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Elana/Elena:

Why am I taking a trip? Bush et al do not represent us or what we think is in the best interest of our country and the world. We think it's important to engage in the democratic process and we think it's important to help engage those who may have been disenfranchised, particularly by the current administration.

Lives in: New York, NY Going to: Pennsylvania, Tennessee (and more?)

About me: Elana: I work for a nonprofit. Elena: I work in the library of a public schools complex..

Confirmed: personal contact works; Gallup polls suck - October 29, 2004

The excerpt below is from today's Democracy for New York City (DFNYC) newsletter. DFNYC is a local grassroots group that does amazing work for local progressive campaigns and national campaigns as well. I just thought the two anecdotes organizer Heather Woodfield included were very interesting. It is further confirmation of two things:
1. PERSONAL CONTACT WORKS

and

2. GALLUP POLLS...STINK. OR AT LEAST SMELL.

'Miami Voters Received Letters from a Letterwriting Party
and Called Back!

'Peter Acocella encountered Democracy for NYC at two letter writing parties at Phyllis Weiner's apartment with Tracey Denton.  Along with other concerned New Yorkers, Peter wrote letters to Florida citizens that Seniors for America had identified as "independents that are likely to vote."  Many letter writers included their phone numbers in the letters.  A man from Miami actually called Peter!  He said he wasn't sure who he was voting for, and Peter's letter helped to sway him. 

'Peter and the letter-recipient spoke for about 20 minutes.  The man is
a veteran and told Peter that he was particularly concerned by Republican attacks on Kerry's war record.  Peter asked him how the race was looking in Florida and the man said it looks 50-50.  This morning, Peter got another phone call - this time from a man who had been a Republican but recently converted to our side.  He thanked Peter for his letter and said he had already voted for John Kerry.  A good omen, perhaps?
 
'Peter also recently got a phone call from Gallup.  He was very excited to take part in this poll, until it turned out to be a push poll, with conservative-leaning questions that "push" the respondents to give very Republican answers.  Peter pointed this out to the pollster, who admitted "I'm on your side", and said that he was just a college student that needed a job.  Both the pollster and Peter agreed that Peter probably shouldn't take part in the poll.  This perhaps partially explains why Gallup's poll numbers favor Bush, in addition to the incorrect sampling, the mobile number issue, and the fact that Gallup is run by a right-wing conservative. '

We're off to Pennsylvania for four days. Get ready to see blue.
 

// posted by elena at 09:03 PM

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