The Obamanites of Ohio

Yes, we did!

• McCain's Concession Speech
• Obama's Victory Speech
• Voting shifts in Counties from '04-'08 — from the New York Times
• Poems from Inauguration Day

What follows is from the campaign to elect Barack Obama. We will continue to maintain this site so long as we both are "4Obama!" — which, we hope, will be for the next 8 years….

The Mighty Obamanites, Steve Obama and Andy Obama, are getting serious:

• We're committed: we've changed our names, after all;
• We've planted 180 Yard Signs Across Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky — and are now shooting for at least 300! We have a 100% guarantee on our signs, too: if it's stolen, we will replace it free!

Upcoming Events:

• The 2010 Steve Driehaus Campaign

Previous Events:

• Victory Bonfire at Courtney and Anouar's place — Saturday, 11/8
• GOTV Efforts as a Red Team in the Obama-Biden Hunt for Blue November Campaign — Tuesday, 11/4 JOIN OUR TEAM!
• Vote Early Effort at UC — Monday and Tuesday, 10/20 and 10/21
• "Vote Early, Rock Late" in Cincinnati - Thursday, 10/16
• Details of OTR efforts — 10/4 and 10/6
  • Great Stories from the OTR Early Registration and Voting Event, 10/4 and 10/6
  • Over-the-Rhine/Hudson Brothers' efforts
  • TO DO List (with focus on Ohio and Over-the-Rhine (OTR))
• Early OTR efforts -- prior to or including Saturday, 9/27
  • A quick report on OTR historical efforts — A quick report on OTR efforts and upcoming activities — wikified
• Some photos of our Obamadventures:
  • Photo Gallery of our Downtown Registration Drive 9/12/2008
  • Photo Gallery of our Downtown Registration Drive 9/13/2008
• Ohio registration efforts
• and the one that got away: We're planning the Obama Armada, Kayakers/Canoeists for Barack

Resources:

• Important Contact Info
• Finding your OH polling place
• KY Absentee info — vote early, help in OH on election day!
• Voter Information Flyer for Ohio -- Election day!

Issues: (there are issues, after all — besides lipstick and pigs)

• Economics:
  • Steve's List of Economic Talking Points
  • Which Tax Bracket Do You Fit In? — Obama's tax cuts are for ordinary people….
  • Obama-Biden's Tax Calculator
  • "The fundamentals of our economy are strong." — John McCain, 9/15
  • Phil Lakofsky's take on the Bailout
• Experience/Temperament:
  • Comparing the Educational Experiences of the Candidates
  • Barack was chosen President of the Harvard Law Review, a prestigious appointment
• Traditional Alliances:
  • Obamamania Abroad: The World Votes for Obama....
  • Obama can help us to rebuild international cooperation — we've lost our traditional friends and allies under Bush….
• Environment:
  • Palin doesn't recognize human-caused Global Warming
• General Talking Points
  • Andy lists his favorite points

• Obama Resources:
  • Obama Resource Library
  • Obama's Blueprint For Change
• Humorous looks at what can often seem a humorless situation….
  • Garrison Keillor on the Republicans
  • Let's see if we've got this straight....

On the Negative side...

• Bullwinkle Shot by Palin! — New York Times
• McCain blasts Bush — What took him so long?

On the Positive side….

• Endorsements:
  • Colin Powell Endorses Obama
  • Christopher Buckley Endorses Obama (and is ejected from the National Review, his father's baby)
  • Warren Buffet endorses Obama
  • Opie, Andy & Fonz say, "Vote O'Bama!!!"
  • Papers are endorsing Obama
    • Chicago TImes and LA Times back Obama
  • The World's going for Obama — Reader's Digest, November, 2008
    • World's Electoral College is a landslide for Obama
  • Three generations for Obama — photo by Camille Cier
• Alfred E. Smith roast:
  • McCain does his bit (including some nice comments about Obama)
  • Obama replies in kind. Both men were very funny, and shared kind words for each other.
• Music:
  • Bluegrass Legend Ralph Stanley Endorses Obama
  • "Yes We Can" video
  • Dave Stewart - American Prayer
  • The National - Mr. November
• Etc.:
  • An Obamanite reflects on Obama's visit to Cincinnati
  • How might cell-phones-only make a difference in the poll numbers? — hint: good news for Obama!
  • only about a quarter of GOP voters say they are extremely enthusiastic about voting this year. That's about half the amount of Democrats who say they feel that way.