<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319815.post688210764144953453..comments</id><updated>2008-10-07T14:17:02.707-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on outside looking in: Yay democracy!</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.speedymarie.net/feeds/688210764144953453/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3319815/688210764144953453/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.speedymarie.net/2008/10/yay-democracy.html'/><author><name>stephanie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03973395770046172511</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319815.post-8570615496289498306</id><published>2008-10-07T14:17:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-07T14:17:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Elections don't go to the person with the best ide...</title><summary type='text'>Elections don't go to the person with the best ideas or who has the most charisma or even who slimes the other guy more. they go to who has the best organization and can get out the most of their supporters. Thanks for pitching in. It may not felt like you did much, but honestly this is a game of percentages with a fairly low rate of return, so that's why a campaign needs an overwhelming amount </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3319815/688210764144953453/comments/default/8570615496289498306'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3319815/688210764144953453/comments/default/8570615496289498306'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.speedymarie.net/2008/10/yay-democracy.html?showComment=1223407020000#c8570615496289498306' title=''/><author><name>David Grenier</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07528086449155329742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://blog.speedymarie.net/2008/10/yay-democracy.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319815.post-688210764144953453' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3319815/posts/default/688210764144953453' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319815.post-1986738726707866835</id><published>2008-10-07T00:01:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-07T00:01:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I fully believe in grassroots and find the tactics...</title><summary type='text'>I fully believe in grassroots and find the tactics of the Obama/Biden campaign inspiring. I really think community organizing is where it is at...and won't that be something when we can say that to McCain/Palin? TAKE THAT! ;-)</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3319815/688210764144953453/comments/default/1986738726707866835'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3319815/688210764144953453/comments/default/1986738726707866835'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.speedymarie.net/2008/10/yay-democracy.html?showComment=1223355660000#c1986738726707866835' title=''/><author><name>Sizzle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00182860438430294750</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://blog.speedymarie.net/2008/10/yay-democracy.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319815.post-688210764144953453' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3319815/posts/default/688210764144953453' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>