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2016 Postmortem

boingboinh

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39. Have Officials that Actually Do what they Campaign on...that'll be revolutionary

Reply to Mdterp01 (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2012, 06:32 PM

Nov 2012

I have never seen it in my life time.

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Midterm Elections: How can we increase Democratic voting? [View all] Mdterp01 Nov 2012 OP

Good sound economic policies that increase jobs and diminish debt....no wars? JustFiveMoreMinutes Nov 2012 #1

Not good enough to motivate. BlueCaliDem Nov 2012 #7

Not knowing there's a midterm.... JustFiveMoreMinutes Nov 2012 #11

And wasn't that the year that Gay Rights were put on many state initiatives JustFiveMoreMinutes Nov 2012 #15

The Evilgelicals came out en masse this election, too, but it didn't help BlueCaliDem Nov 2012 #18

Well...gay marriage, 2010's red meat issue jmowreader Nov 2012 #32

absolutely Cosmocat Nov 2012 #34

Nominate candidates that aggressively support The President? bemildred Nov 2012 #2

This would definitely help! BlueCaliDem Nov 2012 #8

Ask Rs a bunch of questions about abortion and rape wryter2000 Nov 2012 #3

... and sneak in and record private fundraisers!!! <n/t> JustFiveMoreMinutes Nov 2012 #5

I would still like to know who thought BlueCaliDem Nov 2012 #9

Thought it was James Carter IV <n/t> JustFiveMoreMinutes Nov 2012 #14

That's what I've read in some places, too, but BlueCaliDem Nov 2012 #17

I didn't make the video jecarter4 Nov 2012 #21

Then, if you truly are President Carter's grandson and brought this video BlueCaliDem Nov 2012 #22

Please visit DU again when you can Duppers Nov 2012 #23

I'm not a big worrier but I think we need to plan a strategy. Obamamama44 Nov 2012 #4

Yep now is the time to start preparing for the ground game in 2014 Kalidurga Nov 2012 #6

Too many think in terms of "the President runs the country" treestar Nov 2012 #10

I suspect Americans are learning their lesson... savebigbird Nov 2012 #29

Another idea: LEGALIZE POT in all the states JustFiveMoreMinutes Nov 2012 #12

Sorry I meant 2014 midterms, not 2012 obvi!! Fixed in original post Mdterp01 Nov 2012 #13

Start Now sbmvv Nov 2012 #16

This along with voter-motivation. Chan790 Nov 2012 #36

been thinking about it outsideworld Nov 2012 #19

I posted about this yesterday. JRLeft Nov 2012 #20

Muzzle the Blue Dogs and send them to Siberia until after the election is over. nt Zorra Nov 2012 #24

I don't think that's easily done. undeterred Nov 2012 #25

We need tge Democratic to have LukeFL Nov 2012 #26

VITAL, just VITAL Cosmocat Nov 2012 #35

^^ I'm for this ^^ oswaldactedalone Nov 2012 #41

Obama has to get more passionate and have better talking points on the stump. craigmatic Nov 2012 #27

Get back to me on this one tabbycat31 Nov 2012 #28

Perhaps the party needs to cultivate some red dogs to get them on the winning side in House votes. ancianita Nov 2012 #30

President Obama (on the stump). President Obama's team on the ground. We seriously need the Grown2Hate Nov 2012 #31

Two more years of Republican obstructionism should do it jmowreader Nov 2012 #33

fundamentally the most important election related Q mkell33 Nov 2012 #37

Excellent question. Warren DeMontague Nov 2012 #38

Have Officials that Actually Do what they Campaign on...that'll be revolutionary boingboinh Nov 2012 #39

How did we take back the House in 2006? LeftInTX Nov 2012 #40

Dems were mad as hell oswaldactedalone Nov 2012 #42

We actually won the House popular vote in 2012 LeftInTX Nov 2012 #43

Running good candidates with top notch campaigns. LiberalFighter Nov 2012 #44