Conservatives struggle to unify for voter outreach

[jaysunb]

Source: Los Angeles Times

Reporting from Washington —

With the campaign in its final week, well-funded conservative groups have shifted their focus from the airwaves to voters' phone lines, front doors and mailboxes — part of a get-out-the-vote effort that could tip the scales in tight races across the country.

But the push to get the nation's conservative voters to the polls is fractured and untested, with some "tea party" activists refusing to cooperate with more mainstream Republicans, in contrast to the unified and well-organized parallel effort by unions and Democrats, according to key players on both sides.



There is a sense now that Republicans may not be able to capitalize on the backlash against Obama and the Democrats because they lack the well-organized voter ID and get-out-the-vote effort that they have had in the past," said Lawrence Jacobs, a University of Minnesota political scientist who has been comparing the ground game of both parties. There is enormous variation now state to state, he said.


Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-conservatives-endgame-20101026,0,7304435.story

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As the blackjack dealer says when he has an ace showing : INSURANCE ?

I think some msm are beginning to hedge their their bets. :evilfrown:

[bettyellen]

1. they will just have to pay to GOTV as always, selfish fuckers won;t volunteer.

[Iliyah]

3. Well they

seemed to have trash almost every ethnic group, religious group, gays, short people, and who the hell would open their doors to hear them spewing their crazy ideals. But hey, isn't the secret donors willing to pay these people?

Gop Tea Bats Motto should be "America for Sale"

[Tiggeroshii]

2. And that's the difference between the Republicans and the Democrats

More Democrats have a solid idea of how to work to get something. Others expect it on a platter. Welcome to reality bozos! Thanks for the help!