Getting testy in Florida

[TimeToGo]

http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/11/01/florida_vote/print.html

Getting testy in Florida
A Marine Corps vet tells some tales of confrontation from the front lines of the get-out-the-vote effort in Tampa.

- - - - - - - - - - - -
By Jim Jones


Nov. 1, 2004 | I was out today with three postal workers and one teacher knocking on doors in the poorest sections of Tampa. Of course, they were predominantly black and Hispanic. While we were jumping in and out of the car, we had the Redskins-Packers game on and were cheering on the Packers.

We've been out every day, seven days a week, getting out the vote. We have been identifying Kerry supporters to ask them to vote early and to provide transportation if needed.

Since we've been going to previously identified union households the feedback is about 90 percent for Kerry. However, even considering that we are not getting a true cross-section of the voters, it's hard not to think that this area will go to Kerry. As the talking heads have been saying, it's all about getting the base out to the polls.

SNIP

Read the rest at:

http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/11/01/florida_vote/print.html