Florida GOP Meets In Secret As Obama Passes McCain In Polls

[cali]

Posted on Thursday, October 02, 2008 8:55:09 AM by steve-b

Florida Republican leaders hastily convened a top secret meeting this week to grapple with Sen. John McCain's sagging performance in this must-win state.

Their fears were confirmed Wednesday when four new polls showed Sen. Barack Obama leading, a reversal from just a few weeks ago when McCain was opening up an advantage....

One of the concerns has been the relationship between grass roots volunteers across the state and far fewer paid campaign staffers. Complaints range from not getting yard signs quickly enough to knowing who will speak at events and overall manpower coordination....

McCain supporter and former Republican Party of Florida chairman Tom Slade said he's been hearing rumblings over the past few weeks that the campaign is not fully utilizing volunteers, though he said that was not the case in Jacksonville.

"I get the sense that on the statewide basis, the grass roots Republicans don't quite feel like they have a natural fit within the McCain organization," Slade said....


http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/state/article835288.ece

[NRaleighLiberal]

1. Yes, it is those damn signs. Get a few more signs and McCain will surge in the polls.

No realization that they have a deeply flawed set of candidates! Would love to have been a fly on the wall at that meeting!

:nopity: :nopity: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[H2O Man]

2. Oh, dear!

It must be hard for them to try to think up ways to increase support for McCain-Palin.

[eshfemme]

3. Someone needs to keep an eye on those fuckers.

They might very well try for another brazen steal!

STOP THESE MOTHERFUCKERS!

[iceman66]

8. That was my first thought when I read this.

[chupacabranation]

4. Or grass roots Republicans don't have a natural fit with reality...n/t

[GodlessBiker]

5. I'm still waiting for my yard signs in NY. Now I'm worried Obama will drop in the polls here.

:toast:

[kevinds13]

6. The Republican Party has never been about the people...

hence why they have no clue how to "utilize volunteers".

[DrDan]

7. I am seeing LOTS of "McCain/Palin" yard signs going up in Volusia County

and very very few "Obama/Biden" signs.

Lets spend some money down here!!!! Get those signs out.

[AllentownJake]

9. Good luck getting yard signs

Obama doesn't care about yard signs. We had to raise money and buy our own and we are in a swing district in PA.

[DrDan]

10. hmmmm - well . . .

looks like my neighborhood is all red - with all the mccain signs going up.

And Florida is so tight right now.

[beac]

20. Go here:

http://www.barackobama.com/downloads/

and download posters and/or signs.

For a very small amount your local Kinkos can print it out on cardstock-- for a little more, they can print it on corrugated plastic. Add two posts and voila!

Or buy an unofficial, but still professional looking one at CafePress:
http://shop.cafepress.com/obama-yard-sign


A handmade sign on posterboard is also great. Really even better than an fancy one b/c it shows you took the time to make it yourself! :)

[AllentownJake]

21. To be honest I don't care about them either

I have one...but the Obama Campaign places very little emphasis on visibility.

[vaberella]

11. Did you email him? I'm surprised they didn't want to restock. n/t

[AllentownJake]

22. I'm not complaining its a fact

The campaign has very little emphasis on yard signs. They'd rather invest the money in staff. I actually agree with them.

[Overseas]

12. Guess they'll have to bribe some, like with the "spontaneous" protesting frat boys.

Free lunch and your faces on the TeeVee for the "spontaneous protests" -- what would they give their "grassroots groundswell" troops?

[vaberella]

13. I recommend sending this to Obama guys. Straight to him so he's aware of what's going on. n/t

[azmouse]

14. Signs, signs, everywhere are signs....

I have yet to see one single yard sign for either candidate here in the Phoenix area.

[WI_DEM]

15. plotting how they can steal the state again.

[JuniperLea]

16. It's all about the yard signs for me...

:eyes:

What a bunch of crybaby losers.

[tomg]

17. A completely delusional

and incompetent fundie and a corporatist who would sell his soul for a vote? I would have thought that team would be a natural fit for grass root Republicans.

[breadandwine]

18. That must be it! Their campaign is not fully utilizing those hordes of volunteers!

Hordes of 'em!!!! Hordes!!!!!

But they're just not UTILIZING them right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That must be it. Vast masses of people are for McCain. But somebody forgot to pick up the postage stamps...............

[SurfingAtWork]

19. "The campaign is not fully utilizing volunteers"

"