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Combat "present votes" with Present as a Senator

People don't understand the present votes from the Ill legislature. However, they do understand what it means to be absent from the Senate. Get out there and start highlighting McCain's terrible attendance record. He didn't vote on FISA, Medicare or the GI Bill. Ted Kennedy has brain cancer and he made it to the Senate to vote!

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Early and Absentee Voting

Educate voters about the different ways to vote. There's a lot of voter discrimination that goes on during election day, so make sure that everyone knows the different ways they can vote, including early voting and absentee ballots

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Absentee ballots

There should be an absentee voter drive. Some states will allow absente voters to vote now. We can include absentee information in the GOTV training. This'll be like early voting for seniors,students soldiers,and the disabled.

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25 weeks 4 days ago – Made popular 25 weeks 4 days ago
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Create a College Student Absentee Ballot Campaign

To avoid the inevitable problems with College Students voting in their home states or school states implement an agressive campaign for them to vote via absentee ballot and have them do it EARLY.

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26 weeks 4 days ago – Made popular 26 weeks 4 days ago
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How should Obama respond to McCain's negative campaign?
Stay above the fray - this campaign is about a new kind of politics
7%
Respond forcefully when necessary but keep talking about the issues
51%
Respond forcefully and hit back hard but make everything pass the truth test
36%
Get in the gutter with McCain and beat him at his own game
3%
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3%
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