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calimary

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15. GREAT to hear! If they're demoralized, they're somewhat more likely not to bother voting.
Tue Sep 11, 2012, 12:09 AM
Sep 2012

If they think there's no use, then why the hell get up out of the easy chair when it's just easier to stay sedentary and let inertia be your friend. So if the nagging worry starts stalking them, now they're having to expend energy bucking themselves up and denying that what's slowly starting to seep into the nation's pores is another inconvenient truth. And when you're busy trying to fix the roof during hurricane season, you don't have as much time or energy to focus on sabotaging your enemy. The republi-CONs will always find SOME time and energy because that's just who they are. But they can't make it their sole focus. They've got to play some pretty bigtime defense also. And they would rather not have that distraction.

But - as they loudly proclaimed a couple of weeks ago, they built it!!!!

Side note on the Enthusiasm thing ... JoePhilly Sep 2012 #1
Mitt was upstaged by a chair. n/t ProSense Sep 2012 #3
Well, to be fair, the chair was warmer, smarter and more compassionate than Mitt. Arugula Latte Sep 2012 #13
Exactly! DemocratsForProgress Sep 2012 #12
I'm all over number 8. Historic NY Sep 2012 #2
If we can discourage Republicans Qutzupalotl Sep 2012 #4
"and we do so by smashing their morale to pieces." If anyone watched Scumborough this a.m., Tarheel_Dem Sep 2012 #5
GREAT to hear! If they're demoralized, they're somewhat more likely not to bother voting. calimary Sep 2012 #15
Looking good, but help me understand something. Ruby the Liberal Sep 2012 #6
It's Sept 7 - Sept 9, 2012 n/t ProSense Sep 2012 #7
Doh! 9/7-9/12 is Sept 7-9, 2012. Ruby the Liberal Sep 2012 #8
It's awkward. ProSense Sep 2012 #9
We just thought you were psychic pinboy3niner Sep 2012 #10
Or hoped! Ruby the Liberal Sep 2012 #11
Kick! calimary Sep 2012 #14
Kick! n/t ProSense Sep 2012 #16
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