Brown Supporters: The Most Motivated Voters Ever?

I’ve never seen anything like it.

I ran campaigns for six years, and I’ve been watching campaigns for years more, and I’ve never seen the “We’ve got to win this race” attitude from regular voters like I’m seeing for Scott Brown.

In a typical campaign, the hardest part is getting people to actually do things—show up at events, make phone calls, etc.  They all talk a good game, but what you usually end up with is a hard core group of activists begging folks just to put a sign in their yards.  That’s why money is so important—so campaigns can pay people to do the work.  Even Obama had to use money to get his “community activist” campaign off the ground in early 2008.

Scott Brown is having the opposite problem.  People are begging for stuff to do, and the campaign can’t keep up with the demand.  On Saturday, driving between Ashland and Littleton, I saw more people displaying home made signs than printed ones. 

“Home made signs?”  I can’t tell you how astonishing that is to a paid political consultant.  I was talking to a pal of mine still in the GOP political biz, and he was blown away.

There are home made Scott Brown signs all over this state.  Some are magic marker on poster board, others are hand painted and carefully designed, but they all show the same thing: Brown’s voters are the most motivated voters I’ve ever seen in a campaign. Even more motivated than Obama voters a year ago.

UPDATES FROM THE STREETS OF MASSACHUSETTS:

I also made a sign for my Jeep and taped one to my back Sat. 1/16/10, and walked around Grafton, Westbrough, Shrewsbury. The sign read, I'm mad as hell, and voting for Scott Brown. I goy 34 thumbs-up 2 hand shakes,3 fingers, and 3 arguments. Shewsbury was big for Martha. I have no idea why. Rick from Grafton, Ma

AND

Martha held a rally @ Michael's Harborside in Newburyport sat. Next to it is the Gillis bridge that goes over the Merrimack, Brown supporters lined the bridge which looks down into the parking lot. Tons of people driving by were leaning on the horns, We out numbered her supporters 5-1 It was HER RALLY. …Martha was an hour late, we heckled with a "where is Martha" chant. It was UNBELIVABLE newburyport is (was)a very liberal city. GO BROWN GO