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Wounded Bear

(58,440 posts)
12. Agreed....
Thu Jan 18, 2018, 01:40 PM
Jan 2018

Repubs are repubs and we'll probably never win them over.

Better to focus on the base, and on the 30% or so of people who normally stay home. If we can take a big bite out of that demographic and get them to vote for some sanity, we might just make this wave happen.

not voting would serve democrats well, as republicans give them nothing to vote FOR beachbum bob Jan 2018 #1
Why would we be doing that? We've got to stop tilting at those idiotic windmills. lagomorph777 Jan 2018 #2
agreed that is ONE strategic move BoneyardDem Jan 2018 #4
Good luck. lagomorph777 Jan 2018 #5
I don't think they will ever vote Dem....but perhpas they are no longer wanting to vote REP BoneyardDem Jan 2018 #8
Until they pledge never to vote Republican again, they are idiot racist fuckheads Orrex Jan 2018 #3
Deplorable, Despicable, and Disposable. lagomorph777 Jan 2018 #6
Better to get the Democratic voters to SHOW UP. DinahMoeHum Jan 2018 #7
THAT...is what I'm saying!! BoneyardDem Jan 2018 #9
According to what I have seen there are few almost( none')'young' GOP voters...the GOP is cooked as Demsrule86 Jan 2018 #10
In 2016 NewJeffCT Jan 2018 #15
obama the cool dude vs clinton the grandma. image makes a big difference msongs Jan 2018 #17
It was a lot of things NewJeffCT Jan 2018 #18
Im good if they just stay home. onecaliberal Jan 2018 #11
Agreed.... Wounded Bear Jan 2018 #12
They won't vote for Democrats in droves, and Democrats don't need them to NewJeffCT Jan 2018 #13
Not true according to some Bradshaw3 Jan 2018 #14
These and many article are easy to find BoneyardDem Jan 2018 #16
Fortunately, there are fewer and fewer young Republican voters. n/t pnwmom Jan 2018 #19
If candidates want the young to vote, they have to speak to them crazycatlady Jan 2018 #20
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