Texas: Clintons Face Unfamiliar Political Landscape

[dkf]

I got another e-mail invitation to see Bill Clinton--again, I was asked to RSVP, and again, I was given only 24 hours' notice. This appearance was to be in Abilene. The invitation read "7:30" but the Abilene evening news broadcasts were saying, "8:15." In fact, the news anchor for the CBS affiliate went on to point out that, since this would be the last event of the day for the former president, "He might arrive late. It is possible, even," he added, "that he won't make the appearance at all."

What a way to encourage turn-out, eh?

Meanwhile, on Friday, February 29, I got an e-mail from the Clinton campaign asking if I wanted to be a "precinct captain," which is what the Obama campaign calls campaign volunteers who help to get out the vote.

I had already been invited to be an Obama precinct captain three weeks ago, yet here was the Clinton campaign, asking for my help just four days before the primary.

On the precinct captain website, the Clinton campaign offered 19 training session locations across the state, all starting on Saturday, BUT, there were many offered on Sunday evening, as late as six p.m. and some even being offered at 7:30 p.m. on the Sunday night before the primary!

So the Clinton campaign will be training volunteers as late as two nights before the vote, which will give them, basically, one evening in which to make get out the vote phone calls.

Is this any way to run a campaign?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/deanie-mills/texas-clintons-face-unfa_b_89458.html

[bluestateguy]

1. What do they give a shit? They have no intention of campaigning in Texas for the real election

It will be the classic blue state-red state election with Hillary as the nominee, and a strategy organized around willing all the Kerry states plus Ohio. That will leave no margin for error. The rest of the country will be ignored.

[C_U_L8R]

2. How do you clear a paper jam in the Xerox machine?

[loveangelc]

3. I heard the clinon's have a hundred thouusand volunteers in tx.

how many does obama have i wonder.