Tagged: election issues
In the News
Dems Need to Pump It UP:
How does this forecast for the upcoming election? Enthusiasm is down so what does the Democratic Party need to do to increase voter participation? http://www.gallup.com/poll/156194/Democratic-Voting-Enthusiasm-Down-Sharply-2004-2008.aspx
Voter ID Laws Can Affect Your Vote:
These new laws can most impact college students, minorities and the elderly. Disenfranchisement is not part of the democratic “small d” process.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/25/voter-id-laws-scenarios_n_1699746.html
Latinos Can Make a Difference in 2012:
Getting people to the polls is a priority for the campaigns and the Latino constituency can make the difference.
http://www.newstaco.com/2012/07/25/can-latinos-turn-red-states-to-swing-states/
In the News
AAPIs in Nevada Favor Obama:
If the Obama campaign wants to win this targeted state, they need to talk to this very important constituency. http://www.examiner.com/article/nevada-asian-americans-favor-obama
via Bert Eljera http://facebook.com/bert.eljera1
Women in the War Room:
The office layout might include a day care center. Our female colleagues are changing the industry everyday. http://www.campaignsandelections.com/magazine/us-edition/324842/women-in-the-war-room.thtml
via Shira Toeplitz @shiratoeplitz
Call to ACTION:
If you’re in the DC/MD/VA area, consider joining the AAPIs for Obama to register voters this Saturday, 7/28. For more details, https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gpds9y
via Naomi Tacuyan @aapidemocrats
(NY TIMES) Facebook Users to Put Political Views Up in Lights on Times Square
By TANZINA VEGA
As the country prepares for this year’s presidential election, political devotees have been following the nuances of every debate, caucus, straw poll and primary. A new application for Facebook users, however, is intended to encourage those who are not as engaged to talk about the election issues that are most important to them.
The new app was created during a 24-hour “hackathon” this month with engineers from Facebook and representatives from the advertising agency R/GA, part of the Interpublic Group of Companies, at Facebook’s Manhattan headquarters. The goal was to create a social application that could share users’ political views on digital billboards in Times Square. For entire story, click here.
