Starkville voter registration surging

Voter registration is full speed ahead in Starkville according to a story in the Starkville Daily News. The Oktibbeha County Circuit Clerk estimates between 1,000 to 1,500 new voters have been registered since the primaries. Voter registration drives are bringing in bundles of forms for the Circuit Clerk to process.

“I had someone bring in 250 forms one day from a voter registration drive held at Mississippi State recently,” McGinnis said. “Other groups conducting drivers are also bringing in several — anywhere from 50 to 75 at a time.”Whether the spike in voter registrations will translate into an overwhelming turnout at the polls remains to be seen, but she believes that it is likely given a historical interest in presidential elections, McGinnis said.

I would love to see the numbers for Oxford and Hattiesburg. A lot of folks, myself among them, predict a large turnout for young voters. This is a good sign to see out of Starkville.

Third District Democratic Nominee Joel Gill Launches Television Program

He hopes it will give voters across the expansive third district a way to meet him and allow him to explain his positions and policies in a greater than sound bite fashion.

If you'd like to see Third District Democratic Nominee Joel Gill in action tune in here:

The Gill for Congress 1/2 hour television show will begin airing every evening at 8 PM from Monday till election day on CABLE ONLY in the following markets:

Metro Jackson-Rankin 98

Meridian 75

Brookhaven/McComb 15

Natchez 22

Starkville 79

Philadelphia 70

Louisville
Decatur/Newton 95

Forest/Morton 70


Even if you already have your mind made up this is an excellent way to see the candidate.

A new show will be taped each week running the entirety of the week.

Yes We Can: Barack Obama Is Contesting Mississippi

First they sent staff to Mississippi a little over a week ago.

Now they have an office in Jackson and plans to open short term offices across the state (donated space for about a week).

They've had organizational meetings in Jackson, Starkville, Hattiesburg and Biloxi. By the reports I received from folks at these meetings all had huge turnout (over 100 with no candidate present).

He's got a radio ad on that several folks have told me about and this TV ad is on broadcast networks around the state:



There is still no sign of a Clinton campaign presence.

Yes We Can.