2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumPoll: What actions are you taking for the 2014 election?
Crunch time, folks. What actions are you taking up through Election Day?
I'm going to...
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Vote, but nothing else. | |
3 (20%) |
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Vote and also work on a get-out-the-vote effort. | |
2 (13%) |
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Vote and do literature drops, campaign sign displays, and the like. | |
1 (7%) |
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Vote and also register new voters. | |
0 (0%) |
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Vote and write letters to the editor on issues/candidates. | |
1 (7%) |
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Vote and use social media to support candidates/issues of my choice. | |
1 (7%) |
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Vote and also volunteer on Election Day as a driver, election judge, or similar. | |
0 (0%) |
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Vote and also do on-the-ground work in swing states. | |
0 (0%) |
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Some combination of the above. | |
5 (33%) |
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Other (Feel free to explain). | |
2 (13%) |
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1 DU member did not wish to select any of the options provided. | |
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Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)They can collect million$ in donations, but none of them count if people don't vote.
iandhr
(6,852 posts)to work for Mary Burke. I worked on the Massachusetts governor's race before this but my candidate lost in the primary.
CBHagman
(16,984 posts)I'm glad to hear you are joining the fight in Wisconsin.
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)DUers like myself who are overseas have limited options on what we can really do to help.
RBInMaine
(13,570 posts)littlemissmartypants
(22,656 posts)Voting and networking to educate voters on candidates.
Thanks for asking!
~ littlemissmartypants 🙏
DFW
(54,384 posts)I also got DFA's Jim Dean (Howard's brother) to a radio station I guest on in the summer on Cape Cod, to help spread the word, although in Provincetown, Mass. that was definitely preaching to the choir.
I have already voted, and I must have contributed somewhere between 15% and 20% of my after-tax income to Democratic candidates and causes this year, since I'm fortunate enough to be able to do that. But in Texas, other than hoping that I have helped Wendy Davis go from underdog to top dog, it's still pretty much of an uphill battle.
JayhawkSD
(3,163 posts)bigwillq
(72,790 posts)TomCADem
(17,387 posts)You can't underestimate the power of fundraising.
CBHagman
(16,984 posts)...and somehow I bumped it off as I remembered other options.
So by all means mention donations to groups or specific candidates (I do both).
MBS
(9,688 posts)blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)bigwillq
(72,790 posts)I don't have any money to give. I dislike phone calls, ads, etc., so I refuse to phone bank.
Basically, I will vote. And encourage everyone to do the same.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Forgot social media. My usual reminders here and there.