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wryter2000

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16. I've only done one shift in Georgia so far

Reply to gibraltar72 (Original post)

Tue Dec 1, 2020, 03:36 PM

Dec 2020

Only a few people answered their phones. One said, "I'm not a damned Democrat," and hung up on me. The other two discovered there was something wrong with their registrations. They were very firm that they would fix the problem. Both were emphatic they were going to vote for the democrats.

I suspect you're right that Georgians are angry that their senators put their money over the health of their constituents.

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After phonebanking in to Georgia from Michigan last night [View all] gibraltar72 Dec 2020 OP

Thanks for posting grantcart Dec 2020 #1

Thanks for doing this! Delphinus Dec 2020 #2

Oh yeah. Hopefully these stock scandals will remain front page news for a few weeks. CrispyQ Dec 2020 #3

Yes I do. we have option of hiding the phone number. gibraltar72 Dec 2020 #8

Good insight and tip for other phonebankers nt intrepidity Dec 2020 #4

Thanks for phone banking and passing the info along. Maru Kitteh Dec 2020 #5

Thank you for this encouraging post! Budi Dec 2020 #6

I'm impressed that you got to talk to anyone. In all my three or four evenings of... LAS14 Dec 2020 #7

It's in the numbers. Older people are more likely to answer. gibraltar72 Dec 2020 #9

Good. Loeffler & Perdue keep claiming they were Ilsa Dec 2020 #10

You are a hero for what you are volunteering to do for this country. ffr Dec 2020 #11

Back in 2006 when Sen Casey first ran for DeminPennswoods Dec 2020 #12

Encouraging to hear. Thank you so much for your hard work! nt crickets Dec 2020 #13

Good for you! dchill Dec 2020 #14

Many. many thanks for phone banking. SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2020 #15

I've only done one shift in Georgia so far wryter2000 Dec 2020 #16

Thanks for your important work. zentrum Dec 2020 #17

K&R Blue Owl Dec 2020 #18

TY gibraltar! Cha Dec 2020 #19

Good thing you're doing. Getting them to talk, and knowing when and how to listen, panader0 Dec 2020 #20

It's beyond disgusting, at this point ecstatic Dec 2020 #21

+1, and they're blatant too !!! uponit7771 Dec 2020 #23

K&R. nt Wednesdays Dec 2020 #22