Word: outreaching
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...polls and fund-raising, he is far behind former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney in terms of organization--a key factor in Iowa, where 1,781 caucuses determine the winner. Each campaign must recruit voters in every caucus to stand up and make their candidate's case. That kind of outreach can take a long time...
...third year of a local community-college outreach program. According to UVA’s admissions office, last year nearly half of its 500 transfer students came from Virginia community colleges. This year, UVA agreed to take 60 percent of its transfer class from Virginia community colleges...
...surge in support has kept Sarah busy lately - working up to 90 hours a week, running her father's schedule and event briefings not only in Iowa but in South Carolina and New Hampshire; in addition, she oversees outreach and acts as her Dad's surrogate in Iowa. Interest in becoming one of Huckabee's precinct captains - the folks that will stand up in the 1,784 Iowa caucuses and make Huckabee's case - has risen 250% since Nov. 29. And a campaign that raised only $2.3 million from January to October has since raised $1.1 million online in October...
...over the weekend were not intended to change people's minds. They were about creating the kind of audacious political theater that makes supporters believe they're going to win, and casual observers into interested ones. Indeed, the Obama campaign used the rallies less as an outreach program than as a reward system, distributing tickets to volunteers and those who had pledged to volunteer with higher priority than the general public. And those in attendance waved their appreciation...
...nominate Marine Lance Corporal James Crosby, outreach coordinator for the Massachusetts Department of Veterans Services, who reminds us what it means to keep faith with our brothers and sisters in arms. Three years ago, a rocket attack in Iraq left James with a spinal-cord injury that put him in a wheelchair, but his spirit endures, and he carries on as an inspiration to a new generation of vets...