Bush Latte: Obama "Democrat for a Day" scheme in Florida, not only in Nevada?

Sheesh:

WANNA BECOME AN OBAMACRAT?!!!
By Obama Florida 2008
Published: April 24, 2007

That's why "Democrat for a Day" was launched this spring by ObamaFlorida2008. Using the official forms provided by all Supervisors of Elections offices, you may re-register as a Democrat for that one day -- when the primary is likely to be held -- on February 5, 2008. You must do so before the end of 2007, to make sure it is done 30 days before the primary.

But this is not about some "hard sell" to recruit voters to become permanent Democrats. Not at all. After the primary, you may re-register back to the
Republican or Libertarian parties, or revert to your previous status as an Independent!
There will be plenty of time before the general election in November 2008.

ObamaFlorida2008 recognizes and respects all citizens who have varying points of view. We just want to make it make it possible to vote for Barack Obama in the primary -- or for that matter -- anyone you wish.

Duval, Hillsbrough, Pinellas, Alachua, Leon, Volusia, Nassau, Clay, Okaloosa, Polk and St. Johns voters are already re-registering in the "Democrat for a Day" program.

Within weeks, it will be expanded to all 67 counties in Florida.

And, from the standpoint of the Obama campaign, it is a win-win situation! For example, how many Republicans do you think will re-register to vote for our respected opponent Hillary Clinton? That's right ... virtually no one.

But we're finding that up to 20 percent of Obama supporters are registered Republicans.

Look, I know Kos is getting Democrats to register as Republicans in Michigan, since Democrats don't have a primary, and by crossing over we can Fuck the Republicans but good.

So, it's not like the idea of gaming a primary by crossing party lines isn't in the air.

Surely inviting Republican voters to game Democratic primary "for a day" is carrying the Unity Schtick just a little too far?

Isn't it just a little naive to think that Republicans would never game the system in Florida, if they believed--for example--that Obama was a weaker candidate?

Two implications:

First, the Nevada incident is not isolated. It's part of a pattern.

Second, it's all about the unbearable lightness of being Obama. It's not about making Democrats, or the Democratic party, stronger at all. The campaign really is verging on a personality cult.

NOTE Provenance; the first link, to Obama's Florida site, is from 1950dem, a commenter at TPM. Here's the Google cache, in case the original disappears.

And oddly, or not, the Florida Obama site has some work being done on it right now:

obama_fla

Interesting. I suppose Obama's site could have been hacked.

UPDATE MyDD has more.

Comments

it is an OBAMANATION

'nuff said.

misinformation alert!

Look, I know Kos is getting Democrats to register as Republicans in Michigan,

No he isn't -- you don't have to register as anything to vote in the Michigan primary (its an open primary). If you are a Dem... and vote for Romney in the primary... it will not change your registration status from Dem to Rep. Nor do you have to change your registration status in order to vote. Not in Michigan. Read this for the grisly details: it's funny too!
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/1/14/...

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it's true.

just voted in the MI rethug primary, didn't even show my driv lic, must an old student id. no papers, no hassles, just some dirty looks when i asked for that ballot. ;-) people hate rethugs in my 'hood.

Oops!

That's not really misinformation, farmer -- it's just an error. Jeez, the complexities. For a moment, I thought your comment was some kinda Kossack home invasion.

I stand corrected!

[x] Any (D) in the general. [ ] Any mullah-sucking billionaire-teabagging torture-loving pus-encrusted spawn of Cthulhu, bless his (R) heart.

"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." -- Mahatma Gandhi

ok but...

That’s not really misinformation, farmer — it’s just an error.

ya have to read to link to understand the full dramatic context.

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