Figure out where to vote, via Web
Thursday, October 30th, 2008Click Here to find out where to vote, from the VA State Board of Elections.
Archive for October, 2008
Click Here to find out where to vote, from the VA State Board of Elections.
Figure out where to vote, via SMS
Thursday, October 30th, 2008From Mobile Commons: We just launched a new mData that we are very proud of. In partnership with Credo Mobile and the New Organizing Institute, we are now providing polling place locations via txt message. text pp then your street address and zip to 69866 (eg: pp 101 market st 94105) Examples ...
I Swear, if Obama Doesn’t Win…
Thursday, October 30th, 2008A nice Mad-Libs for What you'll do if Obama Doesn't Win. The point: if he doesn't win and you didn't vote, it's Your Fault. You forfeit your right to complain about the state of the country for the next 4 years. And really, that's half of all conversation in ...
Why Voting in VA is so important
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008I know it seems insignificant, a single +1 to one column, in a country of ~300million people. But all votes simply aren't created equal. FiveThirtyEight has a nice breakdown of the likelihood of a decisive single vote vs the number of electoral votes, per state. Guess where VA lies. Also, ...
Midnight Lit Drop
Monday, October 27th, 2008Midnight Monday (technically Tuesday, election day), Meet in front of the Obama Office. By the Starbuck's on South Main. Wear warm clothes.
Upcoming Events
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008Little time remains between now and the election. Come and help. Students for Obama, Wednesday night (Obama Office on S. Main @ 5pm / Squires Couches @ 9pm) Thursday, 11:30am, Warner & Eric Schmidt at The Lyric Thursday, 7pm, Policy Discussion Friday, Booth 9a-Noon. Right next to the ABP Kiosk in Squires Saturday (night), ...
Vote Early (and Often)
Monday, October 20th, 2008If you are set up as an absentee in VA, you can vote now: Virgina: www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/Index.html Virginia has in-person and by-mail absentee voting. You must qualify to vote absentee, by (for example) "being absent from the county or city" due to volunteering. Voting Window: September 20th-November 1st How to: If you complete the ...
Chicago Tribune Endorses Obama
Sunday, October 19th, 2008For the first time in it's history, the Chicago Tribute endorses a Democratic Candidate. Quoting: McCain failed in his most important executive decision. Give him credit for choosing a female running mate--but he passed up any number of supremely qualified Republican women who could have served. Having called Obama not ...
Powell Backs Obama and Criticizes McCain Tactics
Sunday, October 19th, 2008Really, that's all that needs to be said. Who's left that's even moderately respectable that thinks McCain/Palin would be a good choice? Here, have an article about it at the NYT WASHINGTON—Former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell endorsed Senator Barack Obama for president on Sunday morning as a ...
Alaskan Independence Party: The Last Refuge of a Scoundrel
Thursday, October 9th, 2008From The Huffington Post: But if McCarthy-era guilt-by-association is once again a valid political consideration, Palin, it would seem, has more to lose than Obama. Palin, it could be argued, following her own logic, thinks so little of America's perfection that she continues to "pal around" with a man--her husband, actually--who ...
