In the country's last toss-up state, McCain has TV, but Obama has GOTV

[proud2BlibKansan]

Picture of the day: Two identical Miatas were in front of me on Ward Parkway this afternoon. The one on the left had Kansas plates; the one on the right, Missouri plates ... and an Obama 08 sticker.

The biggest city (St. Louis has bigger suburbs) in the last toss-up state in the country (if you believe master poll-cruncher Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight.com site) has gone into high gear for Barack Obama. When the candidate's Country Club Plaza campaign office opened this morning, 200 volunteers were standing outside. Everywhere I went today, I saw teams of people with clipboards. And then I came home to the door-hanger ... you've got to see this door-hanger ...



First of all, it's bigger than all the others, about 6 x 20. Second, on the reverse side is a portable and detailed voter's bill of rights, telling you that you have the right to a paper ballot (which I always ask for) and you don't need photo ID. Amazingly, it also gives you the location of your polling place -- printed in the official Obama 08 typeface -- just in case you tossed that tiny postcard from the Board of Election Commissioners the other week.

Wait, it gets better. Barack called Mrs. TVB on her cell phone about two hours later -- I hate it when he does that -- and in the middle of his message he was saying something like, "Your polling place is," and just then a female voice jumps in and gives us the polling place address again.

more . . . http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2008/11/in-the-countrys.html

[Laelth]

1. Doing my best James Earl Jones: "Impressive. Most Impressive."

What a great campaign! Here's hoping for the best in MO.

:toast:

The United States is a LIBERAL Country.

:dem:

-Laelth

[protect our future]

2. New signs on Ward Parkway

How'd you like the new 4x8 Obama/Biden signs on Ward Parkway -- the replacement signs for the ones that got defaced?

The new ones are even double-sided. They signs that were spraypainted were printed on one side only.

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. I'll have to drive by and check them out

:hi: