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majdrfrtim

(318 posts)
Sun Dec 4, 2022, 02:44 AM Dec 2022

A now-retired Army LTC who took me under his wing

in 2006 when I joined the military at age 51, no prior service (long, weird story), related a great story to me this evening about the election in GA. I had forgotten he retired to GA after leaving the Army.

He mentioned that, all his life, he's been a conservative and that there was "no way in hell" he'd ever vote for Walker. Moreover, he said that a week ago a Walker canvasser had come to his door to urge him to vote Walker.

"NO WAY!" my friend exclaimed to the guy. "Why are *you* voting for him?"

The young man seemed taken aback, paused, looked down, and responded quietly, "To be honest, Sir, I've already voted for Warnock."

"Then why are you knocking on doors for Walker?"

The guy smiled broadly and replied, "Oh, that's easy! They've been paying me like $2000 a month to canvass for him. Easy money!"

Two pieces of good news in one, I'd say.

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A now-retired Army LTC who took me under his wing (Original Post) majdrfrtim Dec 2022 OP
Your two pieces of good news please me no end, my dear majdrfrtim! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2022 #1
Holy shit, Republican canvasses get paid $2k a month? SunSeeker Dec 2022 #2
Buying votes, that's all they know how to do. KS Toronado Dec 2022 #3
Would You Knock On Doors All Day modrepub Dec 2022 #4

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,719 posts)
1. Your two pieces of good news please me no end, my dear majdrfrtim!
Sun Dec 4, 2022, 03:01 AM
Dec 2022

It makes me smile to think that a conservative and a retired Army LTC both voted for Warnock.

What are the odds???



Thank you so much.

SunSeeker

(51,726 posts)
2. Holy shit, Republican canvasses get paid $2k a month?
Sun Dec 4, 2022, 03:42 AM
Dec 2022

Dem canvassers are always volunteers. I know I am.

KS Toronado

(17,344 posts)
3. Buying votes, that's all they know how to do.
Sun Dec 4, 2022, 04:28 AM
Dec 2022

Can't run on their ideas, they have none other than tax breaks for the rich.

modrepub

(3,503 posts)
4. Would You Knock On Doors All Day
Sun Dec 4, 2022, 09:43 AM
Dec 2022

to encourage people to vote for Republicans?!? Hell, I think they got off cheap.

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