Comments on: What can we learn from the US elections? http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/10/15/what-can-we-learn-from-the-us-elections/ creating a new liberal-left force Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:48:22 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: The Barack Obama Presidential Campaign From the Inside | The Wardman Wire http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/10/15/what-can-we-learn-from-the-us-elections/#comment-24277 The Barack Obama Presidential Campaign From the Inside | The Wardman Wire Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:03:46 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=1453#comment-24277 [...] time in the States, and i’d identify two articles from Liberal Conspiracy as worth a read: What can we learn from the US elections? on October [...] [...] time in the States, and i’d identify two articles from Liberal Conspiracy as worth a read: What can we learn from the US elections? on October [...]

]]> By: Scott Redding http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/10/15/what-can-we-learn-from-the-us-elections/#comment-22540 Scott Redding Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:58:57 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=1453#comment-22540 <a href="http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/10/on-road-marietta-ohio.html" rel="nofollow">FiveThirtyEight is doing a series of visits to field offices of both the Obama and McCain campaigns.</a> It's fascinating stuff, since the McCain offices are blocking attempts to interview McCain volunteers and office after McCain office has "huge phone banks with 40 phones and one lonely caller at their state headquarters three weeks before the election." FiveThirtyEight is doing a series of visits to field offices of both the Obama and McCain campaigns. It’s fascinating stuff, since the McCain offices are blocking attempts to interview McCain volunteers and office after McCain office has “huge phone banks with 40 phones and one lonely caller at their state headquarters three weeks before the election.”

]]> By: thomas http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/10/15/what-can-we-learn-from-the-us-elections/#comment-22464 thomas Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:21:10 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=1453#comment-22464 Sunny, could you explain to what extent the neighbourhood organisers are paid and/or are volunteers? Do you know whether their resource:expense ratio has varied from previous elections? Are their no new techniques to be learnt from Obamas 'ground war'? It's nice to know how to collect money for politics and get obsessed with volumes, but it's also important to know the details of how to spend it wisely. Sunny, could you explain to what extent the neighbourhood organisers are paid and/or are volunteers? Do you know whether their resource:expense ratio has varied from previous elections? Are their no new techniques to be learnt from Obamas ‘ground war’?

It’s nice to know how to collect money for politics and get obsessed with volumes, but it’s also important to know the details of how to spend it wisely.

]]> By: Sunny Hundal http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/10/15/what-can-we-learn-from-the-us-elections/#comment-22462 Sunny Hundal Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:53:19 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=1453#comment-22462 Hi Peter, here's hoping for the same! thanks Aaron ;) Hi Peter,
here’s hoping for the same!

thanks Aaron ;)

]]> By: Aaron Heath http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/10/15/what-can-we-learn-from-the-us-elections/#comment-22457 Aaron Heath Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:06:51 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=1453#comment-22457 For anyone who couldn't watch the above video (YouTube have pulled it), please note it has been replaced by the orig. Comedy Central player. Same video - I have watched them both. For anyone who couldn’t watch the above video (YouTube have pulled it), please note it has been replaced by the orig. Comedy Central player. Same video – I have watched them both.

]]> By: Peter Kenyon http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/10/15/what-can-we-learn-from-the-us-elections/#comment-22454 Peter Kenyon Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:00:45 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=1453#comment-22454 Dear Sunny I posted about this story last week. Your first hand reporting can only help inform thinking here about what lessons could traverse the pond, and those that just won't travel. I'd like to think it will be another nail in the coffin of top-down-political party management, but I'm not holding my breath. An insight into the gulf between the current Labour Party leadership and its membership on party renewal is provided here: http://www.labourcommission.org.uk Peter Kenyon Labour Party NEC member - constituency section Dear Sunny

I posted about this story last week. Your first hand reporting can only help inform thinking here about what lessons could traverse the pond, and those that just won’t travel.

I’d like to think it will be another nail in the coffin of top-down-political party management, but I’m not holding my breath.

An insight into the gulf between the current Labour Party leadership and its membership on party renewal is provided here:

http://www.labourcommission.org.uk

Peter Kenyon
Labour Party NEC member – constituency section

]]> By: Aaron Heath http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/10/15/what-can-we-learn-from-the-us-elections/#comment-22449 Aaron Heath Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:14:39 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=1453#comment-22449 I'm so jealous Sunny. Enjoy! I’m so jealous Sunny.

Enjoy!

]]> By: Letters From A Tory http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/10/15/what-can-we-learn-from-the-us-elections/#comment-22446 Letters From A Tory Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:17:54 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=1453#comment-22446 Obama's success in getting millions of voters to donate small amounts to help fund his campaign has turned electoral strategy on its head forever. I don't know how he did it but I'd certainly like to. http://lettersfromatory.wordpress.com Obama’s success in getting millions of voters to donate small amounts to help fund his campaign has turned electoral strategy on its head forever. I don’t know how he did it but I’d certainly like to.

http://lettersfromatory.wordpress.com

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