The ACLU is launching a new electoral program to mobilize its 1.8 million members to vote as a bloc.

[Gothmog]

This will be fun to watch.

Link to tweet

[Girard442]

1. No offense to the ACLU which is a splendid organization, but...

...this is a move to switch the votes of ACLU members who support Trump? All, what, three of them?

[Fred Sanders]

2. It is to move folks to VOTE 100% on voting day, not to stay at home. 1.4 million in the bag for us.

[Honeycombe8]

13. +1. nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. Keyword is mobilize. Actually vote. . . . nt

[Honeycombe8]

12. The NRA members could say the same thing.

NRA members are likely to vote Repub, anyway, so what's the point? The point may be enthusiasm. Maybe urgency and importance. An org. that focuses on one thing that points out to voters dangers on the horizon, and who supports the NRA's view of things to protect gun rights?

It seems to make a difference. It's worth a try. Couldn't hurt!

[pnwmom]

14. Also Green party and libertarians (Dersh claims to be a libertarian.) n/t

[mbusby]

3. Not needed...

...we vote straight ticket democratic.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. Sure. Those of the 1.8 million who actually vote. Goal is to increase percentage who vote. . . . nt

[GulfCoast66]

4. Will not change this member.

I never miss a vote and only vote for members of the Democratic Party.

[calimary]

16. Nor this one.

I ONLY vote for Democrats.

[Gothmog]

25. Same here

I vote in every election.

[Ligyron]

5. Now if they registered 1.8 new voters...

[Doremus]

8. Good. Well past time we fight them using their own strategies. More! nt

[JCanete]

9. I'm all for it. nt

[herding cats]

10. I fully support this.

Not every person who is a member of the ACLU feel as obligated to vote as most here. This is a move to reach out to their membership and attach candidates to actual civil rights and civil liberties votes, and make them own it, one way or the other.

If this works, they'll be publicly exposing candidates who disregard our civil rights and showcasing the ones who don't. You'd be surprised how many people out there have no clue as to how their representatives actually vote. This could help remedy that in this one respect.

[appalachiablue]

17. Thanks for pointing out the likely broader purpose. And everything helps.

[herding cats]

19. Hi, appalachiablue!

I recognize you as the sole person who replied to my post on this topic early this afternoon. Please, let me thank you for caring about mobilizing our voters.

[appalachiablue]

20. It's incredibly important! And sometimes people like to identify

with a group or organization, nothing wrong with that. It's motivation, pride too. I don't get suspicion or any blunt criticism.

Equally valuable is how you think they might look further into candidate's issues and record, and convey it.

Again, thank you herding cats!!

[herding cats]

22. I want to clarify, that's not what I think, it's what the ACLU plans.

Some of it is in the attached article above.

They're trying to make something good here.

[appalachiablue]

23. Thanks for that and onward to Nov.

[Honeycombe8]

11. An excellent idea! GOTV...and know how to vote to protect rights. VOTE AS A BLOC! nt

[Demovictory9]

15. NAACP is making this the year of vote also

[appalachiablue]

21. Excellent, all hands on deck.

[mountain grammy]

18. As an ACLU member

And monthly donor to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, I say bravo.

[Gothmog]

24. The ACLU is pushing a number of issues including gerrymandering

I was at a meeting several months ago when the ACLU discussed pushing for a non-partisan redistricting commission for Texas. This is a great goal but will require voting a number of republicans out of office