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...more than a year, Democrats have enjoyed a considerable enthusiasm advantage over Republicans by almost any measure, including turnout and fund raising. Even the percentage of Americans who identify themselves with the Republicans has fallen to 39%, according to Gallup, compared to 52% who identify with the Democrats. The McCain campaign is aware of the challenge. "We understand that we have got to get the base enthusiastic," explained Charlie Black, a lobbyist and senior advisor to the McCain campaign. But Black says he is not worried about the crowds. "Some of the biggest rallies in political history were for George...
...Moore says. “We had a make-your-own furniture workshop and a cartooning workshop. This year, I scaled down on the formal workshops because I found they took a lot of front-end planning and also buying of materials and several times the turnout was just a little disappointing. It seems like you never get the right hours. Everybody’s busy. A lot of things suffer due to a general overtaxed environment.”“It’s all about giving something away for free, which is your time...
This primary season has seen an unprecedented rise in Democratic voter turnout and the man to thank seems to be Barack Obama, whose charisma and message of political change has prompted a surge in grassroots political activism. But as gratifying as it is to see otherwise apathetic voters—especially students—getting excited about politics, much of the Obama grassroots has focused not on substantive policy-based support, but on mindless hero-worship. To see this phenomenon firsthand, there’s no better place to turn that than that ubiquitous record of the modern zeitgeist: Youtube.com...
...Arroyo—and Connolly—attributed the result to the extremely low voter turnout this year...
...elegant table settings went unused, however—while UC Vice President Randall S. Sarafa ’09 said that between 40 and 50 alumni had originally RSVPed, only 10 to 15 showed up. The UC allotted up to $4,000 for the celebration, but with turnout low, UC Finance Committee Chair Andrea R. Flores ’10 said that it is unlikely that the council spent the entire amount. Sarafa said the banquet would be bankrolled by UC-run ventures such as the “One Ring” program and CrimsonReading.org...