tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2325946921914725798.post5553416793005751039..comments2023-11-02T05:18:09.506-07:00Comments on Welcome to 270 Electoral Votes: Memo to Mitt ... You're LosingLarry Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00276802060490643458noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2325946921914725798.post-393389565149178012011-12-04T14:59:12.752-08:002011-12-04T14:59:12.752-08:00I just received this interesting Tweet from IA Gov...I just received this interesting Tweet from IA Governor Branstad's Communications Director, Tim Albrecht:<br /><br />@TimAlbrechtIA:<br />"A campaign that starts organizing now needs to sign up 60 precinct leaders a day, including holidays, to fill all 1,784."<br /><br />And so the question is, does this matter a lot/a little/not at all in this primary -- the way it did for Obama and Kerry -- or can Newt win IA w/ so little organization?<br /><br />Not that anyone knows for sure, but if you look at the De Moines Register poll, it suggests that the demographic group pushing the Gingrich surge are cranky older voters who have caucused before, which suggests (perhaps) that it might not matter much. <br /><br />http://caucuses.desmoinesregister.com/2011/12/04/iowa-poll-newt-gingrich-most-popular-gop-candidate/Jonathan Kellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10922311537364898170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2325946921914725798.post-74547260558301790822011-12-04T14:46:00.979-08:002011-12-04T14:46:00.979-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jonathan Kellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10922311537364898170noreply@blogger.com