Reno precinct captain Bob Buchanan states in a recent ABC News report that his fliers were produced independent of the Obama campaign. But the evidence militates against Bob Buchanan's claim.  Diarists here and elsewhere already discussed the use of the cynical shibboleth in the following flier circulated by Bob Buchanan, a precinct captain in Reno, Nevada:

"You Can Be A Democrat For One Day," the flier declares, paraphrasing the watchwords "Democrat[s] for a Day" found in the fifth and twelfth paragraphs of this letter circulated by the Obama Florida 2008's "Obamacrat" campaign.  I quote:

WANNA BECOME AN OBAMACRAT?!!!
By Obama Florida 2008
Published: April 24, 2007

Tens of thousands of people in Florida are already supporting Barack Obama for president.

But, you know what? You won't be able to vote for him in the all-important Florida Primary next February unless you are a registered Democrat, or unless you re-register as a Democrat.

See, Florida law mandates a "closed primary" for presidential primaries. Even if you're an independent, these archaic laws will not let you vote in either major party primary.

Put another way -- you have been legally disenfranchised.

That's why "Democrat for a Day" was launched this spring by ObamaFlorida2008. Using the official forms provided by all Supervisors of Elections offices, you may re-register as a Democrat for that one day -- when the primary is likely to be held -- on February 5, 2008. You must do so before the end of 2007, to make sure it is done 30 days before the primary.

But this is not about some "hard sell" to recruit voters to become permanent Democrats. Not at all. After the primary, you may re-register back to the
Republican or Libertarian parties, or revert to your previous status as an Independent! There will be plenty of time before the general election in November 2008.

ObamaFlorida2008 recognizes and respects all citizens who have varying points of view. We just want to make it make it possible to vote for Barack Obama in the primary -- or for that matter -- anyone you wish.

Duval, Hillsbrough, Pinellas, Alachua, Leon, Volusia, Nassau, Clay, Okaloosa, Polk and St. Johns voters are already re-registering in the "Democrat for a Day" program.

Within weeks, it will be expanded to all 67 counties in Florida.

And, from the standpoint of the Obama campaign, it is a win-win situation! For example, how many Republicans do you think will re-register to vote for our respected opponent Hillary Clinton? That's right ... virtually no one.

But we're finding that up to 20 percent of Obama supporters are registered Republicans.

In fact, during the first couple of weeks in April, some 150 Republicans indeed became "Democrats for a Day." You might call them "Obamacrats!"

And this is without any official launch of the program.

The goal is 100,000 new voters for Obama in Florida by the end of 2007.

For more information, contact your local Obama groups in the counties mentioned, and if you are in a different county, make sure they get it started!

For more information, call ObamaFlorida2008 Director of Voter Registration Aaron Hoffman at 904 879 2904, or email him at ahoffman@obamaflorida2008.com.

In the Tampa-St. Pete area, contact Tom Squires of the Tampa Bay O-Train through the national Obama website (BarackObama.com).

You may also call 904 379 5469.

Get involved. Become an Obamacrat! Get your friends and other supporters to do so as well!

And we'll see you at the polls for the Florida Priimary on February 5, 2008!

Because the Nevada flier and the Florida letter rely on the same catchphrases and on the same electoral stratagem, I question Reno precinct captain Bob Buchanan's statement that his flier is an independent attempt to mobilize Republican and Independent support for Barack Obama.  Why is his flier similar to the letter Obama Florida 2008 circulated in April?  Why are the same terms and methods deployed in two different states?  And why is Hillary mentioned in both pieces of campaign literature?  Are we to view these publications as unrelated efforts of impetuous supporters loosely tied to a decentralized campaign apparatus, or are these publications products of a coordinated strategy orchestrated by an elaborate campaign bureaucracy that refuses to assume any accountability for its various Obamacratic actions?