Rock head makes a stupid mistake

[Carl]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024460376

Fri Feb 7, 2014, 01:12 PM

Star Member MineralMan (61,070 posts)

A Strategy for 2014 We Can All Apply
Typically, voter turnout in mid-term elections is poor. And it's poor for both Democrats and Republicans. That gives us an opportunity in 2014 to focus on precinct-by-precinct, district-by-district GOTV efforts. Where contests are reasonably close, whoever turns out the most voters wins the seat, and there are many congressional districts that are closer than many might think this year.

Grassroots GOTV efforts could make all the difference in 2014, but will only work if individuals in each state make the time and devote their energies to those efforts. Rather than rely on conventional wisdom about mid-term elections, why don't we turn this election year one that changes that conventional wisdom? Rather than letting the teabaggers turn out their diminishing set of followers, let's turn out Democrats in numbers that are closer to a Presidential election year than a mid-term.

Of course there are districts where no Democrat could ever win. But, even in those districts, voters who turn out and vote for the Democrats can change the course of the Senate election in that state. Additionally, even in Red states, there are districts that aren't an automatic lock for the Republican. Double the usual turnout of Democrats in November, and those districts, too, can be flipped.

Join a GOTV phone bank team, even in some other state. Pick a district you think can be turned and make the calls. In your own district or in a neighboring district, sign up for door-to-door canvassing. If your district is a solid winner for a Democrat, find a nearby one that's not and volunteer in it to help the GOTV and canvassing efforts.

Start early. Volunteer on campaigns and on other efforts and keep at it through election day.

This can work, if enough people get on board.

GOTV 2014 and Beyond!

Up for a half hour and not once response.
C`mon...did you actually think DUmbasses actually were looking to DO something rather then sit around and demand some one else does it for them?

The DUmp is boring. 

[Ralph Wiggum]

The DUmp is boring. 

I noticed that GD over there is painfully boring.  Seems like half the threads are bitching in one way or another about the Olympics.  The rest is usual drivel.

[Karin]

Join a GOTV phone bank team, even in some other state. Pick a district you think can be turned and make the calls. In your own district or in a neighboring district, sign up for door-to-door canvassing. If your district is a solid winner for a Democrat, find a nearby one that's not and volunteer in it to help the GOTV and canvassing efforts.

Start early. Volunteer on campaigns and on other efforts and keep at it through election day.

Oh my God, that sounds like sooooo much work.  Travelling with personal gas money and car!  Pounding the pavement too!  Might be cold then too, what with Fall. 

Since the teabaggers have dwindled down to just a handful of insane people, why bother with a GOTV campaign?  Wholly unnecessary.  Fire up the bong.

[obumazombie]

A round of bong hits on the house !

[jukin]

The DUches know what is going to happen in November thanks to glorious leader's health care nationalization.

[BlueStateSaint]

The DUches know what is going to happen in November thanks to glorious leader's health care nationalization.

And they're still trying to change the outcome, as if the little Dutch boy can keep the dike from collapsing with his index finger in a 6"-wide hole.

[Big Dog]

And they're still trying to change the outcome, as if the little Dutch boy can keep the dike from collapsing with his index finger in a 6"-wide hole.

"Dike" and "index finger in a 6"-wide hole".

Why'd you have to bring The Tucson Tart's Girls' Night Out into the discussion?