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Election Day

Published on November 4, 2008 By spyderkl

About a week or so ago, I went to our local campaign office, School Girl in tow, to volunteer on the phones. I was talked into it by another volunteer who called us. While I was on the phones, School Girl made this campaign poster. We’re all pretty proud of it. This is her first [...]

My Favorite Get Out and Vote Letter

Published on November 3, 2008 By spyderkl

Over the past month or so, I’ve been getting a lot of political emails. And by “a lot”, I mean at least 3 or 4 emails on a slow day. Of the 8 political emails I got this morning, this one is my very, very favorite. Mostly because it was unexpected and graceful: Next Tuesday [...]

11,000+ mail-in ballots not printed

Published on October 27, 2008 By spyderkl

I’ve been requesting and receiving a mail-in ballot (AKA “absentee ballot”) every election since 2004. It’s always arrived without a problem, roughly 2-3 weeks before any given election, including primaries. On Thursday, when School Girl and I went to do some phone banking for Obama, I was consoling someone who hadn’t gotten the mail-in ballot [...]

Happy, Shiny Political News

Published on October 21, 2008 By spyderkl

It’s a biggie, too. According to the Colorado Independent, Democrats…wait for it… outnumber Republicans in Colorado. For the first time in many, many years. As of Saturday, Colorado voter registration rolls showed 876,498 active Democrats, 870,435 active Republicans and 789,200 active unaffiliated voters, according to the secretary of state’s office. Despite the lead among active [...]

Friday Randomness

Published on October 3, 2008 By spyderkl

Just a couple of quick something-or-others while I prepare to get all my hair removed this morning. My reward? A trip to the noodle shop at Sakura Square. I was incredibly reassured by the debate last night. Biden managed to keep his feet where they belonged (as opposed to squarely in his mouth) most of [...]