiting his opponent's fundraising. And Obama's interested not only in raising money, but in getting people activated...and we can see how powerful such people-powered fundraising and involvement is.
3. How Obama is kicking electoral ass everywhere. I can't spend the time to reference all the polls, but let me sum up: two polls in the last week show Obama with a 12-15% lead over McCain. (you wouldn't know it if you watch the cable news...as they breathlessly try to convince themselves that the race is tied). Obama is tied with McCain in red, red, red Indiana. He's got a decent shot at pulling close in Georgia, due to the Bob Barr effect. Obama's got a huge lead in Oregon, in southern Florida, in Maine, and is well ahead in all the swing states, even Pennsylvania and Michigan. Obama has a 13-19 point lead among women, when Kerry led women by only 3. And these are just the highlights of the last two weeks.
All these polling figures have made so, so, so clear to me that all my (obsessively) close attention to the traditional media pundits during the primary was for naught. They are idiots. The conventional wisdom is simply wrong.
This doesn't mean we can rest easy: the fight against the Republicans will be tough, and we have to be sharp and stay on top of what's happening politically. But it does mean that I'm going to stop having palpitations and following every word said by the mainstream news and the punditocracy. David Broder, Chris Matthews, Adam Nagourney--they can all bite me.
I'll still follow the news online, and send you interesting bits. And I'll still encourage you all to organize, give money, and volunteer to make sure we win the White House back. You can host/attend Obama events through the Obama campaign or volunteer with MoveOn; you can give money to ActBlue, the DailyKos-endorsed candidates on ActBlue, MoveOn, the DNC, and, of course, the Obama campaign...
(oh yeah, and did i mention that the bush administration seems to be getting caught more and more often these days? that the GAO released a report showing the "surge" (can a surge last indefinitely) isn't working? that courts have restored habeus corpus to detainees, and ruled that one such detainee can't be classified as an enemy combatant? these are surely interesting times. but let's not forget ourselves: the mainstream media is only spending 2 minutes per week covering Iraq.)
6.11.2008
Postprimary wrapup
So many good links to share, but this is not nearly comprehensive of what's happened in politics in the last week (Senate committee states that Bush took us to war on "false pretenses", Kucinich introduced articles of impeachment; McCain admits he doesn't know how to use a computer, made a bunch more "gaffes", Scott McClellan agrees to testify against Bush administration...I could go on and on, but I won't.) Hope you enjoy.
1. On advocating for Obama: quick review of his legislative record! Good to have in your mind, for all those times when someone says, "but what has he done?"
2. On the post-primary "surge"; or, a look at the numbers
4. Analysis of the primary. You may well be done with the primary, and be done with thinking about the primary, but if you want a few takes on it, these are worthwhile reads:
Tempting overviews of essays on DailyKos (summarized by Kos)
1. On advocating for Obama: quick review of his legislative record! Good to have in your mind, for all those times when someone says, "but what has he done?"
2. On the post-primary "surge"; or, a look at the numbers
- Obama does better with Latinos than Kerry (and all sorts of other good data about Latino voters)
- Obama's support solidifies in states that previously looked close, like New Jersey and Washington
- New poll shows Obama "leads McCain among African Americans (83-7 percent), Hispanics (62-28), women (52-33), Catholics (47-40), independents (41-36) and even blue-collar workers (47-42). Obama is also ahead among those who said they voted for Clinton in the Democratic primaries (61-19)."
- and the issue of money, money, money: GOP avoiding McCain
- Wonderful speech to campaign staff, after clinching nomination.
- this Monday's statement on the economy
- report on conference call with Democratic state party chairs
- report on conference call with LGBT activists, including Hillary supporters
- the 50-state strategy, articulated for this presidential campaign!
4. Analysis of the primary. You may well be done with the primary, and be done with thinking about the primary, but if you want a few takes on it, these are worthwhile reads:
Tempting overviews of essays on DailyKos (summarized by Kos)
- Hunter opened with (appropriately) Why Clinton Lost, a sweeping overview that ultimately came down to: her campaign did not campaign.
- smintheus weighed in with Change and the Bush Legacy, in which he argued that Clinton was so closely identified with Bush, mostly through her vote for the Iraq war, that a vote against her was the equivalent of a "smite Bush" button.
- MissLaura explored the underutilization of volunteers and people who wanted to be participants in the campaign in She didn't channel supporter passion.
- Devilstower drew attention to the role of Bill--and the unfortunate timing of the role he played--in Too Soon a Bulldog.
- For georgia10, discussed how it all came down to her baggage and the scars from previous battles--the "things she carried"--Why Obama Just May Win Big In November.
- DHinMI claimed error piled upon error for a campaign that was not seeing the contemporary political landscape clearly in She Fought the Last War, With the Wrong Generals, and Not Enough of an Army.
- brownsox took the opportunity to look not so much at where Clinton went wrong as what her opponent did right in The Obama Express.
- Trapper John deconstructed the misogyny and dehumanization that fed into the stereotype of the threatening, ambitious professional woman in The Nutcracker.
- Why women didn't vote for Clinton
- On the evolution of feminist positioning in Hillary's campaign
5.13.2008
semi-daily obama update: the hope edition
First of all. Remember, Obama's had more than a few landslides, himself. The media will remember this in a few days. Or not. It doesn't matter much, because we still have the math. Hillary needs to win more than 70% of the remaining delegates and supers to get the nomination. As George HW Bush said, "naht gahna happin".
Indiana turnout. More Dems voted in Indiana in this primary than did for Kerry in the 2004 General Election. In fact, almost as many dems voted in the primary as voted for Bush in 2004!
Obama leading by 20% in Oregon. 52 delegates at stake there. End of the road?
What double-digit victory in Ohio? Actual results are less than 9%.
AP Says Primary Over in Three Weeks. Superdelegate trends speak volumes.
Analysis: Obama doesn't have a white problem--Appalachia has an Obama Problem.
Gallup says Obama has strong support among white voters. As strong as Kerry did.
What We're Up Against: The Media Numbskulls. Chapter One: "She's the Al Sharpton of White People": And it continues: "He 'says' he's a Christian". And there's still more, coming from the "no, you're not crazy" department: the newsmedia covered rev. wright MORE than hillary clinton between Apr 28 and May 4.
What Wright Effect? Great news on favorability--no damage during this bruising primary season.
Clarification. There's been much talk about Obama "helping Clinton retire her debt," and there has been much confusion. The upshot: Nothing donated so far will go to Clinton's debt. Obama could choose to do a fundraiser for her, but monies donated to Obama's campaign will stay with Obama's campaign.
Is McCain too old? i'm actually really starting to wonder.
And to wit: some humor, too good not to copy and paste in full--
Indiana turnout. More Dems voted in Indiana in this primary than did for Kerry in the 2004 General Election. In fact, almost as many dems voted in the primary as voted for Bush in 2004!
Obama leading by 20% in Oregon. 52 delegates at stake there. End of the road?
What double-digit victory in Ohio? Actual results are less than 9%.
AP Says Primary Over in Three Weeks. Superdelegate trends speak volumes.
Analysis: Obama doesn't have a white problem--Appalachia has an Obama Problem.
Gallup says Obama has strong support among white voters. As strong as Kerry did.
What We're Up Against: The Media Numbskulls. Chapter One: "She's the Al Sharpton of White People": And it continues: "He 'says' he's a Christian". And there's still more, coming from the "no, you're not crazy" department: the newsmedia covered rev. wright MORE than hillary clinton between Apr 28 and May 4.
What Wright Effect? Great news on favorability--no damage during this bruising primary season.
Clarification. There's been much talk about Obama "helping Clinton retire her debt," and there has been much confusion. The upshot: Nothing donated so far will go to Clinton's debt. Obama could choose to do a fundraiser for her, but monies donated to Obama's campaign will stay with Obama's campaign.
Is McCain too old? i'm actually really starting to wonder.
And to wit: some humor, too good not to copy and paste in full--
Lessons Learned by Hunter
Things I have learned during this campaign season:
In a race that includes a former First Lady of the United States and a multimillionaire Republican senator rumored to share up to eight residences with his wife, the black guy from Chicago is unforgivably elitist.
Racism in America is caused primarily by black Chicago preachers.
The guy who keeps getting confused over the relationship between Iraq, Iran, and al Qaeda is the foreign policy expert.
The guy who goes to campaign stops on his wife's private jet aircraft is the most down-to-earth.
The guy who changed his stance on tax cuts, Roe v. Wade, immigration, gun control, the confederate flag, torture, public financing, and his own anti-earmark rhetoric is the "straight talker".
People in the heartland don't like it when you call them bitter, but they do like it when you explain to them that they're too dumb to understand issues more important than whether or not they like to be called bitter.
Arugula is the measure of a man.
Bowling is the measure of a man.
Orange juice is the measure of a man.
Flag pins are the measure of a man.
Success in Iraq consists of any reduction in violence, except when violence increases that's good too.
A recession is only a recession if you call it one.
Bill Kristol, Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly, Karl Rove, Maureen Dowd, David Brooks, David Broder, Charles Krauthammer and Bob Novak are all intensely interested in giving advice to the Democratic candidates because they just want to be helpful.
There are people in this world dumb enough to believe every one of these things.
4.30.2008
and still we rise...
OK, it's been a brutal couple of days, at the end of an exhausting 6 weeks. There's too much to digest with the whole Rev. Wright business, both his speeches of late and Obama's response. So I won't do that here; if I find a way to set down my reactions, I will do so soon. But for now, I'm just happy that the sun is out, both literally and figuratively.
Delegate counts
A few words for obama supporters feeling weary
Take Action!
Two young superdelegates want your opinion on who they should vote for! Send them an email or leave a comment on their YouTube/Facebook/Myspace pages. Also: Donate or Make phone calls! We're getting down to the wire, and need everyone to pitch in so that we can win in NC and Indiana....
Media Critique
Delegate counts
- Obama nabs two superdelegates today; rumors that more are coming
- Yesterday, in the midst of the reverending mania, obama picks up two superdelegates: second democratic congressman from kentucky, and a DNC member from Iowa
A few words for obama supporters feeling weary
Take Action!
Two young superdelegates want your opinion on who they should vote for! Send them an email or leave a comment on their YouTube/Facebook/Myspace pages. Also: Donate or Make phone calls! We're getting down to the wire, and need everyone to pitch in so that we can win in NC and Indiana....
Media Critique
- excellent critique of the media...and the total non-reaction to someone else who has talked about 9/11 and "chickens coming home to roost"
- on the insanity that is the conventional media: in light of the incessant tearing apart of obama and his associations, and the utterly bewildering lack of attention to the Pentagon Propaganda story in the traditional media or the fact that April has been the deadliest month in Iraq since September, i keep remembering an short, insightful essay about political journalism. take a gander, and tell me...what are we to do?
- She's reminisced fondly about how she's learned to shoot guns, taken a shot of whiskey with the boys, and slammed those "san francisco" fundraisers, obama's elitism, obama's church...what's that conservative refrain? Oh yeah: "gays, guns, and god." Well, yesterday her endorsement by Gov Easley in NC was accompanied by his statement "she makes Rocky Balboa look like a pansy." Not the best of word choices. Others have noted her difficulty in even saying the word gay publicly, even though she meets with gay press privately. Does Hillary have a gay problem?
- Working Class Hero: Hillary now bashing Bush for not stopping a deal with China (closed factory, jobs outsourced, yada yada)...guess who formulated that deal? Bill Clinton. Oh, the irony. Or is that just pain?
- Not content to only suck up to richard mellon scaife, hillary is going on the bill o'reilly show. Maybe it'll be the first time I watch that show. It's today. Which Hillary will we see?
- time to start boning up on your mccainisms: he's ripe for the picking
- yet another mccain flip flop: he was against staying in iraq for 100 years before he was for it
4.25.2008
Newspeak, endorsements, Hillary's problem with black voters
From the Dept of Newspeak
Probably the most important story recently: the US gov employed a gaggle of military men in a propaganda campaign to appear in news outlets and build public confidence in the iraq war; the mainstream media responds with:
Endorsements
I wrote an essay on DailyKos yesterday about this issue: why are the media only asking about Obama's difficulty getting white working-class voters, and not asking Hillary about her difficulty getting African-American voters? (My essay had a lot of responses, including a handful of African-American voters who stated that they have already switched their registration to "independent", and that everyone they know is steadfast in their refusal to vote--ever--for Hillary. The Politico found a similar essay, and seems to pose questions about Hillary's viability without this population, as well. Clyburn and Butterfield are starting to state this baldly...
Humor: Ridiculing the Ridiculous. And Rightly So.
Growing the Party: Obama rolls out massive voter registration campaign. Journalists don't care.
TV Watch: Rev Wright speaks with Bill Moyers friday night
More reasons why McCain is a baddie.
Probably the most important story recently: the US gov employed a gaggle of military men in a propaganda campaign to appear in news outlets and build public confidence in the iraq war; the mainstream media responds with:
Endorsements
- Hillary loses high-profile supporter, who raised $500k, over her negative tone; he'll take on role in Obama's finance committee.
- Obama gets another superdelegate (4/23)
- Two Nobel winners (economics) endorse Obama
I wrote an essay on DailyKos yesterday about this issue: why are the media only asking about Obama's difficulty getting white working-class voters, and not asking Hillary about her difficulty getting African-American voters? (My essay had a lot of responses, including a handful of African-American voters who stated that they have already switched their registration to "independent", and that everyone they know is steadfast in their refusal to vote--ever--for Hillary. The Politico found a similar essay, and seems to pose questions about Hillary's viability without this population, as well. Clyburn and Butterfield are starting to state this baldly...
Humor: Ridiculing the Ridiculous. And Rightly So.
- Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert take on Hillary's claims to lead in the popular vote
- Seems many people have noticed a similarity between Hillary and the Black Knight from Monty Python's The Holy Grail. Example One, Two, Three, Four.
Growing the Party: Obama rolls out massive voter registration campaign. Journalists don't care.
TV Watch: Rev Wright speaks with Bill Moyers friday night
More reasons why McCain is a baddie.
4.23.2008
more good news, suprise upset
Good news:
Good rundown of "electability" in key state matchups.
Guess what: obama performs better than clinton against mccain in colorado, north carolina, minnesota, and more, even california. Kos breaks it down:
What vast right-wing conspiracy?
Clintonistas keep wooing right-wing news outlets
Hillary's gay problem
And a bit of wisdom from Obama:
- another Obama superdelegate
- in best possible environment (dems bashing each other for months) mccain is only tied. Think what will happen when we finally go after him. Which the DNC is starting to do.
- new poll: who's condescending now?
- surprise upset in super-red district: dem beats repub, basically on opposition to iraq.
Good rundown of "electability" in key state matchups.
Guess what: obama performs better than clinton against mccain in colorado, north carolina, minnesota, and more, even california. Kos breaks it down:
So remind me again how is Clinton "more electable" against McCain than Obama?
She's lost more contests to Obama than she's won. She's raised less money than he has. She fares poorer in the polling against McCain than he does. She trails in the popular vote.
And somehow, despite the fact she runs behind Obama in the general, the supers are supposed to overturn the will of the primary electorate and spur intra-party civil war on her behalf? Is she really that narcissistic?
Apparently so.
Good analysis of the "electability" argumentsWhat vast right-wing conspiracy?
Clintonistas keep wooing right-wing news outlets
Hillary's gay problem
And a bit of wisdom from Obama:
"I know that people like to talk tough and use a lot of rhetoric about fighting. I have always believed that if you are tough, you don't have to talk about it," he said.
Good news following bad....
All that, for a net of 10 delegates.
I'm exhausted. Hillary threw the kitchen sink for an increase of 10 measly delegates.
Broadening the coalition
Obama gains in key demographics compared with Ohio
Growing the Base: Dems have the energy!!
Obama got 60% of new voters in PA. Even losing, Obama still got 200k more votes than all repubs combined; both dems got 2.25 million to repubs 800k. New dem registrations in PA (over 300k) mean that there are now more dems registered in PA than republicans (4.1 million to 3.2)!
Great Analysis of Why Obama Lost
Cutting through the spin.
A Bit of Logic
On thinking through the clintonian focus on the popular vote
On the "double-digit" win: "Excuse me, but 9.4 doesn't round to 10"
On Hillary Winning
Humor: Tom Tomorrow cartoon
The Maths: she needs 71% of the vote in remaining contests
More humor: How Hillary Can Still Win
More endorsements today (and it's still early)
Governor of Oklahoma (superdelegate) and 50 Edwards backers from NC endorse Obama
Good read
Hendrick Hertzberg eviscerates the ABC debate (and the argument that we need to ask candidates bs questions because the repubs will) in the New Yorker
I'm exhausted. Hillary threw the kitchen sink for an increase of 10 measly delegates.
Broadening the coalition
Obama gains in key demographics compared with Ohio
Growing the Base: Dems have the energy!!
Obama got 60% of new voters in PA. Even losing, Obama still got 200k more votes than all repubs combined; both dems got 2.25 million to repubs 800k. New dem registrations in PA (over 300k) mean that there are now more dems registered in PA than republicans (4.1 million to 3.2)!
Great Analysis of Why Obama Lost
Cutting through the spin.
A Bit of Logic
On thinking through the clintonian focus on the popular vote
On the "double-digit" win: "Excuse me, but 9.4 doesn't round to 10"
On Hillary Winning
Humor: Tom Tomorrow cartoon
The Maths: she needs 71% of the vote in remaining contests
More humor: How Hillary Can Still Win
More endorsements today (and it's still early)
Governor of Oklahoma (superdelegate) and 50 Edwards backers from NC endorse Obama
Good read
Hendrick Hertzberg eviscerates the ABC debate (and the argument that we need to ask candidates bs questions because the repubs will) in the New Yorker
4.21.2008
PA, ABC Debate from hell, org dev perspective on HRC
With Bated Breath...
one of the most accurate pollsters has obama up by 3 pts....in pennsylvania!!
others, of course, have him down by 5, 7, and 8 pts...
The ABC Debate from Hell
quick analysis of the relative shoddiness of the abc debate
Interesting take
why hillary is losing, from an organizational development perspective
Pennsylvania expectations
Obama outraises Hillary in March: she's in the red
one of the most accurate pollsters has obama up by 3 pts....in pennsylvania!!
others, of course, have him down by 5, 7, and 8 pts...
The ABC Debate from Hell
quick analysis of the relative shoddiness of the abc debate
Interesting take
why hillary is losing, from an organizational development perspective
Pennsylvania expectations
- hillary by double digits
- clinton needs landslide
- lots of undecideds
- a hopeful inquiry into internal polling and last-days tactics
Obama outraises Hillary in March: she's in the red
4.19.2008
Good reads, the ABC Debate, Hillary disses MoveOn
Hi everyone!
sorry for the long delay between updates: i found the recent controversy over the "bitter" remarks and the entirety of the abc debate to be soul draining. i've recovered, have a lot of interesting tidbits for you...and i'm excited about pennsylvania on april 22nd!! donate or volunteer if you can!
Good reads!
Another example of Obama's appeal to republicans.
Hillary Disses MoveOn (and turnout)
Another example of Clinton's dismissal of the left/progressive wing of the Democratic party. A prominent pro-Hillary blogger is aghast. And not so long ago, Hillary had lots of nice words for MoveOn. I find it highly, and painfully, ironic that she is dismissing MoveOn in particular, when it originated in response to the republican frenzy around her husband's impeachment--remember, the original name of the organization was "Censure, and Move On". The undercover reporting of the Clinton volunteer shows why the Clinton campaign lost the caucuses...because they can't organize their way out of a paper bag.
Hillary Dissed Working-class Whites
Apparently Hillary has not always empathized with working class whites, telling Bill: "screw 'em, you don't owe them anything". A Harvard intellectual who was there explains.
The ABC Debate
A funny rundown of the disgraceful ABC debate, and the questions we really wanted answered. Even Rendell didn't like the debate much. Best thing since: Obama just brushes the dirt off his shoulder (with h/t to jay z).
On William Ayers.
Endorsements
Bruce!
Sam Nunn and David Boren
Robert Reich endorsed Obama on Friday, and, earlier, had a good take on the "bitter" comments.
Since Super Tues, Obama has netted 65 superdelegates, while Clinton has added some and then lost some...not netting any gains.
Compassion Forum
I have the feeling that few people watched the "Compassion Forum," but it was actually pretty substantial. The audience members asked some good questions, and the moderators asked some dumb questions--and Obama gave thoughtful answers to both.
Metrics: on counting the popular vote.
sorry for the long delay between updates: i found the recent controversy over the "bitter" remarks and the entirety of the abc debate to be soul draining. i've recovered, have a lot of interesting tidbits for you...and i'm excited about pennsylvania on april 22nd!! donate or volunteer if you can!
Good reads!
- Great essay on last night's rally in Philly--approx. 40k people, and lots of spirit! You can see the rally here. and the newspapers like Obama.
- Undercover reporters detail the life of the Clinton and Obama campaigns from the perspectives of volunteers. Extremely illuminating!!!
- Good column on feminism. Key line: "...we should remember that feminism is not about women only but about changing the values and style of discourse in the nation. "
Another example of Obama's appeal to republicans.
Hillary Disses MoveOn (and turnout)
Another example of Clinton's dismissal of the left/progressive wing of the Democratic party. A prominent pro-Hillary blogger is aghast. And not so long ago, Hillary had lots of nice words for MoveOn. I find it highly, and painfully, ironic that she is dismissing MoveOn in particular, when it originated in response to the republican frenzy around her husband's impeachment--remember, the original name of the organization was "Censure, and Move On". The undercover reporting of the Clinton volunteer shows why the Clinton campaign lost the caucuses...because they can't organize their way out of a paper bag.
Hillary Dissed Working-class Whites
Apparently Hillary has not always empathized with working class whites, telling Bill: "screw 'em, you don't owe them anything". A Harvard intellectual who was there explains.
The ABC Debate
A funny rundown of the disgraceful ABC debate, and the questions we really wanted answered. Even Rendell didn't like the debate much. Best thing since: Obama just brushes the dirt off his shoulder (with h/t to jay z).
On William Ayers.
Mayor Daley says: I know him too.
More truthiness: Clinton implied that people died as a result of Ayers' and others' activities, but none of the Weather Underground bombings killed anyone. Three of the group's members did die when they mishandled bomb-making materials. She also implied that Ayers responded to the events of Sept 11 by saying he had no regrets for the bombings. This is also inaccurate: his interview was coincidentally published on the day of Sep 11, having taken place some time earlier.
Ayers writes about the mistaken notion that he's unrepentant:
More truthiness: Clinton implied that people died as a result of Ayers' and others' activities, but none of the Weather Underground bombings killed anyone. Three of the group's members did die when they mishandled bomb-making materials. She also implied that Ayers responded to the events of Sept 11 by saying he had no regrets for the bombings. This is also inaccurate: his interview was coincidentally published on the day of Sep 11, having taken place some time earlier.
Ayers writes about the mistaken notion that he's unrepentant:
"I'm sometimes asked if I regret anything I did to oppose the war in Viet Nam, and I say 'no, I don't regret anything I did to try to stop the slaughter of millions of human beings by my own government.' Sometimes I add, 'I don't think I did enough.' This is then elided: [they write] he has no regrets for setting bombs and thinks there should be more bombings."
Endorsements
Bruce!
Sam Nunn and David Boren
Robert Reich endorsed Obama on Friday, and, earlier, had a good take on the "bitter" comments.
Since Super Tues, Obama has netted 65 superdelegates, while Clinton has added some and then lost some...not netting any gains.
Compassion Forum
I have the feeling that few people watched the "Compassion Forum," but it was actually pretty substantial. The audience members asked some good questions, and the moderators asked some dumb questions--and Obama gave thoughtful answers to both.
Metrics: on counting the popular vote.
4.10.2008
Food riots, Mark Penn, "narrowcasting"
Scary food riots.
Funny little kids.
Bush, the diplomat.
Hillary's dubious campaign choices.
Mark Penn lobbies for trade deal she opposes. He "steps down" but is still playing important role. The problem foreshadowed last May: "Not only is Hillary more reliant on large donations and corporate money than her Democratic rivals, but advisers in her inner circle are closely affiliated with unionbusters, GOP operatives, conservative media and other Democratic Party antagonists." More on the Clinton-Colombia connection.
LGBT issues
Obama explains why he doesn't "narrowcast": full interview with LGBT paper
Responds to recent controversial claims by philly LGBT paper that Obama refuses to talk to the gay press
Fighting McCain
Think about giving some love to MoveOn--they're starting to take on McCain, while we finish up this primary.
What everyone needs to know about McCain...for starters...please pass this on to everyone you know.
Great new web ad about Bush/McCain and the endless war
Healthcare Mandates
Again with the healthcare, prompted by Elizabeth Edwards' joining the Center for American Progress, and her stating that she favors Hillary's plan. Some folks from Massachusetts, where the mandates aren't working so well, beg to differ. Personally, I think both Obama's and Hillary's plans would be a tremendous leap forward, but neither are perfect. But I also think that we don't get to true universal coverage in just one leap. My support for Obama is based on his leadership style and his political philosophy more than any particular issue.
Funny little kids.
Bush, the diplomat.
Hillary's dubious campaign choices.
Mark Penn lobbies for trade deal she opposes. He "steps down" but is still playing important role. The problem foreshadowed last May: "Not only is Hillary more reliant on large donations and corporate money than her Democratic rivals, but advisers in her inner circle are closely affiliated with unionbusters, GOP operatives, conservative media and other Democratic Party antagonists." More on the Clinton-Colombia connection.
LGBT issues
Obama explains why he doesn't "narrowcast": full interview with LGBT paper
Responds to recent controversial claims by philly LGBT paper that Obama refuses to talk to the gay press
Fighting McCain
Think about giving some love to MoveOn--they're starting to take on McCain, while we finish up this primary.
What everyone needs to know about McCain...for starters...please pass this on to everyone you know.
Great new web ad about Bush/McCain and the endless war
Healthcare Mandates
Again with the healthcare, prompted by Elizabeth Edwards' joining the Center for American Progress, and her stating that she favors Hillary's plan. Some folks from Massachusetts, where the mandates aren't working so well, beg to differ. Personally, I think both Obama's and Hillary's plans would be a tremendous leap forward, but neither are perfect. But I also think that we don't get to true universal coverage in just one leap. My support for Obama is based on his leadership style and his political philosophy more than any particular issue.
4.03.2008
people-powered fundraising
This is what people-powered campaign fundraising looks like: from the Obama campaign
Total Raised in March: More than $40 million
Contributors in March: More than 442,000
First-Time Contributors in March: More than 218,000
Average Contribution: $96
Total Contributors to Date: More than 1,276,000
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