2016 Postmortem

piechartking

(617 posts) Sat Jul 23, 2016, 12:55 PM Jul 2016

Anyone on the OH, FL, PA, IA, NC, NH state campaigns volunteer staff shed some light?

On the GOTV operations for these states? Specifically the early vote operations? No need to get into detail, just wondering if there's a robust and thorough plan in place to make sure we are piling up the early votes in these states, to the extent that they allow early voting?

I remember reading that the Obama campaign was so confident in 2012 because they had accumulated so many early votes that the deficit was impossible for Romney to overcome on Election Day. I'd like to be in that spot this time around, but haven't heard much on this front.

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Anyone on the OH, FL, PA, IA, NC, NH state campaigns volunteer staff shed some light? (Original Post) piechartking Jul 2016 OP

Pennsylvania does not have early voting. femmocrat Jul 2016 #1

No absentee ballots? Dems2002 Jul 2016 #14

Yes, we have absentee ballots. femmocrat Jul 2016 #19

This will probably start to ramp up after the convention liberal N proud Jul 2016 #2

I'm not on staff or in any of those states RandySF Jul 2016 #3

Ben Jealous just said on MSNBC he doesn't see enough outreach to AA and Hispanic voters... CrowCityDem Jul 2016 #4

he won't say he sees enough of anything qazplm Jul 2016 #8

His words mean nothing to me. LiberalFighter Jul 2016 #12

Ben Jealous is a sourpuss DemonGoddess Jul 2016 #16

isn't he the one that said jennifer granholm should have been picked as vp ? JI7 Jul 2016 #18

I guess he will try to make the case for the GOP? Dman! After all Kaine said today...outreach? glennward Jul 2016 #20

look at obama...the infrastructure his campaign set up is ready for hillary beachbum bob Jul 2016 #5

It is just getting started in my area...Ohio Demsrule86 Jul 2016 #6

In the Tampa area Raissa Jul 2016 #7

No early voting in NH. teamster633 Jul 2016 #9

How long does it take 30 people to vote? Lochloosa Jul 2016 #10

Depends what polling station and time. Justice Jul 2016 #23

All I know is that there are tons of Clinton ads running here in SW Florida and one Republican kerry-is-my-prez Jul 2016 #11

A Trump PAC starts on Monday in Florida RockaFowler Jul 2016 #15

Their ads will only be about trashing Hillary. They have nothing else to present. What has Trump glennward Jul 2016 #21

She has some of the same people that Barack Obama had. LiberalFighter Jul 2016 #13

Tons of Clinton ads running in Indiana/Ohio as well n/t DemonGoddess Jul 2016 #17

I've seen more Hillary ads in Tennessee than Obama ads in 2008 and 2012 combined... heresAthingdotcom Jul 2016 #22

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

1. Pennsylvania does not have early voting.

Reply to piechartking (Original post)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 12:58 PM

Jul 2016

The entire state votes on one day only.

Dems2002

(509 posts)

14. No absentee ballots?

Reply to femmocrat (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 02:46 PM

Jul 2016

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

19. Yes, we have absentee ballots.

Reply to Dems2002 (Reply #14)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 06:07 PM

Jul 2016

I have only used them once. Seemed rather complicated at the time.

https://www.fvap.gov/vao/vag/chapter2/pennsylvania

liberal N proud

(60,336 posts)

2. This will probably start to ramp up after the convention

Reply to piechartking (Original post)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 12:59 PM

Jul 2016

I have not heard anything as of yet. Expect some activities in a couple of weeks.

RandySF

(58,911 posts)

3. I'm not on staff or in any of those states

Reply to piechartking (Original post)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 01:00 PM

Jul 2016

But I read that she has Florida and Ohio well organized.

CrowCityDem

(2,348 posts)

4. Ben Jealous just said on MSNBC he doesn't see enough outreach to AA and Hispanic voters...

Reply to piechartking (Original post)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 01:00 PM

Jul 2016

completely oblivious to the irony that he was working for Bernie, whose campaign did precisely jack and squat in that respect.

qazplm

(3,626 posts)

8. he won't say he sees enough of anything

Reply to CrowCityDem (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 01:26 PM

Jul 2016

he won't give her or the campaign or the party an ounce of credit. It's a waste of time trying to make him happy.

LiberalFighter

(50,950 posts)

12. His words mean nothing to me.

Reply to CrowCityDem (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 01:53 PM

Jul 2016

DemonGoddess

(4,640 posts)

16. Ben Jealous is a sourpuss

Reply to CrowCityDem (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 03:02 PM

Jul 2016

who will have nothing positive to say about our candidate.

JI7

(89,252 posts)

18. isn't he the one that said jennifer granholm should have been picked as vp ?

Reply to CrowCityDem (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 03:04 PM

Jul 2016

glennward

(989 posts)

20. I guess he will try to make the case for the GOP? Dman! After all Kaine said today...outreach?

Reply to CrowCityDem (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 06:16 PM

Jul 2016

how about past results that exceed newspaper headlines?

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)

5. look at obama...the infrastructure his campaign set up is ready for hillary

Reply to piechartking (Original post)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 01:01 PM

Jul 2016

what democrats REALLY NEED is structure set up in texas, georgia, mississippi.....south carolina....utah....the red states we can TURN blue...

that is what WE NEED

Demsrule86

(68,586 posts)

6. It is just getting started in my area...Ohio

Reply to piechartking (Original post)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 01:03 PM

Jul 2016

Remember, Kasich has screwed with early voter also.

Raissa

(217 posts)

7. In the Tampa area

Reply to piechartking (Original post)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 01:05 PM

Jul 2016

They've really ramped up these few weeks. Registration drives are daily down the I-4 corridor.

teamster633

(2,029 posts)

9. No early voting in NH.

Reply to piechartking (Original post)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 01:35 PM

Jul 2016

Lochloosa

(16,066 posts)

10. How long does it take 30 people to vote?

Reply to teamster633 (Reply #9)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 01:47 PM

Jul 2016

Justice

(7,188 posts)

23. Depends what polling station and time.

Reply to Lochloosa (Reply #10)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 08:53 PM

Jul 2016

Usually pretty quick. I've worked 3 presidential elections there

kerry-is-my-prez

(8,133 posts)

11. All I know is that there are tons of Clinton ads running here in SW Florida and one Republican

Reply to piechartking (Original post)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 01:49 PM

Jul 2016

ad for a guy running against Marco Rubio reminding people that Rubio didn't endorse Trump and talking about how Trump wants to build a wall. It's almost like the Democrats made the ad. I'm hoping this is being played in Miami where there are tons of Latinos.

No Trump ads at all.

Right after Trump's speech, they had a Hillary ad. It almost looked like it was part of the convention.