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...Great Schlep—a movement started by the Jewish Council for Education and Research to encourage Jewish grandchildren to visit their grandparents in Florida and convince them to vote for Obama—Silverman asserts that the targeted demographic won’t vote for Obama for a number of reasons. These bubbes and zaides may think “his name sounds scary; it sounds Muslim,” among other superficial issues...
...first house they visit, a woman who says she will be supporting Obama answers the door. But she says that she is still undecided on the other candidates. Maher marks her down as a “leaner” for Shaheen. Much of the point of this trip is for the campaign to identify who will be supporting them and which undecided voters they should target...
Before sundown on Friday, 15 brave students from English 176: “The 19th-Century American Novel” ventured out to Mt. Auburn Cemetery with professors Elisa New and Jason Stevens to visit the grave of Harriet Jacobs, an abolitionist originally from North Carolina, and discuss 19th century funerary culture...
...over the top in the state when added to record turnout in Democratic-heavy areas. "Like in Jacksonville [Florida, where Obama heads on Monday], there's a big chunk of folks that just don't participate for some reason in Democratic elections. A stop there, and a visit by us coordinated with trying to get folks out to vote early, has a way of not just changing the percentage within an area but changing the importance of that area as it relates to Democratic voters," says Robert Gibbs, Obama's communications director. "In other words...
...late October. "You can't turn on the TV without seeing Barack Obama," observed Tami Meisler, a 37-year-old medical technician who waited four hours in near-freezing temperatures to get a seat inside the Coliseum here. In recent weeks, the Republicans have been relying on Palin visits to draw excitement - and news headlines, but McCain has just scheduled a visit to Indianapolis on Monday afternoon, his first visit to the state since July 1. "It's about time they fire up the base," Meisler said...