21st Century Democrats, a national organization with a long term mission to train progressives and build the network of populist Democrats, announced Wednesday that they would be coordinating volunteers to assist Jim Martin in his December 2nd run-off election against Republican incumbent Saxby Chambliss.

The Democratic group's involvement with Georgia's U.S. Senate race is part of a partnership with the group No Voter Left Behind.net to make sure that every vote is counted in the 12 close federal and state-level election races across the nation that remain undecided.

"Our whole purpose for existing is to make sure that Republicans do not steal elections in 2008 the way that they did in 2000 and 2004. Our mission is to make sure that every vote is counted," Jennifer Petty, spokesperson for No Voter Left Behind.net, said.  "We still have a chance to reach our goal of 60 Democrats in the Senate, with four races still undecided. And Democrats are in a position to further solidify their control of the U.S. House with four additional seats."

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I'm going to start my plea with a little story. My wife and I are enthusiastic Obama volunteers in Norcross, a northern suburb of Atlanta that is probably 80% Republican. In July, I said to my wife what if we go to visit my mother for Election Day and then volunteer there. Her response (and she is fine with my mother) - HECK NO! YOU DON'T HAVE FAITH, BUT OBAMA IS GOING TO WIN GEORGIA. She reminds me every day that she has known all along that Obama is going to win this election and he is going to win Georgia, and I am wasting all my time reading the polls everyday like an obsessive compulsive (fair description by the way). I would show her the polls and say, I believe Obama is going to win, but he's not a lock, and no matter what, he ain't winning Georgia (especially after the Palin picked sent McCain's lead in the polls into the 15 - 20% range). She would ask why I volunteer so hard, and I would tell her a few things: 1) I believe in building the party, 2) I am hoping if Obama can get it close here, then maybe Jim Martin can win, and 3) Every extra vote in the final national totals is an ever so slight increase in our mandate.

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There have been some really encouraging posts about our ground game, and comments that the folks on the ground see nothing like this from the McCain side.

It's hard for me to judge, I live on Capitol Hill in Seattle, if McCain gets 10% of the vote up there, it's probably a good day for him on the 4th.  Not a lot of doorbelling going on, I would fall over dead if I saw a McCain sticker anywhere in my neighborhood.

But, I believe what I see here on the blogs, that we are just staging a virtual D-day assault and the other side seems to be on vacation, or all down at the local Palin hatefest,  Oh, I meant political rally.

I think there is a pretty reasonable explanation for that.

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Cross-posted from OH-16: John Boccieri for U.S. Congress

Weather Does Not Dampen Will of Ohio's Fighting 16th Congressional District!

I had the opportunity to catch up with Ian Walton, Campaign Manager for John Boccieri for Congress, this afternoon. Mother nature wasn't very cooperative with rain showers, wind gusts, and unusually cool temperatures, but that doesn't stop "The Boccieri Corps" here in the fighting 16th District!

Ian reported, here, to "The Out-Post":

It's encouraging to know that supporters for the Major are anxious and ready to mobilize whether rain or shine!

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The Philadelphia City Paper just published two first-hand accounts of the Obama and Clinton campaigns from the vantage point of the rank and file - volunteers that work to raise support and get out the vote. In this case, the outreach into the Philadelphia area.

I was a Clinton Volunteer
I was an Obama Volunteer
 

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