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Obama wins if we get people to the polls period. (Original Post) JRLeft Aug 2012 OP
no question about it /nt still_one Aug 2012 #1
GOTV! pinto Aug 2012 #2
GOTV. silverweb Aug 2012 #3
That's our best defence against another stolen election like 2000 and 2004. Viva_Daddy Aug 2012 #4
That's true... WI_DEM Aug 2012 #5
Grandma used to say, "If every Democrat voted, we'd never lose an election..." Drunken Irishman Aug 2012 #6
Kick and recommend this thread. JRLeft Aug 2012 #7
Grandma sure painted with a big ole brush FAHQ69_7 Aug 2012 #16
What good is having a few quality Democrats when their voices are drowned out by Republicans? Drunken Irishman Aug 2012 #17
What good is it having Blue Dogs and DINO's who work aginst Liberals and Progressives? FAHQ69_7 Aug 2012 #18
A lot of 'em don't... Drunken Irishman Aug 2012 #19
No Doubt iloveObama12 Aug 2012 #8
yes and welcome to DU grantcart Aug 2012 #9
Thanx! JRLeft Aug 2012 #10
Agreed. My advice: silvershadow Aug 2012 #11
This is key. wildeyed Aug 2012 #12
And we give him a Democratic House and Senate Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2012 #13
Congress controls power of the purse. JRLeft Aug 2012 #14
Make it so. K & R. FSogol Aug 2012 #15

silverweb

(16,402 posts)
3. GOTV.
Thu Aug 23, 2012, 12:06 AM
Aug 2012

[font color="green" face="Verdana"]Boots on the ground. Don't argue "politics." Discuss specific policies and how they benefit people. MOST people agree with us if approached that way.

NO ONE should be on the fence by November.

When Democrats vote, Democrats win.

WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)
5. That's true...
Thu Aug 23, 2012, 12:15 AM
Aug 2012

good point is among likely voters in WI in the Marquette Poll out today has Obama leading by 3, however, among all registered voters Obama leads by 6, so the more people we get to the polls the better Obama will do. GOTV!!

 

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)
6. Grandma used to say, "If every Democrat voted, we'd never lose an election..."
Thu Aug 23, 2012, 12:17 AM
Aug 2012

Of course, then she'd follow it up with, "But Democrats can be stupid...".

God I miss her!

 

FAHQ69_7

(41 posts)
16. Grandma sure painted with a big ole brush
Thu Aug 23, 2012, 03:27 PM
Aug 2012

or she did not know about Blue Dogs and DINO's

It is the QUALITY of the Dems Elected not the quantity.

 

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)
19. A lot of 'em don't...
Thu Aug 23, 2012, 04:05 PM
Aug 2012

Looks to me you'd rather have a Democratic Party that gives you all the warm fuzzies in the world but gets absolutely nothing done than a Democratic Party that can piss you off...but at least stops Republicans.

You want the 1980s Democrats - you know, the party that was railroaded by Reagan and the Republicans...that was blocked out of the WH for an entire decade. Yeah, no. I want the Democratic Party that gets into power, does just a little, and then gets thrown out - but at least they got something done. What'd the Democrats of the 80s accomplish? A helluva lot less than the Democrats of the 90s and 10s.

 

silvershadow

(10,336 posts)
11. Agreed. My advice:
Thu Aug 23, 2012, 02:49 AM
Aug 2012

Register people if you can. Have them double check their name on the voter rolls. Double check all requirements for your state. Volunteer for the GOTV effort. And download the Obama app.

Jeff In Milwaukee

(13,992 posts)
13. And we give him a Democratic House and Senate
Thu Aug 23, 2012, 08:49 AM
Aug 2012

2013 would be good year to overturn Citizen's United. But we can't do it without a Democratic Congress.

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