Turnout will be key in this election. I'll bet you will hear that a lot in the next month or so. Let me tell you what that means. In the end, after all the pundits, debates and 2 billion in ads all that really matters is that more of our people show up than their people. Read New Donkey on this. He calls it "3 votes and a cloud of dust:"
I think it's increasingly clear that if Kerry (and other Democrats in battleground states) are two or three points behind on November 1, they might still win. Getting to the point where the "ground game" can be decisive, however, means succeeding in the "air war" of convincing persuadable voters to smile upon the donkey.
Feel better? Planners in the readership should note the section on the growth in exurban areas. Now look at this story on massive increase in Democratic strongholds:
Cleveland has seen nearly twice as many new voters register so far as compared with 2000; Philadelphia is having its biggest boom in new voters in 20 years; and counties are bringing in temporary workers and employees from other agencies to help process all the new registration forms.
Lots of chumps will tell you that your vote will not matter. You are not alone. There are ten people standing behind you and a thousand standing behind them and they all want what you want. I will get my people to the polls and trust that the thousands of people standing behind me will each get their people to the polls. You are not alone.
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