Thursday, January 10, 2008

Pick Your President: Online Progressive Poll

Full Disclosure: I work for the Courage Campaign



There have been five votes so far in the presidential nomination process. And five winners: Obama and Huckabee in Iowa, Romney in Wyoming, Clinton and McCain in New Hampshire. Projections and pollsters have been put to shame by people actually thinking independently. And Californians are starting to receive absentee ballots already for the February 5 primary. So in the midst of this mixed up jumble of a race where almost anything could still happen, Courage Campaign has partnered with organizations throughout the country in an informal poll of presidential preference.

Anyone can vote and there are state-specific breakouts for California, Colorado, Michigan, Ohio, Washington, Wisconsin. Both Democratic and Republican polls are being taken, though so far turnout has been heavier on the Democratic side just as in Iowa and New Hampshire.

Vote now for your candidate here.

Regardless of what candidate you might support, one thing is for sure. With the concentration of the primary schedule, no campaign will get as many voter contacts as it would like. Which means that when you vote in a poll like this, you push your candidate out there. When you tell your friends and family to take part, you get a convenient excuse to remind them how important this election is and how much you like your candidate. And if you help lead your preferred candidate to victory, you get one more thing to crow about. And just like that, that's two voter contacts for every person on your radar.

And while it helps your candidate, it goes even further to reallocate the power in politics squarely with the grassroots. In the shorter term though, the margin so far is short, so you can definitely make a difference. Click here or follow the graphic to speak it loud.

Here is the current California order:

1. Sen. John Edwards
2. Sen. Barack Obama
3. Rep. Dennis Kucinich
4. Sen. Hillary Clinton
5. Gov. Bill Richardson
6. Sen. Mike Gravel

And here is the national order:

1. Sen. Barack Obama
2. Sen. John Edwards
3. Rep. Dennis Kucinich
4. Sen. Hillary Clinton
5. Gov. Bill Richardson
6. Sen. Mike Gravel

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