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Obama 30-minute video was flawless, did not mention McCain or Palin

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I just finished watching the 30-minute Obama video that ran during prime time across seven US networks. It was flawless (very high production quality). Here are my observations:

  • it did not mention McCain, Palin, or the Republican Party;
  • no negative attacks against McCain or Palin, he stuck to the main message: the economy, healthcare, education and how the middle class in America is struggling;
  • the people featured in the video were from the swing states, mostly older people (parents, retirees, auto workers) — surprisingly, no young people except for little children. I find this odd given that Obama has been targeting the youth vote since day one;
  • most of the people who endorsed him were governors from swing states like Kansas, with the surprising appearance of Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google.

Shortly after the video, which I watched on MSNBC, I saw a very negative McCain ad targeting Obama personally with the same old message that has not worked in the past two months. The contrast between the two campaigns could not be greater.

Joe 12 Pack for Obama

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Thousands of people who have never been involved in politics are volunteering for Obama’s campaign, including “Joe 12 Pack”. Read the article and watch the video.

James Ridgeway on how Obama’s army of volunteers could prove key in this election | World news | guardian.co.uk:

Thousands of people sit together in campaign offices, union headquarters and living rooms calling up people they have never met. Thousands more troop through apartment buildings and walk the streets of suburban neighborhoods knocking on the doors of total strangers. Their numbers increase at night, when their own working days are over. Their targets are most likely to be homes, and mobile phone minutes are free. This kind of activity takes place across the US every four years – but never before on this scale. By all estimates, Barack Obama’s campaign is running the largest political field operation in history.