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New Iowa poll shows Dean with slight lead

glyphic — Mon, 04 Aug 2003 17:56:18 +0000

The Des Moines Register reports that 23 percent of Iowans likely to attend the caucuses list Howard Dean as their first choice. Gephardt comes in second with 21 percent, and Kerry in third with 14 percent. With a margin of error of 4.9 points, these results could easily mean that Dean leads Gephardt by 12 points, or Dean trails Gephardt by 8 points. However, the article also reports that “Among Iowans polled who say they definitely will attend the Democratic caucuses, … Dean’s lead grows to 10 points over Gephardt.” (emphasis mine)

“Recent polls in New Hampshire showed Dean and Kerry running neck and neck. A Field Poll of Californians taken last month showed Dean with a slight lead over Kerry and Lieberman.”

Most importantly, the results of these polls show an amazing upward trend for the Dean campaign, which garnered only 6% of Iowans’ support just 3 months ago.

Another sign of strength for the campaign is the surge in numbers of people signed up for the Dean campaign’s mailing list: 255,000. Just 3 days ago the number stood at 225,000.

With the next Dean MeetUp only 2 days away, the number of people signed up for the MeetUp is 71,890. This is an increase of nearly 3,000 people over the past 3 days.

I strongly believe that the way to combat the organizational and financial power of the Republican party is to mobilize people and expand the voting base; 5 months before the first primary, the Dean campaign is doing just that.

See you at MeetUp!

This Modern World

glyphic — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 18:04:47 +0000

Not only is this a great cartoon, but Tom Tomorrow’s blog is a great read. Find out why Bush’s prior tax cuts have not helped the economy, from the mouth of W himself. Related posts:Modern Living / Neurotica $88,326 Tax Cuts for Millionaires; no improved housing for “our troops” Related posts:

Arianna’s SUV ads

glyphic — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 05:25:50 +0000

If you’ve never seen these, take a gander. They’re very well done.

While you’re at it, you may want to check out this RunAriannaRun.com. It’s run by some people who think Arianna should run for Governor of California.

Nixon ordered the Watergate break-in

glyphic — Tue, 29 Jul 2003 00:49:30 +0000

Jeb Stuart Magruder, who was Nixon’s deputy campaign director, says he heard the president tell John Mitchell, who was running Nixon’s re-election campaign in 1972, to go ahead with a plan to break into the Democratic Party headquarters at the Watergate complex and bug the party chairman’s phone.

Texas Democrats leave again!

glyphic — Tue, 29 Jul 2003 00:41:41 +0000

This is great. The Republicans have tried the Texas redistricting move again, and the Democrats have left for New Mexico. This redistricting plan is completely screwed up. Bravo to the Democrats for taking this stand. Related posts:Supreme Court overturns Texas sodomy ban Dean leads Democrats in Second Quarter Fundraising Related posts:

$415,586.16!

glyphic — Mon, 28 Jul 2003 20:50:04 +0000

Wow. This $250,000 fundraising drive started Friday night at 11 Eastern to match the money that Cheney was going to raise today with his private $2000 a head luncheon. 7,902 Dean supporters have not only matched that goal, but have nearly doubled it in a day (the first goal was met last night around 10:30 Eastern). The average donation is $52.59, just 2.6% of the donation amount for the luncheon attendees. Incredible.

Also, listen to “All Things Considered” this afternoon for a story about the Dean campaign.

Dean Campaign Update

glyphic — Sat, 26 Jul 2003 19:43:40 +0000

I just came back from the Venice boardwalk where I was manning the Dean tent. Lots of strange people in Venice… had a few people come up to learn more about Dean, while others come to talk about how much they disliked Bush. Got at least one person to sign up for Dean information, which is pretty good, considering how light traffic was… this afternoon should be pretty good. It’s a beautiful day.

The fundraising this weekend to beat Cheney is going very well: “As of 2pm ET, supporters have raised $130,572.50 online in the Dean Team vs. Bush-Cheney Challenge, with 2,319.” That’s just $56.31 per person! Compare that to the $2000 per person Cheney will raise in SC. We’re halfway to the Monday midnight goal, which is great. The number of contributers have tripled since last night, and the total has more than doubled in value. Now money isn’t everything, of course, but this shows the kind of widespread support this campaign has. With the money, the campaign will be able to open offices in more cities and get in touch with people who aren’t connecting via the websites.

I’m going to hold off on my contribution until Monday, when they’ll update the numbers every half hour.

Saturday before noon

glyphic — Sat, 26 Jul 2003 07:42:12 +0000

I’ll be out on Venice Beach on the boardwalk tabling for Dean tomorrow morning. Come by the boardwalk if you want to say “Hello” or check out our propaganda. We’ll be located at Rose and Ocean Front Walk.

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$250,000 by Monday

glyphic — Sat, 26 Jul 2003 07:39:41 +0000

Dick Cheney is holding a fundraising luncheon this coming Monday in SC. The Dean campaign has decided this would be a good opportunity to match Cheney’s numbers. The luncheon will cost $2000 per person (the contribution limit). So that’s 125 people. As of midnight ET, the Dean campaign has raised $50,379.53 from 743 contributors. That’s an average of only $67.81 per person! If you want to contribute, any amount is welcome. I’ll probably give them another $25 this weekend.

John Kerry MeetUp tonight.

glyphic — Thu, 24 Jul 2003 18:37:45 +0000

Kerry’s my second choice at this point. However, he’s probably a good second choice. Tonight a number of Kerry supporters will be meeting at Britannia Pub in Santa Monica, just off the Third Street Promenade. Let me know if you want to join me for a Guinness (I’m wearing my Guinness shirt!) and meet some Kerry supporters. If it’s anything like the Dean MeetUp, there won’t be anything exciting going on, but you’ll be able to talk to people about why they support Kerry, what’s wrong with Bush, etc., etc.

Heh. I think Bill Maher compared Kerry to Treebeard, the “living, walking tree-shepherd” from The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.