10/23 - GA and NC - The Tsunami Continues
GA
The numbers speak for themselves. WOW! GA Secy of State Link below, updates daily around 10 AM.
Total - 892,230 (+67,000)
Non White - 325K
% - 36.5% - Target is 30%+ to win the election
We start canvassing our 11 precincts Saturday and people are psyched!!!
We'll be posting daily on our GOTV work next week and all I can tell your from talking to people in our area which is 100% African American is that they are all registered and all voting. They are even more angry by McCain's scare tactics.
NC
NC continues to explode in early voting! This update is for Tuesday and Wednesday and WOW!!
We now have nearly 21.6% of the total cast in 2004 already in 7 days. Look at the Party ID numbers below. The Dem advantage over 2004 is 27.5% with Repub early voting down 20%. Indeps. are up 2.5%.
In theory Obama could have banked a 225,000 vote cushion in 7 days.
Total Vote - 766,971 (+375.000)
Non White % - 32.6%, Black - 29.8% alone
The non-white target for Barack to win in NC is 20%+ (GA is 30+) and this is a fabulous start
Dems voting thus far +7.3%
Repubs voting thus far - (-20)
NC is going to be a tough fight but if I were McCain I'd be very, very concerned....just as he should be in GA.
GA is MLK's home town and Martin Luther King's dream is about to be fulfilled and people are committed to making it happen.
I had a black man come in to volunteer, I gave him a button he put on his baseball camp, my age - mid 50's?? local boy all his life in this neighborhood- we got talking and he opened his shirt to show the Obama/MLK Dream t-shirt and said that was why he was so excited. We shared a a soul handshake and terrorist fist bump and he went out on the corner and started flagging down all his friends and neighbors ...
This is NOT an isolated thing...it is the norm...that is how I know we are going to get this done!
John, These updates are so inspiring. Thank you for letting all of us share in these updates. We don't need the revolution to be televised when we've got all the eyes and ears collected here at TPM!
October 24, 2008 10:14 AM | Reply | Permalink
Agree - I love seeing all the anecdotes and info being shared. This is the 2nd American Revolution and its full scope and ramifications are going to be interesting to watch. It is no less important than the one led by Washington.
Having the interconnected and engaged electorate/citizenry able to be reached directly by our President is going to be interesting to watch unfold.
Jefferson was quoted as saying that there should be a "revolution" every 25 years or so to keep things fresh - its been 24 since Reagan and this one will change the way our democracy functions forever.
October 24, 2008 10:26 AM | Reply | Permalink
That's great news. Now, let's hope the demoralization and disorganization of the Republicans keeps them from mounting any real turnout surge of their own.
I'm actually starting to see this thing as not just winnable, but landslidable. Argh. Must not say that. Superstitious. Knock on wood, throw salt over my shoulder, tap my heels together three times and say there's no place like home!
October 24, 2008 10:54 AM | Reply | Permalink
New Inisider Advantage poll shows Obama up by 1. I am telling you it is going to be the suprise of this election.
October 24, 2008 10:57 AM | Reply | Permalink
John, the Weather Channel predicted it first:
http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/blogs/therap/2008/10/october-surprise-its-viral.php
But keep on with your updates!
October 24, 2008 12:25 PM | Reply | Permalink