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Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Report from Gregoire HQ

posted by on November 4 at 18:26 PM

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Back at Gregoire/Democratic campaign headquarters, the governor arrived a few minutes late, at 5:15, looking calm and rested after a long day of campaigning. In a room filled with shredded paper and junk all over the floor that compared unfavorably to a dorm room, Gregoire talked to a crowd of media and eager supporters. After telling a TV reporter that she didn’t expect to know much until way later tonight—like 3:00 in the morning—Gregoire took a few minutes to talk to the SECB.

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We asked her how far she thought Obama’s Democratic coattails would extend in Washington State. “We don’t know,” Gregoire responded. “Clearly some people are energized for Barack. Whether they go past Barack is the question.” Asked whether she would go back and change anything about her campaign, which has been widely regarded as lackluster and defensive, Gregoire responded, “I’m proud of my team. I have no regrets.”

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The SECB also talked to a volunteer named Betty Harris, whom the other volunteers call “the mom around here.” She’s been running the desk for the campaign for the last couple of weeks. She caucused at the state level for Obama and went to the national convention on her own dime, selling Obama buttons and t-shirts. She told the SECB, “Obama will be a very good president and Michelle Obama will be a very elegant first lady.”

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