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Uncle Joe

(58,278 posts) Mon Sep 23, 2013, 09:02 PM Sep 2013

Are there any Republicans, former Republicans, Independents,

those disaffected or uninterested in politics that have decided to switch or lean toward the Democratic Party, protest or write letters to the Editor after having lurked or read Democratic Underground out there?

Edit for P.S. And if so what changed your mind, if anything in particular stands out?

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Are there any Republicans, former Republicans, Independents, (Original Post) Uncle Joe Sep 2013 OP

Not from reading DU, but there are two former Republicans... TreasonousBastard Sep 2013 #1

Are you sure they never read D.U. or that it didn't have a ripple effect influence on them? n/t Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #2

Pretty sure... TreasonousBastard Sep 2013 #3

That would be a good question, TreasonousBastard. Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #4

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

1. Not from reading DU, but there are two former Republicans...

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Mon Sep 23, 2013, 10:30 PM

Sep 2013

running as Democrats in my town this year.

And we're glad to have them.

Uncle Joe

(58,278 posts)

2. Are you sure they never read D.U. or that it didn't have a ripple effect influence on them? n/t

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 23, 2013, 10:35 PM

Sep 2013

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

3. Pretty sure...

Reply to Uncle Joe (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 23, 2013, 10:40 PM

Sep 2013

one was dissed by the Republicans when after 20 years on the job they tossed him for someone else this year. He's essentially apolitical and very good at his job, to say nothing of being very popular, so we were glad to have him run with us. Ecstatic, actually.

The other one joined us a couple of years ago with pretty much the same attitude-- when she started to get active in town stuff, particularly environmental stuff, the Republicans pissed her off to no end so she came to us when she heard we were looking for candidates.

Now that you bring it up, I'll ask if they ever heard of DU.

Uncle Joe

(58,278 posts)

4. That would be a good question, TreasonousBastard.

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #3)

Mon Sep 23, 2013, 10:49 PM

Sep 2013

If they read D.U. great, if they didn't it's possible that D.U.s message seeped through corporate media propaganda and in the case of the former was a moderating influence and the latter working keep environmental issues front and center despite corporate media's longtime reluctance to cover the issue.

I'm not suggesting D.U. was the only or primary influence by any stretch, but there may have been effect on some subtle level.

Peace to you.

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