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Make it happen! GOTV Georgia Blue! (Original Post) UCmeNdc Nov 2020 OP
I'd like to see them form a joint coalition of surrogates to fan across Georgia. Chicago1980 Nov 2020 #1
I'm going to let Georgians handle this one BainsBane Nov 2020 #2
I agree. LisaL Nov 2020 #6
They're asking for donations. How is that "calling into their state" or "telling them how to vote"? meadowlander Nov 2020 #7
It says GOTV BainsBane Nov 2020 #8
It's why Obama mostly stayed out of the Texas Senate Race with Beto against Cruz JI7 Nov 2020 #11
GOTV includes helping Stacey Abrams' Fair Fight ... Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2020 #10
Just gave them 25 each. All I can spare right now. KewlKat Nov 2020 #3
K&R betsuni Nov 2020 #4
Rt.. TY Georgia BLUE! Cha Nov 2020 #5
Link to donate ... Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2020 #9
kick Deb Nov 2020 #12

Chicago1980

(1,968 posts)
1. I'd like to see them form a joint coalition of surrogates to fan across Georgia.
Thu Nov 12, 2020, 12:19 AM
Nov 2020

Share information and mailing lists.

This is going to be interesting to watch regardless.

BainsBane

(53,026 posts)
2. I'm going to let Georgians handle this one
Thu Nov 12, 2020, 12:27 AM
Nov 2020

I don't think they'll respond well to a bunch of yankees calling into their state or otherwise telling them how to vote.

BainsBane

(53,026 posts)
8. It says GOTV
Thu Nov 12, 2020, 12:59 AM
Nov 2020

GOTV means getting out the vote. Now in the era of money is everything, the link goes to Actblue and has nothing to do with GOTV. I have, however, been recruited to make calls, since I spent so much time volunteering for the general election. I won't be doing that for Georgia because of the carpetbagger effect.

As for money, you give if you want. I'm done with that. The party was swimming in money, and they still lost most down ballot races. Money doesn't win elections anymore. GOTV--I mean actually turning out the vote--does, but Southerners don't like carpetbaggers, so I'm staying out of it. I know most people don't actually do anything except give money, but if there were large numbers of Northerners calling into Georgia or going into Georgia, that could very well backfire. I hope someone in charge of things is thinking about that.

If people don't want to discuss getting out the vote, they shouldn't label things GOTV.

JI7

(89,244 posts)
11. It's why Obama mostly stayed out of the Texas Senate Race with Beto against Cruz
Thu Nov 12, 2020, 03:28 AM
Nov 2020

while Beto ended up losing it was VERY close in a very red state . He ended up doing better than polls had him because of GOTV .

I remember people being upset that Beto said something like this is about Texas when asked about Obama and about Obama not doing some publc endorsement. But it's something both of them knew was the best thing to win that seat.

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