50-State Turnout: Ohio

Posted by on October 5, 2006 at 11:06 AM
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The Ohio Democratic Party will hold more than eighty 50-State Turnout events on Oct. 7 with the goal of making 100,000 Calls for Victory. Augmenting their phone calls, they will also be taking part in a a variety of door-to-door efforts where volunteers will distribute the "Every Voter Counts" door-hangers as well as information about local candidates.

100,000 calls in a single day may seem ambitious, but Ohio Dems on on track to meet their goal and will have some special guests to help them along the way, including:

  • Lee Fisher, candidate for Lt. Governor
  • Frances Strickland, wife of Ted Strickland
  • Marc Dann, candidate for Attorney General
  • Barbara Sykes, candidate for State Auditor
  • Rich Cordray, candidate for State Treasurer
  • Chris Redfern, ODP Chair
  • John Cranley, candidate for Congress, 1st District
  • Zack Space, candidate for Congress, 18th District

I asked one of your DNC-funded field organizers, Sarah, about their plans for the big day:

The 50-State Turnout will be our third major event this year in partnership with the DNC. From our statewide canvasses on April 29, to our Democratic Reunions in July, Democrats across the state are becoming familiar with these large-scale, energizing events that help us build our party at the grassroots level and make us stronger and more prepared for Election Day. With over ninety events in almost every county in the state, we are excited about making 100,000 calls for victory and turning out voters across Ohio this November.

But wait...that's not all.

Secretary of State candidate, Jennifer Brunner, will be stopping by the phone bank at the SEIU in Columbus, and then heading up to Richland County to do a stop in Mansfield at the county party Headquarters

But Jennifer Brunner isn't having all the fun. Sherrod Brown, our Democratic nominee for Senate, is in the midst of a state-wide College Tour. On Saturday he'll be making three stops, at Kent State, Youngstown University and Case Western/Cleveland State where huge rallies and voter registration drives are planned. He'll also attend the 50-State Turnout event taking place in Cleveland.

The Brown campaign tells me they've already given out over a thousand free tickets to the event and expect to hand out many more in the coming days as they criss-cross Ohio.

To find an Ohio event, click here. Also check out the Ohio Dems newest site to help Paint Ohio Blue.

If you aren't in Ohio, find an event in your state, here.

Comments (4) «

How about the Indiana 3rd District? NO one seems to give two cents about this race, and apparently both parties say its a wash. But there are a large number of positive Tom Hayhurst editorials in the Fort Wayne newspapers and very, very few about Mark Souder, and even fewer have something positive to say about him.

We Dem's in Fort Wayne are kind of sick about everyone skipping this race when there are a lot more voices that don't want to see Souder win. You can't even find a single poll about Hayhurst's chances...

We need some help to turn this area progressive... Mark Souder pledged 12 years ago that he would only run for 6 terms. Now, he's running for his 7th...
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DaveSanders on October 5, 2006 at 01:02 PM

What is a 50 state strategy without a Democratic challenger to Dick Lugar in Indiana? There is evidence that Indiana is gradually becoming more blue. Even in a losing effort, a candidate getting out the Democratic agenda would be worthwhile for the future.
Im sure Democrats have their reasons for not opposing Lugar, but my family back home in Indiana would have voted Democratic this year.
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KJOFLA on October 6, 2006 at 10:19 PM

Mudslinging by anyone outside our Democratic Party is not hurting, the wounds that are killing off the members are the people in our own camp with "comprehensive immigration reform"
that is the killer of out system. Ive been a Democratis all my voting life. am 76 years old. been born October 30,1930, this October 30th. And never have I seen the Democratic pardy so
far off with the American Voters because of this
one dumb event. It is not for the American worker, "UK Gubernatorial corporate money" has done more harm than all Mudslingin.So much So there is hardly any difficultsin the parties, One challenger changes parties like the weather.
and has caused a challenger like "Kinkey Freeman"
The voters are fed up with not having anyone in their conner. Sadley my time is short and I feel like a losier because the Democratic Party is not there for the United States Citizen , We have not had a real Democratic President, sense
Mr. John F. Kennedy President of the United States of America was killed in Dallas.I could go on with more facts on this subject. But Money talks and corporate world power has a gun at the working man of America,Its hard enough to make it to vote at 76, but Times are so deteriorate,
that it just not no one to vote for.
3
notary on October 7, 2006 at 06:35 AM

Please forgive. I can't read unless I post first.
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Esmeralda on October 11, 2006 at 12:41 PM


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