PPP: Chapel Hill mayoral race too close to call

Submitted by Betsy Muse on Mon, 11/02/2009 - 1:36pm

GOTV efforts are especially critical tomorrow for Chapel Hill's mayoral candidates. Mark Kleinschmidt trails Matt Czaikowski by one point. Tom Jensen does note that the polling does not include cell phone only users which means a lot of students aren't being polled. For full results go to PPP's blog.

There's still time to knock on doors and make phone calls and volunteer to greet voters at the polls for Mark. I'm sure Jake will be here momentarily to provide us with all the particulars.

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We're tied, its in your hands now

Submitted by Jake Gellar-Goad on Mon, 11/02/2009 - 2:49pm.

Here is the facebook info about our poll tending information. You can sign up by either posting on the facebook wall saying which shift you want, or you can post here on BlueNC.com in this thread, or you can e-mail at jakegoad@gmail.com

http://www.new.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=154902879398

Also if you can make any calls for use, send me an e-mail at jakegoad@gmail.com and I'll send you a list of contacts. We want to really turn out the vote in the highly democratic neighborhoods that really like us. As the poll suggested Mark is doing well among democrats, and Matt is doing extremely well among republicans. So with a statistical tie it really is going to come down to a Get Out The Vote effort. Please e-mail if you can make any calls today or tomorrow. This election is going to be so close everyone who helps will know if we win tomorrow we literally couldn't have done it with you.

Can you help us pass out campaign literature to voters at polling sites as they come to vote? If so post on the event wall saying which shift/location you want while that shift is still open!

Shifts are approximately:
OPENING SHIFT- 6:30am to 9am, LUNCH SHIFT - Noon to 2:30pm, AFTER WORK SHIFT - 5pm to 7:30pm

High Turn Out Precincts
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Booker Creek - Donna Bell - Juan Arango - Steve Killen
Cedar Falls - Cait Fenhagen - Glenn Gerding - Cam Hill
Coker Hills - Jake Gellar-Goad - Jake Gellar-Goad - Ted Gellar-Goad
Colonial Heights - Miriam Thompson - Michelle K-H - Juan Arango
Dogwood Acres - John Rees - John Rees - Mac Hill
Eastside - Sarah Rackley- Mark Marcoplos - Sarah Rackley
Estes Hills - Andrew Scharfenberg - Matthew & Kyle - Alex Leiro
Greenwood - Brian or Anna - LUNCH SHIFT - Brian or Anna
Glenwood - Ted Gellar-Goad - Wes Hare - Charles Kafoure
Kings Mills - OPENING SHIFT - LUNCH SHIFT - AFTER WORK SHIFT
Northside - Erin Course & Jason Baker
Patterson - Jeff Danner - Heather Benjamin - AFTER WORK SHIFT
Ridgefield - Tom Fewel - Allison Cheyney De Marco - Kim Sutton Manturuk
Weaver Dairy - Juan Arango - Molly De Marco - Jamie Sohn
Weaver Dairy Sat - Jim & Marge Kleinschmidt
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Student Precincts:
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East Franklin - Mac Hill - LUNCH SHIFT - Serena Witzke
Country Club - Jeff DeLuca - LUNCH SHIFT - AFTER WORK SHIFT
(these are within walking distance of campus for those without cars who want to help with student outreach)
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Other Precincts:
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Battle Park - OPENING SHIFT - LUNCH SHIFT - AFTER WORK SHIFT
Kings Mill - OPENING SHIFT - LUNCH SHIFT - AFTER WORK SHIFT
Lincoln - OPENING SHIFT - LUNCH SHIFT - AFTER WORK SHIFT
Mason Farm - OPENING SHIFT - LUNCH SHIFT - AFTER WORK SHIFT
Westwood - OPENING SHIFT - LUNCH SHIFT - AFTER WORK SHIFT
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Click on the name of your precinct to bring up a map to it:
http://www.co.orange.nc.us/elect/precincts.asp

I'm going to be at the Coker Hills precinct location (which is very near where Mark lives) coordinating our poll tending. If you need poll tending materials & leaflets you can come by during the morning or lunch shift or on your way to your location to pick up materials from me.

It would be heart breaking to lose this election by a matter of 25 votes, and that is the level at which individuals can have an impact, I know lots of our supporters are cutting class (me included) or taking a vacation/sick day tomorrow b/c it is just so darn close. Please do what you can, every little bit counts, in fact a little bit is going to decide the election.