Obama camp adds 65,000 registered Dems to Pennsylvania

[usregimechange]

Rendell in 2002 was able to turnout a higher percentage of Democratic voters in the Southeast than voted in the Southwest. This is central to any Obama victory. To win he must push his turnout higher in the Southeast. Here enthusiasm and Obama volunteers could make a big difference. The Obama campaign has already begun a major voter registration drive to add Democrats to the roles. The current Democratic pickup is 65,000, most of whom will be Obama voters.

Dr. G. Terry Madonna is Professor of Public Affairs at Franklin and Marshall College and Dr. Michael Young is Managing Partner of Michael Young Strategic Research.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/03/obamas_keys_to_the_keystone_st.html

[Kittycat]

1. Excellent! Thank you for sharing n/t

[usregimechange]

2. This an important state in Nov and good to see this...

[babylonsister]

3. There's that ground game at work-excellent! nt

[Cha]

4. That makes me feel so good just thinking

about all the new voters who have registered in PA and across the country 'cause of Obama.

[olkaz]

5. wow

That really is impressive.

[littlebit]

6. Great

Hopefully most of them vote in november.

[Window]

7. K/R.

:kick:

[scheming daemons]

8. I'll do my part here in SW PA.... but outside of Allegheny county... LOTS OF RACISTS....

Most of my extended family among them.


(I live 20 miles south of Pittsburgh, just barely in Washington County).


However... I think... if Obama comes here a few times... he could make a BIG difference here, and lose it by a LOT less.

[blue neen]

15. Word.

I live in Westmoreland County and know exactly what you are talking about. However, I did get a 62-year-old white male to register the other day who had never voted before in his life. He wants to vote for Obama.

Obama definitely needs to get here and do some campaigning. PA is not a lost cause to him.

[tishaLA]

9. Didn't I read that he helped get 100K before

Bill's 1992 election? He has an amazing ability to get this stuff done.

I hope he can get another 65K before the deadline.

[Adelante]

23. 150,000 - it was a 15% rise in Chicago nt

[Nitrogenica]

10. Great news!

[slick8790]

11. I'm going out to Philly next weekend to work for the Obama campaign to register voters.

I missed the opportunity to volunteer here in NJ (was between candidates on Feb. 5, former Edwards supporter), but I'm gonna work my ass off in PA.

[roseBudd]

13. And i am going to be registering all summer in urban SW OH for the GE

[IDemo]

19. Fantastic work, slick8790 and rosebud57

I am gladdened with every report I hear of an individual or group effort to register voters. Well done!

[mod mom]

30. I'll be further north but doing the same

:hi:

[usregimechange]

21. G'd bless you!

[goclark]

34. Sounds wonderful!

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

12. that is truly amazing

good news.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

14. This is how you build a party. Keep it up!

[spinbaby]

16. I just spent the afternoon registering voters

It's heavily Hillary out in redneck country in Southwestern PA. It was an eye opener for me because I mostly know people from near Pittsburgh and they're almost all Obama supporters.

[BumRushDaShow]

17. Yup, yup, and yup.

In 2004, the Democrats in the city of Philadelphia gave Kerry 542,000 votes. The potential is there.

[sueragingroz]

18. Here's the big challenge: will they bother to turn out now?

[BumRushDaShow]

20. Oh I definitely think so!

This back and forth between the candidates is not covering up for the fact that the economy is not just in a recession, but a full blown depression, and I think that regardless of who people vote for, it will not be for a repuke. The turnouts have been consistently record-breaking to date.

[MojoMojoMojo]

22. After "God Damn America" they will be voting Clinton

[ORDem]

24. uh huh. you tell 'em.

:kick:

[BeyondGeography]

25. Blacks will desert Obama in droves for going to a black church with a black pastor

[Pavlovs DiOgie]

26. Remember when he wasn't..

...black enough? Well now he's black enough and definitely not a Muslim! Obama will overcome this negative coverage and show that he can take a punch or two. It's all good.

[MojoMojoMojo]

29. Blacks wnot desert him ,but the white RW would miss the Super Bowl if they had to ,just to vote

[Gore1FL]

32. Only if Wright is on the Ballot.

[JimGinPA]

27. I've Been Registering People This Week, And I Will Be Next Week Too...

Most of the people I've talked to (so far) that are already registered democrats are excited about Obama.

[NewHampster]

28. Got to register as many Republicrats as you can

yep. I'm sure all those republicans will vote Obama in November. Suuure!

[mod mom]

31. Ah he's registering new voters and independents who have seen the light.

but nice try. :eyes:

[Barack_America]

33. Yea! About 125 of that are people I registered!

And we're not even close to being done yet!

:woohoo:

[gristy]

35. Good job!!

:thumbsup:

[robbedvoter]

36. Another "Democrat for a day" maneuver - see BO appeal to GOP-ers, indies:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI_m3UPpRRY
God forbid dems get to decide their own primary in one state!

[ElsewheresDaughter]

37. yeah I saw Obama's ad telling Rethuglicans to switch parties for the primary...BE A DEM FOR A DAY!!

McCAIN AND THE GOP THANKS HIM VERY MUCH!



.

[powergirl]

38. We must welcome all new Democrats into the party

We need them to win the General Election - period. How many Democrats has Sen. Clinton registered? Why wouldn't their campaign be doing the same thing?

:shrug:

[powergirl]

39. We must welcome all new Democrats into the party

We need them to win the General Election - period. How many Democrats has Sen. Clinton registered? Why wouldn't their campaign be doing the same thing?

:shrug:

[ElsewheresDaughter]

40. I Saw Obama's "BE A DEM FOR A DAY" ad and McCAIN AND THE GOP THANKS HIM VERY MUCH!

[mrreowwr_kittty]

43. Meanwhile, your candidate has Rush doing the GOP outreach for her.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,334669,00.html

[helderheid]

41. KEEP IT UP:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=5107861&mesg_id=5107861

[polichick]

42. After this weekend, that will double!