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Published 11/03/2009 by Firedoglake

Maine: OFA Not Big on Teh Gay

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Joe wrote last night about how the DNC’s “Organizing for America” organization (formerly known as “Obama for America”) emailed Maine voters yesterday about today’s election, but failed...

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DNC's OFA emails Mainers about tomorrow's elect...

I'm sure it's just an oversight that the Democratic National Committee's organization, "Organizing for America," sent a "get out and vote message" to Mainers a short ... - [11/03/2009 - AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the t ...]

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Funny thing (or not), OFA forgot to tell Mainers what issues are on the ballot and how to vote on those issues. For example, there's no mention of Question ... - [11/02/2009 - The Huffington Post | Full News Feed]

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