June 30, 2006

Update On The Iowa Voter Lists

What does the Iowa VAN list have that other lists don't? It's simple -- the VAN is the only place to buy the coveted list of '04 Iowa caucus attendees.

The $100K price tag for 19 months of access strikes some potential '08 Dem campaigns as a bit too expensive. So one possibility that's making the rounds: band together and try to negotiate a lower price for the VAN.

For Dems, the second-most valuable list might be in possession of the South Carolina Democratic Party. The SC Dems paid a DC-based data firm to enter in approximately 300K Dems from the '04 primary voter roles. You can't buy those IDs from the state elections commission.

In '03, the SC Dems charged $25 to $35K for the data; that represented about one fifth of the party's '03 fundraising.

Posted at 12:33 PM

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