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Advice for Candidates and the Importance of Listening PDF Print E-mail

During the Democratic Convention, the DNC Youth Council hosted "The Nuts and Bolts of Youth Voting," a panel on running for office as a young candidate. While not everyone may be a young candidate seeking office, some of the advice offered applies regardless of age. First, Congressman Tim Ryan stresses the importance of actually listening:
"People in this business have a tendency to want to talk about how smart they are," Ryan said. "Nobody cares how much you know or what you studied in college. They want you to listen."
He is absolutely right. The best candidates are able to listen to their audience and respond to the comments with what they would do to help them solve their problem. By taking this approach, the candidate gets to talk about themselves and what they can do through the spectrum of what the voter wants and is concerned about. Ryan also talked about the importance of having a good story
Having a personal narrative-a story that the audience can connect with-was another of Ryan's tips. When Michelle Obama addressed the convention, it was because the Obama campaign was selling the story of Obama's family, Ryan said. Young politicians should define themselves and then apply that to how the electorate sees the candidate's story applying to them.
Scott Kleeb, a candidate for U.S. Senate in Nebraska offered this advice about putting the election in persepctive for perspective voters:
"We are at the defining moment of our lives," said Scott Kleeb, who is running for the U.S. Senate in Nebraska. "Who do you think is going to inherit in 35 years, the choices we make now? Our generation. Which is why this moment, right now, is why we have to get involved. We have to believe we will do better than what we are given."

Written by Jason Springer   
Saturday, 06 September 2008
 
Labor Day is over: Time to take stock PDF Print E-mail

We're past Labor Day and heading down the home stretch for this cycle.  There are some questions you want to be asking  about your campaign and its structure as the days tick down to make sure you are completely prepared come election day:
GOTV:  Have you started planning your get out the vote operation?
Area Captains:  Whether you have precincts, wards or whatever, you will need key people you can turn to for helping to get out the vote.  Are you prepared and penciling people in to their appropriate places?
Election Day:  Are you lining up volunteers to work on Election day as Poll Watchers and Challengers?
Campaign Schedule:  How do you adjust your schedule to reach the most people with little time remaining?
Phone Banking and Door Knocking:   Are you targeting your efforts with the limited resources you have?
Fundraising:  Just because you are almost out of time does not mean you stop fundraising.  You will need the money more now than ever.  Take a 2nd look at your fundraising operation to make sure you have crossed all the t's and dotted all the i's.
Communications:  Your message should still be consitent but you must complete the contrast now not only giving people a reason to replace the incumbent but information so that you are the logical next choice.  Don't fall down on that job after you've come this far.
These are just a few of the areas which your campaign should examine. TOrganizing can turn the tables on other advantages in a race if done well. Can you out organize your opponent? aking a closer look now can lead to a much better result at the ballot box.
Written by Jason Springer   
Tuesday, 02 September 2008
 
Barack Obama accepts the Democratic Nomination PDF Print E-mail


Written by Jason Springer   
Friday, 29 August 2008
 
Al Gore at the Democratic Convention PDF Print E-mail


Written by Jason Springer   
Friday, 29 August 2008
 
DNC Live Blog III: Obama! PDF Print E-mail

 Thanks again to Scott W. From BlueJersey.com for his great coverage all week:

9:09 MT: Nancy Pelosi adjourns the meeting. Okay Speaker Pelosi, let's show a little more enthusiasm on that last "Yes We Can."

9:08 MT: Rev. Hunter asks everyone to end the prayer in his or her own way.

9:06 MT: Rev. Joel Hunter of Florida delivers the benediction.

9:05 MT: The crowd cheers as Obama leaves the stadium.

9:03 MT: Confetti is everywhere.

8:57 MT: Amazing. Awww... and here are the kids again!

8:54 MT: Obama invokes MLK, and the crowd responds with a standing ovation!

8:51 MT: "What the naysayers don't understand is this election has never been about me. It's about you."

8:49 MT: Obama emphasizes unity on hot button issues: the right to choose, gun control, marriage equality, and immigration.

8:48 MT: "So I've got news for you, John McCain. We all put our country first." 8:45 MT: What a public speaker... the brilliant rhetoric is only matched by the impeccable cadence and inflection.

8:42 MT: Wow... "John McCain likes to say that he'll follow bin Laden to the Gates of Hell — but he won't even go to the cave where he lives."

8:39 MT: Now foreign policy. "If John McCain wants to have a debate about who has the temperament and judgment to serve as the next Commander-in-Chief, that's a debate I'm ready to have."

8:37 MT: Obama addresses two key issues for Democrats: education and health care.

8:34 MT: Drilling is a stopgap measure, not a long-term solution.

8:33 MT: Obama says he will cut taxes on 95% of American families and set a goal to end dependence on foreign oil in ten years.

8:30 MT: Obama talks about the promise of America.

8:29 MT: Presidential Much?

8:26 MT: Republicans like an ownership society, so "it's time for them to own their failure."

8:24 MT: Obama hits McCain for "a nation of whiners," and his definition of the middle class. "These are not whiners. These are the American people."

8:22 MT: "I don't know about you, but I'm not ready to take a 10% chance on change."

8:21 MT: "Eight is Enough."

8:20 MT: "Today I say to the American people, to Democrats and Republicans and Independents across this great land—enough!

8:19 MT: "America, we are better than the last eight years! We are a better country than this."

8:17 MT: Awwwww.... cute kids.

8:16 MT: Someone should count how many camera flashes go off during his speech.

8:14 MT: "...I accept your nomination to be president of the United States." A 15 second standing ovation ensues.

8:14 MT: and chants "Yes We Can!" and applauds some more.

8:13 MT: and applauds...

8:12 MT: Obama takes the stage and the crowd applauds...

8:11 MT: If you're still reading this liveblog and not watching television, you should really go turn it on. Or better yet, keep reading the liveblog and turn on the TV.

8:05 MT: Expect Obama's speech to hit many of the notes played most during this convention.

8:03 MT: The stadium is dark and the crowd quiet as the Obama video plays on the jumbotron. It is so quiet that you can hear the Kansas delegation cheer as the video mentions Obama's Kansan heritage.

8:00 MT: In the Denver night Dick Durbin talks about the dawning of a new day.

 7:57 MT: Dick Durbin.

7:53 MT: Some 75,000 wait in anticipation for the final two speakers of the night: Dick Durbin and Barack Obama.

7:51 MT: ...as are the camera flashbulbs...even though nobody is on stage. Obama time approaches.

7:50 MT: The sun has set, the sky is still clear, and the stadium lights are putting on the show...

7:48 MT: The crowd breaks out into a spontaneous chant of "Fired Up! Ready to go!"

7:47 MT: The CO Democratic party chair reports that 34,000 people have signed up for text messages from 62262 (OBAMA) in the last three hours.

7:45 MT: The sound system blasts the final strains "Born in the USA!" Flashbulbs from cameras are going off in the stadium, even though no one is on stage.


Written by Jason Springer   
Thursday, 28 August 2008
 
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