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Related: About this forumWe have to find a way to get people involved in midterm elections.
I will take a break the next few weeks, but we have to explain to our voters the importance of voting in the midterms.
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We have to find a way to get people involved in midterm elections. (Original Post)
JRLeft
Nov 2012
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BlueDemKev
(3,003 posts)1. ABSOLUTELY!!
When we (as in Democrats) all get out and vote, we ALWAYS win. It's only when Democratic voters stay home that we lose.
JRLeft
(7,010 posts)2. We need to start raising money for the DNC, DCCC, and DSCC.
ProudProgressiveNow
(6,129 posts)3. We need to hit the groung....
running....
JRLeft
(7,010 posts)4. They have a lot of money on that side.
So it is imperative that we inform people and apply pressure on the next congress and hold people accountable.
Blue4Texas
(437 posts)5. Gotta clean the house and the governor's mansions
JRLeft
(7,010 posts)6. Yep, which is why we need to canvass early not just during election season.
oswaldactedalone
(3,491 posts)7. What will happen to Organizing for America?
We need that group or a similar one to keep the momentum going.
budkin
(6,714 posts)8. Totally... only the party opposite the president tend to care about them
Obama's going to have to campaign hard with the message "I need a congress that will work with me."
JRLeft
(7,010 posts)9. But we have to work to get a Congress that loves America.