Clinton Is 1000 Volunteers SHORT in Texas; Field Ops STILL Not in Place >>>

[Stephanie]

This may well go down as the most inept campaign in history. From Ben Smith:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0308/8817.html

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Behind the scenes, meanwhile, the Clinton campaign was scrambling Monday to put a field operation in place for Texas’s two-step electoral process, in which the primary election is followed by caucuses at each of about 8,000 precincts around the state. One aide said that while the campaign had rounded up thousands of volunteers to represent the campaign at those locations, they were still well over a thousand short.

The organizing scramble was matched by an internal struggle to tamp down flashes of public sparring between senior aides, with many damaging leaks focused on chief strategist Mark Penn. Penn did himself few favors internally Monday with an email to the Los Angeles Times in which he noted that he was responsible only for the campaign’s message, not its organizing or its spending.

“Hillary Clinton has a very powerful populist message about issues that impact people's lives, and it's being undermined by all these group therapy discussions the campaign staff is having with the media,” said Robert Zimmerman, a Democratic National Committee member from New York and prominent Clinton supporter. “The most important innovation this campaign could pursue is confiscating all the blackberries so they do their jobs.”

[Stephanie]

1. from anecdotal reports, the Obama campaign is flooded with volunteers in TX

I think this fact alone will swing the difference, friends.

[grantcart]

6. they have over 1000 out of state volunteers and over 40,000 Texas volunteers

[Stephanie]

9. That's incredible

I think he can win this on the strength of his superior organizing.

[democrattotheend]

2. One of the first pieces of comforting news I have heard all day

I've been freaking out for the past 24 hours, but this makes me feel a little better. If Obama still has the better ground game I think he can make up a 2-3 point deficit in recent Texas polls.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

25. Not to worry. Obama has consistently out performed the polls, except . . .

in NH, where Hillary went into full-cry mode.

Filling the balloons now. GObama!!!

[Saturday]

3. Obama supporter flamebaiter. n/t

[Stephanie]

4. How is discussing the two campaign's ground games in TX flamebait, pray tell?

I'd really like to know.

[greguganus]

5. Hillary supporter whiner. n/t

[HCE SuiGeneris]

No refutation drivel. n/t

[JBoy]

14. LOL!

Yes, how dare anyone quote a DNC member and Clinton supporter!

[cali]

17. call the waaambulance.

this isn't flamebait. It's factual news with little comment.

[AnarchoFreeThinker]

7. Almost Ready on Day 400-Something!

[Stephanie]

10. Not Quite!

Send. More. Money!

[AnarchoFreeThinker]

11. "SORTA Ready in Some Places on Day 400-something!!!"

[Mme. Defarge]

8. Just imagine

a Clinton administration -- sacré bleu!

[Stephanie]

15. She might have it staffed by 2010

If we're lucky.

[blm]

12. And THEY were the same folks running Dem party machine from 1997-2005.

And these same people managed to place ALL blame for 2000, 2002 and 2004 on the Dem candidates when they were the ones who oversaw the collapse of party infrastructure.

There WAS NO MACHINE in operating order till Dean took over in 2005 and he is STILL working to strengthen it. It may take him another two years just to catch up.

[Stephanie]

13. If the volunteers don't want to volunteer for you, what are you going to do?

If only she hadn't BLOWN all her money on consultants and parking and four-star hotels, I guess she could have HIRED a few people to GOTV...

[cali]

16. Excellent news!

That bodes well.... for Obama.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

18. Whoops.

Well, to paraphrase FEMA, it's not like anybody could have expected a primary in Texas today.

[Lisa0825]

26. ROFLMA!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Greyskye]

27. Heck of a job!

:hide:

[bigtree]

19. creeps at Politico

. . . and, you :pals:

[Stephanie]

21. Ben Smith and Stephanie Sitting in a Tree

What are you, 12?

[bigtree]

23. just feelin the love

[Horse with no Name]

28. Yeah I guess since politico loves them some obama

it makes them legit. Last I looked it was a RW rag but I have seen it sourced by the obamafolk over and over.

[VolcanoJen]

20. I'm tellin' ya, we Obama people OWN the ground.

I couldn't even find a place to park at Obama's Cincinnati HQ this morning... at 6:30 am!!!!!!

It's the GROUND GAME, stupid. Why doesn't she get that?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4861103

[Lone_Star_Dem]

24. They've been all over the place here in Texas

My neighbor, a Republican, likened them to fireants.

I told her if they could take over the state the way the fireants have I'd be thrilled. :rofl:

[Zachstar]

22. Well how are they going to control the ground if they cant get enough help?

I am not even saying this as an Obama support just as a person say DAMN Clinton get your ground support together or don't complain later.

[Why Syzygy]

29. She/they will .. complain later.

They've been bad mouthing the format of the Texas primary since they landed here.
Rule one .. it's never her.

[Stephanie]

30. They've has a MONTH to get their ground op together in TX

All they freaking TALKED about was Texas for the entire last four weeks. And yet as of yesterday they STILL don't have the organization together? It's unfathomable.