Alan Grayson pissed off a lot of Republicans...

[kentuck]

He was blunt. He was honest. And they found that offensive.

Now he is in trouble in his re-election. The only way he can win his race is if he gets more people to the polls than his opponent. Pretty basic politics.

How does he do that? That is the challenge.

Once people give money to a candidate, they have an investment in that candidate. Most of the time, they will vote for that candidate.

But it is not just money. It is a yardsign. It is a bumpersticker. In my opinion, the last week of Grayson's campaign should be spent on door-to-door canvassing and distributing yardsigns and bumperstickers and literature. People need to feel they have an "investment" in the candidate. In my opinion, this would be more effective than television ads.

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Alan Grayson pissed off a lot of Republicans by being a Democrat

unapologetically.

Vive la difference!

[SharonAnn]

2. Good for him! I wish I could vote for him. I gave money.

[secondwind]

3. Sadly, he represents a very red area - Orlando, FL. A great many Evangelical

Christians are in this area, with more pouring in. FL will one day be a huge mecca for these people.

[DaveinJapan]

6. Happily, Orlando, FL is also home to a huge amount of liberals...

Look no further than a large chunk of the Disney employees...

The doomsayer attitude is bunk. He got elected 2 years ago did he not?

Let's get it done!

[Lucy Goosey]

4. Things like "truth" and "facts" tend to piss Republicans off...

...especially when they come from an unapologetic progressive.

[mstinamotorcity]

5. Well don't let the fake

polls fool you into staying at home. Most of what is being reported is lies. The best way to make sure that Democratic numbers stand is to make use of the numbers. We out number repugs. Now that we see that congress will leave our President to fend for himself and them we need to get the vote out. And yes I don't want to go back to the old days of openly stealing from the people whats theirs.

[FSogol]

10. Excellent response. Repost it as a original post, please.

[Ian David]

7. IIRC, you can phonebank from home to GOTV for Alan Grayson.

Money Can't Vote
by Alan Grayson on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at 2:54pm

This election is about the people standing against corporate special interests, which are trying to bury me with lying ads because they know I can’t be bought. But money can’t vote – people can.

This week is the first week of Early Vote, which means people in Central Florida are voting right now.

Getting our supporters to the polls now could make up our winning margin, and that's why we need you calling supporters and asking them to vote.

You can start calling whenever you like, but we really need people to start calling at 4 p.m. Eastern Time.

Can you sign up for a shift today from 4-6 p.m. ET, or this evening 6-8 p.m. ET?

We'll give you suggestions on what to say, and a reporting tool so it's easy to let us know how it's going.

Thank you.

Truth,
Alan Grayson

P.S. -- If you don't have time today, please sign up to make calls on another day between now and Election Day, November 2. Every voter you talk to will make a difference. Sign up now.
http://salsa.mydccc.org/o/30019/p/salsa/web/common/public/signup?signup_page_KEY=153

More:
http://www.facebook.com/notes/alan-grayson/money-cant-vote/161256610563993

[DainBramaged]

8. George Will hates him, I hope George chokes on his words

http://www.newsweek.com/2010/10/24/america-s-worst-politician.html

[OHdem10]

9. The Republicans see any strong Democrat as a threat. Thei

goal is to continue to have Democrats who look like
wimps or wussies. This strengthens their position
that Liberalism is dead.