Wednesday, January 4, 2012

306 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY 2012!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

6 Days Till the New Hampshire Primary!
The Primary Spot
Romney Wins Iowa Caucusesby 8 votes
Rick Santorum, Ron Paul close behind
Not all votes have been counted
Who watched the Iowa caucus results last night? I stayed up until
9:30pm CST and by then, it was still a horse race between
Romney, Santorum, and Paul.
All through the night they were switching spots, and people said
we wouldnt know until the bitter end.
Well, the bitter end hasnt come yet, but Mitt Romney has pulled
ahead of Santorum by 8 votes. Romney has 24.6%, Santorum has
24.5, and 5 counties havent finished counting. That means its still
anyones game. Ron Paul by the way fell in the last hours of the
night. He has 21.4%.
So, what is the aftermath? People have been saying that the Iowa
caucuses wont matter this year, but it looks like to candidates

(Michele Bachman and Rick Perry) are finished. Also, Sen. John
McCain (R-AZ), the partys 2008 presidential nominee, is
endorsing Romney today. It is noted that Mike Huckabee won the
Iowa GOP caucuses in 2000. Second place was awarded to none
other than Mitt Romney, who had fought a bitter battle against
John McCain (who got a lowly fourth place.) But in the end,
McCain got the nomination.
The states 25 delegates will be awarded by the Republican Party
of Iowa on January 16.
On more thing: the map has not been put up yet because I want to
stress the fact that Romney is really winning Iowa. Im not just
saying that because no ones been given the delegates, Im saying
that because, so far, Santorum is up in some of those counties that
havent finished.

The Presidents Schedule

Today, the big thing on the schedule is an economy-based trip to
Cleveland, Ohio.
There, he will speak about Ohios economy.
This is his 15th trip to Ohio during his Presidency. He won the state in
2008, and it will be a swing state this time around.
And now, for the first time ever, The Daily Rundown has an exclusive!

The Daily Rundown Exclusive:

A Visit to Obamas HQ
Most presidential re-election campaigns are run from Washington. Let
me correct that: all presidential re-election campaigns are run from

Washington. Ever since Richard Nixons Committee to Re-elect the

President (and probably even before that) Presidents have decided to
station their re-elections under the watchful eyes of pols and reporters by
making headquarters by the Potomac River (and yes, some have done it
in Virginia.)
But Barack Obama has decided to break with tradition once again. Since
the Obama for America gears started up again last April, Chicago has
been home to the young volunteers and campaign workers, as well as the
seasoned Democratic campaign hands, that associate themselves with reelecting President Obama.
But, get ready for this: Obama hasnt been there! Despite his historic
decision, President Obama has never visited the Chicago HQ. The
President will return to Chicago on January 11, but the question still
remains on whether or not he will go to the headquarters. The Prudential
Building (where the headquarters are) has played host to both Vice
President Joe Biden and First Lady Michelle Obama, but not the big man
himself. But one other persons been there. ME, over winter vacation.
And this was what my visit was like:
Although there are now field offices in most cities in America, Chicago,
as I said, is where the national headquarters are. The real deal. The
headquarters are located in downtown Chicago, in the Prudential Plaza
building. When you first walk in the door of Obama for Americas
space, the thing that caught my eye was sign saying COUNTDOWN
TO ELECTION DAY 2012. Below it was a whiteboard saying the days
left until Election Day.
The next room we entered was called the main room. The main room
was filled with desks...and desks...and desks. These desks were really
long tables where young, smiling people worked in front of computers.
Together, we were told there were a few hundred people working there.
These people were either talking on the phone, or to each other, or
otherwise working on the computer. They were all working hard, their

minds set on one thing: giving Barack Obama another term.

Each table in the main room is dedicated to a geographic region (e.g. the
Midwest, or the Northeast) and each part of the room is heavily
decorated. All across you can glimpse flags; pictures; posters, some
homemade; and lots and lots of maps. You can also see doors going into
countless offices and conference rooms. Some doors lead to the offices
of top campaign workers and former White House employees. Other
doors are meeting rooms for workers in battleground states such as
Wisconsin, Florida, and Iowa.
After we saw all that, we were led us into a hallway. As we passed the
Barack Obama ping-pong table, we saw rooms that are home to different
parts of the campaign (e.g. Operations staff, Volunteering staff, Digital
staff, Design staff, and Finance staff).
Thats pretty much President Obamas re-election HQ. As we come into
2012, (2012 elections, that is. The New Year is, of course, already here)
we will see who all those dedicated workers will face and if they can
pull off another victory for the President.