November 03, 2008

The national Campaign for Community Values announced the first Community Values Vote blog featuring eyewitness Election Day news from grassroots organizations from across the country. The blog, which can be found at http://www.communitychange.org/vote, will feature posts from community organizers and grassroots leaders who will provide on-the-ground accounts on voter turnout trends, incidents of suppression and moment-to-moment analysis of the election from the community perspective. Full release

A new non-partisan voter complaint system lets anyone who has trouble casting a ballot on Election Day report it live on the Internet, in time to make a difference. The "web widget" at http://www.VoterStory.org can be added by anyone to their own web page or Facebook account. It will help observers monitoring the polls tomorrow, said Rob Stuart, president of EvolveStrategies, a Philadelphia-based new media firm that produced the system for its affiliated non-profit, the Evolve Foundation. Full release

On Wednesday, November 5 at 12:30 p.m., the AFL-CIO will hold a post-election briefing to release unique Election Day polling of union members in battleground states and to review the impact the union vote had on this historic presidential election. AFL-CIO President John Sweeney, AFSCME President and AFL-CIO Political Committee Chair Gerald McEntee, AFL-CIO Political Director Karen Ackerman and Guy Molyneux of Peter D. Hart Research Associates will join union activists from battleground states for the briefing at AFL-CIO headquarters to analyze the election results and outline the working family agenda for 2009. Phone access is available for reporters not able to join the briefing in-person. Full release

A record-setting 8,758,031 Pennsylvanians are registered to vote at one of the state's more than 9,300 polling places in tomorrow's General Election, Secretary of the Commonwealth Pedro A. Cortes said today as he urged those going to the polls to prepare and vote during off-peak times to avoid long lines. The Pennsylvania Department of State estimates that up to 80 percent of those registered to vote will cast a ballot tomorrow. With such a large turnout anticipated, Cortes said adequate preparation by voters and, when possible, going to the polls between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. and between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. will help ensure a smooth election with minimal wait. Full release

In newsrooms across the country, election night is hectic and chaotic. Whether it's tracking the latest returns for a statewide office or monitoring a ballot measure, reporters will be pulled in a hundred different directions on November 4 and the days immediately following. The National Conference of State Legislators can help reporters, anchors, producers and editors better prepare for election-night coverage with inside information and analysis on state legislative elections and ballot initiatives. Full release

The Republican National Committee (RNC) today announced that Deputy Chairman Frank Donatelli and former Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer will make Victory stops in North Carolina on Monday, November 3. Full release

Eight out of 10 Americans fear that the current financial crisis will affect their ability to pay their medical bills, according to the results of a poll of more than 4,000 U.S. adults released today by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, a non-partisan research group. The poll also examined consumers' attitudes about health care, an issue weighing heavily on voters' minds as they head to the polls this election season. Full release

The following is an excerpt from an article by Corey Dade from The Wall Street Journal, and is being released today by the Republican National Committee: A phalanx of liberal think tanks and interest groups -- anticipating a Democratic victory on Tuesday -- are mobilizing to push Sen. Barack Obama to the left of his campaign positions. In recent weeks, groups have held conferences, drafted policy papers and lobbied campaign advisers in the hope of influencing what they believe would be the most receptive administration to the political left since Jimmy Carter. The Obama campaign declined to comment about pressure from liberal policy groups. Full release

Melanie L. Campbell, executive director and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) a non partisan organization mobilizing black voters in eleven states, is available to comment on the historic turnout in the 2008 Election. Unity '08 state coordinators working the polls in OH, FL, VA, NC, PA, GA, LA, MS, MI, MO, AL, AND TX are also available for comment. For interviews contact Edrea at 818.613.9521. Full release

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