In GOTV, Clinton to leave "no stone unturned"

With only a few days to go, Sen. Hillary Clinton’s Maryland presidential campaign is gearing up for the primary.

“Every night, our phone banks across the state have been packed with hardworking volunteers that are dedicated to getting the word out for Hillary,” Clinton’s Maryland spokeswoman Melissa Schwartz said in an e-mail. “Maryland metro stops have also been flooded with Hillary volunteers handing out fliers and information on how Hillary is ready to lead.”

While Sen. Barack Obama’s state supporters have held several large canvassing events and operate continuous phonebanks, previous contests have proved the Clinton team’s ability to contact hundreds of thousands of voters quickly and repeatedly.

Besides volunteers making live identification calls, Clinton will utilize robocalls taped by top supporters from the likes of state chairman Gov. Martin O’Malley, national co-chairwoman Sen. Barbara Mikulski and national Veterans for Hillary co-chair Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown.

The trio and other Clinton surrogates like Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger and former Prince George’s County Exec. Jack Johnson will also make personal appearances and campaign throughout the state. On Friday, Mikulski, former Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Mayor Ellen Moyer and some 100 female leaders will hold a Maryland Women for Hillary Rally in Annapolis.

O’Malley and Brown’s 2006 e-mail list will also come in handy to further communicate and fundraise with Democratic activists and donors.

Said Schwartz, “We are organized with county leaders working to get out the vote and are leaving no stone unturned to reach Marylanders around the state.”

Clinton currently has two offices open: the AFSCME headquarters in Baltimore and another in Bethesda, with a Prince George’s headquarters to be established shortly.