Election day looking good
After attending volunteer training for the Missouri Democratic Party’s election day efforts, I’m very hopeful of a good outcome next week. The party and the various candidates are working on a huge operation to get their voters to the polls, and to protect the election from the shenanigans that have already begun.
Thousands of people are committing to volunteer on election day. The training I went to expected 80 people, and over 200 showed up. The campaign is overwhelmed by the number of Missourians and others who want to make sure this election goes well. 3,000 or more will be out on Tuesday making phone calls and canvassing neighborhoods. Yellow Cab is offering a free ride to the polling places for anyone that needs it.
The campaign is targeting dozens of precincts in the urban core and other Democratic neighborhoods. Each one will have a dedicated poll checker and a lawyer on site all day. A team of roving lawyers will cover the rest of the metro area. And this is just in KC. Similar efforts are planned for the rest of the state.
A lot of people are writing Missouri off as a Bush state this year, but if we get enough people to vote it doesn’t have to be that way. Here are places to go right now to help protect the election.
Missouri Victory 2004 coordinated campaign
www.kcforkerry.org
Headquarters - 8415 Wornall Rd, KCMO - 816-822-1702
Independence - 109 East Lexington, on the Square
Northland - 1931 Burlington, NKC
Claire McCaskill for Governor
1724 Main Street, KCMO - 816-300-5585
claireonline.com
America Coming Together, election day volunteer training
Saturday, October 30th
10:00 am - Noon
Uptown Theater
3700 Broadway
Kansas City, MO
RSVP to buckleyj@seiu.org or call 816.931.4995.