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joshcryer

(62,265 posts)
20. GOTV is mainly won in voter enfranchisement laws, passed years earlier.
Wed Oct 22, 2014, 10:06 PM
Oct 2014

Colorado, for example, has made great strides getting people to vote, yes, anyone, but generally, if there is a high turnout, Democrats win. This is why Republicans have fought tooth and nail to disenfranchise voters in many states.

You can't go into any high profile store in Colorado without someone pestering you to register, and because Colorado has mail in ballots, it is made all the more easier (most people vote by mail for that reason).

The negative narrative won't stop people from voting in states that have good voter drives (mandated by law), it will stop them for voting for Democrats. Already Third Way Mark Udall, who led the fight against the NSA (and who broke it long before Snowden did) is on the fence because of this, and is likely to lose to the more charismatic Republican. This shouldn't even be a race.

It's almost as amazing how many here have already voted despite the enormous (imaginary) pressure Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2014 #1
Ha! I'm waiting for Tuesday. Whenever that is. nt babylonsister Oct 2014 #18
Exactly. NRaleighLiberal Oct 2014 #2
LOL...good stuff Manny. NaturalHigh Oct 2014 #3
But tilting at windmills is FUN and EASY, doncha know? Electric Monk Oct 2014 #4
You and Will made me lose all desire to vote. Autumn Oct 2014 #5
+1 Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #6
Did they make you give up voting too? Autumn Oct 2014 #7
Sadly, yes. But I'm going to the polls to steal the "I voted" sticker. I don't want my friends Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #10
You don't have to go to the polls for that. NaturalHigh Oct 2014 #13
I took some years ago in the event that Manny and Will did just this. Autumn Oct 2014 #14
Just because of that DCCC crack... NaturalHigh Oct 2014 #15
I was going to donate but dogs named Demmy in superman costumes frighten me. Autumn Oct 2014 #16
Batgirl was the daughter of a police commisioner. NaturalHigh Oct 2014 #25
Okay, I won't. But are you sure Bat Girl didn't rebel against her Father? Autumn Oct 2014 #27
You know, I'm not absolutely sure. NaturalHigh Oct 2014 #30
Superman can't be a Republican. He's an illegal immigrant. Jim Lane Oct 2014 #60
I printed up some counterfeit ones. Hissyspit Oct 2014 #19
Then you stand to make a fortune and you owe it all to Manny and Will. Autumn Oct 2014 #22
Will's a pro MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #9
Exactly so Manny. That's just the thing!!! Autumn Oct 2014 #11
+1 Liberalynn Oct 2014 #31
Okay. Who said Will Pitt is going to ... NanceGreggs Oct 2014 #52
Link DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2014 #105
Sorry, link doesn't work. n/t NanceGreggs Oct 2014 #109
Hey! Who are you calling "logic challenged". Just for that I am not voting. rhett o rick Oct 2014 #85
No way am I taking my dog trick-or-treating now leftstreet Oct 2014 #17
If you can get your dog to run I will just ignore Manny and Will and go vote Autumn Oct 2014 #24
Oh what a sweetie Liberalynn Oct 2014 #32
And you made me cry. zeemike Oct 2014 #23
I think that is what hurts most of all. I was all set to pitch Autumn Oct 2014 #26
Wait, I thought we agreed to blame Greenwald... who approved this? Why wasn't I told? whereisjustice Oct 2014 #35
If baby Jesus is crying, I am not gonna vote either Vattel Oct 2014 #47
Me too. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #65
You know, they had the same effect on me. DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2014 #104
It's not direct. treestar Oct 2014 #8
There are two problems with that tkmorris Oct 2014 #38
+1 nt F4lconF16 Oct 2014 #92
metric assload Android3.14 Oct 2014 #94
If WillPitt ruins the midterms does that mean Latin@s are off the hook? LeftyMom Oct 2014 #12
I do remember them ranting about the gays "turning up their noses" like *October* 2010 MisterP Oct 2014 #43
Pre-blaming The Gays for electoral losses was a cherished tradition at DU QC Oct 2014 #68
They have evolved. bvar22 Oct 2014 #96
We're Schrodinger's Electorate Maedhros Oct 2014 #97
May I borrow that for my sig line? Hatchling Oct 2014 #99
Of course! Maedhros Oct 2014 #102
Thread winner! carolinayellowdog Oct 2014 #100
You win the Internet! MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #107
GOTV is mainly won in voter enfranchisement laws, passed years earlier. joshcryer Oct 2014 #20
Taking my party back doesn't stop at the next election. MontyPow Oct 2014 #21
Indeed. Maedhros Oct 2014 #98
Why do you hate voters Manny? Fuddnik Oct 2014 #28
Hubby and I voted yesterday. TxDemChem Oct 2014 #29
you say that with a straight face.. really... will's trying to save a flagging career, and you've dionysus Oct 2014 #33
Obama will be slashing Social Security... SidDithers Oct 2014 #36
22% Sid! 22%! man! now go buy the book.... dionysus Oct 2014 #37
Well, I wouldn't call the Chained CPI 'slashing', but he does support it. Are you aware that the SS sabrina 1 Oct 2014 #48
+ Eighty Gazillion Scuba Oct 2014 #63
+ one brazzillion! Enthusiast Oct 2014 #66
+1 leftstreet Oct 2014 #74
Aw Sid....and my medical premiums are climbing 23%, too! nt msanthrope Oct 2014 #61
Probably, he supports fracking and the TPP. Which means you must also support them. nm rhett o rick Oct 2014 #86
And the jury results are in.... aikoaiko Oct 2014 #41
1-6 leave???? No shit! nt msanthrope Oct 2014 #59
Excellent decision by a jury who understands context! Spazito Oct 2014 #81
Simple answer.. INdemo Oct 2014 #34
You better believe it! zappaman Oct 2014 #39
There is a thread with people claiming RobertEarl Oct 2014 #40
Link or slink, Bob. N/t zappaman Oct 2014 #42
I suspect he is referring to this thread Electric Monk Oct 2014 #44
That's the one RobertEarl Oct 2014 #46
Haven't you noticed? They ALWAYS go after the Left. Both sides, the Third Way and the Right sabrina 1 Oct 2014 #49
Yeah, sabrina RobertEarl Oct 2014 #54
"Indeed what I have learned here in 12 years" zappaman Oct 2014 #87
. Bobbie Jo Oct 2014 #90
+1,000 Scuba Oct 2014 #64
+1 a whole bunch. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #67
Why do you think the US government isn't recognizing this as treason? ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #53
There have always been enemies RobertEarl Oct 2014 #55
Do you think President Obama sees the voter suppression as treason? ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #62
Does Obama see the suppression? RobertEarl Oct 2014 #71
I don't think it's seen as any kind of crime by President Obama. ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #75
Well RobertEarl Oct 2014 #78
Do you think President Obama is playing a game with voter suppression? ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #79
Manny, DU is POWERFUL. We have the power to overturn elections. Wait, no, I'm confused. sabrina 1 Oct 2014 #45
We are tiny and insignificant, yet we regularly MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #50
Cunning, indeed Electric Monk Oct 2014 #56
And by posting on DU Doctor_J Oct 2014 #95
Amen.... daleanime Oct 2014 #51
"Suppress the vote" is just the new "you're a Libertarian." Maedhros Oct 2014 #57
WHAT! A libertarian? Manny a libertarian?? And I thought he was a librarian. rhett o rick Oct 2014 #88
already voted for dems slate as we shut out closet repubs in the primary nt msongs Oct 2014 #58
Why do you hate America? NaturalHigh Oct 2014 #69
I hate America for its freedoms, of course MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #70
You apparently missed the thread Capt. Obvious Oct 2014 #72
Link? nt Electric Monk Oct 2014 #80
LOL. That probably was me. Just messin with the haters. nm rhett o rick Oct 2014 #89
I'll vote if I'm not too busy looking at kitty cat pictures! Corruption Inc Oct 2014 #73
Excellent, Corruption. ballyhoo Oct 2014 #77
Not me, Manny. But it's hard to read under here...and the smell... ballyhoo Oct 2014 #76
I'm the bald guy with the lazy left eye under there. NaturalHigh Oct 2014 #108
lol. Least you're warm. ballyhoo Oct 2014 #110
Existent grahamhgreen Oct 2014 #82
Oh someone who posts something like this.... Peacetrain Oct 2014 #83
Thanks for c+p'ing that Truth RobertEarl Oct 2014 #84
Democrats can wish their candidates were more dynamic and still push GOTV. rhett o rick Oct 2014 #91
Hear, hear! I'm voting several times. silvershadow Oct 2014 #93
94 recs! Say it ain't so... Rex Oct 2014 #101
you must have a long ignore list. mopinko Oct 2014 #103
It's not my fault ...my district was gerrymandered while my ballot was being delivered. L0oniX Oct 2014 #106
Good post, Manny. AverageJoe90 Oct 2014 #111
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