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...needed some change in our Doritos because Barack Obama is both zesty and chipotle, so I got the variety pack,” says Benjamin J. Nelson ’11, one of the Dems’ phonebanking captains, who then dials the number of a woman in Colorado...
...This evening, the club is calling Colorado voters to ask whether they’re planning to vote for Obama or McCain. They’re also inquiring about voters’ preferences in a close Senate race between Democrat Mark Udall and Republican Bob Schaffer...
...White says that the group schedules its phonebanks so that the students can use their free cell phone minutes to make the calls. Nelson is now using those minutes to tell the Colorado woman about Obama’s tax plan...
...volunteer enters the room. Everyone greets her, and Ricky M. Hanzich ’11, the other phonebanking captain, jumps up to show her how to phonebank. The group uses votebuilder.com, a Web site that supplies them with questions to ask the Colorado voters and talking points to persuade those who are not already members of Team Obama...
...build. That is, until this week. As the long campaign nears the end, the campaign has stopped shying away from such huge audiences, and the crowds have been stunning: 100,000 in St. Louis, 75,000 in Kansas City, 100,000 in Denver, 45,000 in Fort Collins, Colorado, 50,000 in Albuquerque. "We want to see and touch and talk to as many people as possible," says David Axelrod, Obama's top strategist. "This is momentum time." And for anyone who was disappointed by Obama's wonky convention speech, his closing argument is all gravy - all the inspirational lines...