GOP field op: "There's no volunteers. None. Zero"

[Rose Siding]

Everyone's panicking. A veteran Republican field who's spent time in Iowa and Florida recently e-mails us in horror: "There's no volunteers. None. Zero."

http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2006/10...

It's always fun to hear about The Magical Rovian Ground Game.

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[ncrainbowgrrl]

1. Not feeling well- but this made me smile- thanks!

Thanks for the link- only the 3rd smile all day!

[DoYouEverWonder]

2. Rove's Machine is broken

Too many of his key operatives are out of commission or laying low this year. Boo-hoo. Rove done lost his mojo.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

16. karl rove is karl over

let's hope so.

[Mz Pip]

3. Call me cynical

but I don't believe anything these people say. Perhaps he's just trying to lure us all into a false sense of complacency. Wouldn't put it past them.

Mz Pip

[survivor999]

21. Right. So, no point in listening to what they say.

[Mz Pip]

26. Oh, we can listen

but I'm not betting the bank on anything that comes out of their mouths.

I would love it if the fundies stayed home and the true 'small government' conservatives sat this one out but I am not going to pop the bubbly until 11/8.

Mz Pip

[fooj]

4. Wonder if the MSM will scale back their "GOP get out the vote machine" mantra.

A better description would be the GOP steal and suppress the vote machine!

[Straight Shooter]

5. Not according to the talking head on NPR this morning.

I didn't catch her name, but she was really pushing the big strength of the GOP as their ability to hustle and get out the last-minute votes.

AFAIC, I love it when GOP bobbleheads talk this way. It helps their base to feel complacent. Perhaps they believe that Rove has pulled the rabid rabbit out of the hat before, maybe he'll do it again even if they don't show up to vote.

[hedgehog]

22. To be fair, I heard another program on public radio this afternoon,

On the Media, which made it clear that voter fraud is a myth while voter suppression is a growing danger to our democracy. It was quite clear that the Republicans feed the myth of voter fraud while engaging in voter suppression.

[Straight Shooter]

27. I missed that one.

I only happened to listen to NPR this morning because I was driving and turned on the radio at the right time.

After all these years, NPR is finally catching on to voter suppression, eh?

[krkaufman]

29. I think some semi-official commission recently reported this.

Will look around for the story.

[tridim]

6. It's not that hard to believe

Put yourself in the GOP's shoes. Would you support the Dems if they were in as much legal and ethical trouble as the Repukes? I sure wouldn't.

[liberal N proud]

7. That does not bode well for the republicans

You reap what you sew.

[louis-t]

10. Funny play on words, actually it's "sow".

[TahitiNut]

20. Can hogs sow?

Can hogs sew?

[Stephanie]

8. That's hysterical!

Meanwhile here in New York people are self-organizing to form groups to canvass in promising CDs. There are buses of volunteers leaving from NYC to canvass around the state. Everyone's volunteering. I met a friend last night who said, "oh man, I haven't done anything yet. Send me some info and I'll phonebank this weekend." Every political club is sending groups out. Because our statewide offices are safe people are concentrating on individual districts. There are 4-5 opportunities to win back Congressional seats right here in NY and we know it.

[drm604]

25. Those NYC volunteers aren't just canvassing around NY.

When I was out canvassing in the Philly suburbs last weekend I ran into two different people from NYC who were here canvassing for Lois Murphy. They said NYC didn't really need any help going Dem so they wanted to go somewhere where they could make a difference.

I should add that nearly every door I knocked on already had literature stuck in it for some Democratic candidate, and I did not see one piece of Repub literature nor one Repub canvasser!

[Debi]

9. I call Bull*&%$ in Iowa

They're doing their 72-hour GOTV training this weekend.

Don't believe the hype!

[NRaleighLiberal]

11. Was shocked to hear NPR this AM - Mara Liasson's report

on how the election is looking was unabashedly pro GOP in my view - saying that the left is counting their chickens already, saying that races that look to be blow out are actually going to be close, etc. I caught quite a lot of right wing spin in the report...then again, she does show her face on Faux "news" occasionally...

[greeneyedboy]

14. she's always good for a few GOP talking points. IGNORE THE SPIN & KEEP UP THE GOTV

www.callforchange.com - even if you don't want to leave the house, make a few calls from home. we're not even home this weekend and we're doing it.

[Kahuna]

12. Say whaaaa?

[w13rd0]

13. No volunteers...

...but plenty of paid operatives and official GOP "voter challenger" personnel...

[blm]

15. So breathless corpmedia declaring GOP groundgame unbeatable is more LYING

to protect BushInc while they rig some machines here and there.

[WillyT]

17. Can You Say... Tsunami ???

Sure, I thought ya could.

Great friggin news, that!

[glitch]

18. "The Magical Rovian Ground Game"

I am astounded when I hear Dem "strategists" giving this credence. Ah, the joys of perception management.

[progressivebydesign]

19. Most GOP volunteers I've seen were paid... not volunteers. n/t

[farmbo]

23. GOP Groundgame= ten computer geeks swapping out memory chips.

For Rove, that's all the volunteers he'll need.

[JudyM]

24. Thanks for that domorethanvote.org link. We should get it pinned on the home page.

[Kingofalldems]

28. Quick! Call that 'Get a Brain Moran' guy

He'll be right there.