The Vampire Vote

Looks like Democrats have found a voting bloc they think will support them:

Forget Team Edward and Team Jacob, Organizing for America hopes "Twilight" fans will be Team Obama.

The western Pennsylvania chapter of the Obama-supporting grassroots group recently showed up at a premiere for the new "Twilight" flick, "Eclipse," at a Pittsburgh shopping area. And it went well enough that National Press Secretary Lynda Tran said she could see OFA heading to movie premieres again.

"To my knowledge the effort in Pennsylvania is the first time OFA volunteers have turned to a movie premiere to connect with potential supporters," Tran told Yeas & Nays in an e-mail. "Given their success in Pittsburgh I wouldn't be surprised to see other efforts like this one replicated around the country."

So how well did it go? According to the Allentown Morning Call, OFA managed to "entice some Hollister-wearing "Twilight" fans to register to vote and some 300 in total to promise to cast ballots in the congressional elections this fall."

Young voters overwhelmingly supported President Obama in the 2008 election and women tend to vote Democratic. Both demographics seem to love the steamy vampire series.

Somehow it seems entirely within character for Dems to seek support from those who are fans of people who suck the lifeblood from other people.