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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThank you to everyone that went out door to door, drove people to the voting booth
called in phone banks. I don't know if anyone has said it yet or not, but THANK YOU...your dedication and hard work are an inspiration to us all here on DU. An example of passion for the party, something all here should strive to emulate.
THANK YOU.
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Thank you to everyone that went out door to door, drove people to the voting booth (Original Post)
Rex
Nov 2014
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snacker
(3,619 posts)1. Yes...thank you!
FSogol
(45,488 posts)2. Thanks for the thanks.
Here's a letter on the election from VA's 11th District Representative, Gerry Connolly (D) that thanked his helpers and illustrates the differences between Ds and Rs. Wise words, imo.
(Connolly defeated his Republican opponent 57%-40%)
"Last night, I was reelected to my fourth term representing Virginia's 11th district in the U.S. House of Representatives. From the bottom of my heart, I want to thank the hundreds of thousands of people who supported my campaign, whether by donating money, volunteering, or casting their ballot for me.
Elections are always about contrasts and choices. In this election, there were clear contrasts.
We're a divided country. It's not just Congress that's divided: our communities are divided; and our states are divided. And that's because we share some values and we differ on others. Do we believe it is a woman's right to make choices about her own body, or not? Do we think we need to revamp the immigration system in America, or not? Do we believe in global climate change, or not?
Because if we believe the answer is yes to these and many other questions then we actually have a responsibility to do something about it. Denial of those questions lets you off the hook.
We Democrats are a communitarian party. We fiercely fight for individual rights and have done so through our long and storied history. But at the end of the day, we reject those bumper-sticker, license plate slogans that say 'Don't Tread on Me" -- because that's only part of the equation. What about the next guy's right? What about that woman next to you? What about her rights?
It isn't just about us, individually; it's about all of us as a community. We belong to a Commonwealth in which your diminishment is mine. That distinguishes the Democratic Party from the other party. While we took some knocks around the country last night, I assure you those values are majority values and they are the values that will dominate our politics going forward."
Note: This is a letter for distribution and is not bound by the 4 paragraph rule that covers copyright materials.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)3. You're welcome
In amid all the messages of "you suck" and "you don't know anything" and "you just didn't try hard enough," it's nice to see at least one person remembered some of us do give a hoot.
Rex
(65,616 posts)5. You are the backbone of the party!
Maybe we all need to unionize.
MineralMan
(146,317 posts)4. Yes. Thanks to everyone who worked to help!
Bravo!