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Happyhippychick

(8,379 posts)
Fri Nov 2, 2018, 10:42 AM Nov 2018

Excuse me but what the hell are you doing

to get Democrats elected?

Last night I made phone calls to Texas Democrats to ensure they will go vote.

I made sure my kids filled out absentee ballots.

And other stuff including voting early.

What the hell are you doing? Post it here so I can give you a or

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The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,686 posts)
2. I've donated to candidates outside my district and my state as well as local ones,
Fri Nov 2, 2018, 10:47 AM
Nov 2018

and my yard is covered with lawn signs, including one that indicates where this neighborhood votes. I'll vote the old-fashioned way on Tuesday and nothing will stop me.

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
3. Besides voting myself and donating what I can...
Fri Nov 2, 2018, 10:58 AM
Nov 2018

I convinced my 20 YO 2nd generation Dominican-American neighbor to vote. He did and took his mother with him.

2 more votes for Gillum and Nelson.

Fresh_Start

(11,330 posts)
5. made sure family was still registered, donated and wrote postcards to voters
Fri Nov 2, 2018, 10:58 AM
Nov 2018

sent in my vote by mail ballot.
trained to be a clerk on election day
will be working a polling site

sent information on judges to friends so they are more informed for completing their ballots

lark

(23,099 posts)
6. I've been phone banking since before the primary & continuing through now, I've been door to door
Fri Nov 2, 2018, 11:04 AM
Nov 2018

canvassing, poll watching during Early Voting and will be taking the afternoon shift at pollwatching in a precinct that had issues last time on election day. I can do this now that I'm retired. I've also been donating small amounts when I could, writing letters, calling officials & signing petitions. I'm now going to get training so I can train new volunteers on phone banking software.

leftcoastcait

(2 posts)
7. I have.....
Fri Nov 2, 2018, 11:05 AM
Nov 2018

-made election donations to numerous female candidates throughout the US;
-volunteered to send election letters to a district in CA (got 'em sent);
-volunteered to send postcards (got 'em sent);
-voted early!
-reminded others around me to get their ballots in, and have been a voting resource for local elections for friends with questions (they know I'm into it).



Zing Zing Zingbah

(6,496 posts)
9. Been busy, but I will be canvassing for the dem US rep candidate
Fri Nov 2, 2018, 11:13 AM
Nov 2018

in my area on Saturday. It's going to be another rainy day too. I got the political signs on my property of course. Nothing too much, but I try to do something. My husband and I submitted absentee ballots at the beginning of the month.

Olafjoy

(937 posts)
11. Keep going
Fri Nov 2, 2018, 01:12 PM
Nov 2018

Donated to candidates and causes.
Put up campaign signs.
Canvassing for GOTV until the blisters on my feet have calloused over.
Last big push is this weekend. LET’S GO EVERYONE!!!!
We can rest when we are dead. This is the most important election of our lifetime.
DO SOMETHING THIS WEEKEND TO HELP SAVE DEMOCRACY!!
Do you remember how you felt on November 9th, 2016?
Never again!
GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO

tiredtoo

(2,949 posts)
12. ok
Fri Nov 2, 2018, 02:02 PM
Nov 2018

I have been canvassing for the last two months. I have already voted absentee and will be spending the next 4 days canvassing, phone banking, providing rides to polls or whatever else i can do to insure Democratic victories next Tuesday.

qwlauren35

(6,148 posts)
13. How embarrassing - I haven't done much this year.
Fri Nov 2, 2018, 05:10 PM
Nov 2018

I have shared the information websites on Facebook.
I have shared the voter registration websites on Facebook.
I have shared the postcardstovoters website on Facebook.
I have donated to a few PACs such as Emily's List.
I donated to Stacey Abrams campaign.
I voted a straight blue ticket last week.
I will be an election judge on the 6th.

I did not write postcards and I'm embarrassed about it. I only found out about the Move-On texting a few days ago. I hope to participate this weekend. I may see what I can do for Abrams.

I've had a rough year and I just couldn't get into it. Mom died, aunt died, cousin died, cat died. I'm just burned out.

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)
15. We have a neighbor who needs to do her own phone banking and we're letting her use
Fri Nov 2, 2018, 05:19 PM
Nov 2018

our dining room table and phone to do it. She has a stack of lists of voters phone numbers to call. She works the polls handing out ballots on election day. My hubby used to do this but the city imposed new training that involved his attending a class downtown. He explained that he had been helping at the polls for YEARS and didn't need any special training and he was too disabled to get down there for training, but they were insistent so he regretfully had to give up his position.

It's too bad because he enjoyed seeing all our neighbors who came to vote.

It was sad for him. I feel sorry for him...

Rizen

(708 posts)
16. I...
Fri Nov 2, 2018, 05:29 PM
Nov 2018

voted, went with my mom to the clerk and recorder's office to get her ballot, which wasn't forwarded because she moved, and tried to volunteered with the local democrats to assemble voter guides but they had enough help and declined.

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