Undecided, Unregistered, and Unmotivated

The Off-Topic forum for anything non-LDS related, such as sports or politics. Rated PG through PG-13.
Post Reply
_subgenius
_Emeritus
Posts: 13326
Joined: Thu Sep 01, 2011 12:50 pm

Undecided, Unregistered, and Unmotivated

Post by _subgenius »

Was reading a dissection of Romney's campaign efforts ans cam across this little gem:

Obama's ground game relied on "an extraordinarily sophisticated database packed with names of millions of undecided voters and potential supporters," says The New York Times. The database allowed Obama's army of field workers to target new voters, register them, and get them to the polls.

wow....when i read "target...register...get them to the polls", i realize that it is political-speak for "go under the bridge/home depot parking lot"...."find hobos / illegal immigrants"...."give them $20"

Apparently Obama has a database of MILLIONS of people, who fit such a specific criteria..."undecided, unregistered, and unmotivated" people

somehow knowing that those people were duped into participating in an election that they otherwise do not care about...is unsettling.
Malcolm X said it correctly....."chumps!"

So, anyone else concerned that "undecided, unregistered, and unmotivated" are suddenly behind the wheel?
Seek freedom and become captive of your desires...seek discipline and find your liberty
I can tell if a person is judgmental just by looking at them
what is chaos to the fly is normal to the spider - morticia addams
If you're not upsetting idiots, you might be an idiot. - Ted Nugent
_bcspace
_Emeritus
Posts: 18534
Joined: Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:48 pm

Re: Undecided, Unregistered, and Unmotivated

Post by _bcspace »

RealClear has this analysis of Ohio that posits the unemployed in typical Republican counties did not turn out to vote. So yes, the Democrats likely concentrated on their own counties and brought out their unemployed, illegals, etc.

On a similar note, it appears that the Romney campaign's software (ORCA) to manage this process for them crashed (and was not previously beta tested) when it was needed most.

http://blogs.computerworld.com/governmentindustries/21310/inside-look-behind-romneys-loss-epic-failure-its-orca-big-data-app
Machina Sublime
Satan's Plan Deconstructed.
Your Best Resource On Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
Conservatism is the Gospel of Christ and the Plan of Salvation in Action.
The Degeneracy Of Progressivism.
_MeDotOrg
_Emeritus
Posts: 4761
Joined: Sun Jun 17, 2012 11:29 pm

Re: Undecided, Unregistered, and Unmotivated

Post by _MeDotOrg »

Image
"The great problem of any civilization is how to rejuvenate itself without rebarbarization."
- Will Durant
"We've kept more promises than we've even made"
- Donald Trump
"Of what meaning is the world without mind? The question cannot exist."
- Edwin Land
Post Reply