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Sat Apr-03-04 11:21 PM
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17. We did it in Minnesota for Kucinich |
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against all odds, an apathetic press and a sometime-hostile party heirarchy, we did exactly that.
We got a group of political neophytes, many whom were non-voters, and somehow got 17% of the vote with no money, no media coverage, but a lot of straight-up grassroots efforts aimed at addressing people's issues.
That's exactly how Wellstone won in 1990, too. I was there-- I helped organize a precint. We door-knocked, phone-banked, did visability everywhere. And somehow, against all odds, we WON!
It's definately easier to get non-voters or undecideds on board than it is to browbeat a Naderite into voting for our candidates.
And it's totally within our reach this year. Shrub is not liked, and even detested, in large parts of this country. I see it everywhere, even when I'm walking around town. NOBODY likes that whistle-ass. Previous non-voters are hating him too, and want to replace him.
We will win this one for Democrats in 2004.
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