Whitman's "Big Ground Game"...volunteers calling in Farsi, Korean and two Chinese dialects

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Whitman Banks on Big Ground Game
GOP's California Gubernatorial Candidate Plays Catch-Up With Sophisticated Voter-Turnout Effort in Campaign's Final Days

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303443904575578663202183050.html

By STU WOO And NAFTALI BENDAVID



OAKLAND, Calif.—Volunteers for Republican Meg Whitman's campaign for California governor are calling voters in Farsi, Korean and two Chinese dialects. They are canvassing Latino voters in East Los Angeles.

Ms. Whitman, trailing in every poll, has rolled out a big get-out-the-vote operation, funded with part of the $162 million she has spent on the race so far. The effort is a particularly sophisticated version of voter-mobilization pushes candidates and parties are ratcheting up with less than a week before Election Day.

Many candidates believe get-out-the-vote drives could hold the key to victory, especially in close races such as Senate contests in Pennsylvania, Nevada, Colorado, Washington and Illinois.

The big question, especially for Democrats, is what effect these increasingly elaborate initiatives will have in a year dominated by impassioned partisan divisions. Some voters appear intent on going to the polls regardless, while others seem stubbornly unmotivated. That could undermine a traditional advantage held by Democrats and their union backers in this area.

[Gabi Hayes]

1. sooo....>$200 million before the clock stops ticking? what does that leave her with?

still over a billion?

[yourout]

2. I am tempted to ask for a ride to the polls from the pukes and then vote straight Dem.