Anybody else volunteer for Obama in a typically red state...

[Aeroette]

and get really frustrated sometimes? Any suggestions on how to handle that? I could really use a pep talk or something.

[lector]

1. You think you are Frustrated?

Try living in the sphincter of Alabama, Panama city FL. Redneck ignorance combined with the belief that Fox Snews is fair & balanced makes for a log ass day..... Even with irrefutable proof in front of them they refuse to accept any thing not in the bubble...

[Aeroette]

2. Yeah, I have to admit...

Alabama is worse than NC. At least NC has moved into toss up status. You have my sympathies.

[Gothmog]

3. My main hope is that someday Texas will be a swing state

I keep telling myself that some day Texas will be a swing state. Texas would already be a swing state if Hispanic voters voted in the same percentages as California. That is why having Judge Hinojosa as party chair and outreach programs like Project Promensa may make a difference. It is clear that the GOP is worried about Hispanics deciding to start voting which is why they are so busy trying to suppress the vote with voter id laws and gerrymandered political districts

[Gothmog]

4. BTW,. welcome to DU

[Aeroette]

5. I had been wondering what was up with the TX ID laws since it's always been a red state.

That clears it up. Thanks for the welcome. I love it here, it keeps me sane.

[freshwest]

7. Actually, Texas hasn't always been red. It was Democratic until Reagan.

And didn't have a GOP governor until the Shrub. Been downhill since then.

[Arctic Dave]

6. Flaming bags of poo on their porch at night.

Therapeutic.