Cos ([info]cos) wrote,
@ 2008-02-04 16:49:00
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Obama
Tomorrow (Tuesday) is election day in 24 states, including: Massachusetts, California, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Minnesota, Colorado, Arizona, Kansas, Arkansas, and other states where few of my readers live :)

I'm not gonna have a chance today to write a real post about why I endorse Obama, so here are some links to explain or illustrate why I support Obama.

Geek, Tech, Open Government

War

Rule of Law


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[info]japlady
2008-02-04 09:55 pm UTC (link)
correct me if I'm wrong but he intends to gut NASA

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[info]cos
2008-02-04 10:00 pm UTC (link)
I highly doubt it, and I've heard nothing of the sort.

... but since you mentioned it, I Googled around a bit and found a pretty good policy statement on space exploration from him.

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[info]boutell
2008-02-04 10:08 pm UTC (link)
What's conspicuous by its absence is the manned Mars program. But I haven't heard tell of any other candidate getting behind that right now.

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[info]cos
2008-02-04 10:11 pm UTC (link)
Yeah, the feeling is that unmanned programs give a lot more value for the amount of money spent, in terms of hard science. Manned programs are very expensive and would come at the expense of a lot of other things. I think a manned Mars program could be valuable if it were a big national project like the original moon landings, but that we've got too many other better candidates for a big national science/tech rallying cry right now.

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[info]japlady
2008-02-04 11:20 pm UTC (link)
http://www.cjr.org/campaign_desk/obamas_nasa_plan_gets_little_p.php

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[info]japlady
2008-02-04 11:23 pm UTC (link)
That came from brian who works at NASA

http://brian1789.livejournal.com/

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[info]japlady
2008-02-04 11:24 pm UTC (link)
http://www.space.com/news/071231-candidate-positions.html

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[info]seborn
2008-02-04 10:55 pm UTC (link)
The comments on this post have a whole pile of links on space exploration, Obama, and Clinton.

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[info]yix
2008-02-04 10:48 pm UTC (link)
I'm glad you guys brought up the NASA stuff, I was interested in that too.

Also, I really like your new icon. :)

I'm looking forward to our caucus on Saturday, even if it's after the big deal tuesday.

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[info]cos
2008-02-04 10:51 pm UTC (link)
Since Obama and Clinton are running so close, it's unlikely either of them will lock up the nomination tomorrow, so the next few states will also be a big deal.

My new userpic is from a photo [info]underwatercolor took, and yeah I like it a lot too!

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[info]lil_brown_bat
2008-02-05 03:15 am UTC (link)
Barack Obama's energy policy is weak and full of platitudes. That's why I won't be voting for him.

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[info]subjunctus
2008-02-05 03:59 am UTC (link)
My trite response: Obama definitely has my Illinois vote.

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[info]ratontheroad
2008-02-05 04:07 am UTC (link)
Thank you for this collection.

This is my first time getting involve with any sort of campaign, and working for Obama's campaign in C. Springs began to open my eyes a bit to the political process. But one thing it did not is get me good info on Obama to give to others... they don't have the time to train you in a lot of the details, just get you to move people.

Since you have more experience with this sort of thing, what else might I consider if I'm wanting to donate my time and energy to the Obama campaign?

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[info]cos
2008-02-05 06:29 am UTC (link)
Well, you're in Colorado, which is a Super Tuesday state. The main job of a campaign on election day is to get its already-identified supporters to the polls. As many wise campaigners have said, "it's not the candidate who has the most supporters who wins; it's the candidate who has more supporters who go to the polls and vote."

I have known cases where candidates with clearly more supporters have lost elections because their voters didn't turn out at high enough a rate. That's especially a risk for Obama, because he wins heavily among under-25 voters who have no habit of voting and turn out at dismally low rates, while Clinton wins heavily among over-65, many of whom never miss an election no matter how small.

On election day, the campaign doesn't need your help persuading anyone nearly as much as it needs your help reminding and bugging and asking and even pleading with identified supporters to get them to actually vote. If you can lend some time making phone calls or going door to door, that's where it's at.

But, do remember to ask your close friends and relatives. You have more influence on them than anyone, and you could still persuade them. Find some good links or passages that you think will matter to them, add a little bit of your own, and email each one individually, tonight or early tomorrow. Your parents and close relatives, especially.

After your state's primary is over, then there will be other things to do, but other than sending something to people you know well, right now it's all about getting out the vote, not persuasion.

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[info]merinslips
2008-02-05 04:42 pm UTC (link)
I get this sinking feeling that because you're supporting him, he's not going to win. :/ You don't seem representative of America... :( And I want him to win, based on all the stuff I've read about him because of you.

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[info]cos
2008-02-05 07:22 pm UTC (link)
No individual is representative of America, so you could make that statement about anyone.

However, candidates I support sometimes do win. And sometimes come pretty close.

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