Politico: Organizing for Bachmann

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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/58258.html


eginning her first sustained campaign trip to Iowa as an announced candidate, Bachmann introduced herself to audiences from Iowa City to Des Moines in a new campaign bus emblazoned with her name. She spent much of Saturday posing for pictures and signing autographs rather than in meetings with key GOP activists.
"I have every confidence our team is going to deliver," Bachmann told The Associated Press after meeting about 100 supporters and politically curious Iowans at a stop in Marshalltown. "I am going to be here in Iowa campaigning all through July."
Proof that her Iowa campaign was still coming together met Bachmann in Iowa City, where she met about 100 weekend breakfast regulars and Republican activists at the Bluebird Diner near the University of Iowa. Local resident Sheila Reiland told Bachmann's campaign chairman in the crowded diner that she signed up last week on Bachmann's website to volunteer but had heard nothing from any campaign staff.



Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/58258.html#ixzz1R0ANrcBW

mind you I haven't heard from our campaign yet either.... :(

[Napoleon's Shadow]

mind you I haven't heard from our campaign yet either.... :(Resubmit yours.

[newyearsrevolution08]

I think many are hoping for faster campaign response, I personally hope they are just so damn busy WINNING they don't have time to get back to us.

Grassroots efforts here I come.

[rp08orbust]

Something that's a bit scary is the difference between Michele Bachmann's poll results among young male indpendents in Ames vs Des Moines:

11% in Ames:
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?301333-Iowa-Robopoll-Report-6-30-2011

5% in Des Moines:
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?301526-Iowa-Robopoll-Report-7-1-2011

This difference might just be noise, or it might be evidence that she's been doing early and effective work toward winning the Ames straw poll. Notice that Obama and Ron Paul's numbers are remarkably consistent between these two areas.

EDIT: An obvious explanation for the difference that I forgot about is that Sarah Palin was in the Ames poll but not the Des Moines poll.

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Something that's a bit scary is the difference between Michele Bachmann's poll results among young male indpendents in Ames vs Des Moines:

11% in Ames:
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?301333-Iowa-Robopoll-Report-6-30-2011
5% in Des Moines:
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?301526-Iowa-Robopoll-Report-7-1-2011

This difference might just be noise, or it might be evidence that she's been doing early and effective work toward winning the Ames straw poll. Notice that Obama and Ron Paul's numbers are remarkably consistent between these two areas.

So this one is strictly Ames area?

Results
2,134 phone numbers were dialed between 7:30pm and 8:15pm Central time.
1,959 calls were answered, which at $0.05 per minute, cost just under $100.

There were 141 responses to the poll question as follows:

Barack Obama: 52 (37%)
Ron Paul: 26 (18%)
Michele Bachmann: 16 (11%)
Mitt Romney: 9 (6%)
Rick Perry: 5 (4%)
Tim Pawlenty: 4 (3%)
Rick Santorum: 2 (1%)
Herman Cain: 1 (< 1%)
Newt Gingrich: 1 (< 1%)
Other/Undecided: 25 (18%)

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And this one doesn't include Ames?

Results
2,484 phone numbers were dialed between 7:30pm and 8:30pm Central time.
2,282 calls were answered, which at $0.05 per minute, cost about $111.

There were 163 responses to the poll question as follows:

Barack Obama 60 (37%)
Ron Paul 31 (19%)
Mitt Romney 18 (11%)
Michele Bachmann 8 (5%)
Sarah Palin 8 (5%)
Tim Pawlenty 4 (2%)
Rick Perry 2 (1%)
Other/Undecided 32 (20%)
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What would be interesting to see is another poll among the small demographic in another 2 weeks...will you be doing robocalls again?

[rp08orbust]

The 6/30/11 poll covered the area within 9 miles of Ames, while the 7/1/11 poll covered the area between 9 and 39 miles of Ames, which was mostly Des Moines.


What would be interesting to see is another poll among the small demographic in another 2 weeks...will you be doing robocalls again?

It depends on whether I receive donations for more robopolls at http://robertgeary.chipin.com/iowa-robopoll-752011 . I recommend that people donate to the official campaign's Iowa projects until they are maxed out and then consider donating to my robopolls in order to make the rp2012.org recruitment of independents more efficient.

[FreedomProsperityPeace]

This article was posted yesterday too. It's encouraging news. :D


Behind in organizing, Bachmann courts Iowa voters

"But just six weeks before Iowa's closely-watched straw poll, she has done little to campaign or set up an organization here."

"...she signed up last week to volunteer for the campaign but hadn't heard from organizers."

"Kent Sorenson, a state senator, admitted having a lot of catching up to do after the Legislature adjourned Thursday."

"She also has yet to build up her campaign organization..."

http://news.yahoo.com/behind-organizing-bachmann-courts-iowa-voters-182834057.html