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Bernie says we need 1 million phonebank calls today! (Original Post) GeorgiaPeanuts Apr 2016 OP
I called for about an hour Bjornsdotter Apr 2016 #1
Terrific, thank you for your important work and sharing the dear man's experience, great! appalachiablue Apr 2016 #2
Also some figures to give you an idea... GeorgiaPeanuts Apr 2016 #3
knr Rebkeh Apr 2016 #4
Reddit is only shooting for 35,000 and is only half way there n/t SheenaR Apr 2016 #5
Reddit counter is usually 5% of the total phonebanking effort... GeorgiaPeanuts Apr 2016 #6
Nice! SheenaR Apr 2016 #7

Bjornsdotter

(6,123 posts)
1. I called for about an hour
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 02:38 PM
Apr 2016

....Many of the people had already voted. One dear man (79 years old) told me how he went out for breakfast and that he was the first person at his polling place.

This man talked to me for a few minutes on how much he loved Bernie and that it was the best vote he ever cast.

 

GeorgiaPeanuts

(2,353 posts)
3. Also some figures to give you an idea...
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 02:45 PM
Apr 2016

With a 1.5 million turnout figure.

At a 54-46 spread that is only a difference of 120,000 voters. At 52-48 that is only 60,000 voters, at 51-49 that is only 30,000 voters.

So at 1 million calls only 12% of the calls would need to be successful in getting someone out to vote who hadn't planned on it assuming the turn out is 1.5 million and at the worst case of a single digit race. For even better scenarios only 3-6% of the calls need to be successful.

 

GeorgiaPeanuts

(2,353 posts)
6. Reddit counter is usually 5% of the total phonebanking effort...
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 03:29 PM
Apr 2016

I made a thread there suggesting they bump it to 50,000 in light of that but nothing happened. If Reddit hits at least 50,000 I think it is very likely we will hit our 1 million call goal.

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