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LiberalFighter

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18. Encourage them to vote for Obama to send a message to Republicans.

Fri Aug 31, 2012, 01:07 PM

Aug 2012

And also encourage them to:

1) Question what any Republican and even Democrats about their position.

2) Question what the media tells you unless they provide details that can be backed up. It's easy to make up the details. Fox does it all the time.

3) Make sure the facts and numbers add up. Democrats want the numbers and facts to add up. That is being fiscally conservative. If one picks and chooses the facts and numbers to use they cannot be trusted.

4) Understand the short term and long term consequences. What helps you might harm others. What harms others might harm you. What helps others might help you. Which do you really want?

5) Get to know your elected official or their staff. Do they serve the people or themselves?

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There's a lot of demoralized Republicans in my office today. [View all] apnu Aug 2012 OP

You should really feed them Romney policy that they are missing Fresh_Start Aug 2012 #1

and all his nostalgia for the Cold War. Poking the (Russian) bear is just so much FUN! summerschild Aug 2012 #4

Romney chose to make the election a referendum on Obama wielding the economy as a club... Agnosticsherbet Aug 2012 #2

Tell them to stay home. atreides1 Aug 2012 #3

Help me understand this mojo2012 Aug 2012 #5

What they want is to know the rules of the game. apnu Aug 2012 #8

That is nonsense Cosmocat Aug 2012 #40

They don't say that to blame Obama... apnu Aug 2012 #41

Most people who say they want 'less regulation'......... Wounded Bear Sep 2012 #45

Heh. The policy is to fuck the American people. sofa king Aug 2012 #6

And make NO MISTAKE, bush* and cheney* were planning on invading Iraq... Raster Aug 2012 #11

Here's what happened to me & what I hope happens to other dems like me. CrispyQ Aug 2012 #7

i like it. (nt) apnu Aug 2012 #9

I am outraged at the behavior I see! CrispyQ Aug 2012 #12

Advise them to stay home on the 6th. Then they won't feel guilty. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #10

That's not my thing. If anything I think every person who can vote should vote. apnu Aug 2012 #13

Curiously, the GOP wants the opposite. I agree that our problem is low turnout (all parties), but... HopeHoops Aug 2012 #14

I don't think it is curious that the GOP is high on voter suppression. apnu Aug 2012 #17

Sneeches they be. And attrition will eliminate the party. They don't even take care of the seniors. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #22

Australia is light-years ahead of us in this-- marions ghost Aug 2012 #31

Yeah, they also dumped the penny 25 years ago. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #33

And went metric and had seat belt laws long before the US. marions ghost Aug 2012 #34

Yeah, but they still have kangaroos and rabbits out the ass! We don't matter to them. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #35

We do matter to them politically marions ghost Aug 2012 #37

Hmm. Sounds like a good time for a Vegemite sandwich. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #38

extra thick, ta, WITH butta marions ghost Aug 2012 #39

This is a rhetorical question, not aimed at you! indie_voter Aug 2012 #15

For the Republicans I know, I can say this... apnu Aug 2012 #19

Thank you for this very thoughtful reply! :) n/t indie_voter Aug 2012 #26

I don't understand what they don't like about EC Aug 2012 #16

Some of them have tried to tell me we haven't recovered in spite of what the DJA says. apnu Aug 2012 #20

Encourage them to vote for Obama to send a message to Republicans. LiberalFighter Aug 2012 #18

Interesting notions apnu Aug 2012 #24

Outside my office JustAnotherGen Aug 2012 #21

None of them in my office thinks Romney will win. apnu Aug 2012 #28

That's it JustAnotherGen Sep 2012 #46

Offer Them Your Chair Yavin4 Aug 2012 #23

LOL! apnu Aug 2012 #25

That probably indicates ann--- Aug 2012 #27

That's what I'm thinking apnu Aug 2012 #29

I also work with mostly repubs 1GirlieGirl Aug 2012 #30

May I suggest you buy the next edition of Rolling Stone for Mark Taibbi's articles, and... Amonester Aug 2012 #36

at the next meeting raise your hand and say "with all of the gnashing of teeth that is going on grantcart Aug 2012 #32

Why waste your time? It seems as if they want you to provide them reasons why... Tom Ripley Sep 2012 #42

I din 't make any efforts. Yhey come to me. apnu Sep 2012 #43

apnu, see if you can get them to vote for woolldog Sep 2012 #44

Who can blame them? melvinmartinez Sep 2012 #47