AdamL
02-09-2012, 04:39 PM
These caucuses were held on campus at the University of Minnesota, which has about 51,000 students enrolled. Students living in the dorms could have easily walked there.
We did terrible at the University of Minnesota, and big dorms are right across the street from the polling place.
Ward 2 - P 4 - 4 dorms in that precinct. 5 Ron Paul votes.
Ward 2 - P11 - another 4 dorms. 28 Ron Paul votes.
8 dorms, 2 precincts, 33 Ron Paul votes.
That is absolutely abysmal. It's clear that there wasn't any real GOTV effort there at all. We need to change this. College students are supposed to be one of our strengths and we're not taking advantage of it.
I think physically getting these voters to the caucus sites should be a top priority for the grassroots. We can't let this happen again in Maine and Washington...
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?358970-Renting-buses-to-get-college-students-to-caucuses-in-MN
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?359287-Coordinate-GOTV.-Bus-college-kids-to-polls-in-WA-and-MI
We did terrible at the University of Minnesota, and big dorms are right across the street from the polling place.
Ward 2 - P 4 - 4 dorms in that precinct. 5 Ron Paul votes.
Ward 2 - P11 - another 4 dorms. 28 Ron Paul votes.
8 dorms, 2 precincts, 33 Ron Paul votes.
That is absolutely abysmal. It's clear that there wasn't any real GOTV effort there at all. We need to change this. College students are supposed to be one of our strengths and we're not taking advantage of it.
I think physically getting these voters to the caucus sites should be a top priority for the grassroots. We can't let this happen again in Maine and Washington...
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?358970-Renting-buses-to-get-college-students-to-caucuses-in-MN
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?359287-Coordinate-GOTV.-Bus-college-kids-to-polls-in-WA-and-MI