Monday, October 27, 2008

Al Franken



One week left!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/24/AR2008102403593.html

Monday 10-27-08 Minutes

Call to order by Kacy at 6:05pm.

More introductions.

Debate is TOMORROW!!!! In the CAF!!!! 8pm!!!! Go Terry!

Teach for America girl is not here. Oh well.

Door-knock:
Thursday, Oct. 30th, at 7pm. Meet at 6:45pm in the Courtyard Café. All dorms if possible.
Sunday, Nov. 2nd, at 3pm. Meet at 2:45pm in the Courtyard Café. All dorms if possible.

Midnight Madness!!! (Lit Drop at midnight on Monday, Nov. 3rd/Election Morning)
Chalking campus too!!!! AND SPRAY PAINT THE ROCK!!!! WOOHOO!!!!

Van Drivers: Please, do NOT wear Dems or campaign related shirt. If you do, please throw a jacket or sweatshirt over it! We don’t want to discourage anyone from voting!

Election Night Party—
Predictions??? There will be prizes
Mandy and Drew are getting food from BWW and Godfathers
Door prizes from Target, maybe a elephant piñata and pin the tail on the donkey,
and more chalk
Amy Erickson is doing DONKEY COOKIES!!! And food for Linner Lounge

Next meeting is MONDAY at 5PM!!!!
Walz will be here on MONDAY, time TBD

Republican notes:
Pub Fest is cancelled.
Meeting with Ohle tonight to discuss Conservative-Christian issues on campus
Possible speaker – former Islamic extremist

GOTV stuff:
Eric Nelson is helping us! We will have walk lists for both on and off-campus. Goal is to hit the dorms 3 times on Election Day! Not completely sure how this will happen without really bugging the crap outta people….. We are making lists so we hopefully bug people less….

We still can use more volunteers for Door-knocking, Election Day and Midnight Madness! Chat with your roommate, your classmates, anyone, and get them to help out!!! Please e-mail Kacy (kwothe@gac.edu) or me (amcmulla@gac.edu) if you would like to help out!!!!

Amy (me) is talking to Dining Services about sandwich boards for Election Day.

Meeting ends at 6:40pm.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

GAC-Dems] Minutes from 10-13-08

Here are your minutes:

Call to order by Kacy at 6:05pm.

In attendance: Kacy Wothe, Galen Mitchell, Amy McMullan, Jake Seamans,
Laine Hudak, Charles Owens, Drew, Brian Curran, Ben Lundquist, Sonja
Johnson, Nick Prince, James F, Drew Ajer, Mandy McCourt, David Samb,
Allison Coone, Laura Sjoberg, Jackie Schwerm, Bern Egger, Nick Stramp,
Laura Groenjes, Terry Morrow (special guest)

Another round of introductions!

Terry Morrow's announcements -
has 5 debates/forums in the next week
his opponent has yet to show up
Democratic campaigns are going well statewide according to
Margaret Anderson-Kelleher
we have Terry Morrow tattoos!!!!

GOTV -
lots of help is needed on Election Day!
calling all van drivers - please speak up NOW!
Everyone should be trying to find GOTV volunteers! E-mail me if
anyone wants to help!
Advertise GOTV in classes

Mandy is ordering (actually ordered) pizza for Pizza and Politics on
Thursday! Thanks Mandy!

We are door-knocking on Thurs., Oct. 23rd at 7pm.

T-shirts are in!!!! They look great!

Meeting ends! Woohoo!

Respectfully submitted,
Amy McMullan

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

October 6th Meeting Minutes

Call to order at 6:04pm by Kacy

One more round of introductions

Treasurer? Want to elect a new one because Brian hasn’t shown up in the past few weeks. Brian walks in. Nevermind.

Teach for America might be here to chat with us at next week’s meeting.

Door-knocking!
Thursday, Oct. 9th at 7pm for International Center, Southwest, Prairieview, Arborview
Sunday, Oct. 12th (possibly with the Republicans) ENTIRE CAMPUS!! Please help!!

Pizza and Politics – Thursday, Oct. 16th at 7pm in Confer-Vickner 127/128
Debate the Presidential Debates!

DLC is doing a block allocation so we will be working with them to get stuff funded

GOTV training! Saturday, Oct. 11th from 5-7pm in Mankato (on Mankato State campus). Talk to Kacy if you want to attend!

Speaking of…. GOTV is coming up quickly! We will be doing a ton of stuff so get ready! Think lit drops in the dorms, hanging outside of the academic buildings on Election Day!

And then we party! Election Night party will be in the Dive! Big THANK YOU to Terry Morrow for donating $500 for this! If you have food requests or ideas, please send me (amcmulla@gac.edu) and I will get those ideas forwarded on! So far, we are thinking boneless wings from BWW and pizza and donkey cookies and cake. Basically, its gonna be fricken sweet!!!!

Sunday, Oct. 26th – Terry is doing a lit drop in St. Peter!

Saturday, Oct. 18th – Tim Walz breakfast with former VP Mondale
Nicollet County Historical Center off of 169 FREE!!!! 9am

Notes from the Republicans!!!
 McCain campaign has supplied the republicans with cell phones so they can make phone calls.
 Trying to get Coleman or his “wife” on campus
 They don’t like us because we are “not nice” and will not be sending a liaison to the Dems
 Meeting this week at 4:30 on Tuesday (I’ll be there)
 They have an elephant cookie cutter


We do have TWO DONKEY COOKIE CUTTERS NOW!!!! WOOHOO!!!!

If you have been certified to drive the big GAC vans, please send me (amcmulla@gac.edu) and e-mail so we can figure out how many drivers we have for Election Day!

T-shirts are coming next week (hopefully early!)

Terry Morrow T-Shirt Tuesday is tomorrow! If you know anyone who wants one, talk to Nick Stramp!!!


Respectfully submitted,

Amy McMullan


****If you know of anyone who needs to be added to our alias, or is looking for campaign volunteer hours for a class, please send me (amcmulla@gac.edu) and e-mail and I will add them at my earliest convenience. I have just updated the list again tonight, so it is the most current version we have!

Thursday, October 2, 2008

VP Debate

Joe Biden and Sarah Palin debate. There will probably be a viewing in the caf. 8 PM.