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Quick Hits: You Voted. Now What?

  • Marc Ambinder continues his question to educate us about the difference between VANs and VoteBuilders, Catalist and MyBo. Meanwhile, Sarah Lai Stirland at Wired thinks that all these databases pose a privacy problem for Obama supporters.
  • Meanwhile, K Street Cafe has some interesting ideas on how Obama can continue to capitalize on MyBo/his supporters while in the White House. The most feasible option, according to the author, would be a leadership PAC.
  • You voted. Now what? WireTap has the answers.
  • The Christian Science Monitor notes the rise of a new kind of values voter:

    Nearly three-quarters of voters (and of religious voters) said people of faith should promote the common good, not protect their own views. Even groups most active in the religious right said a broader faith agenda would best reflect their values.

    Only 1 in 5 white Evangelicals and 1 in 8 Catholics said an agenda focused on abortion and same-sex marriage best expressed their values. A majority of both Evangelicals (55 percent) and Catholics (51 percent) opted for a broad agenda that also includes poverty, the environment, and the war in Iraq. The survey involved a nationally representative sample of 1,277 voters and had a margin of error of 3 percent.

    h/t to Zack Exley

  • Does the Ohio GOP face a future without the youth vote? I think that's a question that all smart, conservative operatives are asking now.
  • Nicholas Kristoff celebrates youth activism. As in 10 year olds.
  • John Dickerson, Slate's political correspondent and host of the rather excellent Slate Political Gabfest, thinks that Obama's YouTube "Fireside Chats" are the opposite of transparent.
November 17th, 2008 7:32pm
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