by Julia Rosen [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

Last night I was watching football with friends and at one point the discussion turned to the upcoming election.  One of my friends has not yet registered and was remarking that she was going to mail in her registration on Tuesday, aware of the deadline.  This friend is quite moderate and despite the fact that politics is a fairly regular topic of conversation for our group of friends, I was not sure if she was going to want to vote in the Democratic of Republican primary.  Quite frankly I was just happy she was intending to register.  So I went through and explained to her and another friend who is DTS, but wanting to vote in the Democratic primary the rules for California's primary.

Make sure all of your family and friends who are DTS voters are aware:

1) They are not permitted to vote in the Republican primary.

2) They must request a Democratic ballot if they wish to vote in the primary, otherwise they will only get a ballot with the initiatives.

3) Vote by mail people have until Jan 29th to request a Democratic ballot from the registrar.

Literally right after I finished that conversation I got this email from the Obama campaign.  It is exactly in keeping with the overall message from the Obama campaign about bringing people into the process and drawing voters who may not be registered Democrats to vote for Obama.  The email is on the flip.

by Charlie Brown for Congress [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

(Cross Posted at Daily Kos)

As Jan and I reflect on the past year, we are humbled and profoundly grateful for the tremendous outpouring of support we've received from people across the 4th CD and the entire country.  To all our friends (both new and old), volunteers, netroots activists, and contributors, we can never say thank you enough for believing in this campaign, and for fighting so hard to get our country back on track. 

And together, we will.  Onward to victory!